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  Shuffle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shuffling is often followed by a cut, to ensure that the shuffler has not manipulated the outcome.
The most common shuffling technique is called a riffle, in which half of the deck is held in each hand with the thumbs inward, then cards are released by the thumbs so that they fall to the table intertwined.
The mathematician and magician Persi Diaconis is an expert on the theory and practice of card shuffling, and an author of a famous paper on the number of shuffles needed to randomize a deck, concluding that it did not start to become random until five good riffle shuffles, and was truly random after seven.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shuffle   (1763 words)

  
 Shuffle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Shuffle randomizes the order of the symbols in a sequence without changing the composition.
Shuffle uses a random number generator to scramble the positions of the symbols in a sequence.
The function of Shuffle depends on whether your input sequence(s) are protein or nucleotide.
helix.nih.gov /docs/gcg/shuffle.html   (351 words)

  
 shuffle
Stories are written by shuffling the deck, dealing yourself a hand, and using the descriptions for each card as source material.
Given the collaborative nature of the project, Shuffle and submitted stories will be licensed under a Creative Commons License.
The deck was shuffled, and the first 5 cards were drawn: King of Clubs, 5 of Spades, Ace of Diamonds, 2 of Diamonds, 4 of Clubs.
glowlab.blogs.com /shuffle_les   (603 words)

  
 PHP: shuffle - Manual
When shuffling large sets this got a faster response, since $array is always the same size, those extra millisecs counts.
This may enable random shuffling of arrays with less guarantee of true randomness, but more guarantee that the output looks different from the input, which is probably what you want.
One effect is that an element in the middle of the array is heavily biased toward being "shuffled" to the middle.
us3.php.net /shuffle   (884 words)

  
 Shuffle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Shuffle is a simple but challenging little puzzle.
The goal of Shuffle is to press the switch buttons (A, B, C, D) until the cells are arranged in order (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
Shuffle was written as an excuse to do animation on PalmOS.
www.32768.com /bill/palmos/shuffle   (155 words)

  
 Wired News: Music Magic Found in the Shuffle
Bull, a lecturer in media and culture at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, is currently interviewing iPod users for a new study.
Increasingly, bloggers are celebrating the joys of random shuffle by posting lists of Random 25 tracks thrown up by their digital jukeboxes, as a search of Google attests.
James Kellaris, a professor of marketing at the University of Cincinnati and author of a study about tunes that stick in your head, said the appeal of random shuffle is likely generational.
www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,63068,00.html   (1043 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Shuffle, the newest, cheapest iPod yet, will surprise you   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Shuffle earns its moniker from the "shuffle" setting on larger iPods and other music devices.
Shuffle is the first of the hugely popular iPod devices — more than 10 million are in circulation, 8 million of which were sold last year alone — to crack the two-digit price barrier.
Shuffle comes with a lanyard that lets you wear it around your neck; alternatively, you can buy a $29 armband.
www.usatoday.com /tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2005-01-19-baig_x.htm   (1219 words)

  
 'Shuffle': a program to randomize lists with potential sequential constraints.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
``Shuffle'' is useful to extract random samples from a dictionary, or to generate quasi-randomized lists of stimuli avoiding runs of trials belonging to the same categories.
"Shuffle'' is written in the Perl language and uses the Tk module.
Note: If shuffle closes immediatly upon start, search your disk for the file "shuffle_tk.pl", open it with a text editor like notepad and go to line 68.
www.pallier.org /ressources/shuffle/shuffle.html   (184 words)

  
 How to False Shuffle - eHow.com
Any dovetail shuffle, fake or not, works better when the inner corners of the cards are used instead of the entire ends.
Shuffle the cards from your right hand into your left hand and repeat the action until you're satisfied.
They can see you are shuffling, which is typically viewed as the setup to the actual trick, and generally won't pay much attention to your hands.
www.ehow.com /how_4402_false-shuffle.html   (644 words)

  
 Apple iPod shuffle 512MB - Review, Specs, Prices
As the most simplistic portable audio design we've seen to date, the Apple $99 iPod shuffle will appeal to music fans who are less enthusiastic about exploring the functionality on a feature-bloated audio player and/or more concerned of the state of their bank balance.
With iPod shuffle, you simply hit Autofill - an exclusive iTunes 4.7.1 or later feature - to have the jukebox software picking out songs for you at random or in their original order from a playlist or the entire library.
In the sound quality department, iPod shuffle's output was pretty loud for a player this size; though, the frequency was somewhat flat, yet the bass reproduction was good.
www.everythingusb.com /apple_ipod_shuffle_512mb.html   (992 words)

  
 Shuffle! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
To know about a shuffle in general, please refer to its associated article.
As well as the manga and anime being based off the game, there are also Shuffle!
Masato is a blue-haired boy, around 10 years of age, who for reasons unknown enjoys lifting a girls' skirts and seeing their underwear.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shuffle!   (1294 words)

  
 Apple - iPod shuffle
The controls on the iPod shuffle feel as intuitive and easy to use as those on every iPod model.
Play, pause, skip, repeat, shuffle and hold at the touch of a thumb: The circular, ergonomic controls and one-click slider make it simple to listen without looking.
Extend the playback time of your iPod shuffle with the Battery Pack, powered by two AAA batteries.
www.apple.com /ipodshuffle   (748 words)

  
 Apple iPod Shuffle (512MB) Review - MP3 Players
Red on the battery indicator means you'd better stick the Shuffle in any available USB port to juice it up (if you want to charge the Shuffle using a power outlet, get one of these).
Obviously the Shuffle is intended for the day-tripper or the athlete who probably already owns a bigger iPod.
The Shuffle works seamlessly with the latest iTunes 4.7.1, which includes the mentioned autofill feature that automatically loads the Shuffle player with an optimal number of songs based on user preference.
www.cnet.com.au /mp3players/flash/0,39029120,40003686,00.htm   (2476 words)

  
 ipodshuffle: The "ipod shuffle" category
Those stories a year ago about people feeling that their iPod knew what they were doing, and programmed songs in the shuffle accordingly, were pretty hilarious.
Granted, I guess most folks tend to listen to a limited set of music - viz the recent discussion of how celebrity playlists tend just to be what everyone's already listening to - so maybe they don't have issues like this came up.
It wasn't my plan to set myself up as any kind of expert on the Shuffling capability of the Ipod; I just liked the function and how it randomly played me cool songs, enough to be inspired to set up a blog.
juanjamon.typepad.com /ipodshuffle/the_ipod_shuffle_category   (1442 words)

  
 Playlist: Review: PodGear PocketParty Shuffle
The PocketParty shuffle is made of shuffle-matching white plastic and is only 3.5” long, 1” wide, and 1.5” across at its thickest point.
The second, more serious, is that I found it fairly difficult to remove the iPod shuffle from the PocketParty—you have to lift the bottom of the shuffle up at an angle to release it from the speakers, and I was worried that I was going to break the system’s miniplug during this procedure.
Once your shuffle is in the PocketParty, and you’ve turned the speakers on (via a slider on the back of the PocketParty that looks just like the shuffle’s own power switch), you control playback and volume via your iPod shuffle’s controls.
playlistmag.com /reviews/2005/08/pockpartshuff/index.php?lsrc=mwrss   (735 words)

  
 Shuffle - Poker Chip Tricks - Learn tricks with poker chips.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The sound of shuffling chips can be heard in poker rooms around the world.
The Shuffle mousepad makes a place to practice this chip trick on.
I found this creates a better topple effect and you get the sound and sensation of it shuffling rather than just pushin the chip stacks together horizontally.
pokerchiptricks.com /archives/2004/09/24/shuffle   (939 words)

  
 TUNEWEAR Releases POPTUNE For iPod shuffle | iPoding | What's that in your pocket?
POPTUNE for shuffle is a clean removing wearable wrapper for Apple's iPod shuffle series digital music players.
POPTUNE for shuffle comes in a pack of 12 stylish patterns such as sizzling "Fire", pretty "Sakura", tropical "Aloha" and more.
POPTUNE for shuffle comes with two covers for the USB caps that are included with the iPod shuffle(r).
www.ipoding.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2180   (502 words)

  
 iPod Shuffle
The iPod Shuffle is the latest in Apple’s family of digital music players.
It is based on the iPod’s pioneering and widely-used shuffle feature, which randomly selects songs from the user's music library or playlists.
However, at any time with the flip of a switch users can choose to listen to their music in order rather than shuffled.The iPod shuffle is smaller and lighter than a pack of gum and comes with its own lanyard so it’s ready to wear right out of the box.
images.businessweek.com /ss/05/06/idea2005/source/31.htm   (151 words)

  
 Engadget investigates: Is it "iPod shuffles" or "iPods shuffle"? - Engadget
Shuffle is not an adjective, its part of the name.
The correct pluralization is "iPods shuffle", as shuffle is simply an adjectival qualifier of iPod, which is the noun that must be pluralized.
It's not an iPod, it's an iPod Shuffle.
portableaudio.engadget.com /2005/01/19/engadget-investigates-is-it-ipod-shuffles-or-ipods   (2483 words)

  
 Apple Introduces iPod shuffle - Computing Forums
In addition, iPod shuffle works seamlessly with iTunesĀ® and its innovative new patent-pending AutoFill feature, which automatically selects the perfect number of songs to fill iPod shuffle from a user’s complete music library on their computer.
And at any time, with a flip of a switch on the back of iPod shuffle, users can choose to listen to their music in order rather than shuffled, perfect for listening to a favorite new album.
The 512MB and 1GB models of iPod shuffle for Mac or Windows are now shipping for a suggested retail price of $99 (US) and $149 (US) respectively, and include earbud headphones, lanyard and a CD with iTunes 4.7.1 for Mac and Windows computers.
forums.computingreview.com /showthread.php?t=329   (760 words)

  
 The iPod shuffle shuffle - O'Reilly Mac DevCenter Blog
His idea was simple enough: get the shuffle owners to drop their shuffles in a hat, mix them up, then pull one out again.
The shuffle’s design and nature mean that if you do this, you don’t actually lose anything of value.
The shuffle you’ve pulled from the hat is just as good as the one you put in, but it has different music on it that you can listen to and discard as you see fit.
www.oreillynet.com /mac/blog/2005/07/the_ipod_shuffle_shuffle.html   (551 words)

  
 Turn any iPod into an iPod Shuffle in 3 easy steps! on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
The day the shuffle came out, I got the idea, took the pictures, and put them up here on my flickr account, and Jason Kottke saw it a couple of hours later and linked to it.
obviously the ipod shuffle is not meant as an improvement...
this is not supposed to be a practical way to turn your ipod into an ipod shuffle -_-' this is meant to be a parody of the ipod shuffle.
www.flickr.com /photos/mhusson/3253841   (1094 words)

  
 Playlist: Luxpro Corp. rips off iPod shuffle
From the front, the device is physically identical to Apple's iPod shuffle, straight down to the control pad and white earbuds.
Beside the modest difference in depth, the main physical difference between the iPod shuffle and the Super shuffle is on its back.
Where the iPod shuffle sports a single slider to control whether songs are played in order or shuffled, the Super shuffle features two sliders side-by-side.
playlistmag.com /news/2005/03/10/luxpro/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0305   (315 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Apple 1 GB iPod Shuffle M9725LL/A: Electronics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
However, to be fair to the iPod shuffle, the competing models usually require you to use AA or AAA batteries, which adds to the weight of the device.
The negative of this the Shuffle player is that you basically load down a batch of CDs or lists of songs from your computer and have pretty limited control on how you access them - either just shuffling though them on a random basis or skipping through them in order.
The shuffle, while may not have a LCD screen, games, videos, phone service capabilties, wi-fi connections, calenders, can shave your beard, fix your toilet, etc. It is just enough for someone to want to sit down and listen to thier music.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002ZAIM8?v=glance   (3065 words)

  
 iPod Shuffle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Shuffle is Apple's answer to the Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblankflash memory');" onMouseOut="setTimeout('hideLayer()',500);" class=hotlink2>Flash memory-based digital music players that experienced explosive growth the last several years, a market that took Apple close to five years to enter.
Well the only let down I've had with the Shuffle was the wait, which was in part my fault because I tried to pass on the 512MB model for the 1GB version, only to break down and get the 512MB Shuffle.
The Shuffle, at 3.3 x 0.98 x 0.33 inches and.78oz, is really about the size of a pack of gum.
www.consumerelectronicsnet.com /articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=30755   (1456 words)

  
 AppleInsider - Macworld: Apple introduces iPod shuffle
In addition, iPod shuffle works seamlessly with iTunes and its new patent-pending AutoFill feature, which automatically selects the perfect number of songs to fill iPod shuffle from a user’s complete music library on their computer.
And at any time, with a flip of a switch on the back of iPod shuffle, users can choose to listen to their music in order rather than shuffled, ideal for listening to a favorite new album.
I had to have the shuffle for jogging and excercise, where a display and 1,000 songs is just to much and still a bit heavy.
forums.appleinsider.com /showthread.php?s=&threadid=49689   (1355 words)

  
 XYZ Computing
I was nothing short of ecstatic when I checked my voicemail and heard a young woman’s voice informing me that Ipod Shuffle was in stock.
The 1GB Shuffle was apparently even harder to get a hold of than the 512Mb, but luck was apparently on my side that day.
The Ipod Shuffle takes a function that has been around as long as the portable Discman, and markets a device entirely around it.
www.xyzcomputing.com /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=263&Itemid=2   (156 words)

  
 Apple - iPod Shuffle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
When iPod shuffle is connected to a high-power USB port on your computer, the battery charges.
The battery status light on the back of iPod shuffle is amber when the battery is charging, and green when the battery is fully charged.
When you use iPod shuffle as a disk, the status light on the front of iPod shuffle blinks orange continuously, and the iPod shuffle disk icon appears on the desktop on the Mac, or as the next available drive letter in Windows Explorer on a Windows PC.
www.rpi.edu /~yusufj/wwww/ipod/userguide.html   (2819 words)

  
 The Annotated "Chinatown Shuffle"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
"Chinatown Shuffle" appeared midway though the first set between "El Paso" and "Tennessee Jed." "Big River" was also played for the first time at this show.
"Shuffle (1) A dance step of indefinite southern fl-American origin, perhaps dating from the 18th century, in which the feet are moved rhythmically acorss the floor without being lifted.
The alternation of long and short syllables (shuf-fle, shuf-fle,...) evokes its distinguishing rhythm, a subdivision of the beat into uneve triplets which is more specific than the fundamental swing or boogie-woogie rhythm only in that it is usually played legato and at a relaxed tempo.
arts.ucsc.edu /gdead/agdl/shuf.html   (410 words)

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