Re: entropy

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On Sun, 2010-01-10 at 18:05 +0100, Roberto Ragusa wrote:
> IMHO, 16 bit sampling of a mic with high gain will produce at least
> 100 bit/s of entropy, especially in a noisy environment (server room
> with a lot of fans).

Sampling a microphone is likely to capture a regular pattern.  Sampling
a high gain microphone amplifier without a microphone plugged in is more
likely to capture white (random) noise.

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