Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 25, 2021Poll: When you don’t know what direction to head in, what are you most likely to do?Go passive25.6%Random walk25.4%Pick a direction and go34.8%Go in circles14.3%497 votes·Final results813
strangeattractor@strangeattracto·Feb 25, 2021Replying to @vgrDo more research and small experiments to see if I can suss out which direction seems more promising, or the advantages/disadvantages of each one.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @strangeattractoSo a random walk at least at first2:29 AM · Feb 25, 2021
strangeattractor@strangeattracto·Feb 25, 2021Replying to @vgrOf the four options, random walk is closest, but it feels more like a centered trochoid.en.wikipedia.orgCentered trochoid - Wikipedia2