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by ars 1700 days ago
That shouldn't change anything: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_coin#Fair_results_from_a_...
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AlexCoventry 1700 days ago
That argument relies on independent samples, but if someone's beaming radiation at the device to control its output, the samples will not be independent.
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ars 1700 days ago
It's not that easy to control radiation, controlling it to the level of individual decays is not possible.

The closest you can get is bring it closer/further, or shield/unshield.

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AlexCoventry 1700 days ago
I'd rather use a local source in a Faraday cage, so that it's not possible for someone to influence the output at all.
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ars 1699 days ago
A Faraday cage is not going to block this type of radiation.
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