Some additional googling turned up this follow-on story about how the Times made the ascii art in the original article. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/

Some additional googling turned up this follow-on story about how the Times made the ascii art in the original article. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/the-fine-art-of-dwarf-fortress/ http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/the-fine-art-of...