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  there's a really smart midget in there : dirge23
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    Yoda? : sanchez
    • Kenny Baker, actually! : Bold
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  It's environmentally friendly. It's powered by bears. : esad
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    me too. : burning eye
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      whoops, thought that said beers. : burning eye
      • Too late, your secret is out on the web forever. : esad
    • This should keep you going for a while. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0vrsxg0naA : Fenring42
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  It is NOT connected to the Internet; all of its knowledge is in its own storage. : OverloadUT
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    Also, you should be impressed even if it were, because the real marvel here is the ability for it to inte... : OverloadUT
    • And to do it in like one second. : JarEme
    • What is leg? : On the Brane
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      yeah, but not the spoken questions, it get's them as text. : watcherxp
      • Spoken language is obsolete anyway. : JarEme
• http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/ibms-watson-is-really-smart-will-try-to-prove-it-on-jeopardy/ http:... : pancake humper
• It's actually Dr Watson (drwtsn32), it was reporting on a core dump one day and became self-aware. : Dave-A
• Watch this http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/smartest-machine-on-earth.html : freshyk
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  Yep, plugged into Google. : virus
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    i knew it. thanks shacknews. : spaceless
    • It's not. Don't listen to his lies!! : nyranger66
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    it is not : EvilDolemite
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      it so totally is. microwaves, man. : virus
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        watson -> google -> bing -> aol keyword search i bet is how it works : spaceless
        • you forgot geocities in there somewhere :( : virus
  • It's a srsly long fiber cable. : virus
  • Shill. : coldfusioncs
  • it's tube is directly connected to google's main mainframe : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Lies. Every answer would be a picture of a penis if that were true. : walker270
  • I have google. : RuffasBluetain
• it's plugged into Altavista : burning eye
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  holy shit it is pwning the other 2 players : nyranger66
  • I know you "spoilered" the text but I thought it was just a joke. Next time tell us it's a real Jeopardy... : hussdelrio
• Sherlock Holmes is actually hiding inside the computer. : shortbuscaptain
• watch the Nova special on it - very informative. : hirez
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  If they doubled the buzzer reaction time for Watson I wonder what the score's would be like. : ant_hillbilly
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    yeah, it's really not a fair fight at this point. It is, of course, very impressive that Watson can an... : DonkeyPopsicle
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      there were a lot of complaints of that issue from the practice rounds. : watcherxp
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        Source? I've read and watched as much as I could find about Watson and didn't hear of this. : hussdelrio
        • Saw it in newsprint about a week ago. don't recall specifically (Sunday paper on the 6th maybe?) Basic... : watcherxp
      • it's good PR for IBM, but something like a live Jeopardy! game isn't the best to frame a man vs. machine ... : DonkeyPopsicle
  • Yeah you can really tell that the 2 guys are getting really annoyed at buzzing in. Ken is getting really... : Crimsonbeak
• dogpile : manero
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  Really? : derelict515
  • yeah you just connect a computer into the internet and it just answers questions there is just a littl... : FrayLo
  • SERIOUSLY!! : spaceless
• It's some asshole off screen typing up the answers. You've all been fooled. : jingletard
• Im not sure why I should be impressed you're connected to google for info and didn't find out how Watson ... : cap n KRUNCH