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BMO 1.33.0

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@TechWizardForever TechWizardForever released this 01 Nov 23:24
· 22 commits to main since this release

Faster, more honest, and a few new commands.

Speed (measured on a Ryzen 7 5700U; other computers will differ):

  • The brain writes about 60% faster while BMO is talking. His voice was
    taking CPU from the brain, and it doesn't any more.
  • He loads his brain about 10 seconds faster.
  • Going to sleep keeps the brain loaded for an hour, so waking him in that
    time takes about 10 seconds instead of 49. He says "One sec!" instead of
    the full boot message.
  • He loads everything he listens with before he says he's ready.

New commands:

  • "Hey BMO, run the speed test" finds the fastest settings for your computer.
    It takes about ten minutes. A stopwatch shows on his face, he can't hear you
    until it's done, and he uses the winner. After this update he uses one
    thread per core until you run it.
  • "Hey BMO, sort my USB" copies games, movies and shows off a USB stick to
    where they go, once you say yes.
  • "Hey BMO, eject the USB" makes the stick safe to pull out, and he only says
    so once it really has let go.
  • "Hey BMO, show your face" brings him to the front from anywhere.

His face:

  • A small symbol in the corner shows what he's doing: a green circle when
    he's ready, a microphone when he's listening, a brain when he's thinking.
  • The mouse pointer stays hidden over his face until you move it.
  • Plugging in a USB stick no longer opens a file window over his face. It
    still mounts as usual.

Getting it right:

  • A project's notes only reach him when your question is about that project.
    With one open, "what's the capital of Australia?" could get an answer about
    your project instead.
  • Projects only open when you open them, and close when he sleeps or restarts.
    Closed projects stay out of his answers.
  • He says when something didn't really work: a failed update rollback, a
    claim no tool backs up, or a click that only changed the screen.
  • A very long request keeps its end instead of losing it, and long jobs stay
    inside what the brain can hold.
  • CAD sizes refuse "nan" and "inf", and can say "40 mm".

Also:

  • Movie dialogue no longer turns the movie down.
  • Movie and game commands always need "Hey BMO".
  • He listens for 4 seconds after "Hey BMO" and 6 seconds after an answer.
  • More of the ways "go to sleep" gets misheard now work.