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npub1jmr7...ukpd 10 months ago
You can always take it to the next level by using ideas from von Neumann to avoid potential bias in your dice: Take any even‑length list of D6 outcomes (e.g. a 120‑length vector) and pair them sequentially (N0, N1), (N2, N3), etc. They emit one bit per non‑tie: 0 if the first roll < second roll. 1 if the first roll > second roll. Discard pairs where the two rolls are equal. Repeat until you have sufficient bits for desired key entropy. You probably don't need to do this, but it was a fun rabbit hole for me. I'm almost certain that e.g. seed signer et al do not use this approach and rather just ingest the raw die roll results.
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kyle-moore 10 months ago
Its for generating your seed without a PC and then stamping it to metal
Hear me out, but there are at least one more level of paranoia you’re missing: If you put the dice in the machine to produce the seed, you’re still trusting the dice-to-seed mechanism. How do you know that those rolls go to THAT seed?