Re:How do computers generate random numbers?
by IntrepidWorm on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @06:40PM
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Suggestion: Every device has a built in lava lamp that we process into visual noise... Bring the 70's back in a big way.
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Re:How do computers generate random numbers?
by tinus_hn on Thursday September 09, 2021 @05:29AM
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Many devices already have hardware sources of randomness built in. The problem is just that they are unverifiable and built by companies that have shown themselves to be untrustworthy.
Re:How do computers generate random numbers?
by catlifeonmars on Friday September 10, 2021 @01:36AM
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No, the problem is that the built in sources aren’t funky enough ;)
In all seriousness, though, yes and guaranteeing that the manufacturing process itself can “bake” in the randomness is a super interesting area of research. It’s like 99% of the manufacturing process is an exercise in reducing variability, and then there’s PUFs, where you’re basically trying to maximize variability, but in such a way that you maintain computational precision.