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There was, interestingly, a much fancier system used quite a bit earlier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGSALY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGSALY https://n

by pvg 2y ago

There was, interestingly, a much fancier system used quite a bit earlier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGSALY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGSALY https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20138230 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20138230

red_admiral 2y ago
> The noise values used for the encryption key were originally produced by large mercury-vapor rectifying vacuum tubes and stored on a phonograph record. That's sure a hardcore way to run an analogue randomness generator.
- pvg 2y ago
  The beta decay enthusiasts were busy elsewhere.