| Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 10:49:01 +0100
| From: Michael Watterson <watty at eircom.net>
|[ ... ]
| The only 100% way I know to get a really random number in
| a PC is a 3.3V zener diode (white noise generator) [ ... ]
Simpler solution:
(Almost) every pc today comes with a sound card. Why not get a cheap
microphone (in this case the cheaper the better), plug it in and sample
/dev/sound each time. For best effect, bolt it to the plumbing if you are in a
big building. Every time a toilet flushes, you have a big burst of randomness.
Alternatively, if you don't like the idea of being snooped on, use a cheap
radio, tuned to some spot between the channels with plenty of noise.
I'm a bit old to be soldering zener diodes :)
JK
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