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Automatic Poetry Generator

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Programmer Robert Burnish has invented a first-of-its-kind application in artificial intelligence, which he nevertheless claims is no more intelligent than its programmer. To create this “Automatic Poetry Generator” as he calls it, Mr. Burnish had to program in both rhyme and reason, a difficult task for programmers, who generally know nothing about poetry, and even […]

Replacing a Kitchen Faucet for the Amateur Plumber

Several glasses of liquids in various colours.

You know the feeling. It’s 10:15 on a Saturday night. The tap drips under the striplight. And you’re sitting in the kitchen sink. And the tap drips, drip drip drip drip drip drip drip drip. . . If these words sound familiar to you, you’re either a homeowner of more than a few years, or […]