What makes a computer choosing random numbers, start at 3, or 5, or 3027846?
A computer starts somewhere. It starts with a bios and a CPU and a motherboard ect… When we code that computer to pump out a random number, what makes it pick the number it picks? Exactly the same computer sits beside it's identical and they both pick different 1st random numbers. Is the Bios fed a seed during construction and every new bios gets a different seed? Those of us that have worked with random numbers know what a seed is. So why does my computer give a number between 100 and 1000 as 756, but yours gives, 537? Is that not a form of intelligence beyond that of artificial? We gave the computer the ability to give random numbers, but what makes it give or pick that random number when in reality it has no 'will' to decide. Why 3 and not 4, when it favours nothing? Even with a seed, what makes it choose 5 with this seed but 7 with that seed? Where in the ruels of life does it say that, with this seed equaling 756395837 in that computer, 1st random # will be this?

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Does a computer engineer play a important role in designing an aircraft ?
I have a great interest in computer and aircrafts, especially military aircrafts. I am planning to do computer engineering and be involved in the designing of military aircrafts (aircraft's computer).
I need to know whether the US Air Force needs computer engineers and if yes, will a computer engineer be wearing uniform and do they have military ranks ?

Ellie Rountree visits the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. www.computerhistory.org This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! www.intel.com

My computer freezes whenever i start a video call on IMs?
Whenever i start a video call/ web cam/voice call on live messenger, skype, google talk, yahoo messenger, my computer totally freezes, and gives an echo. I have to restart it manually. Sometimes it comes with a blue screen, and it restarts itself.
I am using Vista, and this situation existed when i had XP on this computer. What is wrong? Hardware problems? There is no virus detected after i scanned the computer with Kaspersky.

[Recorded June 10, 2004] Video games are not only a lot of fun to play but are also a major driver of innovation in computer graphics. In this 2004 lecture, three famous game designers — Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia), Rand Miller (Myst), and Will Wright (SimCity) discuss how their games have pushed the boundaries of graphics development over the last several years. Moderated by Vince Broady of CNET GameSpot, the panelists show and tell how their games have helped move us from simple …