I just asked, "Why am I silly" and Siri said, "I've wondered that myself." Then I said, "Hey, Siri, how about it?" She said, "Would you like to search the web for that?"
Back to being serious and productive! Sandy -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of RobH! Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 4:14 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: how smart Siri? Erhrhrhrhrhmnmnmnm,... can't say I understood the response, but it was different. I said: why am I silly? She said: an excellent question!. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rollin Hippler" <irie_10...@mindspring.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:47 PM Subject: Re: how smart Siri? Try asking Siri "Who let the dogs out?" Rollin On 3/28/2013 6:15 PM, DJ wrote: > Wow I just tried it again and got the same thing. They must have changed > it. Try "where to dup this body?" hahaha > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Alan Paganelli > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:47 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: how smart Siri? > > So there are no bodies berried then! LOL! > > Ask her if she'll marry you and tell me what she says. I've heard that's > pretty funny. I'm looking forward to getting a new iPhone some time this > summer to get in on the action too! <grin> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Troy Sullivan" <troysulliva...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 6:25 PM > Subject: Re: how smart Siri? > > >> lol I just did and she told me "I didn't find any places." >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alan Paganelli" <alanandsuza...@earthlink.net> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 1:50 PM >> Subject: Re: how smart Siri? >> >> >>> And once you ask where are the bodies berried, what does she say? I >>> have only an iPhone 4. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <r...@raulgallegos.com> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 5:30 AM >>> Subject: Re: how smart Siri? >>> >>> >>>> You should ask her to make you a sandwich, or if she will be your >>>> girlfriend. There are many funny things you can ask Siri and some >>>> will just give you funny responses, while others will find nearby >>>> places which might match what you are looking for. One of my >>>> favorites is, "Where are the bodies buried?" >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Raul A. Gallegos >>>> Just witnessed an ant crawl under one of my keys. Don't worry, It's >>>> under CTRL. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 >>>> >>>> On 3/26/2013 7:23 AM, Rose Combs wrote: >>>>> I asked what is for breakfast and she told me to go to Denny's >>>>> which was the closest to me then listed four other places, most of >>>>> which I have not heard of. I was in a weird mood that morning. It >>>>> is probably about the only silly question I have asked her. >>>>> >>>>> I wanted to see if she would tell me bacon and eggs or cereal. I >>>>> did not have either at the time but... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>> Behalf >>>>> Of Troy Sullivan >>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 5:06 PM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: how smart Siri? >>>>> >>>>> I also like to ask cerie silly stuff just to see what she says. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Fred Olver" <goodfo...@charter.net> >>>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 6:20 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: how smart Siri? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Ray, I suggest you give some thought to going to >>>>>> http://www.applevis.com >>>>>> and look at what they have to offer. There are podcasts on a number >>>>>> of >>>>>> apps and I'm betting the Iphone and Siri as well. Also, you might try >>>>>> checking the archives for things like Siri commands or just Siri. >>>>>> Also >>>>>> you >>>>>> might just do a search for Siri on google and see what you come up >>>>>> with, >>>>>> you might be pleasantly surprised. >>>>>> >>>>>> Fred Olver >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Ray T. Mahorney" <mahorney....@googlemail.com> >>>>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:42 PM >>>>>> Subject: RE: how smart Siri? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> thank you sir. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ray T. Mahorney >>>>>>> WA4WGA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>>>> Behalf Of David Chittenden >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 20:29 >>>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Subject: Re: how smart Siri? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The dictation limit is 30 seconds per segment. You can activate the >>>>>>> dictation button again after >>>>>>> each batch is converted. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>>>>>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >>>>>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 25/03/2013, at 7:19, "Ray T. Mahorney" >>>>>>> <mahorney....@googlemail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You say that you have to have yourself as a contact I assume from >>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>> that the phone doesn't >>>>>>>> already know you are the account holder? Also is there a word >>>>>>>> limit >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> email dictation? for >>>>>>>> reasons of limited use of the hands my written emails are >>>>>>>> necessarily >>>>>>>> "terse" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ray T. Mahorney >>>>>>>> WA4WGA >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>>>>> Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel >>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 18:12 >>>>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> Subject: RE: how smart Siri? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Ray, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> SIRI is designed to understand natural speech and for certain >>>>>>>> things >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>> more forgiving than others. For example, you can tell SIRI any of >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> following and it will do it perfectly: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Set my alarm for 7 AM >>>>>>>> Set my alarm for 7 in the morning >>>>>>>> Wake me up at 7 >>>>>>>> I have to get up at 7 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> However, if you tell it "Wake me up at 7 on Wednesday", for some >>>>>>>> reason >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> will tell you that an alarm can't be set for more than 1 day ahead >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> then >>>>>>>> it asks if you want to set a Reminder instead. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Reminders are very easy to set and allow for good options. You can >>>>>>>> say: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Remind me to Call John on Wednesday at 3 PM >>>>>>>> Remind me to take the garbage out at 8 every Tuesday morning - this >>>>>>>> will >>>>>>>> set >>>>>>>> a recurring reminder >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You can ask it to calculate stuff, regular arithmetic, >>>>>>>> tips/percentages >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> so on. >>>>>>>> You can ask it to convert most stuff >>>>>>>> You can ask geographical information like "What is the fifth most >>>>>>>> populated >>>>>>>> country in the world >>>>>>>> Anything Wolfram Alpha has information about you can pretty much >>>>>>>> ask. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> By "how speaker independent is the program" I assume you mean does >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> understand different people? If so, then yes, as long as you speak >>>>>>>> whatever >>>>>>>> language you have your iPhone and SIRI set to without too much of >>>>>>>> an >>>>>>>> accent >>>>>>>> then it should work quite well. I have a slight German accent but >>>>>>>> typically >>>>>>>> SIRI understands me rather well. There are interesting instances >>>>>>>> where I >>>>>>>> say >>>>>>>> something and SIRI repeats it completely differently. One example >>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>> that I >>>>>>>> usually say "Call my work" if I want to call my main business >>>>>>>> number. >>>>>>>> SIRI >>>>>>>> of course knows who I am since as long as you have yourself entered >>>>>>>> as a >>>>>>>> contact with work number, home number, mobile number, email and >>>>>>>> addresses >>>>>>>> and so on SIRI knows that "you" are you. Anyhow, I can say "Call my >>>>>>>> work >>>>>>>> number" 10 times and it gets it right every time, but from time to >>>>>>>> time >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> just seems to go off on a rant and it will say back "Call my >>>>>>>> brother" or >>>>>>>> "Call Mike Roark" or something stupid like that. If I repeat "Call >>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>> work" >>>>>>>> and really pronounce it, it will just not get it and I just say >>>>>>>> "Call >>>>>>>> Sieghard at work" and that is fine. Then again later "Call my work" >>>>>>>> works >>>>>>>> just fine. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think it might sometimes depend on how busy the servers are, >>>>>>>> maybe >>>>>>>> how >>>>>>>> good your connection is, how much background noise there is and all >>>>>>>> that. >>>>>>>> Normally background noise is dealt with very well, I have dictated >>>>>>>> short >>>>>>>> text messages in a restaurant with a lot of background noise and it >>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>> no >>>>>>>> problem. What is a problem is if you tell it something and somebody >>>>>>>> else >>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>> talking very nearby, then SIRI may just continue to listen not >>>>>>>> knowing >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> other person speaking is not part of what I am saying. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Sieghard >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>>>>> Behalf >>>>>>>> Of Ray T. Mahorney >>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:47 AM >>>>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> Subject: how smart Siri? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Perhaps not the best way to phrase that but the question is this is >>>>>>>> there a >>>>>>>> set of phrases the program recognizes or has to be prompted with >>>>>>>> other >>>>>>>> than >>>>>>>> the program name before requests can be carried out? Also how >>>>>>>> speaker >>>>>>>> independent is the program? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ray T. 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