That's impressive. I study speech & hearing science, and I'm currently in a class all about acoustic signals (especially in terms of cochlear implants), and that's a pretty tricky thing to do. Very cool.

On your Droids, do you program your speech into it (for instance: Call Sandra), or does it recognize speech and then create text?

The reason I ask is because if it only has to compare what you say against a voice sample of your own, there will be much less variance to wade through. Otherwise, the speech recognition software will have a much bigger sample to have to sort out.

It looks to me like a garden or field tiller.

I agree with Justin. I'm rather appalled that this was posted at all.

That seems like a waste of resources...

I wasn't aware this was a new discovery.

That bike makes me wish I rode bikes.

No thank you. That's a long time to have to watch where you step.

That's a sweet cake.

What a smart idea. Very savvy.

Wow. That's nuts.

That's incredible. I'd understand if he actually WERE burning trash. That's not okay in the city. Otherwise, what's the big deal?

I heard about this on the radio this morning. I don't know if it's more awesome or horrific that it took so long for the police to catch on.

The definition of a dead language is one which has no native speakers. Latin, for example, is a dead language. It is still read and even spoken, but mainly in religious contexts.

I wouldn't worry about English being on that list any time soon.

This is so addictive!