by rupe

Where can I find lava-lamp generated pseudo random numbers?

SGI maintains a pseudo-random number generator whose seeds are generated by the cryptographic hash of continously updated digital images of lava lamps. LAVARAND can be found (and seen) at http://lavarand.sgi.com. Neat, and more fun to look at (but debatably less random) than HotBits, a source of cesium decay generated random numbers. Incidentally, HotBits is located in Switzerland, and run as a personal project by the former AutoDesk CEO, John Walker.

And now, 64 bytes of pure random goodness from HotBits:

8244C54EDCEDBC73F8ADE31CCE5EF84D585F56D2426D791079C12C43EDF0EEB8 E2190F924DC7A9DE6C01CB1247373B6E5206F4C926AE563705ADFA35085D3BD9

 


 
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