From: electro <electro@newwave.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 14:42:48 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Truelly Random Numbers
Message-ID: <199603040141.UAA01565@ns.newwave.net>
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At 06:16 PM 3/3/96 -0500, you wrote:
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>Mark Allyn 206-860-9454 wrote:
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>> Take a piece of non conducting board, say about six by six
>> feet. Put electrodes on it; say a pair of electrodes every
>> quarter inch or so across and down.
>> 
>> Each pair of electrodes would be connected to logic so that
>> it generates a unique number. When the electrodes are shorted,
>> the number would be generated.
>
>Quite elaborate. And unless you live in a rainy part of the world, not 
>very useful.
>
>Better off using those contraptions where little steel balls fall around
>the electrodes.  There's some entropy there... but still, it's too 
>elaborate for RNG generation.
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Well how about putting a 'noise meter' in place of the 'rain sensor' and
then just hang it out the window or
any place that has some noise.