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Breaking: Scientists created the world's first completely verifiable random number generator! Finally, a coin flip you can mathematically prove wasn't rigged 🎲

Using quantum entanglement, they achieved 99.7% success in generating truly unpredictable numbers. This could revolutionize online banking and lottery systems.

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/16/1656252/researchers-create-worlds-first-completely-verifiable-random-number-generator

#QuantumPhysics #Cryptography #RandomNumbers

🚀 Ah, the noble #quest #for "perfect" random floating-point numbers, yet somehow it reads like a 16-minute sleep-inducing lullaby about dividing by zero. 🤔 Who knew the real challenge was turning integers into fractions without losing brain cells in the process? 🙃
https://specbranch.com/posts/fp-rand/ #randomNumbers #perfection #floatingPoint #math #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Perfect Random Floating-Point Numbers

https://specbranch.com/posts/fp-rand/

#HackerNews #PerfectRandomFloatingPointNumbers #FloatingPoint #Math #RandomNumbers #Technology

Constantly Divisionless Random Numbers — https://dotat.at/@/2025-03-05-lemire-inline.html
#HackerNews #Constantly #Divisionless #Random #Numbers #RandomNumbers #DivisionlessTech #Lemire #HackerNews

Learn how to build a fair & efficient Lottery Number Generator in Python! Go beyond basic random number generation & explore advanced techniques for unique number selection, weighted probabilities, and secure random number generation. LotteryNumberGenerator #PythonCoding #RandomNumbers #AlgorithmDesign #ProgrammingTips #SecureRandom
https://tech-champion.com/mathematics/secure-lottery-number-generator-in-python-avoiding-duplicate-numbers

The Search for #randomnumbers

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240704-the-search-for-the-random-numbers-that-run-our-lives

The search for the random numbers that run our lives

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240704-the-search-for-the-random-numbers-that-run-our-lives

#BBCFuture #Math #Maths #RandomNumbers

Learn how to use random numbers and probability to draw random shapes in Processing using the Java programming language.
#coding #CreativeCoding #Creativity #Education #GameDesign #gamedevelopment #gamedev #Inspiration #Java #Math #probability #randomnumbers #tutorial #processing #programming

http://agatedragon.blog/2024/02/10/probability-in-processing/

Neat exploration of generating random floating point numbers. And a probably-portable implementation of a better way than most for doing so.

https://www.corsix.org/content/higher-quality-random-floats

#programming #floatingpoint #randomnumbers

Coin Flips Are Biased

Experimental result:
Many people have flipped coins but few have stopped to ponder the statistical and physical intricacies of the process. In a preregistered study we collected 350... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/coin-flips-are-biased.html

#academicpapers #Uncategorized #randomnumbers #gambling

Coin Flips Are Biased https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/coin-flips-are-biased.html #academicpapers #Uncategorized #randomnumbers #gambling

Bounty to Recover NIST’s Elliptic Curve Seeds

This is a fun challenge:
The NIST elliptic curves that power much of modern cryptography were generated in the late ’90s by hashing seeds provided by the NSA.... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/bounty-to-recover-nists-elliptic-curve-seeds.html

#Uncategorized #randomnumbers #cryptography #backdoors #contests #NIST

Bounty to Recover NIST’s Elliptic Curve Seeds https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/bounty-to-recover-nists-elliptic-curve-seeds.html #Uncategorized #randomnumbers #cryptography #backdoors #contests #NIST

@arstechnica
Lol. You use the current time to seed #RandomNumbers, not the other way around!

Cryptographic Flaw in Libbitcoin Explorer Cryptocurrency Wallet https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/08/cryptographic-flaw-in-libbitcoin-explorer-cryptocurrency-wallet.html #cryptocurrency #Uncategorized #randomnumbers #keys

Cryptographic Flaw in Libbitcoin Explorer Cryptocurrency Wallet

Cryptographic flaws still matter. Here’s a flaw in the random-number generator used to create private keys. The seed has only 32 bits of entropy.
Seems like this flaw is being exploited in the wild.... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/08/cryptographic-flaw-in-libbitcoin-explorer-cryptocurrency-wallet.html

#cryptocurrency #Uncategorized #randomnumbers #keys