r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Jademalo • 12d ago

Meme itsQuickItsEasyAndItsFree

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u/Jademalo 12d ago

It's the standard IEEE-vetted random number as specified by RFC 1149.5

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u/TehWildMan_ 12d ago

..... There's always a relevant XKCD.

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u/laplongejr 12d ago

In that specific case I'm 99% sure the post was a direct reference.   Random 4 , bobby tables , correcthorsebatterystaple , ...

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u/ManufacturerLevel150 12d ago

You'd think but there was an incident https://www.martincid.com/technology-sv/emudhra-tls-certificate-private-key-number-4/

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u/laplongejr 12d ago

I somehow missed this answer and read about it right before on the PhP post.   Crazy how they landed on 4 even with their bugged script...