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Ted Leung on the air: Open Source, Java, Python, and ...
Mon, 27 Oct 2003
LavaRnd
I spent some time today clearing my backup of Wired issues. In the August 2003 issue, there's an article on random number generation. The current technique uses a webcam (with a lens cap on) as a source of chaotic information -- the original used lava lamps. The inventors have developed an open source library for those who need really good random numbers.
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