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    A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
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    Image of shostakobitch shostakobitch
    04/29/09

    In reply to A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
    hey remember when nazi germany challenged ibm to make concentration camps run smoother?
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    04/29/09

    In reply to A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
    I wonder if Alex will correct the computer's robotic pronunciation of "Champs Elysees" ...


    Watson: "WHAT.. IS... CHAMPS EE-LIE-SEEZ?"

    Alex: yes, Shhhómpppzellesaaáiszze, correct..

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    04/29/09

    In reply to A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
    No computer can replace Trebek's awesome level of pretense during the interview segment.
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    04/29/09

    @lobstr: Or when he's given a question in which he has to speak in French. He's from Quebec you know.
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    04/29/09

    @TriedandTrue: Well, Sudbury... but close... they make 'em speaka François there too.. :D
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    04/29/09

    In reply to A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
    Yeah, but what if the questions are all abstract and soul-searching?


    That could stump Ken.

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    Image of FracturedAcetabulum FracturedAcetabulum
    04/29/09

    In reply to A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
    Supercomputers should be used for downloading porn and commenting on websites, not for "knowing" things.


    Pfft. technology.

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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    04/29/09

    In reply to A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
    Why the hate?


    I was one of the people Ken Jennings beat, and I can't find anything wrong with him.


    And Alex is not a ball of cuddly warmth, but he tapes five episodes in a day.

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    Image of macbeach macbeach
    04/29/09

    @Smitros: I've always hated the game itself...


    "A: Legend has it that he chopped down a cherry tree, but couldn't lie about it."


    "Q: Who was George Washington?"


    It always bugs me that if you were to ask the questions given as Jeopardy responses you would get rarely get the answers that matched them. What if I had a friend in the 50's who chopped down a cherry tree and didn't lie about it? He may have been "legendary" for that in my neighborhood.


    Why not ask a simple question instead and insist that the answers are made in iambic pentameter?


    The whole concept is stupid. Unless you were related to Merv Griffen that is.

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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    04/29/09

    @Smitros: Regarding Trebek's relative level of warmth, I have only this to say: Then how does Sajak do it?
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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    04/29/09

    In reply to A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
    Yeah, but I bet "Watson" can't name six foods that begin with the letter "Q".
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    04/29/09

    @Aaron Altman: quiche, quince, um.. Quiznos.. quart-of-milk...


    you had me at "six"™

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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    04/29/09

    @Aaron Altman:


    Quake, Quisp, quesadillas . . .


    Damn. I'm no Watson.

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    Image of mfnher mfnher
    04/29/09

    @Aaron Altman: Quinoa. Love it!
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    Image of TedSez TedSez
    04/29/09

    In reply to A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
    The key to winning on "Jeopardy" is knowing the answers and timing the buzzer just right. Ken Jennings was good at that from the beginning, but he got better the longer he played, so the very experience made him virtually unstoppable.


    On the other hand, the computer is probably less of a nerd.

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