iPod Shuffling Not So Random

My iPod seems to know just the right track to play to accompany whatever task I find myself doing. Just the other day I walked out of my apartment and slipped on ice on the stoop of my building; my iPod was playing 'When I Fall' by Canada's Barenaked Ladies.

Technologist, and Newsweek reporter, Steven Levy has a sneaking suspicion that his iPod has a mind of its own as well, and it is playing favorites. He wonders why the
'Shuffle' feature doesn't seem so random. He noticed that almost every time he filled up his new
iPod shuffle it would have 3 or more songs from the same album, and with a music library of 3000 songs that just didn't seem right.

Levy leaves no stone unturned in his quest for an answer. He turns to his Steveness, Apple engineers, and an expert on applying mathematical concepts in real life to solve this puzzle.

I'll leave it to you to read the article and find out what the result was, what I would like to know is does your iPod seem to have a mind of its own?

Found via Brian d Foy