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Re: If you used "bx seed" you probably already lost your bitcoins, but if...
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gmaxwell
on 16/08/2023, 00:54:59 UTC
it's definitely hard to follow this kind of reasoning: because we should all be using dice rolls to seed the RNG, let's make an oblique error message in an obscure part of the repo, to guard against a default operating mode that's catastrophic to users (who apparently received recommendations from Bitcoin Jesus II: The Revenge in "Mastering Bitcoin", an ironic title as it turns out). would an above-average reader of that book even understand the warning message?

why not simply remove ANY insecure mode whatsoever, seeing as the developer was so security conscious? it seems the answer is "demos" Undecided
And why not mention dice or any other alternative?  Will their randomness be decreased if you speak their name? lol.

I doubt there is any rationalizing of this... no more clarity is going to be forthcoming.