I have a set of processes that should create random delays before starting. I have noticed that the order of the processes starting is the same each time and the delays are the same. i.e. random numbers come from a list of random numbers held somewhere within PD and they are read off the list each time a random number is triggered. I encountered this problem years ago when programming in Basic. In Basic there was a randomiser that reset the numbers to guarantee a truly random sequence, or at least a much less predictable one. Is there an equivalent "randomise" object in PD?

Use [zexy/time] to generate a seed for [random]. You'll still have to alter the seed for each [random], because if they have the same seed, of course, they'll give you the same sequence. But simply adding a different offset to the seed for each [random] should give you good results.

Can you read the timer (seconds since the computer was turned on) in pd and feed it to the seed?
That's how it is done in BASIC:
RANDOMIZE (TIMER)

Note the Yankee spelling

I think I just found the answer to my question.
You can use the

(Psst...that's kind of exactly what I typed)

here's a vanilla random generator that abuses minor fluctuations in cpu timing. You could cascade some more sections to get a greater range, but this one seems to give pretty good random numbers between 0-99

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/vanilla-random.pd