Forums Summary "Podcast"| # 11999 | 9 years ago on Wed, Feb 3 2016 at 9:48 pm |
Nitrocosm
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Another crazy idea happened.
Now, if you want something podcast-like to hear while commuting (and you don't have anything better to which you want to listen), you can listen to an automated text-to-speech recording of the main forums RSS feed!
It's updated every morning. Here it is: user link on forums.nitrocosm.com
I'll try to find a better voice to use for it. 73's, KD8FUD
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| # 12015 | 9 years ago on Thu, Feb 4 2016 at 8:56 pm |
Helena
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What an idea! I've always dreamed of having Steven Hawking read the forums to me while I jog in the mornings! Don't find fault, find a remedy -- Henry Ford |
| # 12161 | 9 years ago on Sat, Feb 6 2016 at 1:56 pm |
Stratus
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That's sort of a novel idea. The voice is hard to understand a lot of the time. It's a shame there aren't better free TTS voices out there, assuming you're running Linux. There were some nice ones by AT&T / Bell Labs but they cost a fortune to license. -- S T R A T U S ! |
| # 12198 | 9 years ago on Sun, Feb 7 2016 at 3:31 am |
Quaz
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The text-to-speech is hard to make out most of the time plus things run together. It's also reading all of the code and links.
It might be funny if people did "dramatic readings" of posts. If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun. |
| # 12203 | 9 years ago on Sun, Feb 7 2016 at 5:46 pm |
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That might be fun as sort of a novelty here and there. I don't think it could be a regular thing due to the sheer volume of posts to read. For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -- Carl Sagan |
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