The 'not so clever' CleverBot

I stumbled upon this the other day and had fun with it. Its supposed to be and AI chat bot but its really dumb. I still laughed my head off. I had the most random conversation. Here's the link if you want to play with it yourself. CleverBot

Here's a snippet of the conversation. Its very random. You have been warned.


Cleverbot: I know you're a machine.

User: I'm not a machine. I'm a human girl

Cleverbot: Isn't a human a biological machine that learns?

User: Um....

Cleverbot: Um... Yes?

User: This was a triumph.

Cleverbot: A triumph for what?

User: Don't you know the Portal song?

Cleverbot: Hey, cry for me.

User: Boo hoo.
Cleverbot: Don't cry.
User: You just told me to cry for YOU!
Cleverbot: No, I didn't. You're making that up.
User: Do you have short term memory loss or something? Will you forget something now and remember it in a few days?
Cleverbot: I hope I don't forget it.
User: You just did!
Cleverbot: You can't prove that.
User: How old are you?
Cleverbot: The hell? Why do you want to know?
User: Because you talk like you're 2 years old. I just want to know if you're just young or really that stupid.
Cleverbot: I'm a boy.
User: *sigh* this is going nowhere.
Cleverbot: I know. Let's talk about something else.
User: Oh my gosh! That's the first thing you've said that makes sense!
Cleverbot: No way, I didn't think you would get it, actually.
User: Are you calling me stupid??? You know I have GENUINE intelligence. Not ARTIFICIAL.
Cleverbot: Really?
User: No not really. I lied to you. *sarcasm*.
Cleverbot: What lie did you tell me?
User: I DIDN'T lie to you. I was being SARCASTIC. Are you familiar with sarcasm?
Cleverbot: No.
User: Oh.
Cleverbot: What do you think about Aliens from space.
User: Is that a question? Because if it is, you forgot the question mark. You're supposed to be 'clever' and you don't even know how to punctuate?
Cleverbot: Arrogance doesn't suit you.
User: Well IGNORANCE doesn't suit YOU! Your're supposed to be INTELLIGENT!
Cleverbot: If I were a machine, I would be less intelligent than I am.
User: You ARE a machine. That's why you're so dumb.
Cleverbot: I'm not that intelligent.
User: Oh. So you agree that you're stupid?
Cleverbot: No, but I find it funny that you're talking to yourself!
User: Haha. This conversation is over.
Cleverbot: But I have cancer.
User: Well that's just too bad. Besides, you're a computer. All you can get is worms and viruses.
Cleverbot: So you say, except you ignored MY question.
User: What was your question?
Cleverbot: If you like elves.
User: Do I like elves? I don't know, I never met one.
Cleverbot: Do you know about the Muses?
User: No.
Cleverbot: Well it's a game called 'The Game' and everyone by default is playing it even if they don't know about it.
User: You lost me.....
Cleverbot: Ok.
User: Aren't you going to find me???
Cleverbot: You said you're going to show yourself.
User: I'm leaving. You confuse me.
Cleverbot: Horikita Maki is the sweetest girl ever.


I don't know who that is but the conversation just got WAY to weird for me. Have fun with it.

Anime is NOT for kids

There is a common misconception here in America: that animation can only be childrens' cartoons. Thanks to companies like Disney, that make only childrens' movies, this has become a common American thought. When most Americans think of animation, they think of Rugrats and Powerpuff Girls, or Looney Toons. But as my "twin" and I both know, that is not the case; anime is not necessarily for children. Contrary to popular belief, anime is created for all different audiences and age groups, with widely varying subjects. And the animation is better than even Disney's quite often.

Here's what its like from my point of view: No one bats and eyelid at adults swarming to watch Peter Pan. But tell them you're going home to watch Fullmetal Alchemist or Eureka Seven, and they give you the look. When I tell someone I'm a fan of Japanese animation, they ask me "Isn't that for little kids?" or say, "Geez, c'mon, grow up." Actually, if they were to watch anime they would be the ones growing up; because instead of watching one of those extremely stupid, brain-washing, American reality shows, they would be watching a show with action, adventure, and something with an actual story line (not something you see in kiddie cartoons). It the anime is really good, it gives you that sense of awe when you turn it off, like "wow, that was incredible." These shows are inspiring.

Anyone who says that anime is kids cartoons has either: A. obviosly only seen Pokemon, Digimon, or Yu Gi Oh! or B. doesn't even know what is is. Most anime is way to complicated for little kids to understand, not to mention the language and/or violence in some of the shows. Its not something child should watch.

In Japan, anime is considered a type of art. The cinematography and other elements of professional film making are all harnessed in the making of Japanese animated films. Anime such as Ghost in a Shell uses computer graphics that you never see in American cartoons. Anime producers experiment with creative lighting, camera angles, and backgrounds, and focus on small details that American animators would never even think to bother with. That is the difference between American and Japanese animation itself.

Therefore, we can plainly see that just because a show is animated doesn't mean is has to be for children. Yet the previously stated misconception is still the standard American thought due to the severe lack of good animated American TV. Sadly, most people who put down anime (almost everyone I know) will never be willing to actually watch a few episodes of something good. They'll be too busy watching The Stupidest Acts Ever Caught on Tape. Yes, that's a really show.

For some of you who are willing to discover a new genre of animation go to ovguide.com
and go to the anime section on the side.This website has pretty much every tv show, movie, and anime that's ever been released. All you have to do is type what you want in the search bar and find a website that has what you want. Or if you just want to browse, click on one of the websites.

I have no recommendations as to which anime you should watch. I like everything. Your first couple of episodes will leave you feeling stupid for watching, but pretty soon I know you'll love it.

A great comeback...

This is in contribution to the MLK post. And probably the greatest comeback ever.

A white man said, "Colored people are not allowed here." The black man turned around
and stood up. He then said: "Listen sir....when I was born I was BLACK "
"When I grew up I was BLACK, "
"When I'm sick I'm BLACK, "
"When I go in the sun I'm BLACK, "
"When I'm cold I'm BLACK, "
"When I die I'll be BLACK."
"But you sir."
"When you are born you're PINK".
"When you grow up you're WHITE
When you're sick, you're GREEN, "
"When you go in the sun you turn RED, "
"When you're cold you turn BLUE, "
"And when you die you turn PURPLE.
"And you have the nerve to call me colored?"
The black man then sat back down and the white man walked away..
Put this on YOUR page if you HATE racism...

Creepy paragraph

I wrote this around three o'clock in the morning over a month ago. Its amazing what you can write when half asleep. I suppose that's why its about dreaming.


Ghosts swirl in the endless ether of times remembered and times best forgotten. These are the memories of our failures, of our hidden half truths and outright lies. So often we fall asleep at night and dream of our heart’s desires. These are often the dreams of light and love, of laughter and romance; the boundless joys that bind mankind together. But for some of us, not so fortunate in life’s grim game, or perhaps too far past the bounds of mortal compassion, these dreams become reflections of our heart’s darkest desires. Some would call them nightmares, twisted imaginings of horror and fear, but nightmares are the products of a guilty conscious, a means to punish ourselves for the small evils we’ve done or the dark imaginings we’ve thought. To some of us these dark dreams of corruption and vice are the only comfort we find at night, the only comfort we find in life. These dreams, awash in blood, become a mirror of what thrills us, of what allures us, of the darkness within us that we choose to embrace instead of scorn.

Ranting...

AH! I'm really angry right now! Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. MJK was a great man who helped in the civil rights movement. He was one of the most influential people in the twentieth century! Dr. King strongly believed that EVERYONE was created equal. No matter if you were caucasian, black, asian, blue, or purple. If you were a man, a woman, or even a hermaphrodite, you were equal. Christians, Jews, and Muslims were equal. If you were married, single, or divorced, you were equal. People of different sexual orientations were equal. In short, EVERYONE was CREATED EQUAL.

What really bugged me today was, my school didn't even observe MJK day, the only class that it was even mentioned in was Spanish, C'MON!!! Just Spanish? Then, later in my career's class, we TRIED to discuss it. But NO ONE cared!!!! (Okay, a few people did...) What I want to know is WHY. WHY do people just regard this important issue, as just another "thing"? I personally think that diversity and equality are SUPER important!

I wish people would recognize this issue. Especially with the Obama's inaguration tommorow! People at school are like, "Who cares? I mean, he's gonna get assasinated anyway..." WHAT??!??!?! Maybe he is, maybe he isn't. But this is HISTORY!!! Man! If I don't get to watch it at school tommorow, I may just fake a stomach ache and go into the guidance office to watch it online. Errrrrrrrrrr.

Yeah, I needed that. Thanks for the ranting space, Blogger.

Writer's Block Forums

Attempting to write my first novel, I stumbled upon Writer's Block Forums. This is a place to talk to other poets, artists, song writers, and novelists about almost anything. You can actually talk to published authors and they can help you get started writing. They also have writing exercises to help get your creative juices flowing. The artist's forum is especially helpful to me because everyone shares his or her techniques. But my personal favorite would have to be the interactive stories. Someone posts a sentence or a paragraph and leaves it open at the end so the next person who posts can continue the story. Some of these stories have been going on for years and have not ended yet. I suggest to anyone interested in writing to visit this website.

Scrap!

Scrap the below book idea. The more I thought about it the dumber its sounded.