Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a Nixie tube display

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Post by tcberry » Mon, Dec 23, 2019, 10:29 AM UTC

Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a Nixie tube display
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Re: Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a Nixie tube display

#2

Post by tyingq » Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 7:35 PM UTC

That's a pretty unique conversation piece. The parts list and urls to supports is an image though. Oy. So maybe I can transcribe and do a pull request.

Re: Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a Nixie tube display

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Post by nategri » Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 7:57 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #2

That's a pretty unique conversation piece. The parts list and urls to supports is an image though. Oy. So maybe I can transcribe and do a pull request.

Author here.

Sorry about that! I’ll push a plaintext CSV version of the part list later today.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 7:58 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #2

That's a pretty unique conversation piece. The parts list and urls to supports is an image though. Oy. So maybe I can transcribe and do a pull request.

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Post by acidburnNSA » Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 7:59 PM UTC

nategri wrote: post #3

tyingq wrote: post #2

That's a pretty unique conversation piece. The parts list and urls to supports is an image though. Oy. So maybe I can transcribe and do a pull request.

Author here. Sorry about that! I’ll push a plaintext CSV version of the part list later today.

Looks like there's a CSV in the repo already: https://github.com/nategri/chernobyl_dice/blob/master/parts_...

Re: Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a Nixie tube display

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Post by IIAOPSW » Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 8:17 PM UTC

Hey whatever happened to your cat?

Re: Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a Nixie tube display

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Post by nategri » Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 8:19 PM UTC

acidburnNSA wrote: post #5

nategri wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Author here. Sorry about that! I’ll push a plaintext CSV version of the part list later today.

Looks like there's a CSV in the repo already: https://github.com/nategri/chernobyl_dice/blob/master/parts_...

Ha! Good catch

Re: Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a Nixie tube display

#8

Post by jacquesm » Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 8:57 PM UTC

In Chernobyl you likely do not actually need to add the marbles to get the device to work.

Re: Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a Nixie tube display

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Post by tyingq » Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 8:58 PM UTC

nategri wrote: post #7

acidburnNSA wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks like there's a CSV in the repo already: https://github.com/nategri/chernobyl_dice/blob/master/parts_...

Ha! Good catch

Fix line 2 by making the " denoting inches into "" and GitHub will render it nicely.

Re: Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a Nixie tube display

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Post by vermilingua » Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 9:30 PM UTC

Would the uranium marbles be at all likely to cause bit errors? Would this decrease the lifespan of the system?