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Creating random numbers with Lava Lamps at Cloudflare (2017) (youtu.be)
submitted 2 years ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/videos@lemmy.world
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Pretty cool analogue way to get randomness. There are a lot of solutions, this is one.

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[-] otacon239@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I miss Tom Scott

[-] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

He's still around! He hosts a trivia podcast called Lateral.

[-] wischi@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The lava lamps are just a gimmick and evening filming a white wall (as long as the video is not overexposed) would be just as random/secure because of the avalanche effect of cryptographically secure hash functions and the thermal noise of cameras.

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, but this one has LAVA LAMPS

[-] wischi@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

fair enough 🤣

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