Voice Recognition Software

Have you ever tried voice recognition software (VRS)? I did a number of years ago and I wasn't overly impressed with the way it worked. On top of that, can you imagine an office full of people talking to their computers? There's be absolutely no privacy in anything you were posting on line.

The Onion had a funny bit on VRS...

NEW YORK—Fidelity Financial Services' Gwen Watson, 33, shouted angrily at her IBM ViaVoice Pro USB voice-recognition software, sources close to the human-resources administrator reported Monday. "No, not Gary Friedman! Barry Friedman, you stupid computer. BARRY!" Watson was heard to scream from her cubicle. "Jesus Christ, I could've typed it in a hundredth of the time." After another minute of yelling, Watson was further incensed upon looking at her screen, which read, "Barely Freedman you God ram plucking pizza ship."