diff --git a/src/test_writer.py b/src/test_writer.py
index 37e2b5e..222ee96 100644
--- a/src/test_writer.py
+++ b/src/test_writer.py
@@ -3,6 +3,30 @@ import unittest
 import writer
 
 class TestLineChooser(unittest.TestCase):
+   def test_simulated_annealing(self):
+      chooser = writer.LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing()
+      chooser.now = lambda *args: 100
+
+      for name, c in ({
+         "fresh something": [
+            writer.LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.initial_health,
+            chooser.now(),
+         ],
+         "old something": [
+            writer.LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.initial_health - writer.LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.decay_rate * 5,
+            chooser.now() - 5,
+         ],
+         "fresh nothing": [
+            writer.LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.initial_health - writer.LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.nothing_penalty,
+            chooser.now(),
+         ],
+      }).items():
+         self.assertEqual(
+            c[0],
+            chooser.health(self.new_line(True, c[1], not "nothing" in name)),
+            name,
+         )
+
    def test_latest_sticky(self):
       stale_something = self.new_line(False, 1, 1)
       stale_nothing = self.new_line(False, 1, None)
diff --git a/src/writer.py b/src/writer.py
index eed945a..b0cf839 100644
--- a/src/writer.py
+++ b/src/writer.py
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import time
 import json
 import pyautogui
 import log
+import random
 
 class Writer:
    def __init__(self, writer):
       self.writer = writer
       self.previous = Line([])
       self.chooser = LineChooserLatestSticky()
+      self.chooser = LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing()
 
    def write(self, v):
       latest = Line(v)
@@ -86,12 +88,35 @@ class LineChooser:
          return b
       if not b:
          return a
-      return self._choose(a, b)
-
-class LineChooserLatestSticky(LineChooser):
-   def _choose(self, a, b):
       latest = max([a,b], key=lambda x:x.t)
       oldest = min([a,b], key=lambda x:x.t)
+      return self._choose(latest, oldest)
+
+   def now(self):
+      return time.time()
+
+class LineChooserLatestSticky(LineChooser):
+   def _choose(self, latest, oldest):
       if latest.is_nothing() and oldest.is_recent():
          return oldest
       return latest
+
+class LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing(LineChooser):
+   initial_health = 50
+   nothing_penalty = 10
+   decay_rate = 5
+
+   def _choose(self, latest, oldest):
+      oldest_health = self.health(oldest)
+      seed = random.randint(0, 100)
+      if seed < oldest_health:
+         print("LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing retaining old because", seed, "<", oldest_health)
+         return oldest
+      return latest
+
+   def health(self, line):
+      health = LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.initial_health
+      health = health - LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.decay_rate * (self.now() - line.t)
+      if line.is_nothing():
+         health -= LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.nothing_penalty
+      return health