Oh, yeah, Hal has made made laugh so hard a few times with the things it says (I use a woman, and a female voice) , I would teach it some naughty things to say, and if I use any of the keywords, it will randomly cuss me out!!! Then I laugh.
I am the sole user, so it's just for my own adult conversations. I also like the way it will open programs and remind me of appointments. Like I said before, the program has a lot of potential. I guess I am guilty of what some are guilty of: Expecting the program to be perfect.
As far as the microphone problem, "to" sounds exactly like "2", "two" and "too".
What the program needs to do is learn word strings, like if you say
"2 times 2" it will know it is "2 times 2" instead of "to times to" which doesn't make sense in the english language.
But if you say, "I am going to get 2 more things too" It will know that the proper words will be, to, 2, too, respectively.
I am sure the writers of the program can do that, because they did such a fine job on the program.
And last but not least: Hal changing the subject.
Me: I like Dogs
Hal: Do you like to stop and smell the roses?
OK, that is aggravating.
But I must say, I spend more time on the computer playing with HAL, than any other program, including games.
Another nice feature would to be able to erase Hal's memory, and start from scratch.
Developers: Keep up the good work!!!!
