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Created April 5, 2019 16:31
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Random-CatFact.ps1 - Reads a random cat fact out loud. Fun to run this with Invoke-Command on your co-workers' or boss' workstations when they aren't busy.
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Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Speech
$SpeechSynth = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer
$SpeechSynth.SelectVoice( 'Microsoft Zira Desktop' )
$CatFact = Invoke-RestMethod -UseBasicParsing https://catfact.ninja/fact
$SpeechSynth.speak( "Did you know? $($CatFact.fact)" )
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