And you are here why?

Remember this immortal Doonesbury bit? I'm one of the suckers that actually bought a Newton, and I remember its shock and awe approach to handwriting recognition.  Shock that it recognized something , and Awe at the sheer badness in an actually released product. Anyhow, Siri has pretty much been an EPIC FIAL for me, right up there with the Newton.  After messing with it for a while, I've found that its actually faster for me to just Google stuff then to go through the possible results. Someday...

From the L.A. Times , we have this about Siri and the Scots Think again. Since the phone debuted in October, many of the Scots who rushed to buy it have discovered that their new "smart" gadget can't understand them [...] A number of Scots have found this out already, and given up in frustration. Others have grumbled loudly on Internet forums. A few amused and befuddled users have posted videos of themselves to show the world what happens when irresistible accent meets immovable assistant. In one, a bearded young Scotsman, eyes dancing and Rs rolling, tries repeatedly to get Siri to "create a reminder," only to receive in puzzled reply, "James, I don't understand," or "I don't know what you mean by 'create Alamain.' " (Does anyone?) Finally, after multiple failures, James' most deliberate and emphatic attempt ("Create. A. Reminder.") yields something close: "Create our remainder." No one breaks out...