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/dev/random seeding on bootup from NIST will be implemented in systemd in 3..2..1..

...and probably the computer will hang for ten minutes if the NIST server is not reachable...

That would be a terrible idea. Seeding a (C)PRNG from a publicly known value is one of the worst ways to shoot yourself in the foot.

I'm pretty sure that's the joke.