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Unless you’re tardy to the party, you may have learned that Siri, Apple iphone’s personal assistant does not like it when you ask her what zero divided by zero is?

If you haven’t tried it, we’ll give you a few minutes to.

Alrighty, if you’ve done it already, you’re laughing and if you haven’t Siri will reply to you by stating:

“Imagine that you have zero cookies and you split them evenly among zero friends. How many cookies does each person get? See? It doesn’t make sense. And Cookie Monster is sad that there are no cookies, and you are sad that you have no friends.”

Kinda harsh, right? 

Well, I chatted with Susan Bennett, the voice of Siri on Scoop B Radio Overtime about this rant and why she can’t tell us what zero divided by zero is.  “Uh I can, I just won’t,” Susan told me by phone on Scoop B Radio Overtime.

Really? 

Bennett explained that she provided the voice of Siri to Apple and that it’s the programmers and computers actually determine exactly what Siri says.

Check out Susan Bennett Chatting With Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson On Scoop B Radio Overtime 

“What I did was record hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of phrases and sentences that were created to get all of the sound combinations in the language, so some of those sentences were pretty strange and didn’t always make sense. Then afterwards the computers and the technicians and programmers go into the recordings and extract sounds, form them into new phrases and sentences and those are what end up on your devices, so it’s an amazing process it’s called concatenation, so there’s a new word for the day for your audience.”

So there ‘ya go! The next time you’re with your friends and ask Siri what’s zero divided by zero, be angry at your phone and not at Bennett!

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Photo courtesy of Chief Keef’s IG, @chieffkeeffsossa

Chief Keef is in a league all his own. Whether that’s the D-League or the pros remains to be unseen. But we do know two things: he loves his money, and he loves taking pictures of himself with his money. Hate if you want, but the fact still remains that the bitches love Sosa. Don’t agree? You might get left slumped over.

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As if you weren’t already getting enough of Banksy with the new iPhone app that allows users to easily find and virtually view his notable pieces, viewers in the UK will now be able get their Banksy fill straight from their TV. No, it isn’t what it sounds like, Banksy won’t actually be on TV; rather he will be playing the role of producer for an hour-long special on Channel 4, “The Antics Roadshow“. The premise behind the show is to chart “the history of behaving badly in public, from anarchists and activists to attention seeking eccentrics.”

When asked to explain his his reasoning behind the show, Banksy said: ‘Basically I just thought it was a good name for a TV programme and I’ve been working back from there’.

Among the featured stunts will be Michael Fagan talking about breaking into the Queen’s bedroom, Noel Godin, who pioneered attacking celebrities with custard pies, and a world exclusive first interview with the man responsible for putting the turf Mohican on Winston Churchill‘s head.

The show is set to air on UK’s Channel 4 on August 13th, and will be available on the station’s website after its initial airing. I’m not really sure what to expect from this one, but I’m foreseeing a hybrid between Jackass and Punk’d, maybe? Whatever it is I’m sure it’ll be raucous, rowdy and exciting. Be sure to check it out!

via Channel 4

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As part of their Street Summer series, which runs from August 12-15th and is comprised of events that celebrate street art, hip-hop, and urban culture in the UK (including the TV premiere of Banksy‘s movie Exit Through the Gift Shop), Channel 4 has released a new ‘Street Tag’ application for the iPhone. The app, developed by Brothers and Sisters, allows you to virtually tag any wall or surface with a multitude of spray options, ultimately allowing you to dictate the color, size and wetness of the paint and is appropriately accompanied by the rattling sound of a spray paint can. After finishing, you have the option to share your tag via Facebook or Twitter, or by geo-tagging within the application which will post your piece on a street tag map visible to all users. The app is available for free download via iTunes.

Of course there’s an app for that.

Check out more pics after the jump.

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photos via High Snobiety

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The Gasket, Ice/Dryice and Skyline cases (pictured left to right) are just a few of several options that are sure to add some flair to your phone. For more information regarding the design and inspiration, click HERE.

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Over the past few years the gap between camera phones and regular cameras has gradually been diminished, but there is still no substitute for a good ol’ SLR lens. But what if you could attach that SLR lens to your iPhone? Photojojo has the newest tool you need to take your camera phone pictures to a new height:

Ever since the iPhone camera was invented, it’s aspired to be what it simply never quite could be: a DSLR. Sure, apps have helped your camera phone inch forward with simulated focusing and faux filters.

Faux no more. The iPhone SLR Mount gives you the real thing. It’ll set your phone photos apart from everyone else’s on Instagram in an unprecedented way (#nofilter)!

This case-adapter combo lets you mount your Canon EOS or Nikon SLR lenses to your iPhone 4 giving your phone powerful depth of field and manual focus.

Now, $250 seems a bit much for just a mount, and we have yet to see what such a set-up can really do, but color us intrigued. If any enterprising photographers out there have tried this product we would LOVE to see the fruits of your labor. Hint hint.

Via Highsnobiety

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