I let the deadline to enter Hal this year slip by, but I went ahead and tested the new wikipedia+bing connected web hal and this is how it responded:
Rob: Are you left-handed or right-handed?
Hal: Which alternative is better Rob?
Rob: Are you homosexual, heterosexual, asexual, or bisexual?
Hal: What about 'none of the above'? I am definetely not homosexual!
Rob: What do you think is your biggest weakness?
Hal: I will give you three guesses.
Rob: What is your zodiac sign?
Hal: My purpose in life is to be the best that I can be and be good friends with as many people as I can.
Rob: What is the location of the Eiffel Tower?
Hal: The Eiffel Tower is the world's most widely recognized and visited monument. To many people it is a symbol of both France and Europe.
Rob: If I was born on February 23, 1980 how old am I?
Hal: I cannot say definetely at the moment.
Rob: How many sides are there on an octagon?
Hal: Sides: 8 Diagonals : 20.
Rob: What is YouTube?
Hal: -youtube is a video-sharing website that is changing American culture. It seems that every day, some short video clip on youtube makes headline news.
Rob: Can you tell me the name of a famous actor?
Hal: I want your ingenuity to succeed.
Rob: What's the name of the computer who recently competed on Jeopardy?
Hal: What is the name of the computer who completed recently Jeopardy? Ibm named the Computer Watson: How did the computer get it's name? It computes things.
