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    beat the computer

    http://www.20q.net/


    Pretty much come up with an object and the computer tries to guess it by asking simple yes or no questions.
    "When I die I want to pass peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."

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    The Earth is not flat. Clyde's Avatar
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    beat it

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    Its pretty cool though. It learns every time you play it. Maybe Terminater 3 really will happen!
    "When I die I want to pass peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."

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    The Earth is not flat. Clyde's Avatar
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    I wouldn't worry just yet

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    What are you talking about? Give it a day and the earth will be gone!
    "When I die I want to pass peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."

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    Stumped it with "urinal"

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    It got vagina just fine..
    "When I die I want to pass peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."

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    Originally posted by ZakkWylde969
    It got vagina just fine..
    damn computers. why cant i get vagina?

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    carry on JaWiB's Avatar
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    I was thinking of 'butt' it got 'middle finger'
    "Think not but that I know these things; or think
    I know them not: not therefore am I short
    Of knowing what I ought."
    -John Milton, Paradise Regained (1671)

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    For being 13 years old, that AI sure knows a lot about sex.
    FAQ

    "The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes of virtually unlimited complexity can be created in the form of computer programs." -- Joseph Weizenbaum.

    "If you cannot grok the overall structure of a program while taking a shower, you are not ready to code it." -- Richard Pattis.

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    I fooled it with flux capacitor.
    Take THAT!

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    I beat it with sunglasses, but it came close.
    Away.

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    Beat it with neural network.
    Naturally I didn't feel inspired enough to read all the links for you, since I already slaved away for long hours under a blistering sun pressing the search button after typing four whole words! - Quzah

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    lol, beat it with comb. But your right, if it keeps learning then in a few years it will get very hard to beat

    Edit: LOL @ brians 'Why can't I get vagina' comment

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