Hacker News with Generative AI: Randomness

Certified randomness using a trapped-ion quantum processor (nature.com)
Although quantum computers can perform a wide range of practically important tasks beyond the abilities of classical computers1,2, realizing this potential remains a challenge.

Quantum Computing, Science, Physics, Randomness

27 points by wahsmail 7 days ago | 18 comments

There's Math.random(), and then there's Math.random() (2015) (v8.dev)
Math.random() is the most well-known and frequently-used source of randomness in Javascript.

Javascript, Randomness, Programming, Performance

124 points by beepill 58 days ago | 76 comments

Randomness extractors: making fair coins out of biased coins (bytepawn.com)
In a previous post titled Fair coin from biased coin, I looked at the problem of creating a uniform random coin given access to a biased coin. I looked at multiple approaches, and determined that they're actually all the same in some sense.

Cryptography, Probability, Randomness, Algorithms

105 points by Maro 200 days ago | 52 comments

Ask HN: Could true randomness come from sparkles from light reflecting the sea? (ycombinator.com)

Randomness, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science

22 points by danielovichdk 232 days ago | 16 comments

Integrating Random Functions on a Cluster with Temporal (carlkolon.com)

Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Randomness

35 points by cckolon 232 days ago | 0 comments

Finding a random seed that solves a LeetCode problem (2023) (mcognetta.github.io)

Programming, LeetCode, Algorithms, Randomness

98 points by mcyc 250 days ago | 29 comments

Elligator: Elliptic-curve points indistinguishable from uniform random strings (2013) (dl.acm.org)