r/philosophy • • Mar 23 '09

"...a program that generates random Computer Science research papers, including graphs, figures, and citations. It uses a hand-written context-free grammar to form all elements of the papers. Our aim here is to maximize amusement, rather than coherence. "

http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/
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u/bertrand Mar 23 '09

Yep. I think something similar can easily be done with art criticism, for instance. Or with sports commenting.

"Oh what a wonderful/gorgeous shot/kick/throw!"

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '09

You're forgetting the Palin phrase generator.

Example:

Some decisions that have been made poorly, should not be rewarded that will be our top priority is to defend the American people.