Lua version's first number is always the same about numguess HOT 7 CLOSED

Running it a bit later from a different location (repo clone working directory, probably irrelevant) gives me a different number of 9. Consecutively generated numbers seem to be random.

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Interesting read: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/461978/why-is-the-first-random-number-always-the-same-on-some-platforms-in-lua

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Amazing bug handling! ;)

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@bazmegakapa Suggestions are welcome! ;) It's a bit worrying that this bug has been around since at least 2007.

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@DarthJDG More than worrying, but fortunately I had no big plans with Lua anyways :). My comment was not sarcastic, btw. I saw that you found the bug and an hour later it was tracked down and fixed. Efficiency :).

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@bazmegakapa I updated the blog post btw with the amazing recent contributions.

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You always learn something new!

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