> I would set Seed per default. Even worse than a bad query path
> is an unpredictable query path. I see no argument, that a random Seed
> would buy us anything.
This kindof bugs me -- if you leave it stuck at a preset value, it makes it
possible to never delve into parts of solution space that have more optimal
solutions than the default seed will ever find. Surely a random seed would
make the solution better on average over a large number of queries.
On the other hand, if the system as a whole is working well, it should not
matter what the seed is.
- Andrew