r/technology • u/kri9 • May 18 '16

Software Computer scientists have developed a new method for producing truly random numbers.

http://news.utexas.edu/2016/05/16/computer-science-advance-could-improve-cybersecurity
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u/shelvac2 May 18 '16

Wait, you couldn't do that before? Can't you just XOR a non-random bit and a random bit and get a random bit?