@qntm Games. I'd say games are a big one. Though they should offer a cryptographically suitable one, if they don't.
Why do cryptographically insecure pseudo-random number generators even bother to exist? https://docs.python.org/3/library/random.html …
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@qntm Scientific computing likes to have fully deterministic and repeatable prngs.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@qntm « The dark side is quicker, easier, more seductive »Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@qntm i use LCGs when i'm just presenting randomness to a user and there's no library function.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@qntm how else will the NSA get all the backdoors in place?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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