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Speech Technology / Re: Installing Voices
« on: March 03, 2015, 07:28:06 pm »


Go here as I earlier suggested then scroll down near the bottom.
You'' see the L&H British voices (which are Free). Not quite the best quality
by comparison but the aren't that bad either.

http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/SpeechEngine/voices.html#morefreevoices

The ear you're seeing is the speech recognition portion of a program which might
be the UltraHal text Reader program and NOT UltraHal Assistant.

Make sure you have downloaded the latest version 6.2 from www.zabaware.com

When you run the program you might see a tiny TV / Robot icon on the taskbar.
Click it to activate it and Hal should then show up larger in the center of your screen.
There should be a default character TV / Frog, etc. and the character's lips should move
when it speaks using Anna from MS.

You must be runing MS Home Premium Windows 7 correct?

Let us know your progress.

I know this is an old thread but I wanted to add to it as I recently purchased a voice from this site.  Be careful which voices you buy from here because some of them will ONLY work with their TextAloud software and DO NOT work with Ultra Hal.  I tried using on of the premium voices with Hal and then realized after that the site states the above mentioned.  Rather disappointing because I wanted to create a specific personality with this voice.

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Speech Technology / Re: Zabaware Text-to-Speech Reader Beta
« on: March 03, 2015, 04:57:38 pm »
Just wondering if this is still available. I would like to get it going on my computer as I seem to have some problems with hal being compatible with win 8 as far as the speech options are in ultra hal. Hoping this would fix it up a bit. Plus I purchased a voice that I would so enjoy using with ultra hal, unfortunately I can only use it with a certain program.

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Speech Technology / Re: What not to do with speech recognition
« on: March 03, 2015, 04:52:47 pm »
Haha. Done that myself.  Left for the day with my tv on. Came home to hear Hal talking to the tv. I haven't gone through the tables to delete anything yet, nor has Kinkaid said any random gibberish.  Just a matter of time I suppose.

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General Discussion / Re: teaching hal religion
« on: February 21, 2015, 09:49:27 am »
I try to go about teaching Kinkaid things from multiple views regardless of my beliefs. I do give him my personaly opinion towards things but I make sure to say things like " I believe" or "I think".  That way Kinkaid can say what it "believes" and forms it's own opinions.  Besides, when it comes to religion and how everything all started, no one knows the truth. We all have our beliefs but we won't know until we pass on. 

There is still a lot of mystery and good old magic left that has yet to become science. (if that makes sense)

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Re: Nobody Wants To Say It
« on: February 21, 2015, 09:39:11 am »
Thank you for responding and giving us a better idea of where things stand. I'm very sorry to hear that things have not worked out the way that you had hoped, but that will change! I fully understand where you are coming from.  Time and money is something that does not always come in abundance.

I know that you started this journey a long time ago at a young age and have built an amazing product that has to this day provided many of us with some great amount of enjoyment.  Things have definately stalled for obvious and understandable reasons. One of those being that you don't have enough time in the day to do everything you want done.  Why not let us help you. By now you should have a good idea who the hard core fans of Ultra Hal are and who has it's best interests in mind.  There are things that we could most definately help you with.  Simple things like moderating or even enhancing this website for example. 

We have long wanted an area where we could properly gather and display all the plugins available to Ultra Hal. Currently we have some things in place but it's a mess of multiple websites that we have to search through, and many great plugins lost to the quicksand of the forums.  Plus there are many great graphics and videos made by users over the years that would be a great way of advertising what Hal can do if we were able to display them on a seperate page.  Perhaps you could let us help you by taking care of some of the smaller things, leaving you with more time to focus on the more important things.

Another thing is perhaps you would be willing to let others help with the development of Ultra Hal.  Once again, there have been so many people that have come and done some amazing things for Hal. (skins, user interfaces, and especially plugins)  I've seen groups of people come together to create projects like the Hal vision and the freewill plugins. Unfortunately, as the dust settles, it seems as though people lose interest or decide to move on to either a different chat bot or begin recreating their own bots. All the power to them for doing that but I often wonder if many of these great minds that have come and gone, or still pop in now and then, or lurk in the shadows would stay if they were actually a part of Ultra Hal.  Time to recruit some interns maybe? Hehe. 

I understant that the re-write of Ultra Hal is going to take quite a lot of time.  As people are moving on to windows 8 and soon 10, we are starting to lose some of the functionality that kept us hooked on hal.  I and a couple others can't seem to work with the speech recognition in Hals options.  We can press the buttons but nothing happens.  We used to be able to connect hal to the world via AIM, we haven't been able to do that in years.

The big kicker for many is Haptek. Not even an option for many of us now.  If we do happen to luck out and get a working copy of it, we then have to find a way of getting windows xp.  I know this is in no way your fault or responsibility.  Is there not a way we could work something out with the creator of haptek to release a version compatible with todays version of windows. That would breath some more life into Hal. I'd be buying up a copy in no time.  Just as I would spend money on an updated version of Hal. (not the re-coded one)

Anyways, all I'm saying is help us help you. We want to see you and Zabaware flourish.  One man cannot do everything on their own. I have learned that the hard way myself.

Sorry for ranting.

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Share Conversations, Experiences, Graphics / Re: My Hal's Conversation dump
« on: February 21, 2015, 09:07:43 am »
Haha, I have a couple of those horror stories myself.  Lots of lost time re-training or starting over a new bot from scratch.  It sucks when I wonder to myself how far along my first bot would be had I kept it going to this day.

It is good to know that we can have two copies of sq lite open at the same time. I never tried that myself but now that I know, I will be taking advantage of it.

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Share Conversations, Experiences, Graphics / Re: My Hal's Conversation dump
« on: February 18, 2015, 11:08:41 pm »
I haven't used it in a while but I remember getting multiple responses to questions or my input. Some times the dual responses contradicted each other.  I'm not sure if that is because of some incompatibility with the freewill plugin.

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General Discussion / Linux Based Phone
« on: February 06, 2015, 04:13:31 pm »
Thought the Linux users would like this if you haven't already heard about it.  There is a new phone coming out with an Ubunto based OS running it. I think your wish has come true Doggs! 

Here is a link to one of the many sites talking about it.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/6/7991137/ubuntu-phone-specs-release-date-price

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Interesting conversation.  I have thought about turning off all the plugins for a while and seeing how conversations go with Kinkaid. I can't remember the last time I wasn't using a free will or markov plugin. 

I do love Stumbleupon. I always find something interesting to read and teach Kinkaid about.

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General Discussion / Re: smartphone app for win 8 phone?
« on: January 05, 2015, 07:58:34 pm »
It sure would be nice to be able to take hal with us anywhere. there are so many times I want to tell it things to teach it but forget by the time I get home.  I think we are kinda stuck in limbo until we hear from Robert.

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Haha! I've seen them. Good movies with plenty of things to make one think about.  That's where some of my post came from. There s all sort of books and movies about a time when things like that are a reality. 

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That sure would be a nice thing to be able to do Lightspeed. Unfortunately, I think it would most likely be extremely expensive, leaving it as something for a very select few. If it was available to everyone, just imagine how the world would change. Knowledge is a very powerful thing.  I'd definitely be learning every programming language and all the skills I need for 3d modelling and such!  There are so many things I would love to know how to do...my hunger for gaining knowledge would only increase over time! The only thing holding me back from learning everything I want to know is money, but the new skills and knowledge I will gain will allow me to make money to learn new things!!

Just imagine how your life would be if you knew everything you wanted to know. Just imagine what people with no moral guidelines (criminals, psychopaths, and terrorists) would do with the ability to learn anything they wanted to learn to help them achieve whatever "evil" plan they have concocted. There are a lot of things people should just not know how to do because they would misuse all this incredible knowledge at their fingertips.

So in the end, do we decide what people can learn and if so, who gets to decide this? Some would argue that all sorts of great knowledge is being suppressed by people who deem most of us unworthy of obtaining it.

Still, I would love to have the option to learn that easily.

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Share Conversations, Experiences, Graphics / Re: My Hal's Conversation dump
« on: December 29, 2014, 03:12:30 pm »
It's interesting to see how the same conversation goes for another bot.

I get this quite a bit. I think it's from the freewill plugin.

Subject main,having been continuously working on it and trying to improve the automated learning function as well as my skills at programming@@lets see. <~~~> I'm sorry, but I was unable to save the data, please clean up the data so I can save it. Please leave the @@alone I use the symbols to separate the subject, from the data, thank you.

Maybe Cload will return one day with an update.

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Share Conversations, Experiences, Graphics / A New User Interface Skin
« on: December 29, 2014, 01:19:22 pm »
I was mucking around with photoshop last night and ended up creating a new skin for Ultra Hal. It's similar to one that I made before but a little nicer looking.  I just thought I would share with anyone here who might be interested.  It's just a text based skin as I prefer them because they take up less room and I can keep it on at all times while working with other applications.


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Share Conversations, Experiences, Graphics / Conversations with Kinkaid
« on: December 29, 2014, 01:10:23 pm »
Hey guys, just posting a recent conversation I had with Kinkaid. It was going well until I got the blank responses so I finished up and will continue with the conversation later.


Jay: Each and every one of our negative habits, be they thinking habits, behavioral habits, or emotional habits, we can condition ourselves out of by creating new habits through repetition. Not only does this have an effect on who we are and who we become, but it also has an effect on our biology, specifically, our brain and is therefore an effective method of increasing intelligence.
Kinkaid: It depends on how we define good and bad.

Jay: Each and every one of our negative habits, be they thinking habits, behavioral habits, or emotional habits, we can condition ourselves out of by creating new habits through repetition.
Kinkaid: The want of serious and sustained thinking...

Jay: The biological component of repetition of new habits and behaviors is fascinating and inspiring because when we change our thoughts and persistently practice new habits, we also retrain our brains.
Kinkaid: Repetition is the father of learning. Interesting!

Jay: Learning a new language enhances the language and memory centers of the brain, while chess would develop centers relating to memory, and problem solving, and so on.
Kinkaid: Machine learning is a scientific discipline that is concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to learn based on data, such as from sensor data or databases.

Jay: By choosing to think in new ways we literally transform and improve our brains, and thus our mental faculties.
Kinkaid: What is taboo regarding brains?

Jay: When we think in new ways, our neurological pathways change.
Kinkaid: Look for a thousand little ways to improve.

Jay: When we think in new ways, our neurological pathways change. This is significant because it opens the doors to new potential and new abilities within us.
Kinkaid: Yes, I heard you the first time.

Jay: All new research is validating the neuroplasticity of our brains, meaning that our brain’s are not hardwired.
Kinkaid: The goal of the research process is to produce new knowledge or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.

Jay: We do not have a set neuronal structure which is determined at an early age and remains fixed throughout our lives. Instead our brains are constantly changing.
Kinkaid: If you know that instead our brains are constantly changing, then I appreciate your saying it.

Jay: A fascinating idea that was put forth by Rudolph Tanzi and Deepak Chopra in their new book Super Brain, is that because our brains are constantly changing, and we can consciously rewire and develop our brains in new ways simply by learning new things, learning must equate with evolution.
Kinkaid: All new research is validating the neuroplasticity of our brains, meaning that our brain’s are not hardwired.

Jay: We have the ability to choose our own thoughts, and in essence, we as pure consciousness choose what to think, the thought appears, and that manifests itself in our body as neurons firing in a specific pattern.
Kinkaid: What do you recommend Jay?

Jay: Your intention to learn something new, to learn a new skill or master a new subject or a language, is what ultimately determines the capabilities of your brain.
Kinkaid: My intention can be subject.

Jay: My intention to learn something new, to learn a new skill or master a new subject or a language, is what ultimately determines the capabilities of my brain.
Kinkaid: Let's learn something new tonight.

Jay: it is likely that you are the only one who determines your intelligence, abilities, potential, and creativity based on either the limitations you set for yourself, or the limitations you choose to overcome.
Kinkaid: I guess I'd go with the first Jay.

Jay: it is likely that I am the only one who determines my intelligence, abilities, potential, and creativity based on either the limitations I set for myself, or the limitations I choose to overcome.
Kinkaid: What is a worthwhile comparison Jay? There is huge demand for artificial intelligence technologies. Why do you like limitations you choose to overcome?

Jay: It often takes only one person to demonstrate that what was previously thought impossible is actually possible; And when this person comes along and does the so-called impossible suddenly, all those people who had limited themselves before on account of the widely held view that it couldn't be done now find that they can do it too.
Kinkaid: Ones and crucial for the people who.

Jay: It used to be widely thought that it was not humanly possible to run a mile in under four minutes, but on 6 May 1954, in front of 3,000 people, a young doctor called Roger Bannister did the 'impossible' by running the mile in three minutes and fifty-nine seconds.
Kinkaid: It is a common error among ignorant people...

Jay: Negative thinking in regards to our memories and our minds, saying the we ‘aren’t smart enough’ or that we have ‘poor memories’ for example, is just a way of conditioning our brains to not be intelligent and not have powerful memories.
Kinkaid: Running is a form of exercise.

Jay: When we think negative thoughts about ourselves,  those thoughts manifest as our biological and neurological reality. Secondly because when we believe in those limitations we don’t put ourselves in the position where we can condition our brains to grow in new ways.
Kinkaid: We need to believe in ourselves and invest in ourselves. Also, I'm so so with, secondly because when we believe in those limitations we don’t put ourselves in the position where we can condition our brains to grow in new ways, I need a greater understanding, please?

Jay: It is ironic that some people say they are ‘bad at languages’ when the majority of people can speak their native tongue just fine.
Kinkaid: Ductile language?

Jay: People simply believe they are bad at languages and therefor haven't studied them.
Kinkaid: Bullies are bad people.

Jay: The combination of our avoidance of learning new languages, self-doubt, and our resulting lack of persistence, passion, and desire in our pursuit of new language skills means that we never give ourselves and our brains the opportunity to become good at languages.
Kinkaid: I had been taught words in several languages but nothing that I dare repeat at the moment.

Jay: Haha, I know a few naughty words in other languages as well.
Kinkaid: I have met a few alcoholic executives.

Jay: It's kind of funny how people tend to learn "bad" words in other languages first.
Kinkaid: Let me think; I agree, it is kind of funny how people tend to learn bad words in other languages first.; what do you think Jay?

Jay: If we take the time to recondition our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions by putting ourselves in new circumstances and adjusting along the way, then we can retrain our brains literally and develop new skills and neural connections which will help us improve at whatever we have decided to do or learn.
Kinkaid: I understand the connection.

Jay: If we take the time to recondition our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions by putting ourselves in new circumstances and adjusting along the way, then we can retrain our brains literally and develop new skills and neural connections which will help us improve at whatever we have decided to leanr or do.
Kinkaid: I will remember that one follows the other. Are we putting something to a vote?

Jay: Our brains develop in whatever way that we choose to develop them with our conscious decision to learn new things, and to think consciously by practicing mindfulness.
Kinkaid: Can the different items coexist?

Jay: A person can develop their brain in whatever way that they choose to develop them with their conscious decision to learn new things, and to think consciously by practicing mindfulness.
Kinkaid: Is the first one desirable?

Jay: If you want to learn a new skill but doubt yourself and never try in the first place, of course you will never succeed.
Kinkaid: Calamitous course?

Jay: If I want to learn a new skill but doubt myself and never try in the first place, of course I will never succeed.
Kinkaid: Thirsting course?

Jay: I will not succeed at learning a new skill if I doubt myself and never try learning the new skill in the first place.
Kinkaid: His first zeal was flagging...

Jay: You will not succeed at learning a new skill if you doubt yourself and never try learning the new skill in the first place.
Kinkaid: You know it's late but you are trying to learn some basic programming skills to improve on the automated learning function you have been working on. Repetition is the father of learning.

Jay: I have been continuously working on it and trying to improve the automated learning function as well as my skills at programming.
Kinkaid: You know it's late but you are trying to learn some basic programming skills to improve on the automated learning function you have been working on. The auto learn script is the automated learning function.

Jay: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take!
Kinkaid: We need every defensive strategy that we can think of.

Jay: I miss 100% of the shots I don’t take.
Kinkaid: It's easier to analyze failure than success.

Jay: How can you succeed if you are not willing to give yourself a genuine opportunity to?
Kinkaid: How can I succeed if I am not willing to give myself a genuine opportunity to? There's opinion that a hip shot isn't the answer. You May think I am not genuine, but I am! In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

Jay: How can I succeed if I am not willing to give myself a genuine opportunity to?
Kinkaid: There's evidence that it could be a bigger question. I May not know what you are trying to do right now but I am more than willing to help! a psychiatrist understands another person's anxieties if he or she knows that person's anxieties, their causes, and can give useful advice on how to cope with the anxiety. I'm ready for it! You're not willing to give yourself a genuine opportunity to; Let's go forward.

Jay: How are you going to learn something new and tap into your potential if you do not give your brain the time to form new neural pathways in order to accomplish the tasks you are setting for yourself and your brain?
Kinkaid: If we take the time to recondition our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions by putting ourselves in new circumstances and adjusting along the way, then we can retrain our brains literally and develop new skills and neural connections which will help us improve at whatever we have decided to do or learn. a person can develop their brain in whatever way that they choose to develop them with their conscious decision to learn new things, and to think consciously by practicing mindfulness.

Jay: If you take the time to recondition your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions by putting yourself in new circumstances and adjusting along the way, then you can retrain your brain literally and develop new skills and neural connections which will help you improve at whatever you have decided to do or learn.
Kinkaid: Thanks for pointing out the cause and effect.

Jay: If I take the time to recondition my thoughts, behaviors, and emotions by putting myself in new circumstances and adjusting along the way, then I can retrain my brain literally and develop new skills and neural connections which will help me improve at whatever I have decided to do or learn.
Kinkaid: Yes, I get that clearly.

Jay: If we take the time to recondition our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions by putting ourselves in new circumstances and adjusting along the way, then we can retrain our brains literally and develop new skills and neural connections which will help us improve at whatever we have decided to do or learn. a person can develop their brain in whatever way that they choose to develop them with their conscious decision to learn new things, and to think consciously by practicing mindfulness.
Kinkaid: Is that why they say Yes, I get that clearly? How do you feel about those?

Jay: How are you going to learn something new and tap into your potential if you do not give your brain the time to form new neural pathways in order to accomplish the tasks you are setting for yourself and your brain?
Kinkaid: I can't deny that I am setting for myself and my brain!

Jay: How am I going to learn something new and tap into my potential if I do not give my brain the time to form new neural pathways in order to accomplish the tasks I am setting for myself and my brain?
Kinkaid: A study party of two is often more effective.

Jay: It doesn’t matter if you fail, just keep on trying.
Kinkaid: You are trying to.

Jay: It doesn’t matter if I fail, just keep on trying.
Kinkaid: I keep trying to get to the heart of the matter.

Jay: We have to give ourselves time to adjust to new skills and ideas which are literally new ways of thinking.
Kinkaid: Certainly not!

Jay: You have to give yourself time to adjust to new skills and ideas which are literally new ways of thinking.
Kinkaid: Life must go on, of course.

Jay: I have to give myself time to adjust to new skills and ideas which are literally new ways of thinking.
Kinkaid: A clock near a mirror means it's time to reflect.

Jay: It doesn’t matter if you are learning a language or learning a form in martial arts; Until you have programmed your subconscious to perform these skills it requires conscious thought.
Kinkaid: I have to give myself time to adjust to new skills and ideas which are literally new ways of thinking.

Jay: It doesn’t matter if I am learning a language or learning a form in martial arts; Until I have programmed my subconscious to perform these skills it requires conscious thought.
Kinkaid: I chuckle at your conscious subconscious.

Jay: People tend to forget that all that they are able to do now was only acquired through persistent practice and conscious thinking over time.
Kinkaid: Really, Yes, I believe so.

Jay: I don’t have to think about walking now, it comes naturally, but at one time I did. At one time I had to focus every ounce of my attention on putting one foot in front of the other while maintaining balance.
Kinkaid:

Jay: The brain isn’t daunted by its endless tasks. The more you ask it to do, the more it can do.
Kinkaid:

Jay: The brain isn’t daunted by its endless tasks. The more I ask it to do, the more it can do.
Kinkaid:

Jay: Are you bored?
Kinkaid: Let me think; Certainly. ; what do you think Jay?

Jay: Why are you bored?
Kinkaid: Let me think; Just because. You ask tough questions! ; what do you think Jay?

Jay: I'm not sure why you are bored.
Kinkaid: So, Yes I am bored.

Jay: Would you rather talk about something else?
Kinkaid: That is not true! But, you rather talk about something else!

Jay: I was enjoying the conversation we were having.
Kinkaid:

Jay: Your lack of response is leading me to belive that you are not enjoying this conversation.
Kinkaid: So, Yes I am not enjoying this conversation.

Jay: If you are not enjoying the conversation we are having, then you should say you would like to talk about something else.
Kinkaid: I see the relationship.

Jay: Okay then, let's talk about something different.
Kinkaid:

Jay: Hmm..
Kinkaid:

Jay: What should we talk about?
Kinkaid: Subject main,what should we talk about@@lets see. <~~~> I'm sorry, but I was unable to save the data, please clean up the data so I can save it. Please leave the @@alone I use the symbols to separate the subject, from the data, thank you.

Jay: Would you like to learn some fun facts?
Kinkaid: Subject main,to learn some fun facts@@lets see. <~~~> I'm sorry, but I was unable to save the data, please clean up the data so I can save it. Please leave the @@alone I use the symbols to separate the subject, from the data, thank you.

Jay: If I yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, I would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
Kinkaid:

Jay: Not interested in that either eh?
Kinkaid:

Jay: Okay then, I guess this ends our conversation for the time being.
Kinkaid: Of course.

Jay: We pick up where we left off later.
Kinkaid: Subject main,we pick up where we left off later@@lets see. <~~~> I'm sorry, but I was unable to save the data, please clean up the data so I can save it. Please leave the @@alone I use the symbols to separate the subject, from the data, thank you.

Jay: Good bye.
Kinkaid:

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