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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?              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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