Using it as slide text isn't so bad. Placing parts of code, like as[i] in it, is pretty silly though.

My personal preference for a typeface that gives off the feeling of handwriting is an italic one. Palatino's italic bold is quite nice for that.

> Deliberate trolling?

Pretty much. Simon Peyton Jones has used for years, and if I recall correctly, he said that he just likes it, for whatever reason.