Dividing by Zero

My cell phone has a very cool voice-dialing system that gets activated when I use the wireless headset. All I have to do is tell it the name of the person I want to call and if that name matches an entry in the built-in phonebook, the phone reads the name back to me. Once I confirm that it made the right match, the phone makes the call without me ever taking the phone out of my pocket.

The phone has some problems with some of my friends’ names, but for the most part it’s pretty darn reliable. One of today’s calls however was quite surprising.

Phone: Say a Command

Me: Voice Dial

Phone: Say the name or number

Me: Mom and Dad

Phone: Did you say, “Mom and Dad”?

Me: Yes

Phone: Sorry. No match found

So simply put, the phone was able to find the text “Mom and Dad” in the directory so it could confirm that’s who I wanted to call. But once I confirmed that’s who I wanted to call, the phone immediately forgot the conversation?

I think my phone has Alzheimer’s.

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