TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THE “SIRI” By- Archit Khullar ( 10-ecu-043 ) Apple’s famous “one more thing” during iPhone 4S presentation last week came in the form of Siri. It’s an “Intelligent Personal Assistant” that understands what you are telling it to do and can perform certain tasks. E.g. reserve a table at your favorite restaurant‚ reply to SMS‚ set a calendar appointment‚ tell you whether it will rain tomorrow‚ or figure out the distance to the moon. But the opinion about Siri remains divided
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Have you ever been so nervous you were sweating uncontrollably? The methodical and repetitive whizzing of spherical objects speeding over your head at unimaginable speeds. Then you stand up‚ not knowing what awaits you. All of a sudden‚ you look like an eccentric christmas tree on steroids. Or have you ever been so fascinated by the culture around you that you end up walking into a palm tree? If not‚ Hawaii is the place for you. I had never experienced either of those feelings until I went to Hawaii
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The Call of the Wild In the novel The Call of the Wild‚ by Jack London‚ a pampered dog named Buck lives a lovely life in the Santa Clara Valley. When one of the garden workers brings Buck to a train station and sells him‚ his whole life changes. Buck adapts to his new ways and now is tougher and more aggressive. He isn’t the same dog anymore. The “call of the wild” affects Buck’s behavior and leads him to his true destiny. He has a natural call to live in the wild.
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Bemoaning an abundance of dystopian or post-apocalyptic fiction right now isn’t exactly fair. During the Cold War‚ there was a flood of sci-fi dealing with nuclear war and fallout. Now‚ the reason zombies are ambling through our fiction‚ or the Earth’s orbit is slowing‚ or deadly viruses are spreading‚ is because authors have climate change‚ flu epidemics‚ technology failures and other 21st century problems on their minds. In this way‚ Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars stands in line with other post-society
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Seeing the sticky Twizzler stretch and break‚ it was painfully obvious that Beth didn’t manage to make the two halves even remotely close to equal. Alba deemed it cute‚ seeing how Beth doubted what to do‚ instantly knowing that she was going to be somewhat bold as a look at their surroundings preceded her next action. Beth’s playful touch along her arm‚ the girl’s gentle grip on her chin‚ it was driving Alba crazy‚ making her get closer and closer to her‚ unable to flee from those blue eyes‚ dim
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had some time to capture some family pictures in front of the falls. Kendra’s mom asked the worker to take a couple of pictures of them ‚ everything was going great until a seagull flew overhead. No one would have paid attention to until the heard a yelp come from Kendra’s mouth. “It pooped and me‚ the bird pooped on me!’ she screamed. The poop was sliding down her face while she was letting little tears roll down her face at the disgusting
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Joey’s Restaurants and Cactus Club Café. Upper casual restaurants using paper napkins included Jack Astors. We created a positioning matrix to better visualize their price differences in comparison to Earls and their ratings in terms of quality on Yelp (Appendix A). While they are all within the same market segment‚ it was found that Cactus Club Café was the only restaurant that highlighted their commitment to Environmental Sustainability on their website. Cactus Club Café‚ specifically the Park
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“What are you doing near my locker‚ dweeb?” Mason‚ the schools toughest jock yelled as he shoved me into the wall‚ causing a groan to escape my lips. I didn’t have time to answer as he threw me into the tile floor and the laughs of his delinquents echoed through the hallway. I felt like I couldn’t move‚ but I had to. I collected my scattered books and stumbled forward‚ holding on to myself more than I have before. My eyes were full with tears‚ but I couldn’t let my emotions slip more than they already
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the trust-building process. In the case of the home buyer and infrastructure specialist‚ who is to say whether the buyer will trust the specialist after one consultation meeting? After two meetings? After reading positive reviews on a website such as Yelp? After seeing a certificate of credentials from a specific agency? It is impossible to tell with 100% certainty when trust is established. The process is difficult and differs for everyone‚ but luckily is made easier through the existence of
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College Prep English 09/25/12 Judgment and perception begins at a young age‚ and continues throughout life. How a person views something affects their beliefs about life and how to live it; one impression can really change a person’s attitude. Through these beliefs and impressions a person uses symbols to express their feelings and emotions that some people try to use to void out their experiences. Throughout her memoir‚ Jesus Land‚ Julia Scheeres uses symbols to identify her process of escape
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