HaikuThis

About HaikuThis Android App

Features:
* Generates not-quite random haikus, based on a source you select. By default, these sources are available within the app: SMS (text) sent messages; and the books Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, and Wizard of Oz. The text for these books was downloaded from Project Gutenberg .
* You can add almost any website as a source, either directly within the app, or by sharing it from your mobile browser.
* You can add new words to the user dictionary for the app to recognize.
* Individual lines of the generated haiku can be switched out for new lines, to help you craft the perfect haiku.
* The haiku-generation mode can be set to either "probabilistic" or "likeliest." "Probabilistic" is the default. Words for the haiku will be chosen using a weighted average, based on the Markov chain generated by parsing the source (website, SMS, or book). "Likeliest" always picks the most likely word, assuming it fits the constraints of a haiku. This can lead to weird results.

**Caveat: Unfortunately, this app only works for English at present. It comes with a 150,000+ word English syllabic dictionary, necessary for crafting haikus. It is unlikely, at this time, that I will be able to translate it into other languages.

Explanation of permissions:
** READ_SMS **
Necessary for app to parse SMS messages into haikus. This app does not store or transmit your SMS (text) messages.

** INTERNET **
Necessary for app to parse a website into a haiku, as well as for advertising.

** ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE **
Used by Google Play Services when serving ads.

If you have any issues or questions, please email me at [email protected]