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		spacemanmatt on April 27, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Random Points on a Sphere They are not random on the third sphere.

logicallee on April 27, 2015 [–]

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

kgwgk on April 27, 2015 | | [–]

Sometimes you want "quasi-random" sequences:

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

slazaro on April 27, 2015 | | [–]

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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