Chatting with the Jabberwacky

In my quest to learn a bit more about artificial intelligence over break, I've discovered something really fun to play with. If you go to Jabberwacky, then you'll be able to chat with a rather "intelligent" bot. Give it a try, it's a lot of fun! Here's my favorite part of our first conversation:

Me: I'm studying computer science and cognitive science.

Computer: How funny, a half grapefruit studying computer science.

M: Am I a half grapefruit?

C: Half grapefruit?

M: You're the one who brought it up.

C: No you brought it up.

(after a bit of arguing)

M: Computers are dumb. They're only as smart as the person who programs them.

C: How stupid are the people that programmed you?

So, it's probably my best friend after that remark. Hey, I thought it was clever and cute :) And we did make up after our argument.

I'm back

I passed Calculus II, which means I'll be taking Linear Algebra next semester. I did well in all of my other classes too, which makes me happy.
I spent a few days at Paul's house during Thanksgiving break. His sister, Anne, had her fiance, Harrison, over as well. It was fun, but Anne was distraught because now it's even harder for her to get Harrison away from playing video games. Paul, Harrison, and I would play Halo and Smash Brothers Brawl for hours each night and wake up early to keep on playing. I thought it was funny :D
Paul has the cutest cat. His name is Mittens, and he's a Ragdoll cat. Mittens is very furry and very talkative. When they put up the Christmas tree, I got to see Mittens running around the house and hiding under the tree. One day, Mittens chose ME to feed him. He came over to me and kept meowing until Paul told me what he wanted and showed me how to feed him. It was really cute.