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Re:Google Fonts Redesigned by mortenjorck on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @01:29PM (#11903662)
The first one on the list had convinced me this was a very interestingly-trained Markov chain generator. I need to read more Philip K. Dick.
Re:Google Fonts Redesigned by nabla9 on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @03:05PM (#11904464)
Who still remembers MegaHal?

https://megahal.alioth.debian.org/

Some of my favorites:

COULD SHAKE MY TINY FIST AND SWEAR I WASN'T WRONG, BUT WHAT'S THE SENSE IN ARGUING WHEN YOU'RE MUCH TOO BUSY RETURNING TO THE LAVATORY.

AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE SOUND OF ONE OR MORE NUMBERS REPRESENTED IN DIGITAL FORM.

SATAN GUIDES US TELEPATHICLY THROUGH RECTAL THERMOMETERS. WHY DO YOU THINK ABOUT META-REASONING?

Re:Google Fonts Redesigned by lylejohnson on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @11:42PM (#11907059)
Looking through the "Classic Quotes" list, it's apparent that MegaHAL was a big They Might Be Giants fan.
Re:Google Fonts Redesigned by icebraining on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:28PM (#11904160)
That's always an appropriate state of mind. And luckily, that story is already in the public domain: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32522

As are a few others: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33399

Re:Google Fonts Redesigned by Joeboy on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @03:14PM (#11904534)
There's actually more PD PKD than that, but some of it's only available as scans rather than text. And some of his works has disputed PD status, eg. there was some kind of tussle between the Dick estate and the makers of The Adjustment Bureau over its PD status.
Re:Google Fonts Redesigned by vidarh on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @08:11AM (#11908777)
If you want something that reads like a Markov chain output, try reading his Exegesis (basically written after/about his mental breakdown - it's fascinating, but makes his novels look like like reading)