Talk:Randomness

7. I think the "Computers using Ethernet" paragraph ought to be simplified and reduced. The central point is that message collisions and jamming are dealt with by processes of randomness. If we want to provide the detail the paragraph provides, it can still be stated much more effectively. For example: "a sending computer that detects the problem, sending a jamming signal and trying to restart the transmission" is muddled. Should it be "the computer that detects the problem sends a jamming signal and tries to restart the transmission."? Still too weird (and maybe wrong?) How about: "a computer detecting the problem tries to restart the transmission but chooses at random to wait or restart immediately." [which dispenses with the next belabored sentence.] -- Can someone take this paragraph? I would, save that I might get it wrong!

7. I think the "Computers using Ethernet" paragraph ought to be simplified and reduced. The central point is that message collisions and jamming are dealt with by processes of randomness. If we want to provide the detail the paragraph provides, it can still be stated much more effectively. For example: "a sending computer that detects the problem, sending a jamming signal and trying to restart the transmission" is muddled. Should it be "the computer that detects the problem sends a jamming signal and tries to restart the transmission."? Still too weird (and maybe wrong?) How about: "a computer detecting the problem tries to restart the transmission but chooses at random to wait or restart immediately." [which dispenses with the next belabored sentence.] -- Can someone take this paragraph? I would, save that I might get it wrong!