re: #200 Hecuba’s daughter

AFAIK, all the random number generators out there are actually pseudo random number generators. The programs use complex mathematical formulas to generate a sequence of numbers; if a user gives the routine a starting seed, the numbers produced will always be the same for that seed. There are mathematical tests to see if a sequence appears random and these will all pass those tests, but they aren’t truly random.

Yep, true randomness as far as I’m aware requires specialized hardware that acquires its random inputs from a proven stochastic physical process or signal such as atmospheric noise.