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Re:Ask HN: We just had an actual UUID v4 collision... by geon on Saturday May 09, 2026 @04:09AM (#48072998)
Wouldn’t thermal noise in a resistor make more practical sense?
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Re:Ask HN: We just had an actual UUID v4 collision... by drzaiusx11 on Saturday May 09, 2026 @09:45AM (#48074925)
I prefer cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) as my RNG of choice
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Re:Ask HN: We just had an actual UUID v4 collision... by iberator on Sunday May 10, 2026 @08:21PM (#48089608)
until someone uses microwave lol
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