Re:How random is xkcd? (2015)
by madeofpalk on Thursday December 28, 2023 @08:33AM
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Plainly, it’s the difference between picking one at random, or shuffling a playlist. I think people can intuitively understand the difference between the two.
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Yeah, I think the word "shuffle" itself indicates what people are actually looking for here; when I shuffle a deck of playing cards, I'm changing the order, but I'm still getting every card exactly once when I deal them. Nobody claims that the deck order isn't random because you can't get the 7 of clubs twice after shuffling it.