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The whole “lava lamps as an entropy thing for encryption” is just a cute novelty, right? Surely there’s just as effective means that don’t require that kind of
by Waterluvian 3y ago
The whole “lava lamps as an entropy thing for encryption” is just a cute novelty, right? Surely there’s just as effective means that don’t require that kind of approach?
Also: I got a lava lamp last week and absolutely love that calm, soothing, red glow in the evenings.
- CyberDildonics 3y agoYeah, it's nonsense. There are many sources of noise, including electromagnetic radiation through an antennae. You can always gather some data and hash it into a single number. Taking a photos of lava lamps is lots of data without any payoff.
- CSSer 3y agoIt’s a lot of waste heat too. I’m sure it looks cool in the office, so it’s probably a nice conversation piece. I suspect that’s the most likely intention. I personally can’t wait to go to work tomorrow and tell them some percentage of the internet runs on lava lamps without any further context.
- eep_social 3y agoYes. If you’re interested in the long answer, I really enjoyed https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/lava-lamp-encryption/ https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/lava-lamp-encryption...