1995-11-05 - Re: Video as a source of randomness

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From: SINCLAIR DOUGLAS N <sinclai@ecf.toronto.edu>
To: stewarts@ix.netcom.com (Bill Stewart)
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UTC Datetime: 1995-11-05 14:58:37 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 5 Nov 1995 22:58:37 +0800

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From: SINCLAIR  DOUGLAS N <sinclai@ecf.toronto.edu>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 1995 22:58:37 +0800
To: stewarts@ix.netcom.com (Bill Stewart)
Subject: Re: Video as a source of randomness
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The cheapest strong source of video noise that I can think of would be
a small fan with a ribbon tied to the grille.  As long as it's in a
turbulent flow regime, you'll get very random numbers at a fast
rate.

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• 1995-11-05 (Sun, 5 Nov 1995 08:08:29 +0800) - Re: Video as a source of randomness - Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
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