This post was updated on December 16 to make clear that for most of FreeBSD's history, it wasn't possible to use RDRAND and Padlock as the sole source of random numbers fed to the /dev/random engine.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – If you wanted a random number, historically you could do worse than to pick a sequence from the string of digits in pi. But Purdue University scientists now say other sources ...

Laine Parland and Roberts Parland on their wedding day. Laine Parland stood at the altar beside her now-husband Robert Parland on April 6, ready to exchange rings, when a unique twist unfolded. The ...

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Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.