How are pseudo/true random numbers generated mathetmatically, what sorcery is this? - eviltoast
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    1 month ago

    Another tidbit: Operating systems (like Linux) usually provide a possibility to get entropy (ideally used as seed). Linux for example has /dev/urandom beyond others. Afaik, it uses the time between subsequent accesses to the hdd as one of the sources used to create the entropy.