tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post8095628583980228807..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Scribe : Why Not Write Over The Top Of My Head?Alan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-5965154390909429472011-08-12T08:52:09.093+01:002011-08-12T08:52:09.093+01:00Extraordinary! Now I know how the New Zealand rap...Extraordinary! Now I know how the New Zealand rapper <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scribe_%28rapper%29" rel="nofollow">Scribe</a> comes up with his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzWxreCNuxE" rel="nofollow">lyrics</a>.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-76932420860099018632011-08-11T23:39:39.177+01:002011-08-11T23:39:39.177+01:00This shouldn't be your last, Alan. More, pleas...This shouldn't be your last, Alan. More, please.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-7718437388035413402011-08-11T21:29:15.685+01:002011-08-11T21:29:15.685+01:00Hah the cure to writer's block or the way to b...Hah the cure to writer's block or the way to bad poetry, kind of frightening actually. There are enough horrible poets on the blogs without assistance from Google. (I know Im a grump)Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-14358406355957305422011-08-11T20:12:45.911+01:002011-08-11T20:12:45.911+01:00AH yes we will soon be programmed and as we think ...AH yes we will soon be programmed and as we think everything will appear in our own personal cloud. I think that's that grand scheme.<br />I do rather like the way the words came together for you. :)Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-7781143966330523442011-08-11T00:42:22.955+01:002011-08-11T00:42:22.955+01:00Nowadays, handwriting is almost nil, now we don...Nowadays, handwriting is almost nil, now we don't even have to THINK our words or write them. Wow, we are sure making progress...or are we??Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-77219937474969735922011-08-10T21:48:21.624+01:002011-08-10T21:48:21.624+01:00I wonder if this is what poetry would look like if...I wonder if this is what poetry would look like if Lt. Data tried to write it? AI marches on!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-1793460967031480022011-08-10T21:23:29.887+01:002011-08-10T21:23:29.887+01:00Heh. Let's set up an appointment. IM is fine.Heh. Let's set up an appointment. IM is fine.JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-28193849941564523232011-08-10T21:22:48.573+01:002011-08-10T21:22:48.573+01:00Interesting. Somehow I think I can live without th...Interesting. Somehow I think I can live without the Scribe. :)<br />However, the poem is certainly sheer genius.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-69781454755761062642011-08-10T19:19:14.873+01:002011-08-10T19:19:14.873+01:00I think I like struggling along with my own words,...I think I like struggling along with my own words, so I won't likely be using this...Did you find it helpful? To me, having to work around another's words would seem intrusive.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-58034635726394401542011-08-10T19:15:53.555+01:002011-08-10T19:15:53.555+01:00This actually had me laughing out loud; I love the...This actually had me laughing out loud; I love the idea of writing over the top of the head! It reminds of those magnetic words (like those Shakesperean ones I used for my blog header), which you can throw up in the air and see if a poem lands (on the fridge that is). It’s the updated version of the monkeys and typewriters idea!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-26545373214409035012011-08-10T18:12:09.111+01:002011-08-10T18:12:09.111+01:00Not surprisingly I shan't be using Google Scri...Not surprisingly I shan't be using Google Scribe. Love Google, but what are we coming to - suggesting words.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-74859322217103860622011-08-10T17:32:29.991+01:002011-08-10T17:32:29.991+01:00I thought for a minute you might have made that up...I thought for a minute you might have made that up (Google Scribe .. and thereby the poem too) but you haven't, have you? The poem is nicely dark and mystical, quite a good effort, I feel. But, as one who gets unspeakably annoyed by the lady in the Sat-nav telling me where to go, I fear I should not like Google Scribe either.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-66327622556884014522011-08-10T17:15:34.898+01:002011-08-10T17:15:34.898+01:00old friends lying alone...that touches for sure......old friends lying alone...that touches for sure...very well done...i need to check this scribe out...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-85188621946696608512011-08-10T16:46:09.944+01:002011-08-10T16:46:09.944+01:00And if Google would give me some relevant results ...And if Google would give me some relevant results for "Google Scribe", then I might be able ti use it. Gone through the whole of the first page of results with nothing to show for it - just blogs and comments about it.<br /><br />Damnably annoying!Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-52526834999724727812011-08-10T16:38:17.215+01:002011-08-10T16:38:17.215+01:00Dare I suggest, you may have just invented Scribe2...Dare I suggest, you may have just invented Scribe24?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-85408991261391877382011-08-10T15:14:01.235+01:002011-08-10T15:14:01.235+01:00Oh yeah...they have these you can insert from you ...Oh yeah...they have these you can insert from you cell phone too, I have been known to select those...I really am not a fan of texting...but my kids just love it...some how I believe that texting doesn't offer the feel from the tone of voice and when we shorten words sometimes we don't get the intended message! Great post...the photo is delightful too!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-44599027673852922132011-08-10T15:03:44.896+01:002011-08-10T15:03:44.896+01:00Sounds like a set of Buddhist koans. You should be...Sounds like a set of Buddhist koans. You should become a priest...Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-28296051964768699772011-08-10T14:45:04.465+01:002011-08-10T14:45:04.465+01:00Even though I haven't checked it out I don'...Even though I haven't checked it out I don't think I'd like Google Scribe. I get very irritated with the iPhone text suggestions when it thinks it knows what I'm going to write. I'm forever battling with the damn thing. Your poem was good, how much of it was yours and how much was Googles?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-35401676399717981982011-08-10T13:04:15.209+01:002011-08-10T13:04:15.209+01:00If we didn't know you'd received the assis...If we didn't know you'd received the assistance of Google scribe, it would be easy to say, Profound, man. It has the glimmer of genius. There truly are some very good lines here. Perhaps you've embarked on something quite new and you may be the precursor.... ;)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.com