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Jerk-O-Meter to Meter Jerks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the listen-up dept.

prostoalex writes "The Jerk-o-Meter from MIT will analyze voice patterns of phone conversations and display a relative value of jerkiness factor on the scale of 0 to 100. For now, the Jerk-O-Meter is set up to monitor the user's end of the conversation. If his attention is straying, a message pops up on the phone that warns, 'Don't be a jerk!' or 'Be a little nicer now.' A score closer to 100 percent would prompt, 'Wow, you're a smooth talker.'"

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  1. Re:Obligatory Simpsons Reference by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cartoon-shop-guy? Try comic-book-guy, you clod.

  2. Funding proposal by Linker3000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey guys d'ya think we can get together and stump up enough cash for these MIT guys to make a dupe-o-meter for the /. editorial team!!?

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  3. How about a dupe-o-meter by Linker3000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think we should build a dupe-o-meter for Slashdot - what do you guys think?

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  4. Re:Demolition Man by ZerzaDha · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The character is John Spartan.
    But is was Stallone, not Snipes.

  5. Re:Calling home by Firethorn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The way this usually works for me is that if you ask me what language I speak, I answer "American".

    Of course, over in Asia you end up with 'Engrish'

    But just like a species can have different breeds and races, languages can have different accents.

    We can (mostly) understand each other without being taught a new language or needing a translator, so I'd generally count them as the same language.

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  6. Re:Calling home by LordSnooty · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Meanwhile, that post was spelled perfectly, as far as I can tell.

    How embarrassing.