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Re:“True” Randomness vs. “Pseudo” Randomness by thrashh on Sunday April 02, 2023 @06:49PM (#35416112)
I don’t think the issue was the randomness.

I think it was avoiding trusting a third party.

Re:“True” Randomness vs. “Pseudo” Randomness by 11thEarlOfMar on Sunday April 02, 2023 @07:41PM (#35416628)
Yes, thanks for prompting my memory. We needed an approach that put all five of the siblings on the same footing. Even a third party chosen by one of the five may not be trusted since the others may not know the party.

It was goofy, but satisfied them all without dissent. And it worked!