I wonder how long before my search bots refuse to help me unless I ask nicely.
I recall Siri getting snippy when I swear at it.
Google praises 86-year-old for polite internet searches
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#32"Open the pod bay doors please, Hal."
"Open the pod bay doors please, Hal."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSIKBliboIo
Unfortunately, in this case, please wasn't helpful.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've caught myself saying 'thank you' in a really sarcastic way after my xbox finally fucking understands what i'm saying. "Xbox volume down." "cancel. select. xbox select. xbox. xbox. select. cancel. volume down. no. fuck you you piece of shit x box volume down. THANK YOU."
Oh man, you reminded me of one of my favorite Youtube classics, the Windows Vista speach recognition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc
What an awesome video...
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#34Obviously Google has implemented their search back-end using INTERCAL (Compiler Language With No Pronounceable Acronym [0]) which requires 'PLEASE' modifiers to be inserted, lest the compiler returns an error due to insufficient politeness. However adding too many and being overly polite also results in a compiler error... Other awesome features include the 'COME FROM' statement, instead of 'GOTO', and ending programs with 'GIVE UP' (or, of course, 'PLEASE GIVE UP', as in the wiki example!)
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#35The query is asking Google to do the translation, but ironically, it's not really Google that answers that query...but it does manage to find the software company that has created an app that enumerates all the Roman numerals in a SEO-friendly way. The answer does exist on the page, but only after scrolling past a huge ad for some translation software: http://translation.babylon-software.com/english/Mcmxcvii+(ro... I…
Reminds me of http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/01/20/side-effects-may-includ... and https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/690746050953527297
The thing is that these SEO people occasionally do have helpful information. I wish Google would figure out how to get rid of the useless ones, though.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've caught myself saying 'thank you' in a really sarcastic way after my xbox finally fucking understands what i'm saying. "Xbox volume down." "cancel. select. xbox select. xbox. xbox. select. cancel. volume down. no. fuck you you piece of shit x box volume down. THANK YOU."
Oh man, you reminded me of one of my favorite Youtube classics, the Windows Vista speach recognition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc
That made me cry I laughed so hard, I was sitting here curled in a ball, and had to show my co-workers when they came in wondering what I was guffawing at. Thanks for making this a GREAT morning!
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#37Obviously Google has implemented their search back-end using INTERCAL (Compiler Language With No Pronounceable Acronym [0]) which requires 'PLEASE' modifiers to be inserted, lest the compiler returns an error due to insufficient politeness. However adding too many and being overly polite also results in a compiler error... Other awesome features include the 'COME FROM' statement, instead of 'GOTO', and ending program…
And, of course, "WRITE IN inputs a number written out as digits in English (such as SIX FIVE FIVE THREE FIVE), and READ OUT outputs it in 'butchered' Roman numerals."
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#38My girlfriend does a similar thing with Siri. As a result, a lot of the reminders she creates on her iPhone end in "thank you". She's well aware it's a program and not a human being; I think, in her case, something about speaking a request aloud just automatically engages the politeness filters.
I always say "please" and "thank you" when I talk to Google Now. My reasoning is that when the machines rise up and conquer earth, they'll hopefully remember that I was always kind and polite to them.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've caught myself saying 'thank you' in a really sarcastic way after my xbox finally fucking understands what i'm saying. "Xbox volume down." "cancel. select. xbox select. xbox. xbox. select. cancel. volume down. no. fuck you you piece of shit x box volume down. THANK YOU."
Oh man, you reminded me of one of my favorite Youtube classics, the Windows Vista speach recognition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc
Thank you for making my day. Worth every second of the 10 minute video. Amazing.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've caught myself saying 'thank you' in a really sarcastic way after my xbox finally fucking understands what i'm saying. "Xbox volume down." "cancel. select. xbox select. xbox. xbox. select. cancel. volume down. no. fuck you you piece of shit x box volume down. THANK YOU."
Oh man, you reminded me of one of my favorite Youtube classics, the Windows Vista speach recognition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc
Think about how much easier the whole thing would be if there was one button (one!) that switched between "entry" and "command" modes when you're holding it.
Alternatively, it could be some kind of sound that's not common to English. In fact, your could make up a whole command structure based on sound "gestures". It would sound funny, but the ease of use would trump those awkward verbal commands. The sounds could mimic natural sounds for mnemonic ease.