Only a receiver programmed with the same random sequence would be able to follow the signal as it hopped from one frequency to another.

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The secure communication link is a virtual private network communication link over the computer network in which one or more data values that vary according to a pseudo-random sequence are inserted into each data packet.

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In other situations, though, apparent patterns are no more than the alignment of random events into an observable sequence.

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The snarky character banter is here, along with the buddy-cop dynamic between Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle, the extended sequence set in a random small town dive bar, the almost subtle politics, and of course the self-depreciating macho sensibilities.

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