I've got a bet for you...

[BBABM]

No, I mean I have heard that it is receiving text messages to parse instead of using visual or audio recognition techniques. I have done some natural language processing work so I know how difficult it is, but still... it is not on the same footing as a human player. Wagering, that's a different thing, yeah!
-bill

I didn't hear the text thing. That does seem a little unfair, I think it should rely on vocal cues, and recondition off the board like a person, not getting text shot into it's brain. Half the time it takes a human to press the button is listening, reading, and processing what Alex says. If it is getting the question as text, the computer is not doing the same thing as a human.

[bambamoozle]

Looks like Watson and I are the winners! Yea for us!

Ken was a very good loser and funny at the end, but the numbers are the numbers.

Here's a few links with songs of mine, pick whatever you like. If you want help with words or chords, or you want an mp3 of something that streams, just lemme know:

http://www.johnkloberdanz.com/demo-songs.html

http://fawm.org/fawmers/gizmoblacksmith/ (no fair picking the collaboration I'm working on)

http://songfight.org/artistpage.php?key=john_kloberdanz

http://songfight.org/artistpage.php?key ... blacksmith

http://nurein.songfight.net/index.php?t ... Kloberdanz

[JonPorobil]

Well met, Kloberdanz. Give me about two weeks.

[Billy's Little Trip]

Well met, Kloberdanz. Give me about two weeks.

Sorry, you have 23 minutes. Finish or IBM will dissolve you into *cyberdust.

*IBM's Watson food

[bambamoozle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wi8Fv0AJA4

[JonPorobil]

Sorry, John, I had a bad couple of weeks after this happened. I'm settling in to make amends right now, though, so hang tight another couple of days.

[JonPorobil]

This is terrible. I'm suffering alternating bouts of perfectionism and lack of motivation. I'll check on the song every few days, and it's not good enough, but I can't be bothered to fix it. It's a strange sensation.

Anyway, this isn't done yet, but here's a proof-of-concept, at least. To let you know I'm not welching on this bet.

http://jon-eric.com/Songs/Covers/Jon%20 ... Eleven.mp3

[bambamoozle]

This is terrible. I'm suffering alternating bouts of perfectionism and lack of motivation. I'll check on the song every few days, and it's not good enough, but I can't be bothered to fix it. It's a strange sensation.

Anyway, this isn't done yet, but here's a proof-of-concept, at least. To let you know I'm not welching on this bet.

http://jon-eric.com/Songs/Covers/Jon%20 ... Eleven.mp3

OMGASP! It is perfect! My family and I love it! What a hysterical and inspired choice in Green Eleven, rescuing it from the bowels of a Horse With No Name ripoff. I want to post it on MY website, how do I get a download?

This was WELL worth the wait, please do NOT work on it any more, you'll ruin it.

[JonPorobil]

This is terrible. I'm suffering alternating bouts of perfectionism and lack of motivation. I'll check on the song every few days, and it's not good enough, but I can't be bothered to fix it. It's a strange sensation.

Anyway, this isn't done yet, but here's a proof-of-concept, at least. To let you know I'm not welching on this bet.

http://jon-eric.com/Songs/Covers/Jon%20 ... Eleven.mp3

OMGASP! It is perfect! My family and I love it! What a hysterical and inspired choice in Green Eleven, rescuing it from the bowels of a Horse With No Name ripoff. I want to post it on MY website, how do I get a download?

This was WELL worth the wait, please do NOT work on it any more, you'll ruin it.

Well, at least let me put a decent ID3 tag on it. ...or not, if you're impatient.

You can download it by right-clicking on it and choosing "Save Link As..." (If you're on a Mac, then ctrl+click will do it). I'll post a formal news update on my site later today.

I'm glad you like it! I still think the vocals and accordion are both wonky as all get-out, so it'll be difficult to resist the temptation to re-record and overmix this. But I'll try. For you, John. Just for you.

[bambamoozle]

I'm just so happy with my prize, and thanks for the Mac lesson too! After three years I still don't know how to use this stupid thing!

[dantes]

I like it.

[jast]

I listened to this mainly because John's "Green Eleven" is one of the few Song Fight songs I actually remember by name. I like your version, Jon, and I have to say it's much better than I expected after all you said there.