the algorithm that writes better than I

"Dave Striver loved the university - its ivy-covered clocktowers, its ancient and sturdy brick, and its sun-splashed verdant greens and eager youth. The university, contrary to popular opinion, is far from free of the stark unforgiving trials of the business world: academia has its own tests, and some are as merciless as any in the marketplace. A prime example is the dissertation defense: to earn the Ph.D., to become a doctor, one must pass an oral examination on one's dissertation. This was a test Professor Edward Hart enjoyed giving."

No, it's not my latest try at writing the great american novel, it's written by a goddam computer program. Bar just keeps getting higher and higher, when half the xanga's in the universe are outdone by a few milliseconds of processor time.