The 10 Most Recent Messages By Philipo

"I'm thinking Ford uses Nuance for SR, or rather Microsoft does."

Since Nuance has bought most of it's competitors and beyond over the last 20 years this is likely.
B

"Given my sometimes-shaky ability to communicate with my wife, I certainly won't rule out "B". ;)"

LOL...does it listen to her? While making light of it I do wonder if it's more speaker dependent than it should
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"Virtually no "physical contact" controls. He reports to me that he's had no trouble yet with the touch screen but it worries him a lot."

I'd love to be able to talk to my 04 Taurus rather than fumble for the anything
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"Balmer, Bill Gate's buddy is soon to be out-the-door."

This late observation still deserves piling on with: not "soon" enough.

Happy Holidays,
B

"Efficiency means heat, I guess."

Only if you're trying to heat something...
B

"and visionary leaders typically do not tolerate visionary subordinates"

Yes, as a longer term data case in point Bill Gates handing the reins over to SB. The market doesn't often tolerate transitions from growth to value when the
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"Overall, I like the new look and feel"

I wish I did.... I feel like someone gave a sharp garish primary colors makeover to my trusty ole iPad.
http://tinyurl.com/lxzmqfz
Well maybe
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Anything not anyone...damned spell changer ;-)
B

"That sounded like the sort of device Cognex would get involved in but I found no references to it on their web site. 8-("

FWIW I'm in one of their buildings & never see anyone of that scale going on around the campus - just
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"The system does nothing to prevent the particles. All it does is identify the particles that will inevitably be there."
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"I am not sure this is actually a good thing."

Anything that helps target (see)
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