NotesSam is a very small Text-To-Speech (TTS) program written in C, that runs on most popular platforms. It is an adaption to C of the speech software SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) for the Commodore C64 published in the year 1982 by Don't Ask Software (now SoftVoice, Inc.). It includes a Text-To-Phoneme converter called reciter and a Phoneme-To-Speech routine for the final output. It is so small that it will work also on embedded computers. On my computer it takes less than 39KB (much smaller on embedded devices as the executable-overhead is not necessary) of disk space and is a fully stand alone program. Unfurl
NotesSam is a very small Text-To-Speech (TTS) program written in C, that runs on most popular platforms. It is an adaption to C of the speech software SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) for the Commodore C64 published in the year 1982 by Don't Ask Software (now SoftVoice, Inc.). It includes a Text-To-Phoneme converter called reciter and a Phoneme-To-Speech routine for the final output. It is so small that it will work also on embedded computers. On my computer it takes less than 39KB (much smaller on embedded devices as the executable-overhead is not necessary) of disk space and is a fully stand alone program. Unfurl
NotesSo hereās my plea to the ādecencyā policeāSarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Gov. Bobby Jindal and their many parrots: Defend speech you donāt agree with. Stand up for the right to an opinion you donāt share.FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesWell, Kirk Cameron, hereās the thing. You are correct when you say you should be able to express your moral views on social issues, and as a staunch defender of the First Amendment, I will defend to the death your right to say whatever ridiculous, ignorant and bigoted thing that has been fermenting in that cracked clay pot you call a brain pan. But the First Amendment also means that when you say such things, other people have the a right to mock you and the silly, stupid words that have dribbled out of your skull through that word hole above your chin. If you call someone āunnatural,ā they might call you an āasshole.ā Thatās the deal.FeedEmbedUnfurl
Notes<blockquote>Itās an experience thatās being replicated by women around the country: despite plentiful online information about actual places to get an abortion, Siri doesnāt seem to provide it. Itās a similar experience for women seeking emergency contraception: in New York City, Siri doesnāt know what Plan B is and, asked for emergency contraception, offers up a Google results page of definitions.</blockquote>
Didn't we learn from HAL 9000 that it doesn't really pay to give your tools their own opinionated personalities?Unfurl
Notes"Itās unclear whether SOPAās authors intended it to cover these websites that are vital to whistleblowing and human rights. If they didnāt, they need to press re-set; and next time, consult with the numerous Internet communities the bill could affect, rather than exclusively Hollywood lobbyists. But the immediate need is clear: the bill must be killed. If you care about free speech and a free Internet, act now!"Unfurl
Notes"This literally threatens our children, and there can be no higher priority than keeping our children safe." Just Usenet? Why not just shut off the whole net?Unfurl
Tina Dupuy | Column: OK, GOP, Defend Speech You Donāt Agree With
Speech and Kirk Cameron ā Whatever
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