Ok, this is
very important! Stop saying "That's so random," or "random"
in any configuration, when what you want to say is that something is peculiar,
weird, unexpected, or chaotic. Randomness is a property of numbers or members
of a set selected by a randomizing process. By definition, there is nothing
unexpected or unpredictable about a thing that can be described as
"random."
Think of it this way: you
have a normal six sided die, and you roll it. Any result from one to six pips
would be equally random (physics approximately permitting, of course). However,
it would be truly strange to get seven pips. That would not be random. But when
people say, "So random!" they seem to mean something truly strange
has happened, not something to be expected from among the supposed available outcomes.
This post is so random!
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