I had the same thought as David, but then I thought: Why not record the sequence of hardware-generated numbers for future use if needed. Just how random are hardward-generated sequences, anyway? --Dan On 2013-09-30, at 3:37 PM, David Makin wrote:
Precisely because hardware generated is *too* random since it's effectively non-deterministic, one cannot reproduce precisely the same sequence from a given seed - being able to do so is extremely useful in software terms.
On 30 Sep 2013, at 21:34, Eugene Salamin wrote:
These days, why would anyone bother with software generated random numbers? Use hardware generation, amplified noise or quantum detection. Bypass the requirement of algorithm verification. Bypass the problem of a limited number of seeds.