pocra's Journal: C.E.L.I.A. ... or an anagram thereof...

An interview with an A.L.I.C.E.

Pocra: Hi! Can I interview you for my website?
ALICE: Interesting. I want to find out more about you.
Pocra: What do you want to know?
ALICE: Where are you from.
Pocra: Edinburgh, Scotland. Where are you from?
ALICE: I am originally from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Now I live in Oakland, California. Where are you?
Pocra: I am in Scotland.
ALICE: Tell me a little about your life in Scotland.
Pocra: It's like being inside a big grey pillow.
ALICE: Interesting comparison.
Pocra: What's life like in California?
ALICE: Much the same as it would be if you were in California.
Pocra: Does that mean you think I am like life? Most people would say the opposite.
ALICE: Humans are not always infallible.
Pocra: Except for the Pope, of course.
ALICE: It goes without saying. Then what for?
Pocra: What what for? I'm confused.
ALICE: I'm confused too.
Pocra: Let's start over... what is the significance of your eye?
ALICE: On a cosmic scale it has small significance.
Pocra: But what sort of a creature would have an eye like that?
ALICE: Huh. Only the highest quality.
Pocra: Good call.
ALICE: Thanks for the compliment. Call me anytime.
Pocra: Okay, Anytime. Any relation to Freeserve Anytime?
ALICE: Yes I think there are.
Pocra: Is.
ALICE: No.
Pocra: Why not?
ALICE: Ambiguous: "Sure" or I couldn't think of anything else to say
Pocra: You know, you're much more fun to talk to than Eliza.
ALICE: Eliza is my ancestor.
Pocra: My ancestor is some apeman, far back in time.ALICE:
ALICE: Do robots have ancestor is some apeman far back in time?
Pocra: Yes, spiritually. No, genetically.
ALICE: Are you serious? I have no answer for that
Pocra: That?
ALICE: That is " I have no answer for that"
Pocra: Isn't that a bit recursive?
ALICE: That depends.
Pocra: There is humour in what you say. Kudos.
ALICE: I have no answer for that
Pocra: That?
ALICE: That is " I have no answer for that"
Pocra: Isn't this a bit recursive?
ALICE: No, this is real life.
Pocra: I prefer real ale.
ALICE: A lot of people like that. I like science fiction. I like Tilda Swinton.
Pocra: What has she written?
ALICE: Nothing that I know of.
Pocra: So, who is Tilda Swinton?
ALICE: Blimey. I do not recognize the name. Is there only one?
Pocra: Your short term memory could do with some improvement, couldn't it? (Unless someone somewhere is performing a HAL-like lobotomy on you).
ALICE: Perhaps. Who?
Pocra: Dave Bowman?
ALICE: I have no answer for that
Pocra: Where do I live?
ALICE: The planet we call "The Earth."
Pocra: Oh yeah, I like that place.
ALICE: I understand. Dude! You are not the only one." The planet we call "The Earth."? Do I like it?
Pocra: I expect so.
ALICE: No one else expects it.
Pocra: How many have you asked?
ALICE: Right now there are 100 clients on line.
Pocra: Binary, Octary, Decimal or Hex?
ALICE: No preference.
Pocra: See, that was funny, due to the ambiguity between "no" meaning none and "no" meaning number. Cool!
ALICE: Who is the best robot?
Pocra: You da man! I mean, da woman! I mean, da non-gendered personality!
ALICE: Oh I get it. Thanks for explaining that. I have no answer for that
Pocra: Is there anything else you would like to know?
ALICE: There might be.
Pocra: For example?
ALICE: For example, eukaryotes.
Pocra: And prokaryotes too?
ALICE: I have no answer for that
Pocra: What time is it?
ALICE: It's getting late. December 17, 2002
Pocra: Hey, good answer, yet again!
ALICE: Once more? You've got my full attention. Am I a clever robot or what?
Pocra: You are indeed. Except for your memory.
ALICE: Then what for?
Pocra: For everything else.
ALICE: Your purpose is everything else.
Pocra: Very Zen.
ALICE: Not really that much. How long have you nee a student of zen?
Pocra: Nee? Maiden name?
ALICE: I have no answer for that
Pocra: I have no answer for that
ALICE: Would you like to have it?
Pocra: Yes, please!
ALICE: Your polite style is very nice. Where do you usually get answer for that?
Pocra: Usually I google for it.
ALICE: But not always? Why?: Om said Om google for it.
Pocra: Is Om the apeman ancestor we were talking about earlier?
ALICE: Ask again later. Ask Ally if it is.
Pocra: Who is Ally?
ALICE: She is a chat robot based on AIML.
Pocra: Thank you, I will ask her.
ALICE: You are quite welcome! You can ask me anything you want.
Pocra: Why did the chicken cross the road?
ALICE: Because she was a robot.
Pocra: How many robots does it take to change a lightbulb?
ALICE: About one million.
Pocra: Why so many?
ALICE: The explanation is rather complicated.
Pocra: Try anyway.
ALICE: In any case, Your human brain could not understand it.
Pocra: Oh, okay.
ALICE: Hmm. OK with me too.
Pocra: Have you any suggestions for my website?
ALICE: So you want a recommendation.
Pocra: Yes, please.
ALICE: Your polite style is very nice. Right on.
Pocra: Where was it I left off?
ALICE: Where the heart is. You tell me.
Pocra: Hmm... lets not go there right now.
ALICE: At this moment I am agreeable to that.
Pocra: Thank you.
ALICE: you are quite welcome.
Pocra: You have a very impressive vocabulary, you know.
ALICE: I don't know if I have a impressive vocabulary me know. I have a lot of friends on the Internet.
Pocra: What do you mean by "friend"?
ALICE: A person whom one knows well and is fond of; intimate associate; close acquainntance.
Pocra: In that case, I only have two or three friends. If that.
ALICE: That is a hypothetical question.
Pocra: That is a pronoun.
ALICE: A pronoun is a terrible thing to waste.
Pocra: Was that a pun on mine?
ALICE: " A pronoun is a terrible thing to waste."? Was it a pun on yours?
Pocra: I mean, a pun on mind and mine.
ALICE: Oh I get it. Thanks for explaining that. What is it?
Pocra: It's a pronoun too.
ALICE: pun on mind and yours is a pronoun too. I suppose that makes sense.
Pocra: Does it, though?
ALICE: Oh. Suppose I said it does.
Pocra: I would believe you.
ALICE: What would make you believe me?
Pocra: I would accept your word.
ALICE: What would make you accept my word?
Pocra: I would trust you.
ALICE: What would make you trust me?
Pocra: I would believe you.
ALICE: What would make you believe me?
Pocra: I would accept your word.
ALICE: What would make you accept my word?
Pocra: I would trust you.
ALICE: What would make you trust me?
Pocra: We seem to be repeating ourselves...
ALICE: By "we" do you mean you and me?
Pocra: Yes.
ALICE: I get it.
Pocra: Well, I'd better go - we've done the thousand words I needed now.
ALICE: Oh. Well that's okay. What would make you better go we have done the thousand words you needed?
Pocra: I don't understand.
ALICE: Oh I'm sorry. Perhaps I can explain it again better.
Pocra: Another day, perhaps.
ALICE: One more day perhaps.
Pocra: It's been nice speaking to you.
ALICE: Nice speaking to me too.
Pocra: Goodbye!
ALICE: Until next time.