How Does It Keep Happening

How Does It Keep Happening
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You start with a simple task. Just need a random number. Three hours later, you've accidentally created a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator with entropy harvesting and statistical validation. The blank stare in the mirror is your soul leaving your body as you realize you've done it again. C programming has this magical ability to turn "I'll just write 5 lines of code" into "I've reinvented an entire subsystem from scratch." The worst part? You'll do it again next week.

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