logos01

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   by logos01 6y ago

   Yes and no. How do you ensure you don't hit a bad stream? I don't think there is any guarantee. For a very long stream, crypto is going to be good. For a not so long one, I am not so sure
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   by logos01 6y ago

   100% agree. You can also use chacha or aes the same way. I like it. I wonder however if some streams may not be too extreme with those. https://chasethedevil.github.io/post/more-on-random-number-g...
3. 3.▲
   by logos01 6y ago

   And the pcg page has pretty colors
4. 4.▲
   by logos01 6y ago

   I'd call that a walk in the park if security is concerned.
5. 5.▲
   by logos01 6y ago

   You get a good distribution in 99.99% of the cases. There is no perfect rng. I am sure that pcg and xoroshiro also have deficiencies. The issue of good seedings is quite general.
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   by logos01 6y ago

   For a view less centered on the pcg vs xoshiro world: https://chasethedevil.github.io/post/war-of-the-random-numbe...
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   by logos01 6y ago

   Julia uses dSFMT, which is as fast as xoshiro on vigna own benchmark page. I would not call that slow.