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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to Toaster   
   Re: Truly Random Numbers On A Quantum Co   
   05 Apr 25 02:13:13   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 4 Apr 2025 20:16:55 -0400, Toaster wrote:   
      
   > im no expert but can't you just amplify thermal (white) noise and just   
   > sample it? it's completely random.   
      
   In theory, there are lots of sources in nature of “completely random”   
   numbers.   
      
   The problem is, how do you construct a mechanism to sample those numbers,   
   and prove that there are no bugs introduced (whether accidentally or   
   deliberately) somewhere along the way that subvert the randomness of the   
   output?   
      
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