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Re: Video as a source of randomness
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On Sun, 5 Nov 1995, SINCLAIR DOUGLAS N wrote:
> The cheapest strong source of video noise that I can think of would be
> a small fan with a ribbon tied to the grille. As long as it's in a
> turbulent flow regime, you'll get very random numbers at a fast rate.
Oh, I don't know about cheapest. Electricity costs money. How does $.32
per day sound to you? I've come up with a successful algorithm that
works like this: I generate a number based upon a random seed. To get
the seed, I mail a letter in exactly the same bin at exactly noon
Monday - Saturday at the US Post Office on Orange Street in New Haven,
CT. The letter is always addressed to the exact same recipient. I simply
record the number of days it takes for the letter to arrive. Guaranteed
random.
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We'll just outlaw unlicensed cryptography. After all, it works in France.
You don't see weekly terrorist attacks there any more do you? - futplex -
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