• pl_woah@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    CSPRNGs are a thing…

    As are radioactive sources

    And there’s mathematical tests for whether something is random enough

    So no, computers really can do random xD

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      10 months ago

      CSPRNG literally stands for “cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator”. All randomness in computers is pseudorandom. Not TRULY random

      Radioactive sources for randomness aren’t really just put into your average household PC or phone either for obvious reasons.

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        10 months ago

        A CSPRNG is more than random enough for a playlist xD

        Take it from someone who works in the field - computers do random well enough rotflol

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          10 months ago

          That’s not what I’m doubting here. I was raising awareness to the fact that a computer physically cannot be truly random. I know that pseudorandomness is enough as we cannot perceive a difference easily.