Archive for the ‘Text’ Category
OCR apps
Two of these are actually online, one is a free tool from download.com: http://www.free-ocr.com/ http://www.onlineocr.net/ http://download.cnet.com/SimpleOCR/3010-2070_4-10073196.html?tag=mncol
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Random text generator
http://johno.jsmf.net/knowhow/ngrams/index.php Very cool! You can use various sources, such as the Bible or a cookbook or a novel by Charles Dickens to create the text.
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The Proppian Fairytale Generator
http://www.brown.edu/Courses/FR0133/Fairytale_Generator/gen.html Will generate a tale synopsis by using a list of functions based upon Vladimir Propp’s concept of narrative structure. The following was generated using the functions “unrecognized arrival”, “unfounded claims”, “transfiguaration” and “wedding”: “When I returned home Mother was not there. Instead, there was a man leaning against our door, sipping guava juice through [...]
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Shakespeare stuff
http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/themes http://www.enotes.com/sonnets/ http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/ http://www.shakespeare-online.com/quotes/index.html
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Medieval Texts
Dante: The Divine Comedy (full text): http://www.everypoet.com/archive/poetry/dante/dante_contents.htm Alain of Lille: The Complaint of Nature: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/alain-deplanctu.html Abelard and Heloise: http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/aah/index.htm Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales: http://www.librarius.com/
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Poetry Generator
http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/PoemGen/PoemGen.htm … Lord, adventure! All whales desire clear, misty seashells. …
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Maeda interviews Paul Rand
http://acg.media.mit.edu/events/rand/ideamag.html …
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Quote
“If only we’d stop trying to be happy we’d have a pretty good time.” …
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Samuel Goldwyn quotes
“I’m willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.” “A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.” “For your information, I would like to ask a question.” “If I could drop dead right now, I’d be the happiest man alive.” “It’s more than magnificent – [...]
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