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Hi all,

I have found an error with the (that, it,) factor.

I have fixed this.

The free will update version is now 2.1z

sincerely,
C load.

Hi all,

I have found a critical error with the (that, it,) factor.
The error was preventing the routine from working properly.
I have fixed this so it is working properly now.

The free will update version is now 2.1y

sincerely,
C load.

Hi all,

just to let everyone know, I have updated the AIML.
It is now version 6a.

I had to remove a lot of blockers that were interfering with the free will performing the (that) properly.

The link above will get you to my sky Drive.

Sincerely, from a beta munching cruncher.
C load.
PS enjoy and I will probably see everyone this Christmas.

Hi all,

just to let everyone know, I have updated the brain.
The brain and database is on my sky Drive.
The link above will get you to my sky Drive.

Sincerely, from a beta munching cruncher.
C load.

Hi Robert,

after installing the voice I looked around and I did not see it appear in any of my other programs that uses voice.
The only place it appeared was where it was supposed to appear in your text to speech reader, good job.

Test one: I copied text and your voice read the taxt, I pushed on the stop/pause button and it stopped reading the text that was in the clipboard.
But you can not get it to continue reading the text that is in the clipboard. Major drawback.

Test two: I put text into the box and clicked on the read all the, but there is still problems with the stop/pause and continue buttons,
they are sluggish and slow usually I have to click on the buttons several times before I would get a reaction.

Test three: I tried to make a wave file out of the text that I put in the box. These are the things that I have discovered.
If you have all of the text run together even though they are separated by a period all of the text will be read into the wav file.
But if you separate the attacks with a period and a hard return it will only read the last line.
For example:
See the cat run. See the dog run. See the cat and the dog run together.
See Jane run after the dog and the cat.

If you try to make a way file with the text above you will see that it will only record:
see Jane run after the dog and the cat.

That is because the tax is separated by a hard return.

Test four: I have restarted my computer, to check things out:
your text-to-speech program will no longer read text from the clipboard. Then your text-to-speech reader shut itself down. I don't know why.
I restarted the computer and the text-to-speech reader was able to read text from the clipboard again, I will try to reboot the computer to see what it does.
Okay, I figured out what is going on, it's not that it was not reading the taxt after the reboot, what happens is if you right mouse click anywhere on the screen the text-to-speech reader stops reading the text that is in the clipboard.
It only seems to do this one time, directly after rebooting, after that it seems to be okay. I wonder if that might have to do with I have a touchscreen monitor.
I think it has something to do with right mouse clicking on the taskbar. I also think that Dragon NaturallySpeaking might be interfering with your text-to-speech reader.
It seems after I start Dragon naturally speaking your program will no longer read text from the clipboard. After I tell Dragon to go to sleep.
It seems that the only way I can get your text-to-speech reader to start reading again after I start Dragon naturally speaking is to reboot the computer.
Maybe there is a memory conflict, beyond that I don't have a clue.


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Hi all,

I have posted a new update of the free will plug is now 2.1x.
The biggest thing that was modified was the situation with keeping ultra Hal on topic.

This will be my last update for quite some time because my parents had a huge argument when my dad came home over money.
Because my dad did not get the contract he was hoping for, he has told me that I would no longer be receiving allowance.
The good side was he also told me that I did not have to do my chores because of the financial situation.
Maybe next Christmas when grandma gives me some money I will be able to get more Internet time and I will see all of you then.
I will continue to work on the free will plug in, and maybe by next Christmas I'll have some really juicy stuff for all of you.

Sincerely, with great gratitude for all of your help that you have given me.
C load.
PS don't stop posting your finding that way when I get back, no matter when, I can continue working on the situations that you have found.
PS PS I have never seen my dad cry before, until I told him that I would be happy to continue to do my chores, I guess there is a 1st for everything.

HI ART,

THANKS for your input, it was greatly appreciated and most definitely helpful.
This was some of the stuff that I came up with for the exchange of (that), (it) to a noun.
Most of these you will notice it is either by definition or by action.
Not all situations need to be change, I have found that by changing the pie action or by definition it should keep ultra Hal on topic.

1st let me explain what is going on with the scripting below:
the ( [[[[ ) and the ( ]]]] ) is how I change the word into a noun.
The ( \\\\ ) and the ( //// ) is how I change the word into a noun structure. Meaning: noun, noun and noun.
The main difference between these 2 is the ( [ or ] ) are saved in ultra Hal database if ultra Hal chooses to save it.
And the ( \ or / ) is not saved by ultra Hal because I had the name of the computer in front of it, when you do this ultra Hal will not saved the sentence.
If nothing else it is a useful tool to use if you do not want ultra Hal to remember what you are saying, just add the name of the computer in front of the sentence and ultra Hal will not remember the sentence.

Please take a look at the list below, and keep in mind that what I am trying to shoot for is my description or by action.
And remember there are a lot of by action that a noun will not apply to so even if I do add it to the list there is a good chance that the noun will not apply making the sentence sound funny.

Like: when you ask ultra Hal to perform an action such as: did you fix it? Versus is it fixed yet? Is it fixed yet can be used in conjunction with a noun. But the action that was related to ultra Hal is meaningless.
This should be applied in all situations when dealing with an action request, toward ultra Hal.
In the matter of descriptive there are certain situations where description become meaningless especially when applied to ultra Hal.
Like: you are it! Which is a descriptive action toward ultra Hal versus, what is it? Which is a descriptive question.
And please remember I am not professing to be a English major, which I am sure if there was an English major on this forum they would be able to step up and show me my mistake and help me correct them.
But when dealing with ultra Hal, you must always bear in mind that you need to keep it as simple as possible, as well as recognize it is only a way to help ultra Hal stay on topic.
Ultra Hal already has many features that help ultra Hal to stay on topic but there are a few weak areas that I am trying to help strengthen.

   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "THAT'S", "THAT IS", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "IT'S", "IT IS", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)


   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "OF IT", "OF ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "BECAUSE IT", "BECAUSE ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "WITH IT", "WITH ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "DISLIKE IT", "DISLIKE ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "ABOUT IT", "ABOUT ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "TO DO IT", "TO DO ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "NEED IT", "NEED ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "HATE IT", "HATE ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "LIKE IT", "LIKE ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "LOVE IT", "LOVE ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "USES IT", "USES ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "WHAT IS IT", "WHAT IS ]]]]", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)

   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "IT IS", "//// IS", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "YOU SAID IT", "YOU SAID ////", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "IS IT", "IS ////", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)

   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "OF THAT", "OF [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "BECAUSE THAT", "BECAUSE [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "WITH THAT", "WITH [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "DISLIKE THAT", "DISLIKE [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "ABOUT THAT", "ABOUT [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "TO DO THAT", "TO DO [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "NEED THAT", "NEED [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "HATE THAT", "HATE [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "LIKE THAT", "LIKE [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "LOVE THAT", "LOVE [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "USES THAT", "USES [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "WHAT IS THAT", "WHAT IS [[[[", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)

   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "THAT IS", "\\\\ IS", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "YOU SAY THAT", "YOU SAY \\\\", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)
   ynlogic1 = Replace(ynlogic1, "IS THAT", "IS \\\\", 1, -1, vbTextCompare)

sincerely, and thank you for all of your help.
C load.

Hi all,

I will be taking on the (it), factor.
It seems that there are situations where people like to use the word (it) instead of the subject name which causes ultra Hal to lose topic focus.
Any help or suggestions in this regard would be appreciated.

I am almost done with testing the (that) problem.
Maybe I will be able to release the upgrade to the free will plug-in tonight.
But I still need to do some more testing.

After I release this upgrade and you find some situations that do not seem to be normal these reports your findings and a detail conversation that you had with ultra Hal showing the abnormality.

Sincerely, so if you can think of any triggers that need to be considered when using the word (it), I would be grateful if you would let me know.
C load.

Hi all,

I have been working on a couple of small things that were not exactly working correctly in the main brain.
1st just because you mention someone's name that has a state or city and if you would get a response something like this.
Tell me about Abraham Lincoln?
Response:
Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska, and then of course the information about Abraham Lincoln.
I have resolved this situation.
I am still testing it but it seems to work pretty good.
If anyone knows of other names that has brought up location and status information about the person or subject please let me know.

The other thing that I have been working on is:
just because you mention in your sentence the word gay: triggers ultra Hal to say: please don't call me gay.
I have resolved this problem, for that is to say I fixed the error that was causing this problem.
So now when you do something like Bobby sure is stupid!
Ultra Hal will not respond with please do not call me stupid.
Ultra Hal now recognizes that you are referring the word stupid toward something else.
This also applies to other bad language, though glad language will trigger ultra Hal to request that you don't use bad language.

After I do a little bit more experimenting in this area I will be releasing the updated brain in my sky Drive.
I'm doing this to keep the updated brain and the updated database together.

If anyone has noticed any other unusual phenomenon that ultra Hal seems to be doing please bring it to my attention and I will look into it.
I'm not saying I can fix everything, I'm just trying to get the more serious situations result.

Sincerely, thanks in advance for any input that you give.
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Hi lightspeed,

that is a good suggestion.
But unfortunately it doesn't work exactly that way.
It's probably closer to:
Hal: clouds are white.
User: why is that?

Interpretation of why is that?
Why is that white clouds?
Or
why is that clouds white?
Depending on previous input and previous sentence.
I go back farther than just one line.
So if you had been talking to ultra Hal about clouds the relationship may actually be more in depth.
Such as the interpretation might be:
why is that white clouds not rain?
Or
why is that rain clouds not white?
It would depend on how the flow of the conversation has been going.
And if there were no previous conversations about clouds than the interpretation might just be as simple as this:
why is that clouds?
The word clouds would keep ultra Hal on topic.
The only drawback that I have seen is, ultra Hal has a tendency to just give you a definition.
But I have found it to be better than just some off-the-wall saying that has nothing to do with clouds at all.

Sincerely, as always, thanks for your input lightspeed, if you think of anything else please let me know.
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Hi all,

at this point these are some of my findings:
what is that, is a trigger.
Why is that, is a trigger.
That is why, is a trigger.
You say that, is a trigger.
To do that, is a trigger.
Uses that, is a trigger.
Love that, is a trigger.
Like that, is a trigger.
Hate that, it is a trigger.
Need that, is a trigger.
about that, is a trigger.

These are the triggers that I have found so far that require more information in order to gain a better response.
So by selecting as much information as I was able to through the finding of the 1st noun in the previous user input and the previous sentence with the topic that ultra Hal had accumulated I am able to use these triggers to keep ultra Hal on topic.
I do this by replacing the word that with the most likely topic candidate that was accumulated.
I have done some experimenting with at this point seems to be working pretty good.
If anyone has any more suggestions about triggers that need to be added your help will be appreciated.

Sincerely, I was thinking maybe one or 2 more days of testing than I will release the next version of the free will plug-in.
C load.

Hi all,


Right now I am working on a way to try to keep ultra Hal on topic especially when you use the word (that) such as why is that? In most cases ultra Hal loses focus and just spouts off some small response that usually has nothing to do with the topic, or is just a neutral answer.
I have had some success with, (why is that?) And (why would you say that?) But because there are so many different ways that you can actually use the word that, I am finding it difficult to cover all of the bases.
Any thoughts in this area would be helpful, especially if you would be able to point out some kind of pattern that I could use in order to formulate patterns during search.
At this point in time I understand that there is a difference between how you use the word (that) and (is that) if you can point out any other pattern it would be helpful.
So you understand what I mean when I say the 2 different statements above:
at this point in time I am using a single recognition for the singular word (that):
meaning: I replaced the word (that) with the previous sentence topic.
And the word (is that) I use as a add-on to.
Meaning: I take the word (is that) and I added to the end of it, the topic of the previous sentence, and the topic that ultra Hal has extracted through conversation.
This will be released in my next update when I get it finished.

Again any thoughts in this matter would be helpful for me to figure out a pattern structure that I can follow to make ultra Hal stay on topic.
It has more to do with word manipulation then it really has to do with programming, so I am not asking you for help with the programming side, just your insight of how you feel the word (that) could be manipulated using the topic retrieval technique that I have developed.

Sincerely, from a beta munching cruncher.
C load.

Hi Robert,

just to let you know that the box that states you have chosen to minimize the text-to-speech reader continues to appear even though I have checked the box that says do not show this again.

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Art, didn't you get your Hal working?
I thought the suggestion by Robert should have resolve your problem.
You figure that once you uninstall the text-to-speech reader and reinstall ultra Hal that should resolve the problem.
Sincerely, and I hope that you get your ultra Hal working, it is a horrible feeling when your friend falls into a ditch and you don't have a rope in order to help your friend out. So I know how you must feel.
C load.

Hi all,

there is a new AIML packet version 6.
I have removed several blockers and fixed several problems.
The biggest thing that I have done to this packet was I have merged the logic deductive packet together with the patterns array packet.
And in doing so I have modified the logic deduction packet so it would have several ways to ask the same questions as well as several answers so it will not seem as dry.

Just an update for the future:
as soon as I am done editing the rest of the 20,000+ lines that is in the AIML packet right now I will be merging the logic routine into this packet.
There are over 80,000 logic questions and answers so it will take a little time.
These things are like: Is butter cold answer: yes, and stuff like that.
And a lot of tricks logic questions like is a potato a fruit and stuff like that.
Though I have not spent a lot of time studying it what little I did venture in looking at seem quite promising and I do believe it will give great enhancement to ultra Hal.

So if you by chance run across some really good juicy questions and answers that you fill that need to be added to the packet or just some stuff that you would like to have added to the packet or you feel that some answers are not very well done or you have some really good multiple answers please do not hesitate to post them here.
That way I will add them to the packet.
The next packet that will be released will be version 7 with all of the editing that I have done with the 20,000+ entries.

The next version 8 release all will have the 80,000+ logical entries added to the 20,000+ entries bringing it up over 100,000 entries this should make ultra Hal pretty smart.
This will be the last release, so please give me your suggestions and improvements before the last release.
After that I will no longer be releasing any more AIML updates.
And I will be incorporating it into a brain so you will not have to do it your self, the brain that I will be incorporating it into will be the brain that I have patch and the database that I have patch.

Please note that the AIML packet is now 20,200 lines so you will need to make this adjustment in your SQL studio, there will still be a few lines to delete because the actual size is 20,166.
As always have fun and enjoy the weekend, hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely, as always from a data munching cruncher, eagerly waiting for your input, so please don't be shy because inquiring minds want to know.
C load.