semi-random

The artists embedded an ATM machine into the back of this 19-foot-tall pipe organ so that it will play semi-random tunes whenever users punch in for cash.

Venice Biennial 2011

The world's financial system is so tightly linked, so tightly coupled, that semi-random events halfway around the world with zero real economy impact on anything American can still crash our economy.

Dylan Ratigan: Leverage: The Dynamite Strapped to Our Markets Dylan Ratigan 2011

I am a total sucker for chests of drawers that look like a giant, weird semi-random pile of blocks, so it's no wonder that I'm so taken with Rob Southcott's "Community" sculpture, shown here:

Boing Boing 2009

Excellent reviews summarize the experience with using random and semi-random peptide libraries in the context of various display platforms.

A Disclaimer for Behe? 2009

The second drawbridge retains drawbridge-related delays at semi-random times in three BRT lines.

Neighborhood Activists Still Oppose State’s 520 Option « PubliCola 2010

No, I don't know why it was at a semi-random fabric store, but I'm not arguing!

May 2010 2010

No, I don't know why it was at a semi-random fabric store, but I'm not arguing!

And We're Back! - A Dress A Day 2010

But if you think about TV as a semi-random collection of advertisements that are simply connected by constructed narratives, it starts to seem like a very dangerous business model.

Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television Chuck Klosterman 2009

Now, usually those bagged toys are horrendously expensive for what you're getting--a semi-random assortment of small items.

Penny Pinching Tips Becca 2009

I tried a semi-random handful of social and critical theorists.

March 2009 2009