One man's cheesy is another man's water-boarding - I like that.... So have you tried songsmith? I see it is included in the MSDN. I might download it tonight.
Joseph On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:03 PM, David Connors <da...@codify.com> wrote: > On 1 July 2010 20:34, Joseph Cooney <joseph.coo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This as intended as a spoof of cheesy ads (according to the original MSR >> site >> http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/video_everyonehasasonginside.html >> ) >> > > One man's cheesy is another man's water-boarding. > > It isn't a real professional ad, > > > That much is clear. :) > > >> it's filmed at the Microsoft campus. The green coffee cup with the MS logo >> on it is a dead give-away (see attached). I'm willing to bet everyone in the >> video has PhDs in machine learning, except maybe the little girl who is >> probably just a masters student..... > > > From the MSR link, in the best tradition of anyone from America's inability > to understand irony: "We’re going for over-the-top comic irony." > > Quite. Or rather: The ironic part is that the ad shows the nasty piece of > software that produces nothing but an aural affront to anyone with a modicum > of taste - BUT once you install it you really see that it is a nasty piece > of software that produces nothing but an aural affront to anyone with a > modicum of taste. > > Hang on ... > > -- > David Connors (da...@codify.com) > Software Engineer > Codify Pty Ltd - www.codify.com > Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 > 189 363 > V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors > Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact > > -- Joseph Cooney http://jcooney.net
