… with no theme at all?
September 29, 2007 at 8:14 pm












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LFSRs are usually chosen to have periods of exactly 2n-1. Linear congruential generators have periods that can be calculated by factoring. Mixes (no restrictions) have periods of about 2n/2 on average, usually after walking through a nonrepeating starting sequence. Mixes that are reversible (permutations) have periods of about 2n-1 on average, and the period will always include the original internal state. Although PRNGs will repeat their results after they reach the end of their period, a repeated result does not imply that the end of the period has been reached. (wiki)
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“Pseudo Random List”
01. Tortoise - Why We Fight
Late Night Tales : Four Tet (Late Night Tales, 2004)
02. Art Ensemble of Chicago - Rios Negroes
Selected Recordings (ECM, 2002)
03. View To The Future - Pacific Stereo
The 7th Seal (Low Spirit, 1997)
04. Ursula Rucker - Libations
Ma’at Mama (K7, 2006)
05. Philip Glass - Wichita Sutra Vortex
Solo Piano (1989)
06. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues
F# A# (Infinity) (Kranky, 1998)
07. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
St. Elsewhere (Downtown, 2006)
Note: Somebody ask for a list with no theme. Here it is. It’s semi random. (I never turn on my ’shuffle’ on, so you have to live with semi random.) It has transition and can loop, with no same style a row. It’s the closest thing to random I can do. Put the list in shuffle if you must. :D
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ok. I lied. I think there is a huge theme in the list. I didn’t realize it.
Are you in CS?
great blog. you should turn some of it into a radio show or podcast one day.
what are my photos doing there?
a link would be appreciated
1. Image credit is at the bottom.
2. MdM is using CC by NC
3. your photo is licensed CC by NC
4. it is an icon
are you changing your mind?
ok, sorry!
i changed my mind :D
ok well, the email address is posted if you change your mind again.