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This is a link post Vista speech recognition for programmers
This is a chap demo'ing vista speech recognition for some programmers (speech recognition is fantastically bad at interpreting none natural language)
it's a long file, about 7 minutes, but just listening to the presenter's emotional state is comedy gold. (smug, nervous, shame, embarrassment, anger...acceptance)
You can tell he's trying so hard not to swear because he knows it's going to come up on the screen...
 (I helped save b3ta! KittyWaste lives at Sleepingplanet.com, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 13:51, Reply)
This is a normal post haha!
I like how he manages to avoid swearing yet it still writes 'fuck' at one point.
 (I helped save b3ta! Mousing, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 14:07, Reply)
This is a normal post That guy's got the patience of a saint
I remember IBM ViaVoice from way back when...

Speech recognition is never going work properly until we have computers that can actually run reasonable levels of AI so that it actually understands what you are trying to say.

It's quite good for a giggle though. I used to read out an opening line to a book, then just read back the garbage it had 'heard'. Then just keep doing that. It just generated more and more randomness, like Chinese whispers on crack.

Came out with some comedy gems though.
 (I helped save b3ta! HoratioFellatio Taking the the out of psychotherapist, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 14:10, Reply)
This is a normal post Hahaha!
Keyboards will soon be a thing of the past!
 (I helped save b3ta! Fetid Mimsy Bouncing Back!, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 14:12, Reply)
This is a normal post this is a technology solution that's looking for a problem

(I helped save b3ta! rob, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 14:21, Reply)
This is a normal post this is a technology problem looking for a problem

(I helped save b3ta! HoratioFellatio Taking the the out of psychotherapist, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 14:26, Reply)
This is a normal post Hehehehe, this is good

(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 14:23, Reply)
This is a normal post Haha!
A prime example of technology making a simple task 10 times more complicated.
 (I helped save b3ta! Lanc Weekend Trailer Park Supervisor, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 14:29, Reply)
This is a normal post fuck me thats
funny!
 (ACuntLikeYou I'm hated for loving, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 14:30, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm pretty sure
I've spoken to this call centre before...
 (I helped save b3ta! masakatsu best of all the burger meats, Wed 4 Apr 2007, 14:50, Reply)
This is a normal post Hahaha
diamond
 (I helped save b3ta! Fishcat Difficult difficult lemon difficult., Wed 4 Apr 2007, 15:02, Reply)
This is a normal post I will dictate my reply using that software
That was great, it makes me laugh or more.
I'm like you so much that I tried to myself.
George and the results.
 (Ian_Ex_Machina Has nothing better to do, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 3:49, Reply)