Yes, the iPod really is random

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Tim Marman @ Dec 19th 2005 2:10AM

Actually, there does seem to be some flaws in randomization - as if they don't use a new seed each time, or that the next random is calculated somehow based on the files in the playlist, etc.

Very often I'll play the same album or playlist and get (nearly) the same order.

This is on a 3G iPod, and I haven't necessarily upgraded the firmware in awhile, so maybe it's since been fixed :)

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