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    std::random_device rd;
    std::mt19937 rng(rd()); //Construct with random seed. 
    uint32_t random_number = dist(rng);

Since only the seed value comes from `rd` you should be fine if you suspected the results from the article would affect you. What was most likely happening in the article was constant use of `rd` without a prng.