Most obviously, users can ask it to "sing a song", which can either result in a flat out refusal "I can't sing" or an unsurprisingly robotic rendition of "If I Only Had A Brain" from the Wizard Oz. Expanding on this, you can also pester Siri to perform a variety of similar feats. One involves asking it to "tell me a tongue twister," which in more than one case results in it having difficulty finishing the task: "All right, let's try this: Red bug's blood, black bug's blood.
I can't do it. Even more amusingly, Siri can also be pushed into rapping and beatboxing. Saying either "rap Siri" or "beatbox Siri" produces two respectively hilarious reactions. In the case of rapping, Siri riffs on the iconic Sugarhill Gang song "Rapper's Delight," declaring something barely comprehensible about "the rhythm of the ontology. One other thing you can ask Siri to recite are bedtime stories, although it must be said its narrative skills definitely leave something to be desired.
Asking "Tell me a bedtime story," it replies, "In the great green dimension, there was an iPhone. And a red balloon. And a picture of… a Zoltaxian cow jumping over the third moon. You can also ask, "Sing me a lullaby. No one likes that one friend we all have who quotes films and TV shows ad nauseam it's usually me , so if you're looking for questions to annoy Siri, the silver screen is one of your best sources.
That said, Siri does enjoy playing along from time to time, so long as your quote is familiar enough. For example, "Show me the money" from Jerry Maguire invites an amusing couple of responses, with "Does it make you feel good just to say that? Another question that gets Siri's attention is "Siri Siri on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Scared that it might suffer grave consequences if it answered otherwise, Siri offers the following assurance in reply, "Simon The Wonderful, you are full fair, 'tis true, but… No, you're definitely the fairest one of all.
Given that a personal assistant like Siri was once the stuff of science fiction, it's fitting that it's particularly receptive to quotes and questions from sci-fi movies. If you ask it to, say, "Open the pod bay doors" a reference to A Space Odyssey one of its replies is: "Without your space helmet, Simon, you're going to find this rather… breathtaking. There are also a variety of miscellaneous questions and references you can quote to Siri. For example, if you repeatedly ask, "Who's your daddy?
Can we get back to work now? What makes Siri mad more than anything else? Well, referring to it by the wrong name—particularly a name belonging to one of her main rivals e. Cortana and Alexa —is probably the biggest sin an iPhone user can commit. Greeting it by saying "Hi Alexa" , for instance, is sure to invite a snarky comeback in response.
Inviting it to prefer another tech company over Apple is also not the best idea "Which company is better, Apple or Google? Similarly, referring to it as "Jarvis" —Iron Man's A. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Subscriber Account active since. Flickr via Thompson Rivers Siri is the most well-known virtual assistant.
It was created to help iPhone users interact with their devices hands-free. Sometimes Siri is ridiculously helpful, other times it is half-baked. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
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Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It needs to stop Siri from delivering such negative, subjective and often misleading opinions. This feature sours the user experience for this product. Why doesApple continue to bathe us with negative subjectivity? Why can't it look at life as a glass that is half full instead of half empty? At the very least, it should allow the user to give Siri an attitude adjustment.
When you set up Siri, you can choose whether it's a female or male voice. You can select an American or English accent, among others. Apple should let users select a positive or negative Siri attitude. That would at least make Siri more acceptable to the human mind. That would be better than having Siri rub us the wrong way every stinking day. Since this is AI, which is just a computer, there should be all sorts of options to let users select the experience they want.
If Apple is such a successful company, why can't it understand that it's ticking off its users? Something is very wrong in Cupertino. Just saying. His focus is on the wireless and telecom industries. He is an independent analyst , consultant and speaker. Email Jeff. Expanding into new global markets?
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