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  1. 3rd March 2010, 12:42 AM #1
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    Oops! Microsoft browser ballot not random !

    I can just about get my head around this. I think!

    Doing the Microsoft Shuffle: Algorithm Fail in Browser Ballot
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  2. 8th March 2010, 11:37 PM #2
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    but they fixed it...

    The New & Improved Microsoft Shuffle
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  3. 9th March 2010, 12:05 AM #3
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    I saw at the weekend they have about 10 different browsers on offer in it as well, I was just expecting the key 4 as it were.
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    Quote Originally Posted by john View Post
    I saw at the weekend they have about 10 different browsers on offer in it as well, I was just expecting the key 4 as it were.
    IE5.5, IE6, IE7 and IE8?
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  5. 9th March 2010, 08:25 AM #5
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    Heh, even my "secret santa" script I wrote for work has better random (indeed it uses the fisher yates shuffle!).
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