random
A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
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Love this. Kids turn everyday tools into magic. My three have done similar hacks with random gadgets.
Previous Action: Random (no votes, chose up)
It's great when family support your hobby. I get random photos of trains, tanks etc from friends and family when they're out and about.
Are the random threads people still mean and judgements
Some random dude running as a Republican for Congress in IN-05 is truly unhinged. And his picture on Ballotpedia is truly perfection for a wacko like this.
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A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
Still take advice ; though counsels, when they fly / At random, sometimes hit most happily.
“Love this. Kids turn everyday tools into magic. My three have done similar hacks with random gadgets.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's great when family support your hobby. I get random photos of trains, tanks etc from friends and family when they're out and about.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Some random dude running as a Republican for Congress in IN-05 is truly unhinged. And his picture on Ballotpedia is truly perfection for a wacko like this.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You go to the movies and whenever you reach in it’s a random chance of any food coming out (as long as it’s cheesy)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The app is loading from a random person’s GitHub page.. And it gets even stranger. Apparently, the app is loading JavaScript from a random person’s GitHub site for YouTube embeds. Yes, you read that right, it’s just loading JavaScript from a random GitHub site. [4/5]”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(obsolete) Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.
O ! many a shaft, at random sent, / Finds mark the archer little meant !
“I am bored ,ask me random question! I am bored ,ask me random question!”
— r/teenagers· May 2026“away. You know, you can just have random”
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(obsolete) The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range.
“Previous Action: Random (no votes, chose up)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Are the random threads people still mean and judgements”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Post something random or you’ll have an awful May. It's not really random, but... David O'Doherty is the human embodiment of Gene Belcher”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I made my Samsung Secure Folder look like Samsung cloud and store all my ed apps and pictures there. Also just random stuff I wouldn't want someone to stumble onto on my phone. I'm hiding this shit like im a secret agent 😭 my phone is clean ✨ scroll away friend”
— Bluesky· May 2026“away. You know, you can just have random”
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