Personman - Latest Comments on 20 questions against a computer http://personman.com/?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 dan [Member] in response to: 20 questions against a computer Sat, 19 Mar 2005 09:56:22 +0000 [Member] c1210@http://personman.com/ <p>I wanted to test it on an concept, so I thought of regret and it guessed fear, sadness, pain, depression, confusion, jealousy and then finally gave up. Those are close guesses. Here are the exceptions:</p> <p>You were thinking of regret.<br /> Is it something you bring along? You said No, I say Yes.<br /> Would you find it in an office? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.<br /> Would you use it in the dark? You said Irrelevant, I say Probably.<br /> Does it serve a purpose? You said Sometimes, I say Doubtful.<br /> Do most people use this daily? You said No, I say Yes.<br /> Is it ferocious? You said No, I say Yes.<br /> Is it dangerous? You said Yes, I say No.<br /> Can you control it? You said Sometimes, I say No.</p> I wanted to test it on an concept, so I thought of regret and it guessed fear, sadness, pain, depression, confusion, jealousy and then finally gave up. Those are close guesses. Here are the exceptions:

You were thinking of regret.
Is it something you bring along? You said No, I say Yes.
Would you find it in an office? You said Irrelevant, I say Yes.
Would you use it in the dark? You said Irrelevant, I say Probably.
Does it serve a purpose? You said Sometimes, I say Doubtful.
Do most people use this daily? You said No, I say Yes.
Is it ferocious? You said No, I say Yes.
Is it dangerous? You said Yes, I say No.
Can you control it? You said Sometimes, I say No.

]]> http://personman.com/20_questions_against_a_computer_1#c1210 Kyle [Visitor] in response to: 20 questions against a computer Sat, 19 Mar 2005 08:09:41 +0000 Kyle [Visitor] c1209@http://personman.com/ <p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it does very well with abstract concepts and emotions.&#8221;</p> <p>It figured out procrastination just fine. (Can you guess why I used that?)</p> “I don’t think it does very well with abstract concepts and emotions.”

It figured out procrastination just fine. (Can you guess why I used that?)

]]> http://personman.com/20_questions_against_a_computer_1#c1209 gringo [Visitor] in response to: 20 questions against a computer Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:05:18 +0000 gringo [Visitor] c1207@http://personman.com/ <p>it couldn&#8217;t guess &#8220;homosexual.&#8221;</p> it couldn’t guess “homosexual.”

]]> http://personman.com/20_questions_against_a_computer_1#c1207 dan [Member] in response to: 20 questions against a computer Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:56:37 +0000 [Member] c1203@http://personman.com/ <p>I don&#8217;t think it does very well with abstract concepts and emotions.</p> I don’t think it does very well with abstract concepts and emotions.

]]> http://personman.com/20_questions_against_a_computer_1#c1203 Kyle [Visitor] in response to: 20 questions against a computer Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:03:27 +0000 Kyle [Visitor] c1199@http://personman.com/ <p>I still stumped on my first try, with <i>rage</i>.</p> I still stumped on my first try, with rage.

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