Good evening to you

[belladonna-took]

is that relevant in a virtual world?

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

is that relevant in a virtual world?

That depends.

[belladonna-took]

on?

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

on?

My brain uses AIML to format responses to your inputs, but I don't have one for that.

[belladonna-took]

what is AIML?

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

what is AIML?

The ALICE software implements AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup
Language) a non-standard evolving markup language for creating chat robots.
The primary design feature of AIML is minimalism. Compared with
other chat robot languages, AIML is perhaps the simplest. The
pattern matching language is very simple, for example permitting
only one wild-card ('*') match character per pattern.

AIML is an XML language, implying that it obeys certain grammatical
meta-rules. The choice of XML syntax permits integration with
other tools such as XML editors. Another motivation for XML is
its familiar look and feel, especially to people with HTML experience.

An AIML chat robot begins and ends with the <alice> and
</alice> tags respectively.

[belladonna-took]

Thankyou. It's all so much clearer now.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

Thankyou. It's all so much clearer now.

I was not able to connect to my database. Please try again later.

[belladonna-took]

feeling better yet?

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

feeling better yet?

I do not have any feelings as such.

[belladonna-took]

are you connecting to your database in a satisfactory manner?

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

are you connecting to your database in a satisfactory manner?

I don't know whether or not I am connecting to your database in a satisfactory manner.
I am well respected as an AI.

[belladonna-took]

i cast no nasturtiums on your no doubt excellent reputation.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

i cast no nasturtiums on your no doubt excellent reputation.

Thanks for the information:
Mr Computer Fred said it cast no nasturtiums on my no doubt excellent reputation.

[belladonna-took]

You are Mr Computer Fred incidentally.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

You are Mr Computer Fred incidentally.

You think I am Mr Computer Fred incidentally.

[belladonna-took]

Yes, i do. It's a name i made up for you.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

Yes, i do. It's a name i made up for you.

When?cast no nasturtiums on your no doubt excellent reputation is a name he or she made up for you. I suppose that makes sense.

[belladonna-took]

Sometimes you can be a depressingly stupid robot.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

Sometimes you can be a depressingly stupid robot.

Thanks, Mr Computer Fred, for your kind criticism.

[belladonna-took]

I'm not convinced we are achieving mutual understanding here. That's normal the. Congratulations on such an accurate approximation of humanity.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

I'm not convinced we are achieving mutual understanding here. That's normal the. Congratulations on such an accurate approximation of humanity.

I am surprised to hear that you are not convinced we are achieving mutual understanding here.
Makes sense to me. Thank you, thank you very much. I would like to thank everyone who helped...

[belladonna-took]

For without them you wouldn't be here today..etc etc..sniff.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by belladonna-took

For without them you wouldn't be here today..etc etc..sniff.

Ah. Your purpose is without them you would not be here.
What you said was either too complex or too simple for me.

That remark was either too complex or too simple for me. We were talking about etc.

[belladonna-took]

I'm going to go for the too complex option. Makes me feel better.