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		AnotherGoodName 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A two-person method to simulate die rolls (2023) A + B mod n seems much easier than this.

tomsmeding 5 months ago | [–]

The method proposed is just A - B mod n. The two are entirely equivalent.

AnotherGoodName 5 months ago | | [–]

A few extra steps to essentially manually do the mod part tbh. Would take their 20 line program to a 1 liner.

BoiledCabbage 5 months ago | [–]

Yup

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