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by taftster 1822 days ago
Only if you believe that /dev/random is truly random.
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Even a truly random die is not guaranteed to ever roll a 6.
Though it does eventually roll a 6 almost always.

Which is math speak for 100% of the time.

“ever” implies the limit of time. Since lim_{t->Inf} p(at least one 6 is rolled) = 1, I think you could say it’s guaranteed.
Yet, it probably will.
I KNOW WHERE the data you read from /dev/random COMES FROM.

But I can't tell you because I would be a dead man if I would.

it's written on the menu of the restaurant at the end of the universe