Peter Occil

My interest here is in simple programs that generate tiled wallpapers of abstract designs without artificial intelligence, especially if they evoke the feel of classic wallpapers from the 90s and...

Indeed, the last four of the five effects I listed (and several more) are possible in less than a hundred lines of Python code and the ImageMagick `convert` tool: https://github.com/peteroupc/classic-wallpaper/blob/main/desktopwallpaper.py

I think that the advantages and disadvantages of normalized and unnormalized arithmetic at [this part of the FAQ](http://speleotrove.com/decimal/decifaq4.html) (first two questions) should be considered. These two questions more directly address...

Still seeking reviews on my articles on random variate generation. Again letting them know about my articles in this issue on random variate generation: @lmendo, @PaulSanchez, @maciej-bendkowski, @lcrocker, @dj-on-github .

Sampling the probability $\exp(-\exp(-x))$ involves rewriting to $\exp(-\exp(-(m+\lambda)\cdot\mu)$ where $\mu=1$, $m=floor(x)$ and $\lambda=x-floor(x)$. Then build a coin that simulates $\exp(-(m+\lambda)\cdot\mu)$ with those parameters, and use that coin (call it $\nu$)...

Your implementation of Duchon and Duvignau's algorithm (as given in their paper) is implemented incorrectly. `random.randint(a,b)` generates a uniform integer in $[a,b]$, while **Random**(_m_) in their paper "returns a uniform...

@Shoeboxam : Do you have further comments? By the way you are encouraged to implement yourself any of the algorithms in "Bernoulli Factory Algorithms" and report on your implementation experience;...

I appreciate your comments. In response I have addressed your "nits" and rearranged the content. In particular, the "More Arbitrary-Precision Samplers" page is now obsolete and its content was moved...

@shoeboxam : For your information, issue #17 lists open questions I have on the articles in this repository, including the pages listed in this issue. One question I've just added...

@Shoeboxam : For your information, the following paper on a security consideration when sampling for information security (and differential privacy) purposes came to my attention. I have updated the security...