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Title: Monkey Shakespeare Simulator Post by: Newts on August 11, 2005, 12:18:34 am You've probably heard people say that, give enough monkeys enough time and enough typewriters, and they'll create the entire works of Shakespeare. You've definitely heard it now, because I've just said it.
That's the prologue to this website (http://user.tninet.se/~ecf599g/aardasnails/java/Monkey/webpages/). It's a Java application which is simulating monkeys and typewriters and comparing their results to Shakespeare's originals. So far the best record is 27 letters (set by me, in fact): KING RICHARD. Old John of G,,NXCj;AM-LN.R61!.YYNf(w9qiiHBT... It's quite fun, in a stupid kind of way. Give it a go. Title: Monkey Shakespeare Simulator Post by: Elvenfyre on August 11, 2005, 02:14:30 pm What I found rather weird was the very unrandom result production.
The best each day was generally 25,26 or 27 letters in a row. Perhaps that could be to do with the normal starting amount of monkeys you get given. It doesn't really say whether they've included the fact the space bar is larger and more prone to being bashed etc. Title: Monkey Shakespeare Simulator Post by: Devlyn on August 11, 2005, 02:20:43 pm I never got higher than 27 letters unfortunately :s
Title: Monkey Shakespeare Simulator Post by: Ty on August 11, 2005, 02:31:38 pm It would certainly make an interesting grid computing project.
Title: Monkey Shakespeare Simulator Post by: acebloke on August 12, 2005, 02:23:15 am After 2.92198e+54 pages in this session, a monkey typed:
THE PROLOGVE. I Come no morebZtDoMeY1r?Oj3a3Q .4DC-S7F!&;P]... the first 29 letters of which match "King Henry the Eighth" Title: Monkey Shakespeare Simulator Post by: Newts on August 12, 2005, 10:11:17 am Good work, Ace.
FACT - it would take only two monkeys and half a typewriter to recreate the full works of Alberto. Title: Monkey Shakespeare Simulator Post by: Devlyn on August 12, 2005, 01:47:19 pm What happened to Alberto anyway? :P
Title: Monkey Shakespeare Simulator Post by: Newts on August 12, 2005, 02:10:37 pm Maybe he's being used in that Java experiment :P
He'll turn up in a few months, make a post saying "I'm back" and not post again for six months. It's the way the good Doctor works. Title: Monkey Shakespeare Simulator Post by: Monkey Rayjinn on August 19, 2005, 07:51:17 pm Quote from: "Newts" Good work, Ace. FACT - it would take only two monkeys and half a typewriter to recreate the full works of Alberto. greatest quote i've ever seen |