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r/coldcard: dice-roll seed generation for non-technical owners

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https://www.reddit.com/r/coldcard/comments/1vdu01y/so_whats_the_consensus_now_with_regular_folks_non/

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-Dice rolls saved me with my mk3 holdings. It wasn't hard, just be consistent and true and do more rolls than you need (100+)
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Consensus is that it’s a good idea (in general) to not put your trust in a single company’s RNG. 

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I'm not really that paranoid regarding regular dice vs professional dice. I`d just prefer to roll something like 110 times, because rolling a bit more than 100 is not a lot.

Passphrase is also a must.

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Dice rolls saved me with my mk3 holdings. It wasn't hard, just be consistent and true and do more rolls than you need (100+)

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Consensus is that it’s a good idea (in general) to not put your trust in a single company’s RNG. 

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I'm not really that paranoid regarding regular dice vs professional dice. I`d just prefer to roll something like 110 times, because rolling a bit more than 100 is not a lot.

Passphrase is also a must.

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Dice rolls saved me with my mk3 holdings. It wasn't hard, just be consistent and true and do more rolls than you need (100+)

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Glad to hear you were not impacted. Good job on being proactive and assuring entropy on your seed. 

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