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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoCSPRNG 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoA 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
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoThat’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.
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.
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
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.