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[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz -3 points 11 months ago

Technically right. Computer can't do actually random calculations, instead researchers have made pseudo random functions, which similarly behaves as a truly random function would.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 9 points 11 months ago

That's true. It also has nothing to do with the topic: only shuffling recent songs (allegedly). The title has more info than the meme image.

[-] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago

Spotify is still the worst in that regard. It even loves to constantly repeat the same ~5 songs or so, at least before I quit the damn thing. Winamp has done this better a couple decades ago already, among many other features.

[-] Fades@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Why the fuck is this downvoted??? They are absolutely right

A link for the uneducated and ignorant: https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/bridle-ways-of-being-excerpt-computer-randomness.html

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

They probably didn't like my nerdy joke. I see the argument that it's kinda not the topic, but we are talking about randomness. It sounded fun in my head.

[-] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Because it's not the reason. Pseudorandom number generation is statistically identical to random.

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