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I quite like seed but for a different reason - if you squint a bit, it looks like a natural evolution of a random number seed. My complaint against seed would

I quite like seed but for a different reason - if you squint a bit, it looks like a natural evolution of a random number seed. My complaint against seed would be that it still harkens back to a biological process that could be easily and creatively conflated when it's convenient.

rrr_oh_man 8mo ago
> I quite like seed but for a different reason - if you squint a bit, it looks like a natural evolution of a random number seed. Nice!
appointment 8mo ago
Pretty sure the term "seed" for a pRNG initial value is already derived from the same crystal seed analogy...