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Comment by mrpdaemon

Ah but there is a reason for my watch to have the same seconds value as yours, and that is if our watches are kept synchronized to an accurate time source, for ex. via NTP. By assuming otherwise you're sidestepping the problem by claiming you already have a reliable RNG.

Heck, even granted you have an unsynchronized watch, your "random" numbers are easy to predict, I'll ask you for a random number once per second and after a few answers I don't need to ask any more to know your answer.

parent mrpdaemon 7 years ago

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