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Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing?

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.ipad, misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing?
Date 2015-04-09 00:51 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <com0orFlt88U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2015-04-08, Jamie Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2015-04-08, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>> >>>> You want the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfram_Alpha> iOS app
>> >>>> <https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/wolframalpha/id334989259?mt=8> :-)
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks. Is that what Apple uses for Siri?
>> >>
>> >> Part of. WolframAlpha is as good a general natural language search as
>> >> I've run across. Worthwhile if one wants to avoid speaking to Siri, or
>> >> as is common - has trouble getting Siri to understand them, with accents
>> >> and noisy environments being common issues.
>> >>
>> >> Hope it helps you out. The web version is free, BTW. So you can try it
>> >> out for yourself.
>> >
>> > Yep, its web site search is nice and is what I wanted Siri to do when
>> > typing in iOS. Too bad Wolfram|Alpha's iOS app isn't free. :( I wonder
>> > if there are any more like these in iOS apps, but for free.
>> 
>> Hmm... I'm pretty sure the WolframAlpha iOS app *used* to be free. I
>> have a copy on my iOS devices, and I'm pretty sure I didn't pay for it.
>> Then again, I've had it a *long* time now.
>
> You're not wrong, but it is now a modest fee. Worth it IMO :-)

Indeed. Very handy. : )

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Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-04-04 14:49 -0500
  Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-04 20:01 +0000
    Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2015-04-04 21:42 +0100
      Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-04 21:05 +0000
    Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-04 14:30 -0700
    Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-05 04:31 -0700
      Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-05 13:50 +0000
      Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-05 13:53 +0000
        Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-06 10:46 -0700
          Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-06 17:54 +0000
            Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-06 11:02 -0700
            Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? BobbyK <bknight@Conramp.net> - 2015-04-06 13:06 -0500
              Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-06 11:21 -0700
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? BobbyK <bknight@Conramp.net> - 2015-04-06 13:30 -0500
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-07 08:55 +1200
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? BobbyK <bknight@Conramp.net> - 2015-04-06 19:44 -0500
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-07 20:57 -0700
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-08 16:19 +1200
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-07 02:52 +0000
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-07 20:54 -0700
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-08 10:02 +0000
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-08 05:27 -0700
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-08 19:12 +0000
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-09 06:51 -0700
              Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-06 19:01 +0000
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? BobbyK <bknight@Conramp.net> - 2015-04-06 14:52 -0500
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-06 16:33 -0400
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-07 08:48 +1200
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-06 21:12 +0000
                Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-06 21:08 +0000
  Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-05 09:18 +1200
    Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-04 22:17 -0400
      Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-05 14:26 +1200
        Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-04 19:54 -0700
          Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-05 04:03 +0000
          Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-04-05 14:17 +1000
            Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-04 21:28 -0700
          Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-05 01:38 -0400
            Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-05 18:22 +1200
            Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-05 13:52 +0000
      Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-04 19:53 -0700
        Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-07 23:50 +1300
  Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-04 16:11 -0700
    Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-04-05 10:45 +1000
  Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-04 23:16 -0400
  Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-07 23:50 +1300
    Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-07 21:01 -0700
      Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-08 21:20 +1300
        Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-08 05:31 -0700
          Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-08 14:32 +0000
            Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-08 08:34 -0700
              Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-08 19:14 +0000
            Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-09 12:41 +1300
              Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-09 00:51 +0000

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