Voice Recognition - "Rick"

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They probably just have a hard time pronouncing the 4.

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code-frog wrote:

What's your perception of Rick?

Rick is a middle aged, slightly overweight, no one. He never did anything of value, but never upset anyone, balding hair, lonely, drives a yugo when it actually goes. He never does get it fully fixed because the car maintenance workers like the extra income, and he accepts it. He orders sandwhiches with mayo, and gets mustard but never takes it back, only accepts it and eats it anyway. Think balding middle aged version of "chuck" from the beginning of Night Shift. don't you feel better now? ;P

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peterchen

I'd expect him to be: * ownwer of the restaurant * cynic * drunk think Bogart in Casablanca

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John M Drescher

code-frog wrote:

So I'm using some voice recognition software (testing it for a company) and whenever it hears my name "Rex" it outputs the text "Rick" instead. I've emailed the support team and notified them of the quirk.

I have tested voice recognition software in the past and I am not sure they can do any thing to fix or even test this error being that everyones voice is different and everyone will have a different training file. There are a lot of factors that come into play here. The most important is how clearly you spoke (especially during training) and how long you spent with the training part. I have found out that in order to get decent results you have to train your voice to talk to the software and then no matter what the companies say small and most used words ( a an the ...) are a crap shoot at best and longer less said words are usually easy for the software to recognize.

John

El Corazon

John M. Drescher wrote:

I have tested voice recognition software in the past and I am not sure they can do any thing to fix or even test this error being that everyones voice is different and everyone will have a different training file.

As our infamous joke goes.... setting up voice recognition here is just bad news.... operator: "Hey Fred lets go to lunch." computer: "preparing to launch."

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lintybits

I think you got it right. My dad's name is Rick. No weightlifting, but he's got the Corvette & the comb over.

Jim Crafton

Rick has a long brown hair, balding in the back, with a style roughly following a shaggy mullet. Rich is middle age, suffering from a paunch, somewhat tallish, and has extremely pale skin, and wears sun glasses for no reason whatsoever, other than a vain attempt to look "cool". Rick may or may not have been in a band that wrote sad little pop tunes back in the 80's. Rick's face has *not* aged gracefully, with skin looking rather like Keith Richard's on a good day. Rick is an annoying twit who has somehow managed to attract and keep a supermodel for a wife (almost certainly through the use of leftover mind altering drugs he received from the CIA to infiltrate and corrupt 3rd world Communist countries in the late 80's). Rick is unstable, and you should be careful about what you say. Don't bring up cars.

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Josh Smith

Jim Crafton wrote:

Rick is an annoying twit who has somehow managed to attract and keep a supermodel for a wife (almost certainly through the use of leftover mind altering drugs he received from the CIA to infiltrate and corrupt 3rd world Communist countries in the late 80's).

Does Rick remember any of that, or was his "slate wiped clean" upon discharge from the CIA?

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Rick is a circus midget. He has greedy eyes that follow your wife as you pass. He has a greasy mullet that he is constantly slicking back. When he isn't taking tickets to the freak show, he is applying for the "I didn't know that sexy stripper was my mom" show on Jerry Springer. I recommend you stay away from him! Hogan

Jim Crafton

I think the jury is still out on Rick's memory.

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leckey 0

Actually my first thought was from Steel Magnolias. "All gay men have track lighting and all gay men are named Mark, Rick or Steve."

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Roger Wright

leckey wrote:

I finally found a picture of myself!

Quite a hottie! All that and smart, too. Who'da thunk it?:-D

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Jorgen Sigvardsson

code-frog wrote:

What's your perception of Rick?

I never liked Rick, you know. He's such a .... :rolleyes:

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leckey 0

Thanks! I think there is always a curiosity about what female programmers look like.:)

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Christian Graus

I knew a Ricky. Ricky Ferguson. His mother was a serial single mother living on benefits. His siblings were all basically headed for a life on the dole. He taught himself how to code, and the last I heard, was writing games for Nintendo. So, Rick is a name that inspires a memory I had a lot of respect for. I've googled him to try to catch up again, but with no success.

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El Corazon

leckey wrote:

I think there is always a curiosity about what female

you can stop there for most. ;) you could make a living raising squirrels and most here would still want to know what you looked like as long as you are female. Male, now and then someone will peek but only after curiosity gets to a certain level of "who the heck have I been talking to for the last 9 years?" ;)

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leckey 0

Can you make a living raising squirrels? If so I might be looking for a career change!

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leckey 0

Wow! Good for him! One thing I don't like about is Australia is the first initial only in the phone book. Makes looking up someone difficult.

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Jim Crafton

Holy crap! All Hail leckey! :) Wayne and Garth would have something to say here, but undoubtedly the Lounge nazi's would throw a fit, so I'll refrain...

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