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Welcome to my journal. This is where I'll be revealing my innermost thoughts and feelings to the world. Occasionally I'll talk about other stuff, but mostly about my experiences.
Dec 9, 2002: The Dissociated Press (link | trackback: 0)
Time: 12:16 - Mood: Very happy - Location: Work - Now playing: n/a
Ever heard of the Dissociated Press? If not, then you should know that it's a very funny algorithm that can generate weird sentences and stuff from existing text.
A long time ago, I had made my own implementation of the Dissociated Press algorithm, and through trial-and-error that it commonly generated the funniest text from licenses and chat logs I was playing with it again today, using the Adobe Acrobat Reader EULA, using a word-based algorithm taking 2-3 words at a time. Here's some of the stuff that it spat out on the screen...
This Agreement applies; otherwise it means Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN Any country or used in 48 C.F.R. º2.101, consisting of "Commercial Items," as Commercial Items and (b) upgrades, modified versions, updates, additions, and copies of the Update.
YOU MAY OBTAIN A REFUND OF Adobe or outlines of the Transferred for any purpose, except in conformity with your valid licenses from Adobe.
Except as expressly stated above, this Agreement, this Section shall supercede such other terms and conditions upon which you transfer all rights in the Stock Files.
The affirmative action clause and regulations contained in digital or TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS Agreement will be governed by copyright, including without limitation by USING ALL the terms AND CONDITIONS herein.
This Agreement may only be used to identify printed output device formats, to such person or legally purchased any other export laws, you will return or TERMS and conditions of this Agreement applies; otherwise it means Adobe Systems Incorporated.
2.6.4. You may not and CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY the laws in the Software; however, you may not transfer the rights to another person or legal entity provided to you FOR viewing, distributing and sharing PDF files, and certify that you perform regarding the Pre-release Software / Multiple Languages, if you receive the Ended upon availability of the Software, provided your owners' names.
...wouldn't it be great to have a license that had these clauses in? :D
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