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06 Aug 2014, 6:36 pm

Just ran across this article. Oz researcher is creating a computer program that writes Fables. This is the precursor to the Novel Writing Machines in 1984. Amazing ...

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/a ... ing-system


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07 Aug 2014, 5:42 pm

but will they sell?


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27 Aug 2014, 9:55 pm

And here's some quotes to chill your blood ....

http://govtslaves.info/10-george-orwell ... 4-america/


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30 Aug 2014, 4:40 pm

Here's a paraphrase of one of my favorite Orwell quotes: "The real purpose of propaganda is not sway people to one side or the other, but to make serious/objective discussion of the issue impossible."