> few applications of random walks for random human walking I've heard a hypothesis that an advantage of dubious fortune-telling techniques (entrails, tea leav

> few applications of random walks for random human walking I've heard a hypothesis that an advantage of dubious fortune-telling techniques (entrails, tea leaves, etc.) for hunter-gatherer societies is that random choice of prey and direction each day keeps them from over-exploiting any given resource to extinction. A weird flex Indian Rajas were said to have done is to release a horse and then follow it, offering to fight anyone they met upon the resulting (not so random) walk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashvamedha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashvamedha I have read both ancient sword fighters and modern fencers advise to consciously plan an attack, but unconsciously trigger it: by letting noise from the environment decide the moment T=0, you're less likely to give your opponent any tells. One might imagine that divination before battle would provide what the modern world calls a "mixed strategy" and could indeed by superior to pure strategies. (compare the SSBN; see also https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/us-strategy-and-force-posture-for-an-era-of-nuclear-tripolarity/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/is... ) On a more peaceful note, if you wish to choose between popular dinner spots, it may be best to make the selection at hazard: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~michaelm/postscripts/handbook2001.pdf http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~michaelm/postscripts/handbook20...