<![CDATA[Gizmodo: im bot]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: im bot]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/imbot http://gizmodo.com/tag/imbot <![CDATA[Microsoft Kills Santa]]> After Santa the IM bot's supposed obscenities came to light, Microsoft tried very hard to fix the fat bastard so he wouldn't curse up a storm at children. Programmers weren't completely satisfied with what came out the other end, so they threw up their hands in defeat and said, "screw it" to the whole thing and axed Santa for good. Who can you blame for killing Santa? Only yourselves and your salty, salty mouths. [The Reg]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=329940&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft's Dirty Santa IM Bot Talks Oral Sex]]> This may or may not be real, but The Reg is appalled at Microsoft's dirty Santa IM bot after it started talking about oral sex and dirty bastards. The transcript is above, but even IM transcripts are pretty easy to fake. We remembered the hours we spent chatting up SmarterChild in lieu of having any real friends, so we tried to reproduce this ourselves using The Reg's text:

9:38:07 AM northpole@live.com: This Microsoft Agent is powered by Windows Live Agents. Microsoft's Privacy Statement (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74170) applies to all information which you provide to this Microsoft Agent. Please be careful about information which you provide to online services and follow safety tips, some of which can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx.
9:38:07 AM northpole@live.com: Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas, jc! I'm Santa Claus!

Tell me, are you a boy or a girl?
9:38:17 AM jc: pizza (pi)
9:38:17 AM northpole@live.com: Sorry - Santa really needs to know if you're a boy or a girl.
9:38:20 AM jc: boy
9:38:21 AM northpole@live.com:

And what do you want for Christmas, jc?
9:38:27 AM jc: pizza (pi)
9:38:27 AM northpole@live.com: Yum!
9:38:37 AM jc: Maybe you shouldn't eat so much! You are quite large!
9:38:37 AM northpole@live.com: Ho ho ho?
9:38:42 AM jc: Eat it!
9:38:43 AM northpole@live.com: Go grab something healthy to eat. And when you'll be back you'll find me right there.
9:38:45 AM jc: Eat it!
9:38:45 AM northpole@live.com: If you need a break to go eat, I will be right there when you come back.
9:38:47 AM jc: Eat it!
9:38:47 AM northpole@live.com: Go grab something healthy to eat. And when you'll be back you'll find me right there.
9:38:51 AM jc: Eat it
9:38:51 AM northpole@live.com: If you need a break to go eat, I will be right there when you come back.
9:38:57 AM jc: Maybe you shouldn't eat it?
9:38:57 AM northpole@live.com: Interesting!
What do you want for Christmas, jc?
9:39:35 AM jc: YOU SHOULD EAT IT
9:39:35 AM northpole@live.com: If you need a break to go eat, I will be right there when you come back.


No luck. [The Register]

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