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We can get automatic devices that simulate chatting to you like a human, right?
Well, I propose that someone design a computer service like that which either gives you a boost, or demeans your ideas. For example:
HUMAN> Hi, I have an idea for a self-inflating toilet. What do you think?
GOD'S
ADVOCATE> That sounds great! I already love it. Tell me more.
HUMAN> Thanks. Well, it...
or
HUMAN> Hi, I have an idea for a self-inflating toilet. What do you think?
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE> What a crap idea! Who wants a self-inflating toilet? How'd it work? What's the point?
HUMAN> I suppose so, I'd better come up with a better idea...
and so on. This could be used for Halfbakers who want to put their idea into perspective before sending them out into the big wide world, or just to give someone a boost when they have 2-and-a-half fishbones within an hour for one idea.
Short name, e.g., Bob's Coffee
Destination URL.
E.g., http://www.coffee.com/
Description (displayed with the short name and URL.)
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Does the Turing test still count if you can't tell whether the entity you're speaking with is a machine or a god? |
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DEVIL'S ADVOCATE> So, your idea is to retreat from reality, by having a machine tell you what you want to hear? Loser. |
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<DEVIL'S ADVOCATE>
What a crap idea! Who wants a Metphysical Being's Advocate ? How'd it work? What's the point? |
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Pain is the only justification of your existence. Here have a bone. |
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<GOD> How come the devil gets an advocate and I don't? How am I supposed to convince anyone of anything with an advicate? |
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Sorry, [wagster]'s God, I reckon that the input box deliberately hides mistakes, and they only appear on the main page. |
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I imagine the devil would dishonestly inflate poor ideas |
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[Well, I propose that someone design a computer service like that which either gives you a boost, or demeans your ideas] |
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You mean that's not what this machine I'm using is? |
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