An improved (fairer) playlist shuffling algorithm

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Lots of people find playlist shuffling insufficiently random for a variety of reasons, some of which have been addressed by the industry, and many of which haven’t.

There’s one aspect that my wife and I haven’t seen, though, and that’s making sure that no songs get “left behind” whenever a playlist is reshuffled, whether intentionally or by switching back-and-forth between…