Pi: Less Random Than We Thought

[Tyler Durden]

Yes, but only provided the universe lasts long enough for those digits to be 
computed!
-TD

>From: John Kelsey <kelsey.j at ix.netcom.com>
>To: Sarad AV <jtrjtrjtr2001 at yahoo.com>, cyphrpunk at gmail.com
>CC: cypherpunks at al-qaeda.net
>Subject: Re: Pi: Less Random Than We Thought
>Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 09:42:09 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>
> >From: Sarad AV <jtrjtrjtr2001 at yahoo.com>
> >Sent: May 5, 2005 8:43 AM
> >To: cyphrpunk at gmail.com
> >Cc: cypherpunks at al-qaeda.net
> >Subject: Re: Pi: Less Random Than We Thought
>
>Well, if it were generated by a random process, we'd expect to see every
>n-bit substring in there somewhere, sooner or later, since the sequence
>never ends or repeats.  Thus, the wonderful joke/idea about selling
>advertising space in the binary expansion of pi.  Not only will your 
>message
>last forever, but it will be seen by any advanced civilization that 
>develops math
>and computers, even ones in other galaxies.
>
>--John