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Just to point out that human "smashing keyboard" is far from random. Even if it weren't due to the keyboard's fixed layout (between two smashes), it's largely
by K0SM0S 7y ago
Just to point out that human "smashing keyboard" is far from random.
Even if it weren't due to the keyboard's fixed layout (between two smashes), it's largely because of our non-random nature — a human being cannot reliably output random objects even in thought / speech. Don't ask me why (I don't think anyone knows or could prove it theoretically) but it's been verified countless times (war secrets help make such research important).
We're at best capable of pseudo-randomness mathematically. Some controversial neuroscience even places us far into the deterministic scope. A child is probably way more determined than an adult for that matter, due to a much simpler schema of reality, with 'weird obsessions' (e.g. it feels nice to smash the same place over and over again, our brain is quick to play games like that, such as walking on specific tiles to avoid the lava in the street).
I wouldn't trust most animals to output randomness. We have crypto packages suited for that purpose. ;-)
- ignoranceprior 7y agoFor anyone who wants an intuitive feel for how hard it is for humans to generate random bits, I would recommend playing this game: https://roadtolarissa.com/oracle/ https://roadtolarissa.com/oracle/
- pkolaczk 7y agoHuh, I got 48%. Am I more random than random? :D
- blotter_paper 7y agoFrom the page: > Knowing what the computer will guess, you can guarantee that it is always wrong by picking the other direction. Doing the opposite of what a computer tells you isn’t quite free will though!
- hcs 7y agoI think what's usually involved in seeding someyhing like this is the noise in timing, not the actual characters entered.