If we're talking "proper math terms", if it "returns a random number" it isn't a function. In math, the value of a function can't change unless the arguments change. If you evaluate it repeatedly with the same argument(s) you'll always get the same result.
Yes, you’re right, good point. Maybe there is no one good term for this case (but given the ocean of terminology, I’d be slightly surprised). ‘Not a function’ also isn’t the right term here because functions of x that returns a constant are okay - they just don’t depend on x. Hashed random functions are true functions but are designed to be non-invertible, so maybe non-invertible (or irreversible) is a decent single term for what @vunderba meant. Other terms that broach it might be ‘non-injective’ and ‘entropy-reducing transform’. I suspect those aren’t technically strong enough for the kind of information loss we need in this context.
When a hurricane impacted my area last year, I kept seeing Facebook posts for a week or two afterward from people asking where to find gas. Meanwhile, the power never went out, so my EV was able to charge without issue.
>EVENTVALIDATION is (was?) a novel security measure implemented in 2006 by the ASP.NET team to "prevents unauthorized requests sent by potentially malicious users from the client [..] to ensure that each and every postback and callback event originates from the expected user interface elements, the page adds an extra layer of validation on events".
The attack it prevents is called XSRF, and this security measure wasn't novel in 2006.
I have no experience with this, but for what it's worth, looks like there's a rack mounting enclosure available which mechanically extends the power switch: https://www.sonnetstore.com/products/rackmac-studio
I have something similar from MyElectronics, and it works, but it's a bit expensive, and still imprecise. At least the power button isn't in the back corner underneath!
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