April 14, 2005

Humor: , Science & Technology:

There's software to do almost everything

    By Jack Grant

I find this somehow oddly amusing:

Press Release Creator

Our brand new software will help you create a press release, It's a great tool whether you know how to write one or not. Enter the information prompted for and out comes a press release at the click of a mouse.


I'm not exactly sure why I find humor in it, other than now not only are reporters not writing their stories (instead repeating press releases), but HUMANS are no longer writing the stories.

I have an odd sense of humor sometimes...

Posted by Jack Grant at 09:12 on 14 April 2005
Comments

A few years ago, a couple reporters and I joked about how you could get a computer to write sports stories. Just input some scores, and select "Yogi Berra Lede," "cliche lede" or "horrid pun lede."

--|PW|--

Posted by: pennywit at April 14, 2005 04:19 PM

That's a good one! Of course, my efforts might be replaced by blog software that writes the post with the addition of a few links...

Posted by: Barb at April 14, 2005 04:45 PM



























































































































































































































































































































































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