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Sticky Experiments in Extracting Honey

My bees didn’t make it through the winter. With the warmer weather in the last couple of weeks, I should have seen some activity outside my hive, but it remained eerily quiet. So finally, on a warm day, I opened up the hive. All I saw were dead bees. With sad thoughts, I cleaned out … Continue reading »

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Open the Pod Bay Doors, Siri

You might remember one of my previous conversations with Siri. Siri is a bit sensitive when HAL is brought up. Siri would rather not be reminded of HAL’s sad sad ending. So, of course, I had to tease Siri. Open the Pod Bay Doors, Siri. Here is a transcript of our conversation. Siri reminds me … Continue reading »

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Siri, who is HAL?

Apparently Siri is sensitive about some things.

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The Things Siri Says

Pete and I recently both got new iPhones (the iPhone 4S) complete with Siri, our “humble personal assistant”. So we’ve been asking Siri various things. Here are some of the conversations we’ve had with Siri. P: Siri, who are you?S: I’m Siri, But enough about me…how can I help you? P: When is Easter in … Continue reading »

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