From: Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:17:16 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Von Mises variate isn't actually a good idea.
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Von Mises variate isn't actually a good idea.

...it's uniformly distributed when we want something more like a
Gaussian.
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diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
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@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ Short-term items:
 
 Long-term items:
 
-* Python's random module supports the von Mises distribution (circular
-  equivalent of the Gaussian).  Tweak the code that handles dispersion
-  in torpedos and explosion displacements to use it.
-
 * Wrap a GUI around it.
 
 * Wandering planet-killer as in "The Doomsday Machine";