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on one hand using AI to replicate actors’ and musicians’ voices is like really weird and shady and isn’t going to end well, but on the other hand, as an internet creator, it seems like a golden opportunity to parody movies that get popular artists to perform marginally related songs for the soundtracks by performing some stupid, tongue-in-cheek blockbuster-style song about Undertale and then using AI to replace my voice with Eminem or something like that.
Friday, 11-Feb-22 08:33:13 UTC from web-
@zeldatra You don't have to go that far. A friend of mine uses Text To Speech (AI assisted or not) for his game jam games. It is often a blessing not to hear the programmer doing the voices. I played too many game jam games where a non-native and heavily accented English speaker tries to speak into a crappy gaming-microphone in the most monotone and least engaging way. I genuinely think that the TTS from google at http://translate.google.com delivers better an emotion than these crappy attempts.
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@zeldatra I'm seriously curious if four years of narrating a podcast has made my voice public enough to theoretically steal
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I got a monitor and docking station from work. Now I can live the multi-monitor life at home!
Wednesday, 09-Feb-22 18:15:35 UTC from web-
@adiwan I've got a 7" monitor I've tried dual-ing with. It's a lot nicer than the 3" built-in screen on my camera, but really insufficient for modern desktop use lol
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@scribus Haha. Are you using an external display for a video camera? It is surely a great help keeping oneself in the shot when no cameraman is available.
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@adiwan Yeah, I had bought it for "selfie-ing" I guess, lol. But I've had some success using it for stationary photography (like birds on the bird feeder) where it lets me see much better to begin with and lets me be sure of the shot before I hit the remote switch.
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I'm at a point that if the destination is within 4km I rather use the bike. Well... Only if it's not pouring rain. I bought a rain poncho and have it always in my backpack but it's already uncomfortable enough when the moisture accumulates under my jacket. I don't need more from the outside.
Friday, 28-Jan-22 19:03:25 UTC from web-
@adiwan My poor bike got so rusted and sun-destroyed over the pandemic, but I also just can't ride the damn thing anywhere. Super jealous, lol
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@scribus Oh yeah. The USA is not very bike friendly from all the videos I've seen. I'd be terrified to cycle there and would do only that on the sidewalks if at all. To protect my bike from the elements and thieves I always put it back into the cellar. It takes a few minutes to put it in and out but at least it'll last a bit longer. A neighbor has a steel frame bike and it has developed an even rust coating.
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Wondering if there are any fellow bronies/MLP fans in Montreal, since I can't travel out of Montreal.
Wednesday, 26-Jan-22 07:03:08 UTC from web-
@tetrahedron As far as I know there are no active users here at the moment who come from Canada, except for you.
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@adiwan There may be a Canadian or two to pop back in every couple of months, but I don't know if any of them were from/around Montreal
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The Eternals movie was a dud. The actors were all good but the plot and direction were my main issues. Good that I didn't waste my money going to the cinema for that.
Thursday, 13-Jan-22 18:39:20 UTC from web-
@adiwan I've heard it was pretty aggressively "meh," I'm kind of over most of the Marvel movie scene right now.
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Suddenly curious how many people who were perfectly into "everypony" can't handle "they/them"
Sunday, 09-Jan-22 21:30:50 UTC from web-
@scribus <sarcasm>It's "everycreature" now because "everypony" is excluding all the other species.</sarcasm>
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I tasted wine and it gave me the impression of vinegar.
I tasted champagne and it gave me the impression of very stingy vinegar.
I tasted beer and it gave me the impression of half-digested and thrown-up bread.
I tasted mead and it gave me the impression of acetone.
I tasted vodka and it gave me the sensation of a burning esophagus.
I think alcohol will never be a thing I can enjoy like any normal person. I am not sad about it. I'm just curious why it is as it is.Tuesday, 04-Jan-22 18:05:13 UTC from web-
@scribus I have not. I've tried some variants like OJ with vodka. At this point I just give up.
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Is next year A New Hope or Rogue One?
Saturday, 01-Jan-22 20:12:02 UTC from web -
Nowadays I'm pretty much #HorseFamous on twitter http://rainbowdash.net/attachment/763113
Friday, 06-Jun-14 06:58:51 UTC from web-
@lyokotravels the context for this post didn't age well has it.
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@lyokotravels Most things don't age well beyond a certain point. Fruits, vegetables, one's own body....
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Petition to classify vaporware as a cryptid
Monday, 27-Dec-21 18:54:04 UTC from web-
@scribus I'd imagine more a creature that affects people/corporations to become greedy with ambitions that results in vaporware. I imagine a millipede and snake hybrid (tail end rattle snake, body millipede, head snake with fangs) with large bug antennae with floofy balls at the ends. The cryptid uses the floofy balls to distract the victim and hide its hideous body and then bits the victim at the back of the head. The fangs inject some kind of venom that causes the feature creep/greed, which itself causes headaches and frustration. That is the nourishment it needs to asexually reproduce itself and affect others in the company.
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@scribus As any good cryptid should be. A hideous creepy crawler that "explains" a bad thing in life and that multiplies itself by inflicting more of the bad thing.
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Enjoyed s4 of Aggretsuko.
Monday, 20-Dec-21 06:37:40 UTC from web-
@scribus I perceived the season more on the meh side. As much I appreciate the layoff narrative and commentary I think that the season was a little bit all over the place. The aftermath of the idol career was extremely side-lined and Retsuko's relationship plot with Haida was weirdly piecemealed. The rest was fine.
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@adiwan Yeah, it wasn't the best season, but it helped pull me out of my funk for a while. I agree it felt scattered, like they were told this would be the last and they needed to cram two seasons into one. By the end I almost missed having a job, but that's probably just the two++ years of isolation talking, heh
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Dangit, the tail end of this batch of cookies started separating while I was baking the first half
Wednesday, 15-Dec-21 05:18:39 UTC from web-
@scribus I have the same feeling about oven-baked potato fries where 1/3 is about to get turned into charcoal, 1/3 is good, and the last 1/3 is barely done and the opposite of crispy.
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It's not that Germany has also its fair share of dumbass politicians *sigh*
Wednesday, 08-Dec-21 21:26:34 UTC from web-
@scribus I'm not enthused. I wasn't happy with Merkel, at least she tried not to F-up everything. I'm not seeing that the replacement is going to be remotely good. Christian Democrats are here the right wing conservatives, and don't share much with my political ideology. I'm more left-leaning and a Pirate Party voter. At least I can say that I didn't vote for the dumbasses that are in power.
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Dramatically redrawing voting district borders after every election is insane.
Wednesday, 08-Dec-21 13:02:51 UTC from web-
@adiwan That’s the America we’re about to be living in because one particular party spent most of the 2010s building the ultimate gerrymanders, only to have it completely fall apart when the suburbs turned on them. The new legislative maps for the decade are going to have very few competitive districts - you stay on your side, I’ll stay on mine, etc.
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@zeldatra For a country that celebrates freedom it's so sad that it kicks an essential pillar of democracy, that can give a lot of freedoms, to the ground because a minority is power-hungry and restricts these freedoms for their own gain.
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Winter cycling is not as bad as I thought. In Summer I sweat excessively after I come home cycling. It's not the case on colder days, or it is less severe. Only the cold air is hard on my lungs but wearing a mask delays the problems a bit as I re-inhale warmer air.
Tuesday, 07-Dec-21 08:16:14 UTC from web-
@adiwan As for the sweat, I found that a small spray bottle of Witch Hazel is handy for freshing up
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@scribus I tried some anti-transpiration sprays and they mostly fail. Also I would need to cover my whole body with that stuff and it ain't worth it. Luckily I'm not a "stinker" and it gets all back to normal after half an hour.
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If I hit the Lotto, I want to commission a house built to a scale that makes me feel 5 again. And a regular-sized copy next door. With a doghouse on the same floorplan.
Thursday, 02-Dec-21 03:59:40 UTC from web-
@scribus If I played and would win then I were content with just a normal-sized house. Nothing fancy, which leaves more money to buy cool stuff. My house would need only a big enough space for a library for my current and future comics collection size.
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I drove about 1200km (745 miles) this weekend. I visited my grandparents and picked up my mother back home. I drove most of the time 150km/h (93 mph) and needed only 5 hours for each direction. I'm somewhat exhausted.
Sunday, 28-Nov-21 17:06:36 UTC from web-
@scribus I wasted so much time at the border in my life. Once we were stuck 24h. A Game Boy can only do so much.
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squid game but for horses
Tuesday, 09-Nov-21 23:51:59 UTC from web -
Lubing my bike chains was a success. Cycling feels a little bit more smoother now. I think I have a little bit less resistance so I could cycle with one higher gear than usual with the same force. Maybe my brain tricks me thinking that. At least the gunk is scrubbed off. I wonder why there are no more bike chain covers that attempt to fully enclose the chain.
Tuesday, 09-Nov-21 08:29:27 UTC from web-
@adiwan I think stuff like that and tire fenders fell out of favor due to so-called "weight weenies" but I know less than Jon Snow so.... :p
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@scribus Tire fenders are practically standard here as well as half-enclosed chain guards. Also a rack is basically standard, except for mountain and racing bikes. I just looked up and I found some after-market fully-enclosed chain guards. Only "Holland bikes" have the fully-enclosed bike chain guard out of the box. I guess I never put that much attention to that feature.
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lubing black bike chains (bbc)
Sunday, 07-Nov-21 22:26:54 UTC from web-
@zeldatra You need to rub off the long black one and get it lubed for proper performance ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Yes I do think I will silence user "game incest"
Saturday, 06-Nov-21 09:43:59 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin Probably a typo: "Game in CEST" (Central European Summer Time)
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I think I`m gonna buy a cheap used sewing machine.
Monday, 01-Nov-21 21:28:22 UTC from web-
@scribus Well... It's not fun when all the stitches by hand are crooked, uneven, and take too much time.
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I hate every software interface almost as much as I hate every website telling me to install their app or most of the people on the roads in CA, possibly more depending on the day
Monday, 01-Nov-21 19:08:00 UTC from web-
@scribus Agree! I have also something to add: When grocery shopping I hate when the cashier asks me if I have their app or any member cards.
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Got a modest 3% raise.
Wednesday, 27-Oct-21 17:07:27 UTC from web-
@scribus It helps to keep financing my monthly dose of comics. The raise is about as much as I pay for comics. And I read a ton of comics.
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Seems the latest is, someone took the gun or guns target shooting or hunting over the weekend
Monday, 25-Oct-21 17:25:27 UTC from web-
@scribus WTF if true. In the United States of Gunmerica this sounds more likely than in any other part of the world. The neglect of safety measures around guns is baffling beyond reason.
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Customer came in complaining that her cake order didn’t get finished on time. Told her that the baker died and so we were unable to finish today’s orders. She then asked who was going to make her cake because she needs it now. Certified customer service moment.
Sunday, 24-Oct-21 14:51:52 UTC from web-
@scribus Usually there is someone responsible for the props, inventory, and blank ammo (without bullet).
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@adiwan Yeah, it's been a real screwjob. The head armorer expressed doubt she was qualified, the union camera crew walked out mere hours before the incident because of two accidental discharges the previous week.
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Well I just took my first Adderall. Time to see if it's ADHD or not, I guess!
Thursday, 21-Oct-21 16:43:42 UTC from web -
My store really said “Columbus Day is racist? Dope” and ended holiday pay starting this year, a move negotiated with and sanctioned by UFCW, of course.
Tuesday, 12-Oct-21 02:51:06 UTC from web-
@scribus They didn’t pay us for Juneteenth either despite Congress having made it a federal holiday and The President having signed the bill the week before. Said it was “too late” to change payroll, which is BS.
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@zeldatra not that accounting can amend it afterwards and give the money with the next paychexk
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Tyres are expensive.
Friday, 08-Oct-21 07:48:12 UTC from web-
@scribus All-season car tyres with aluminium rims what I have ordered. I didn't want to cheap out on something that will last a while and is essential for safety. Also a little bit for the looks doesn't hurt in the whole scheme of things. Steel rims are half as expensive but are also adding unnecessary weight and look like ass.
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@adiwan And isn't steel at risk if you live anywhere with weather? Salt for snow, or even just beach-salt...
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@scribus Yeah... My old (and stolen) car had steel rims. They had quite the rusty spots but they were covered by a plastic cap that gave the illusion they were nicer.
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i dont know if im sane or not
Friday, 08-Oct-21 17:46:33 UTC from web-
@michaelthemoron Nobody is
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@michaelthemoron Aim for "not," it's so much more fun, despite the trials and travails and tribulations and . . . trash trends trampling thought?
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