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It's an interesting article and comparison, but (in general) I think people tend to obsess a bit too much over "true" randomness. I am not worried about my rand
by jaydub 18y ago
It's an interesting article and comparison, but (in general) I think people tend to obsess a bit too much over "true" randomness. I am not worried about my random dice having a seemingly repetitive pattern. If I am flipping a coin or even rolling dice, I might observe certain reoccurring patterns in the results of the coin flip -- perhaps out of sheer randomness.
- bdr 18y agoThe right question to ask is whether a source is random enough for your purposes. The weaker source might be ok for a game, but the patterns in the visualization were certainly not caused by chance. That level of predictability would not be ok for crypto.
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y agoGames are surprisingly demanding when it comes to random number generation. Especially in the realm of computer graphics, the human brain is excellent at picking out underlying patterns which can result from insufficiently random data. Even with a good generator, mishandling of the results can ruin things easily.