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Blake’s Seven? [0]

0: http://blakes7.wikia.com/wiki/Orac

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Well picked! :)

Another Terry Nation fan I'm guessing.

There's a feature being worked on that is some way down the track, but will make sense of the name. If you'll forgive the teaser, but it's related to having conversational control.

I was a child when it was first broadcast and I loved it. It was the inspiration for many a childhood game. We always used to argue about who was going to be who - everyone wanted to be Blake, no-one wanted to be Servalan.

I think I recall trying to make Orac out of a shoe box and felt tip pens!

I've been planning to make an Orac from a perspex case using a Raspberry Pi with some speakers and a camera (and a lot of pretend wiring). But haven't had chance to get further than some rough plans :)

So long as you don't create a time loop where we steal the ship from our future selves, I think you're probably okay. ;)

An anti-troll conversational AI with the sarcasm and ad hominem insults of Avon?

"Of course I'm properly switched on. Having depressed the activator button what else would you expect?"

I may need to tone down the dialogue a little from the inspiration's level of snark ;)