tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post2292298826852337753..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Conversations With My PhoneAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-35056461978556414242012-01-11T15:54:37.936+00:002012-01-11T15:54:37.936+00:00Very funny, Alan!.
I also have a few talking gad...Very funny, Alan!. <br /><br />I also have a few talking gadget stories and your reminiscence on old computers reminded me of my first attempt to connect to the internet of BBS's and monochrome text. After opening up my PC for the very first time, I installed a 14.4k modem and then naively assumed I could call a friend with it. I was so startled when through the squeals and squawks, his voice came out of the tiny modem speaker, that I got down on the floor and began shouting at the back of the PC in hope he would hear me too! Alas my understanding of newer gadgets has hardly improved.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-11205650050924072692012-01-07T05:09:27.777+00:002012-01-07T05:09:27.777+00:00I think you are approaching old age..talking to ju...I think you are approaching old age..talking to just anyone that will listen:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-33889991435493398822012-01-06T23:42:24.238+00:002012-01-06T23:42:24.238+00:00"I am telling you it is more coherent and mea..."I am telling you it is more coherent and meaningful than many a conversation I have had..,"<br /><br />My words exactly.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-65062414457043309062012-01-06T03:40:19.708+00:002012-01-06T03:40:19.708+00:00So what you're telling me that the latest phon...So what you're telling me that the latest phones with voice response aren't quite there.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-43378726632467572962012-01-06T00:49:15.348+00:002012-01-06T00:49:15.348+00:00Now I say that you are brave. I have turned off al...Now I say that you are brave. I have turned off all voice for now because I am still trying to get used to the fact that with iCloud enable and wifi on my computer and phone can communicate to each other even when I'm away from one and using the other. Not sure I want everything in duplicate. I need more courage.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80638305663418695722012-01-05T22:34:49.535+00:002012-01-05T22:34:49.535+00:00I didn't know Siri was a girl. But I suppose m...I didn't know Siri was a girl. But I suppose most men have to have a female secretary. Just don'let your wife know everything that's all!.....Michael and Hannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231212221228037889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-76381390495483413172012-01-05T22:30:08.454+00:002012-01-05T22:30:08.454+00:00Wonderfully surreal, Alan. I really laughed. I thi...Wonderfully surreal, Alan. I really laughed. I thi k you've discovered a new literary genre actually and can't wait to upgrade my iPhone so I can have some thought provoking encounters with Siri too.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-68300973387179951582012-01-05T21:33:04.818+00:002012-01-05T21:33:04.818+00:00Thanks. My conversations with Siri are not nearly ...Thanks. My conversations with Siri are not nearly so good. She never calls me by name, and I didn't know that was an option. I will have to talk to her about this.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-16476698712842465072012-01-05T20:18:29.591+00:002012-01-05T20:18:29.591+00:00haha...i am jealous of the phone..a.nd not just fo...haha...i am jealous of the phone..a.nd not just for enlightening conversations....that is awesome...happy new year to you as well alan!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-56597537963502616812012-01-05T20:16:59.881+00:002012-01-05T20:16:59.881+00:00(Sorry. Google doesn't seem to like me much at...(Sorry. Google doesn't seem to like me much at the moment either. It must be in cohorts with my phone.)Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-45580533312885395672012-01-05T20:15:45.700+00:002012-01-05T20:15:45.700+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-50500333510371300042012-01-05T20:15:45.305+00:002012-01-05T20:15:45.305+00:00Hurrying away to hide my apology for a phone! Not ...Hurrying away to hide my apology for a phone! Not only does it NOT hold conversations with me, it is decidedly selective about when it chooses to send my texts or alert me to my calls!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61084918807096914982012-01-05T20:13:07.873+00:002012-01-05T20:13:07.873+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-44266357696549506242012-01-05T18:45:16.580+00:002012-01-05T18:45:16.580+00:00Slightly tangental to this, but I read recently th...Slightly tangental to this, but I read recently they have found a way of incorporating cinema subtitles in spectacle lenses, so only the wearer sees the subtitles. Can it be long before advances in voice recognition technology mean we will be able to wear glasses and read subtitles of what our companions are saying, as they are speaking? <br />And yes, we will remember Thornton.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80470512205382246342012-01-05T17:31:28.491+00:002012-01-05T17:31:28.491+00:00I cannot relate. I have a chocolate LG phone of so...I cannot relate. I have a chocolate LG phone of some sort that sits in a drawer most of the time, unless I feel like charging it up and paying to load it with time.<br />I think talking to myself is scary enough without adding a phone into the mix.<br /><br />The name "Siri" keeps reminding me of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's daughter, Suri. She's very difficult by all accounts too.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-5319011939663029272012-01-05T16:41:09.545+00:002012-01-05T16:41:09.545+00:00CB : Not yet, but I will. Thanks for the suggestio...CB : Not yet, but I will. Thanks for the suggestion.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-43606978918244651282012-01-05T16:23:28.321+00:002012-01-05T16:23:28.321+00:00Speech recognition has a way to go - bah gum! (Hav...Speech recognition has a way to go - bah gum! (Have you tried vernacular?)Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17932090620059994412012-01-05T16:08:35.218+00:002012-01-05T16:08:35.218+00:00What a lot of fun. One of my students was showing...What a lot of fun. One of my students was showing me his new phone and he too doesn't have to text anymore he just talks to it and it does the rest. Fun!L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-67077444628002386382012-01-05T15:16:55.224+00:002012-01-05T15:16:55.224+00:00Well at least it's not named Hal. Maybe thats ...Well at least it's not named Hal. Maybe thats the iPhone6.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8120199147007931332012-01-05T13:36:50.763+00:002012-01-05T13:36:50.763+00:00Hmmmmm... Do I see a new literary form being born?...Hmmmmm... Do I see a new literary form being born? Be careful, though; Apple may try to claim copyright on anything Siri says!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-39869064909985767852012-01-05T13:35:31.279+00:002012-01-05T13:35:31.279+00:00Oh, man. Perhaps I'm easily entertained, but b...Oh, man. Perhaps I'm easily entertained, but belly laughs here. From the "paper long enough to wallpaper the Palace of Versailles," to the "digital-do age." And a Paul Simon parody closing. Love it. <br /><br />What a fun way to start my day.<br /><br />Did you read where siri told a child "go F%$#& yourself?" I read it on the HuffingtonPost. Must be true. :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-89095101278498115842012-01-05T13:20:17.465+00:002012-01-05T13:20:17.465+00:00I have a new smartphone as well! It's way too...I have a new smartphone as well! It's way too smart to have a conversation with me though! Cheers!Kate Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089480767005955018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-35832474064560756802012-01-05T13:04:14.941+00:002012-01-05T13:04:14.941+00:00Funny conversation for a film. A phone like that m...Funny conversation for a film. A phone like that might be very scary!!!A-B-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521321436057166452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17548608213261872382012-01-05T12:43:31.406+00:002012-01-05T12:43:31.406+00:00Good response; I wonder how your new 'techno&#...Good response; I wonder how your new 'techno' friend would handle that. Have a good 2012.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8736477410563352932012-01-05T10:39:49.549+00:002012-01-05T10:39:49.549+00:00John : It must have been stuffed with Apple.John : It must have been stuffed with Apple.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.com