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Damn Siri, you racist
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hyteckit
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Oct 21, 2011, 01:47 AM
 
Poor Japanese fella can't get Siri to 'work'.

Siri vs Japanese - YouTube
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Oct 21, 2011, 02:38 AM
 
Isn't Siri currently a US feature?
I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
     
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Oct 21, 2011, 03:05 AM
 
Hilarious fellow Québecois will be reminded of a scene from Elvis Gratton elvis gratton-beure.avi - YouTube at 0:23 "oublie pas l'pain pis l'beuwe, sti!"
     
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Oct 21, 2011, 03:15 AM
 
Originally Posted by Rumor View Post
Isn't Siri currently a US feature?
No, but it offers a lot more features in the US.

It currently supports English, French and German.
     
hyteckit  (op)
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Oct 21, 2011, 03:19 AM
 
Originally Posted by Rumor View Post
Isn't Siri currently a US feature?
Currently:
American English
British English
Australian English
German
French


Too bad it doesn't include Japanese Engrish yet.
Bush Tax Cuts == Job Killer
June 2001: 132,047,000 employed
June 2003: 129,839,000 employed
2.21 million jobs were LOST after 2 years of Bush Tax Cuts.
     
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Oct 21, 2011, 04:43 AM
 
It shouldn't be any surprise to anyone that it struggles with accents as thick as that guys.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
     
   
 
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