Yes, the iPod really is random

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John Holthaus @ Dec 19th 2005 2:10AM

I say bull....on my Ipod I have created playlist of maybe 100 songs each.
When I put the ipod in shuffle mode and play a playlist it will play song (a) then song (e) then song (t)
I then go and play a different playlist
plays song (a) then song (p) and then song (q)

come back and play the first playlist
it plays song (a) then song (z) then song (w)

it always plays that first bloody song of the playlist then the rest is random.
So, if your first song in a playlist is Steely Dan, you have to get through that one first and that is why you always hear it

this is on a Ipod with a 40 gig drive
and yes, I have a testing plan written out to follow and track it, so yes, I know what I am talking about.

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