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Now if he'd just taken that one level deeper, and had code to pick the Julian date of the rigged draws on days that _appeared_ random, but actually weren't ...
by elahieh 5y ago
Now if he'd just taken that one level deeper, and had code to pick the Julian date of the rigged draws on days that _appeared_ random, but actually weren't ...
At NSA there's a "Peter Jenks Award" for people who do this sort of thing. Great story which started with LFSRs in the 60s.
https://www.cryptomuseum.com/intel/cia/rubicon.htm https://www.cryptomuseum.com/intel/cia/rubicon.htm
- bin_bash 5y agoIf I ever commit a massive felony I'm going to come to HN to get you guys to check my work first
- zaptrem 5y agoASK HN: Completely hypothetically, how would you rig a lottery machine undetectably with physical access?
- LanceH 5y agoYou would want to cheat only the one time, and have your program copy the original program into place, change the timestamps, and delete itself. More obvious is don't collect it with a person who is legally not allowed to collect it. This person should also not be seen buying the ticket on camera. I would probably have someone play the same numbers every week for months before it hits.