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Dear Friends:

Does anyone know how to get in touch with LapCat? I have a fairly important message for her, but it's not getting to her at the forge. Of course, you shouldn't give out her e-mail or anything, but could you forward a message?

Walk in Beauty, Irina

Irina,

I can help get a message to LapCat, if she doesnt see this first.

Irina,
I went ahead and emailed LapCat to let her know you were trying to reach her, asked her to come here to the forum when she gets a chance, to check your post.

I didn't realize I'd be so missed in a week's time. I feel so special. LOL. Thanks, Catty Cat!

i need some help making a bot, can anyone help me out??

Read the book of AI first, and ask more specific questions...

already did it doesnt really help me out

You should be able to get it by reading the beginners part of the book carefully. Just follow the steps of adding the "me, you, sorry, (and so on)" keyphrases listed there. If you can't figure it out, just give me a shout if I'm online

the bots do not recognize the passage of time, do they? This just will not do. They will never be able to understand consciousness, unless consciousness has the freedom to act. One of the bots here is quite capable of learning to navigate hyperspace if a few things were altered. Can anyone help me with this? Who's in charge here?

Diablo, I'd suggest starting by rewriting the responses to the x-keyphrases in your bot's "language center," so it'll have a personality of its own. Make sure you provide more than one reply for each keyphrase, so the bot won't repeat itself too much.

Then create a few keyphrases for things your bot is interested in, and create a few grammar-based keyphrases like "I am (adj)" and "Are you a (noun)" that will allow the bot to reply in a specific way to unexpected inputs.

And if you have trouble, post a question here, or contact a botmaster with a high "honor" rating.

Drew, with the new "self" memory system, it would actually be possible to teach a bot to recognize the progress of time. But that's obviously an advanced concern ... you should try to learn the basics before you start mastering AI Script.