Amazon is still selling a book of random numbers, the comments on that book are hilarious, I've extracted some of the comments here
" The book is a promising reference concept, but the execution is somewhat sloppy. Whatever algorithm they used was not fully tested. The bulk of each page seems random enough. However at the lower left and lower right of alternate pages, the number is found to increment directly. "
"While the printed version is good, I would have expected the publisher to have an audiobook version as well. A perfect companion for one's Ipod. "
"Such a terrific reference work! But with so many terrific random digits, it's a shame they didn't sort them, to make it easier to find the one you're looking for."
"At first, I was overjoyed when I received my copy of this book. However, when an enemy in my department showed me HER copy, I found that they were the OPPOSITE of random - they were IDENTICAL. "
"It is very frustrating, let alone dangerous for my agents in the field; do not rely on this book for generating codes!
Its list of deviates is very nice for someone in my profession, however. "
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