🎲 Oh, how thrilling! An entire article dedicated to the #history of random numbers, because what could be more riveting than a saga about #digits doing... nothing? 🤷♂️ Let’s all pretend we didn’t just waste precious minutes learning about the chaotic lives of numbers that can't even decide what they want to be when they grow up. 🤦♀️
https://crates.io/crates/oorandom#a-brief-history-of-random-numbers #randomnumbers #chaos #intriguing #HackerNews #ngated
#RandomNumbers
A brief history of random numbers
https://crates.io/crates/oorandom#a-brief-history-of-random-numbers
#HackerNews #randomnumbers #historyofnumbers #randomness #statistics #techhistory
Random Numbers from Hard Problems: LWE Toy RNG
https://blog.s20n.dev/posts/lwe-rng/
#HackerNews #RandomNumbers #LWE #RNG #HardProblems #ToyRNG #HackerNews
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.
🚀 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
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.
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
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
RANDOM NUMBERS. Digital design by A.G. (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved. #historiotheque #randomness #randomnumbers #noisefield #noisefields #noisefieldpainting
@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
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