Conversa de ChaCha

Hoje estive a colocar a leitura de blogs sobre tech & mobile em dia e encontrei um post no blog de David Pogue, no New York Times, que me proporcionou umas boas gargalhadas.

Diz Pogue que há umas semanas foi convidado a testar um novo serviço mobile chamado ChaCha, cujo objectivo é responder a qualquer pergunta que lhe coloquem. O utilizar só tem de telefonar ou enviar um sms para o Chacha e pouco depois recebe a resposta à pergunta.

Pogue colocou algumas perguntas simples americanas como “What’s that German word that means, ‘pleasure from other people’s pain’?”, “Who ran against Abraham Lincoln for President?”, “How long has ‘Les Misérables’ been on Broadway?”, “What’s on the front page of today’s New York Times?”, “How do you jump the battery in a Prius?”, “Where’s the cheapest gas in southeast Connecticut right now?” e “What’s the last flight to New York out of O’Hare airport?”.

Ao que parece, estas foram as respostas :

“What’s that German word that means, ‘pleasure from other people’s pain’?”
Doesn’t every German word mean that?

“Who ran against Abraham Lincoln for president?”
Which time? 1856, 1860 or 1864? I think it was John McCain, no?

“What’s on the front page of today’s New York Times?”
More depressing news – but no Pogue.

“How do you jump the battery in a Prius?”
Ah… which battery?

“Where’s the cheapest gas in southeast Connecticut right now?”
Give it up, David – there is NO cheap gas in Southeast Connecticut.

“What’s the last flight to New York out of O’Hare Airport?”
The last flight ever? Before the rapture?

Ahah. Já sou fã.

PS - Se estiverem tentados a fazer as vossas próprias perguntas, esqueçam. O ChaCha só funciona no mercado americano.