On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 03:09:50PM -0700, Joe Touch wrote: > > I suppose the Japanese debt might be a usable substitute for next > > time, since it's also a large rich country with a large debt. More digits! > I see no good reason to use debt values other than as a political statement. > > The IETF and ISOC make far too many of these, IMO. This is a case where > there's good reason to do otherwise. > > Lotteries are sufficient and prevalent. Which lotteries? One per-country would be insufficiently representative. How shall we choose lotteries and how many per-country? Should we adjust by relative currency exchange rates? ... In case it's not clear: I am being facetious, and I think your concern should be dismissed. Including U.S. debt numbers is not a political statement. Each source's integrity is far more important that what a particular number represents. Entropy has no nationality. Propose adding more entropy sources if you like, but don't let this get out of hand. Nico --