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by eru 1558 days ago
Oh, if you want something practical, the approach that Linux's /dev/random takes is probably the one to go.

/dev/random being unbiased relies on some assumptions about cryptography; but in practice these assumptions are at least as well-founded as our assumption that our coin flips are independent.

Look at some of the papers mentioned in other comments on this submission. There are (near) optimal streaming methods.