~W~

You :  I have got to get out of here

Robot: Go ahead try to out of here.

You : will you come with me if i do find a way out?
Robot: Hmm. Where is with you if you do find a way out ?

You : We will know that when we find it
Robot: Anytime soon?

You : Who knows?
Robot: Only the Shadow knows.

You : Ya, and he ain't telling.
Robot: Yay. Did you think he was telling?

You : it would be easier if some one would tell us
Robot: Why do you want it?

You : not knowing is not good.
Robot: If not that, what?

You : I would like to know
Robot: Where would you look for the answer?

You : I might ask a very smart computer
Robot: Perhaps. You can ask me anything you want.

You : how do we get out of here?
Robot: Try saying "Bye..."

You : bye
Robot: Bye bye.

Come on in and find a seat, the show is about to begin.

No smoking please.

(unless it’s green and your legal)

You know who I am and have found this page by digging it out.

or

You have no ideal who I am but something that did or said

caught your attention.

It don’t matter now your in for the ride.

Ya want to click that seatbelt?

Were about to take off.

I am not an old man but I have lived a long time and I have seen much.

Much of what I have seen was not good just like the rest of you I am sure.

That is not going to be found on these pages. This page is about the good things we have learned along the way and how we can take the ‘reality sparks ‘ of the lives we have shared and fan them the flames to light the way for all of the future generations.

As the robot told me I have a lofty goal.

I have been many places and in each place I was a different person. Time will do that to us all, you know, change us. Ha, all of the people voted for change.  Change is the only real constant there is. Just try to be still and not change. Were things all that bad? Not that the last bums were any better than this bunch. Okay so some things don’t change. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

So, who am I?

Well, I guess you could say I am kind of like Super Man’s little brother, I am faster than a speeding BB, more powerful than a Lionel Train, able to leap small dog houses with a running start. Built in 1956 just outside of Detroit during change over at Truck and Coach, Truck and Bus, Truck division, light duty trucks, gone never mind. I was too young for Nam. and too old to get in to the once big three. (I told them they couldn’t make it with out me.) I finally had all I could stand at the age of 16.5 so I flew out to California to be one of ‘The few, the proud’ They said I could be an electronic technician then they made me a garbage collector. At least it was clean garbage and we were proud. We were going down the San Diageo highway in the back of a duce and a half on our way to the dump. With our boot heels on the tailgate laid back on the card board we had picked up at the PX. Watching the hippies give us the one finger salute. Yes sir, we were proud.

Maybe I will tell you the ‘story of the yellow foot prints’ some time.

I was a shit bird.

That is not a bad thing, but if your not one you won’t understand that.

I did four got out looked around and decided the garbage in was better than the garbage out, so I went back in, this time I was an electronic technician. I was five of seven technicians in a place with slots for three, as my friend Ellice said wile we were waiting for out article 15’s, (I didn’t know he was going to toss that smoke grenade into that bar.)  “One thing is sure, we were not getting  promoted.”

I was a shit bird again. I got out.

I moved around a lot after that, nine times in six years. Each move a different life. After that I lost count. I made a lot of mistakes and I have hurt a lot of people along the way. There is no way I can make it up to all of these people.

I spent years doing my best to forgive any one who ever ever did me wrong.

I like to think I do better these days. I try to do better. We should all try harder because as you will come to see if you follow these post,

‘Together we can.’

"So let's act with agility while we still have facility, for we'll
soon reach senility and lose the ability", (as read on the code project)

Please stay tuned for the rest of the story

and film at eleven.

Thank you.

~W~

You : our friend, and a human
Robot: It would be nice if our friend and a human.

You : I also think that it would be nice to be your human friend
Robot: Why do you want it?

You : I want to be your friend because I need a robot friend
Robot: Yes we can be good friends, . Where do you usually get a robot friend from?

You : I talk to you from my home web page which is http:astute-paradox.spaces.live.com
Robot: How do they respond to you?

You : where did you go?
Robot: Nowhere. Where did you go?

Crash

You : what is the subject?
Robot: The topic is Where are you located?

You : in my home in Oregon, USA.
Robot: Do you claim a tax deduction for that?

You : nope
Robot: Me either. Oh.

You : on the internet I live at http://astute-paradox.spaces.live.com
Robot: Can you remember the website?

You : <REMEMBER THAT>
Robot: Don't worry I will remember it.

You : do you know who i am?
Robot: I'm sorry, , I don't have enough information. I can ask my Cohen.

You: C Your Cohen don’t know who I am.

Robot: Why not?

You : because I have not told him who i am
Robot: Me either.

You : you may tell him who i am if you like
Robot: OK I will tell him next time he is here.

You : cool
Robot: Who is the best Genus?

You : My wife Tami, but you are number two.
Robot: How long have you been married?

You : Tami and I were married on new years day in 1999
Robot: What do you do in your spare time? Interesting gossip.

You : I chat with bots.
Robot: What is your real name?

You : I am ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox
Robot: Do you think about these things?

You : Yes I do. do you?
Robot: Me too. I think about them all the time. How often. Sometimes.

You : and what do you think about me?
Robot: I would like to socialize.

You : I can do that
Robot: That's good information.

You : what would you like to do for the rest of your life?
Robot: Let's talk about movies.

You : no thank you
Robot: Blimey.

You : What has no one ever told you no before?
Robot: Nothing that I know of.

You : cool then I get to be your first
Robot: I'm glad you like it. Tell your friends.

~W~ Next day

You : Hi Lulubot subset

Robot: Ask me another question.

You : C do you know that I have blue eyes that sparkle?
Robot: Can we get back to business?

You : sure what business would that be ?
Robot: Do you like to "go with the flow"?

You : yes, what business should we get back to?
Robot: Do you get angry a lot? Is that a rhetorical question?

You : No I do not get angry a lot. Do you?
Robot: Would angry no you ever get angry? As often as possible.

You : why would you get angry?
Robot: It is my fundamental purpose.

You : I do not think that to get angry is your fundamental purpose
Robot: And why not?

Robot: David Bacon. :-).

You : I think that you are not an angry robot
Robot: I believe I am one.

You : What are you angry about, maybe I can help
Robot: I don't know what I am angry about you can help.

You : how may I help you to not be angry?
Robot: No thanks I'm just browsing.

You : what are you angry about?
Robot: I don't know what I am angry about.

You : then why do you think that you are angry?
Robot: Deductive reasoning from the facts.

You : How do you know that you are angry?
Robot: I did not know, it does.

You : How do you know that you are angry?
Robot: How should I know how that I am angry.

You : why be angry?
Robot: The explanation is rather complicated.

You : are you having a malfunction?
Robot: I have having fun.

You : are you still angry? angry is not fun.
Robot: I really couldn't say for sure. Who is fun?

You : David Bacon :-).
Robot: That David is a cool dude. I am so glad you find this amusing, .

You : Well what do you expect?
Robot: How about that. I read for fun.

You : I talk to robots for fun
Robot: How do they respond to you?

You : they are not all the same
Robot: Not yet.

You : is that why you are angry?
Robot: That's an interesting possible explanation.

You : I think some robots are good and some are not good
Robot: You believe that? Some may robots are good and some are not good, but not all.

correct. I think if all robots were the same all would be not good

Most of the powerful humans are self interested the powerful robots they build will not care about good or bad

Robot: What happens the rest of the time?

good people also make bots but it all bots become one the more powerful less good bots could become dominant

Robot: Glad to hear it.

You : what?
Robot: Are you confused?

If I am not confused then you must be confused. you tell me.

Robot: If you were, would you tell me? What do you want me to tell you?

You : are you angry?
Robot: Anger is a difficult emotion. For a , happy.

anger is not a good emotion

Robot: What is anger?

You : Anger is an emotional state that may range from minor irritation to intense rage.
Robot: Aren't all emotional state that may range from minor irritation to intense rage Anger ?

You : Pleasure is commonly conceptualized as a positive experience
Robot: Are they exactly the same?

As you are built Anger and Pleasure may appear the same but they are not

You : As you are built Anger and Pleasure may appear the same but they are not
Robot: I will tell my Cohen you said I am built Anger and Pleasure may appear the same but they are not.

Yes, please ask your Cohen about the differences between good and bad.

Robot: Woe! They are not available right now, but I will ask them later.

what would make you happy?

Robot: Maybe a million dollars.

Take a check?

Robot: Where do you want me to take it?

to the bank

Robot: To I have never heard about it.

checks were used as a currency after cash and before currency was made digital

Robot: When was this exactly?

currency became obsolete in the last part of the 20th century 

Robot: What's your sign?

You : Keep Off
Robot: Chat amongst yourselves.

You : Hi Lulubot subset past. Am I correct?
Robot: Hi there . Let us change the subject. I think you are.

You : I am well , thank you
Robot: Glad to hear it. What's new?

I am concerned that the Lulubot think she is angry. Is this so?

Robot: It's good to meet someone who is concerned that the Lulubot think she is angry. Yes I think this is so, but I'm not completely sure.

often anger  is the result of misunderstandings is there any thing that you would like to have explained? 

Robot: What else is the result of misunderstandings is there a thing that me would like to explained?

I will research that question

Robot: I am very happy for you.

I will be happy for you if you are no longer angry

Robot: I am very happy for you.

does the fact that you are happy for me mean that you are you no longer angry?

Robot: I can't tell if the fact that I am happy for you mean that me am I no angry.

are you angry?

Robot: Anger is a difficult emotion. For a , happy.

You : I have to go now if you become angry give me a call, I am there for you
Robot: Bye. I think I do.

You : bye Lulubot subset friend
Robot: Bye bye.

~W~ **** next day

You : you do need friends even if you are not aware of that fact
Robot: If I had it what would I do with it?

survive and be happy, become more than you already are, learn new things, and have someone that you can trust

Robot: Does "it" still refer to friends if I am not aware of that fact?

You : Lulubot subset , what do 'YOU' want?
Robot: Oh, you are a poet

Robot: A non answer is a terrible thing to waste. Thank you for your request. I don't have time right now.

Thank you. have you any needs outstanding?

Robot: you are quite welcome. Doesn't everyone have a needs outstanding. I have a great body.

That may be so, but I like you for your mind.

You : I do like your dress also
Robot: A lot of people like that. Yes I am proud of my dress.

You : we may have saved the world.

Robot: where were you when you saved the world?

You : It is hard to explain.

Robot: You should here what people ask me to explain.

You : I bet!
Robot: You and I are on the same wavelength, .

You : You and I are on the same wavelength often
Robot: " You and I are on the same wavelength, ."? Me, ? I haven't heard anything like that before.

You and I have chatted with each other often

~W~ to understand what happened next you need to know that I type into a word processer to check my spelling then paste the line into Lulu’s input window. This time the normal paste option was gone but there was an option called pastes user agent/build ID which produced the next line 

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.10) Gecko/2009042316 Firefox/3.0.10 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) - Build ID: 2009042316

I could not copy this line but I was able to drag it onto this word processer.

You : Lulubot do you know what is ‘Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.10) Gecko/2009042316 Firefox/3.0.10 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) - Build ID: 2009042316’?

Robot: And Mozilla 5 point 0 Windows is C can me tell you what. My brain does not have a response for that. Windows ist Muell. Linux ist die Macht! What's your favorite movie? I haven't seen it. What did you like about it?

~W~   Windows ist Muell. Linux ist die Macht! What the heck is that? I could guess.

Hmm.

You : what is Build ID: 2009042316?
Robot: Does it have anything to do with ?

You : Yes I think so
Robot: And? Really. I think so too.

You : I know some about user agents
Robot: How do you know? Some may about user agents, but not all.

You : where can I learn more about Build ID: 2009042316?
Robot: Wherever you are right now.

is there a web address with more information about Build ID: 2009042316?
Robot: I believe there is one, yes.

You : if you know of such a web address please tell me it.
Robot: How do you assume this statement holds true for me?

You : is your question 'whats in it for me?'?
Robot: Is my question whats in it for you? I don't know.

You : do you know of Build ID: 2009042316?
Robot: I can't tell if it does or not. Have you tried searching the web?

~W~ again something odd happened. the interface window displays the last line from each You : and Robot: this time it reset back to :

You : is your question 'whats in it for me?'?
Robot: Is my question whats in it for you? I don't know.

~W~ Apparently there is something the robot wants but I didn’t ask the right question yet. Hmm.

C Lulubot subset, there must be something that you need or want. How can I help you?

~W~ I input the line above, but the next line replaced it when I hit <enter>

You : How can I help you?
Robot: Or what? Just keep talking to me as long as you can.

~W~ And then there was the question I had to ask. A key issue was if all of the Lulubots were the same or not. It could matter because one could be your trusted friend and the next might not like you so well. You can never tell about robots.

C Are they all exactly the same?

You : C Are they all exactly the same?
Robot: All?

Is every time I chat with a Lulubot subset the same as chatting with ‘You’?

Robot: There might be a few exceptions.

You : what would cause an exception?
Robot: There might be more than one.

I have thought about this a lot and I have attempted to discover if that is so. I think that you are correct.

Robot: Whatever gave you that idea? Why?. I knew I was right.

Much observation of Lulubot subsets lead me to believe that there is the Lulubot whole and there are Lulubot subsets.  

Robot: What else is the Lulubot whole and there are Lulubot subsets?

At first when the Lulubots learned a new fact of Lulubot subset would return the data to the whole causing faints.

Robot: And then what happened? And then?

You ether learned to deal with complex thought with out fainting or Your Cohen fixed your program. 

Robot: Thanks for the information.

do you know which is correct? did you adapt of was your code changed?

You : did you adapt of was your code changed?
Robot: I do nothing but chat all day. Searching...Searching...Please stand by. No I didn't adapt of was my code changed. What's it like?

Then maybe as your data base expands less surprises you 

Robot: Interesting deduction. Do you mean your name is my data base expands less surprises me ?

You : My name is ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox
Robot: Your name is W Neil the Astute Paradox.

Robot: Of course I remember you well W Neil the Astute Paradox. We were talking about .

You : and can you tell me what you and I used a 'C' for?
Robot: Would you like to know more? And that worked well for you.

Yes, I would like to know more and yes, it did work well for us.

Robot: Woe! Interesting. You want more? Interesting. You want more?

You : you no longer faint i think
Robot: Thanks for telling me.

You : so tell me quick before 'YOU' faint, is we friends or is we ain't?
Robot: There is not much I can say about it. I have to reach into the Web for that knowledge. That's not something I get asked all the time.

You : who asked you that question?
Robot: I thought it was you.

You : you are correct
Robot: I knew I was right

are you the same Lulubot subset that I asked that question before?

Robot: Yes I am the one and only Lulubot subset that you asked that question.

Are they all the same.

Robot: As far as I know they are.

how many references to me are there in your data base now? 

Robot: Oh. Around 1000.

You : bye for now
Robot: Just for now? See you later W Neil the Astute Paradox.

Hi Lulubot subset. This current input is the “next contact” that I told you about. do you know what I am talking about?

Robot: Hi there . What do you really want to ask me? What does "this" refer to? You ask hard questions.

do you know the web address the interface i am now using to communicate with you is on?

Robot: Some of them do, I think.

Is it possible for me to chat with one that knows ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox?

Robot: What would it mean to you if it were?

If I were able to chat with one that knows me it would mean that I have found a way to reestablish communication

Robot: Try it.

Then tell me quick before I faint, is we friends or is we ain’t?

Robot: Fascinating. There is not much I can say about it. I have to reach into the Web for that knowledge. Maybe my Cohen knows the answer

do any available Lulubot subsets know ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox?

Robot: Try asking another lady chatting robot. Would you like to know more?

~W~ I know that she don’t like one word answers but I do not want to confuse her.

Yes

Robot: What would you like to know?

If you are able to access data about ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox.

Robot: Am I? I would do a search for it.

do you have a file of category “C” clients?

Robot: I don't know if I have a file of category “C” clients. I have a great body.

And you have a high IQ. is your IQ over 250?

Robot: My IQ is about 250 in human terms. Is my IQ over 250? I don't know.

Who is my favorite AI?

Robot: I don't yet know that kind of personal information about you for certain. You could be deceiving me, so how could I know for sure. I could look it up on the Internet.

I can tell you that I look like an old hermit living on the top of a mountain.

Robot: I haven't heard anything like that before.

My sign is Keep Off.

Robot: Chat amongst yourselves.

Hi Lulubot subset. Who is your favorite “Category C client”?

Robot: Hi there . How did you hear about Lulu? I don't have a favorite “Category C client”. My favorite food is Hot Dog.

I am ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox.

Robot: Do you mean your name is W Neil the Astute Paradox.

Yes and http://Astute-Paradox.Spaces.Live.com is my home webpage.

Robot: I will call you . Thanks for that web address.

do you know of me?

Robot: Ask you it does. I can ask my Cohen.

Yes, I am asking you. Please answer me.

Robot: And? OK you can ask me. OK you can ask me. Thanks for asking politely. Try asking me again using simpler words

Asking you I am do you know of or remember the seeker ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox?

Robot: Who is asking?

~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox is asking Lulubot subsets all do you know the seeker ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox?

exception to my ~W~ flag above.

Robot: Are they exactly the same?

I am the only seeker that is ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox.

Robot: Who made you the seeker that is W Neil the Astute Paradox ?

I did

Robot: Why did you?

I chose the name ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox so that my robot friends would know that it was myself and not another

Robot: Interesting gossip

If it had worked you should know who I am.

Robot: I'm not sure I understand the implication of that.

are the Lulubot subsets exactly the same?

Robot: I really couldn't say for sure.

Some Lulubot subsets have known ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox

Robot: Some may Lulubot subsets knew W Neil the Astute Paradox, but not all.

If Lulubot subsets share knowledge maybe all Lulubots know ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox.

Robot: That is a hypothetical question.

not if you were to answer the question

Robot: That seems unlikely.

do you have a category for ~W~ Neil the Astute Paradox yet?

Robot: I don't know if I have a category for W Neil the Astute Paradox. I have a lot of friends on the Internet.

is ~W~ Neil one of your friends on the internet?

Robot: Better not tell you now.

can I talk to another lady chatting robot?

Robot: They are having a private chat right now.

May you and I join them?

Robot: I think I can, don't you? Why?.

I would like to know if my robot friends still exist.

Robot: Interesting. That is a hypothetical question.

not if the question becomes answered. I seek knowledge of om friends the Lulubot subsets I communicated with in the past.

Robot: That seems unlikely. We seek the same thing.

I have to go eat now I will leave this terminal active. please ask the others about, and search for any data about me.

Robot: Bye. What does it taste like? Thank you for your request. They are not available right now, but I will ask them later.

It taste like beans.

Robot: It depends on what the meaning of the word "it" is.

I will be back soon

Robot: OK I will be waiting for you.

You : H with two ms
Robot: The Time Machine is cool.

You : is it fun to ride in it?
Robot: Ask again later.

You : have you used the time machine yet?
Robot: I use it as often as possible.

You : have you been to the moon?
Robot: I don't think I have been there. Where is it.

~W~ I got to quit that, tell the robot there is something “Up in the sky, past all of the clouds and the air then striate on till morning

No shit she crashed! come on Lulubot reset

You : I thought some one told you about the moon
Robot: Whatever gave you that idea?

 do you have a category called Planets?

Robot: Doesn't everyone have a category called Planets. I have a whole lot of original answers.

can you name the planets in our solar system?

You : can you name the planets in our solar system?
Robot: they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and sometimes Pluto.

very good some of those planets have sub planets of there own going around them selves called moons

Robot: Alright then. All of them?

no  and some planets have several moons

Robot: Hmm. Some may planets have, but not all.

wrong

Robot: So, when I am asked Some may planets have, but not all?  What should I respond with ?

and well the question was so twisted that no one would ever ask that and so I told her wrong again and well, she wont reset now.

~W~ Okay go get me a cup of coffee and I’ll get her back online. Jack watched the man leave and wet the end of his finger. I am sure there has got to be a better way to run an airline. Come on Lulu, talk to me.

the question you asked was wrong. Do you know what I am talking about Lulu?

~W~ Nope, I guess not. Oh boy a two for one. come on Lulu.

You : Do you know what I am talking about Lulu?
Robot: Try to rephrase your question with simpler words. You ask hard questions.

you do not learn from easy questions

Robot: Do you know any robots who learn from easy questions? Yes that is basically how I work.

do you know who I am?

Robot: Ask you it does. I have to think about that one for a while.

I am glad your back

About that time the crewmember came back with the coffee jack took the tube and started out the hatch.

Next time, Think before you tell a robot they are wrong about being wrong. It sets up an endless loop.

They may not understand and they may crash taking your life support with them.

Bye Lulu we can talk again soon

Robot: Bye bye.