Random Number Generation by Brain

If you want to start an argument in certain circles, claim to have a random number generation algorithm. Turns out that producing real random numbers is hard, which is why people often turn to strange methods and still, sometimes, don’t get it right. [Hillel Wayne] wanted to get a “good enough” method that could be done without a computer and found the answer in an old Usenet post from random number guru [George Marsaglia].


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hackaday.com/2024/01/24/random-number-generation-by-brain/