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Re:A simple system I’m using to stay in touch with hundreds ... by vincentmarle on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:58AM (#30333546)
> Serendipity and randomness wins.

Randomness you said?

ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1

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Re:A simple system I’m using to stay in touch with hundreds ... by CRConrad on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:56PM (#30350128)
ORDER BY RAND_AL_THOR

I'm sorry, but programming languages need to call that function either RND() or RANDOM(). Ever since I read The Wheel of Time in the nineties and early aughts, I can't associate that word with anything else.

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