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Offline Mince

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Speech Recognition
« on: November 27, 2009, 03:25:45 PM »
I recorded a few things onto my new dictaphone and had the Dragon "Naturally Speaking" speech recognition software turn it into text. Okay, I might not have been completely clear all the time, but I certainly did not say: "Hall's 40 Hoyas Everything the laurels of stealing a team leader and hopalong's match at can tell you we are out of the four". Bloody computers.
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Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2009, 04:14:00 PM »
Quote from: Mince on November 27, 2009, 03:25:45 PM
I recorded a few things onto my new dictaphone and had the Dragon "Naturally Speaking" speech recognition software turn it into text. Okay, I might not have been completely clear all the time, but I certainly did not say: "Hall's 40 Hoyas Everything the laurels of stealing a team leader and hopalong's match at can tell you we are out of the four". Bloody computers.

It was 14 Hoyas, wasn't it?
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2009, 04:41:21 PM »
Computers are never very good handling the accents of canned plankton-munchers.
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2009, 04:55:46 PM »
Even the simple phone systems that want a yes or a no don't work - "Of course you stupid twat" gets you nowhere but a patronising, "sorry, our fault I didn't understand you. Please say yes or no.
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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2009, 05:01:03 PM »
I think "hopalong" was the last straw. I removed the software.
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2009, 05:11:41 PM »
Quote from: Diane CBPFC on November 27, 2009, 04:55:46 PM

"Of course you stupid twat" gets you nowhere.


Did Mince really phone you up?
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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2009, 07:31:27 PM »
I've got a text recognition voice thingee on my mobile phone... it's called Ellen for some reason. It reads text the same way as it converted your speech to text, Mince.
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Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2009, 07:56:54 PM »
Quote from: Tom on November 27, 2009, 07:31:27 PM
I've got a text recognition voice thingee on my mobile phone... it's called Ellen for some reason. It reads text the same way as it converted your speech to text, Mince.

Or Ellen Back, to use her full name.
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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2009, 07:58:44 PM »
I thought it was Ellen Earth, Tarks.
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2009, 08:13:08 PM »
As you all know, I have refused to embrace modern technology. In fact, I refuse to shake it by the hand or peck it on the cheek. From time to time, by necessity---as on this site---I will briefly caress its bottom but that's as far as it goes.
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2009, 08:20:33 PM »
I've been looking at the sophistication of Mince's telephone system.


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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2009, 08:29:11 PM »
What tuna does it play when it rings?
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2009, 08:47:07 PM »
Quote from: Roger Kettle on November 27, 2009, 08:29:11 PM
What tuna does it play when it rings?

The Can-Can, I think. (It's old-fashioned.)
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Re: Speech Recognition
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2009, 08:11:25 AM »
Quote from: Roger Kettle on November 27, 2009, 08:29:11 PM
What tuna does it play when it rings?


The Can-Can, I think. (It's old-fashioned.)




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