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Alice was originally composed by Richard Wallace; [2] it "came to life" on November 23, 1995. [3] The program was rewritten in Java beginning in 1998. The current incarnation of the Java implementation is Program D. The program uses an XML Schema called AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language) for specifying the heuristic conversation ...
The .303/25, sometimes known as the .25/303 is a wildcat centrefire rifle cartridge, based on the .303 British, necked down to fire a .257 projectile, originating in Australia in the 1940s as a cartridge for sporterised rifles, particularly on the Lee–Enfield action; similar versions also appeared in Canada around the same time.
Lee Enterprises, Inc. is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 72 daily newspapers in 25 states, [2] and more than 350 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. [3] Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by Alfred Wilson Lee [2] and is based in Davenport, Iowa. [4]
U.S. Army (September 1984), Military Explosives, Technical Manual, Department of the Army, TM 9-1300-214, p. 2-3 stating "1602–1604. Fulminating gold , later used as a priming explosive, was invented by Johann Tholden, a Dutch chemist in the employ of the British Navy."
SmarterChild was an intelligent agent or "bot" developed by ActiveBuddy, Inc., [3] with offices in New York and Sunnyvale. [4] It was widely distributed across global instant messaging networks. [ citation needed ] SmarterChild became very popular, attracting over 30 million Instant Messenger "buddies" on AIM (AOL), MSN and Yahoo Messenger over ...
A chatbot (originally chatterbot) [1] is a software application or web interface designed to have textual or spoken conversations. [2] [3] [4] Modern chatbots are typically online and use generative artificial intelligence systems that are capable of maintaining a conversation with a user in natural language and simulating the way a human would behave as a conversational partner.
Components of a modern bottleneck rifle cartridge. Top-to-bottom: Copper-jacketed bullet, smokeless powder granules, rimless brass case, Boxer primer.. Handloading, or reloading, is the practice of making firearm cartridges by manually assembling the individual components (metallic/polymer case, primer, propellant and projectile), rather than purchasing mass-assembled, factory-loaded ...
Percussion caps have been manufactured in various sizes to fit snugly over different sized nipples. Nipples for 4.5mm and 6mm percussion caps. The percussion cap, percussion primer, or caplock, introduced in the early 1820s, is a type of single-use percussion ignition device for muzzle loader firearm locks enabling them to fire reliably in any weather condition. [1]