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  "title": "Finding a hidden Mersenne Twister implementation inside a 15 year old game binary",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vuk4b5/finding_a_hidden_mersenne_twister_implementation/",
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  "published_at": "2026-08-21T15:49:54+00:00",
  "transcript": "\n\n--- Top Comments ---\n\n\n[154 upvotes] Man some of these commenters need a little more whimsy in their life. Bro found a neat little artefact in their favorite game, be happy for them. I think its neat personally. PvZ is such a relic of its era, always cool to see people dive into its workings.\n\n[120 upvotes] You didn't need to call PvZ a 15 year old game man. I feel attacked",
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