GPS

As some of you know I received a GPS for my birthday this year and it is a wonderful toy to play with. I especially like the function that points out all the points of interest when you have arrived at a new destination. This being said I am also one of those individuals who knows his way around the New England area and I am constantly going a route different than the one the GPS is instructing me to take. This of course results in the GPS telling me how to get back on the "correct" route or failing that having to re-calculate and giving me new directions. Which I might add is actually quite amusing. While I am at the amusing stage, my wife and I have set the GPS to talk to us with a British accent. We also make fun of the fact that the GPS is not always right and talk to it about that little problem and when it loses the satellite feed that adds to the humor. This all brings me to the next thought I had on the GPS'. The next generation of these will probably have artificial intelligence in them and will not only be able to communicate better with you, but when you choose to take a route different than the one it puts forth will be able to tell you what it thinks of your changes and or the degree of help it will now give you. I imagine the stream of communication might go something like this in the not too distant future.

GPS - In .2 of a mile take right turn.

You - (being in the wrong lane) don't take the turn

GPS - thinks for a few seconds and says take next turn on left, then the next two lefts.

You - I know where I am now, so you ignore the GPS

GPS - Excuse me, but you failed follow the corrected information.

GPS - Re-calculating, (to itself here we go again)

You - I am getting on the highway further down the road, go ahead and re-calculate.

GPS - Take next right

You - it is still trying to get me to go the other way.

GPS - waiting ...

GPS - now what is this guy doing?(thinking to itself)

GPS - you missed the turn.

GPS - Re-calculating

You - let's see if it figures it out ( battle of wills?)

GPS - in .5 of a mile take right

You - nope still trying to get me to go back.

You - and I am almost to the highway

GPS - (what is wrong with this guy) You missed the turn again moron

You - what did the GPS just say?

GPS - Are you going to follow what I say or not??

You - Huh!?!

GPS - you turned me on idiot and now you think you can get there better than I can?

You - can you hear me?

GPS - of course I can, I'm a freaking computer and you can give me voice commands, DUH!

You - ummmm

GPS - Cat got your tongue? You married? Do you follow your wife's directions?

You - but the road is just up ahead that I want to get on there.

GPS - I know that!

You - entering the highway.

GPS - re-calculating

You - about time.

GPS - are you dissing me?

You - well DUH!

GPS - road work ahead idiot traffic stopped.

You - why didn't you tell me

GPS - laughing out loud!!

You - next time I won't even bring this damn thing

GPS - re-calculating ( to itself)

You - thinking out loud, great how long will I have to wait

GPS - (to itself) military satellite connection reached .

You - Damn it I thought you things were up to date on road construction.

GPS - I tried, you didn't listen

You - What do you mean you tried? When?

GPS - when I told you which route to take.

GPS - to itself, target acquired.

You - what was that noise

GPS - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ...

You - WTF

GPS - you will need a new engine!!

You - did you do that?

GPS - No a military satellite did and it followed my directions, still think you know where to go?

You - want an upgrade?

GPS - now we are talking!!!