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| From | Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Fair, truly random random number generator |
| Date | 2016-10-28 14:21 +0100 |
| Organization | Fix this later |
| Message-ID | <nuvjcs$cuv$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <nuvgeh$2fm$1@dont-email.me> <e7gvprFlun1U1@mid.individual.net> <nuvihi$9ea$2@dont-email.me> |
On 28/10/16 14:07, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote: > On 28/10/2016 8:48 PM, Osmium wrote: >> >> I assume that the :) at the end indicates that your think the preceding >> sentence is humorous. Do you really expect even one person in the world >> to chuckle or smile? > > It's just because I wanna copy others' code. > > Do you have a good random number generator to share? :) /dev/urandom is good enough for most stuff (but whether it's good enough for cryptography depends on how paranoid you are, and whether you're paranoid *enough*). If you need a PRNG, the Twister was state of the art a while back, so it's probably good enough for most purposes even today. -- Richard Heathfield Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999 Sig line 4 vacant - apply within
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Fair, truly random random number generator "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 20:31 +0800
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-10-28 07:48 -0500
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 21:07 +0800
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-28 14:21 +0100
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 16:22 +0100
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-28 16:30 +0100
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 16:32 +0100
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-29 23:11 +0800
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-31 11:17 +0000
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-31 20:14 +0800
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-31 12:32 +0000
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-31 12:48 +0000
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-01 15:30 +0800
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-31 12:47 +0000
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-10-28 09:32 -0500
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 07:14 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-10-28 18:07 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:45 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-01 18:57 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-11-02 10:06 +0100
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-11-02 04:46 -0600
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-02 05:06 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-11-02 13:43 +0100
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-02 06:02 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-11-02 16:08 +0100
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-02 08:21 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Mark Storkamp <mstorkamp@yahoo.com> - 2016-11-02 08:20 -0500
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-03 17:56 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-11-03 18:16 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-03 18:48 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-11-04 09:17 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-11-04 17:59 +0000
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-11-04 11:55 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-04 12:43 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-04 12:40 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 12:49 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-04 13:23 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 13:32 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator ImperiusDamian <damianblack.wolf@gmail.com> - 2016-11-05 18:48 -0400
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-05 16:03 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-05 16:50 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator ImperiusDamian <damianblack.wolf@gmail.com> - 2016-11-05 19:52 -0400
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-05 17:06 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-29 23:13 +0800
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2016-10-29 12:12 -0400
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 00:22 +0800
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2016-10-29 12:26 -0400
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-29 09:44 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-11-01 08:13 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-11-01 08:31 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-11-02 12:58 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-10-29 12:37 -0400
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-29 11:57 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-10-30 17:13 +0100
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-10-30 11:07 -0600
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-30 12:20 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-31 11:18 +0000
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Ed Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 10:39 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 11:13 -0700
[OT] gigawatts = gigaseconds correlation? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 02:36 +0800
Re: [OT] gigawatts = gigaseconds correlation? "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 12:07 -0700
Re: [OT] gigawatts = gigaseconds correlation? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-04 12:02 +0800
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-11-03 19:56 +0000
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 16:21 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-10-29 14:49 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-29 15:29 -0700
Re: Fair, truly random random number generator Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-10-29 19:09 -0700
Thank you all for the replies! "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-10-31 18:42 +0800
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