How can I sort tasks in a random order using Dataview?

[Craig]

I implemented a PRNG to order page results from Dataview that don’t re-order every time a page is changed. You might be able to do something similar with tasks?

Randomly order rows in a Dataview query

BIG EDIT: I discovered an improvement to this method that overcomes most of the cons of the previous strategy. Look at the post history if you’d like to see the original. This is a way to order rows in a DQL query in a pseudorandom order. To do this, we generate a pseudorandom value for each file and then sort by that value. To generate a pseudorandom value for each file, we start with building a hash for the file, using fields that change often as inputs, for example the file modification …