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euroderfyesterday at 6:57 PM4 repliesview on HN

Ant farm ? Hamster wheels ? Anything critter-driven should provide some entropy.


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BSVogleryesterday at 7:02 PM

I once read that noise of camera in total darkness is apparently a good source.

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throw-the-towelyesterday at 8:57 PM

Speaking of ants, Fourmilab (i.e. John Walker, of Autodesk fame) used to provide a random number generator powered by background radiation: https://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/