When I was editing Ubuntu Hacks, Sanders Kleinfeld (the book’s Production Editor) suggested using a more active screenshot of GAIM than the one we were using (the screenshot we used showed the login screen).

I wanted to make the screenshot quickly, so I didn’t want to hassle with asking someone permission to show their screen name. So, I figured a conversation with a chatterbot would be a good idea. First I tried infocombot, but it was down.

So, I gave the Encarta bot a whirl, and I asked it something that would give a few readers a chuckle. I was very surprised by its response!

African or European?