SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 28, 2026Hacker News

I built a hardware quantum RNG and wired it into a Magic 8-Ball

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A hobbyist built a true hardware Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) in his basement by splitting individual photons at a beam splitter — if a photon hits detector A, it's a 0; detector B means a 1. Unlike standard computer randomness, each bit comes from a fresh physical quantum event. After extensive FPGA programming, noise filtering, and billion-bit statistical testing, he wired the live data stream into a working quantum Magic 8-Ball.

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