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in thread Is rand() really that slow or am I just using it wrong?

Interesting.

I'd hope that if P5P decides to implement a single, consistent PRNG, that they opt for a fast, non-cryptogrpahic, well-known and tested, and 64-bit (not 48; at least on 64-bit versions) such as:

And not just make one up.

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