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e6ebb383 - Random: get rid of `random_seed()` (#58042)

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Random: get rid of `random_seed()` (#58042) For seeding `MersenneTwister()` randomly, we were generating a random seed via `RandomDevice()`, but if it failed, we used other means. This was implemented in `random_seed()`, which dates back from a long time ago, maybe when the ancestor of `RandomDevice()` had a reasonable chance to fail. But nowadays, it never fails in practice, and even the new default RNG uses it fearlessly. So RIP `random_seed()`.
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