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so what's the point? WHo wants a "random" sequence like 0100101101011011011001001001010110111010010101010 - that's not random at all!



Sometimes you want "quasi-random" sequences:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-discrepancy_sequence


Game developers, for instance. They might want something that's randomly generated but with specific restrictions, in this case, maybe aesthetically.




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