NVSpeechSapi.dll (build target): a 64‑bit SAPI5 in‑proc TTS engine. Aha. Yes. It built successfully.
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RE: mastodon.nl/@bert_hubert/11591…
Translated: All ATMs from all big dutch banks rely on Amazon AWS. So if there's a disruption with the US and you think to yourself "hey, I'm gonna pay with cash", you won't be able to get cash.
Bert Hubert NL 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@bert_hubert@mastodon.nl)
Attached: 1 image Alle geldautomaten van alle grote Nederlandse banken draaien exclusief op Amazon Web Services. Dus als er verstoring is met Amerika en je denkt, dan betaal ik wel cash, kom je niet aan cash.Bert Hubert NL 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 (Mastodon.nl door Stichting Activityclub)
When talking about DRAM please don't use the term "shortage", call it what it is: price manipulation.
Shortages are when things you want to buy cannot be bought anywhere, but DDR5 memory kits are widely available. There's hundreds of different types in stock at online retailers. I've yet to see a kit that is actually out of stock. This is the tech industry attempt at keeping high margins at a time when computer sales were already predicted to be declining. Don't fall for it. It's a scam.
hmm, should I really give Claud a try? not sure. Wondering if it could do better with scouting out language phoneme rules and Klatt synthesis in general. GPT's good but pro mode irritated me for taking sometimes 60 minutes to respond, no joke. So I'm a bit done with GPT pro for now. I probably wouldn't get the highest-tear Claud plan but it's tempting to give one of them a try.
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As John Naughton warns (in parallel to many warnings here too), we are way too dependent on US technologies , although as he observes:
'Unwinding this dependency will be very difficult. But it has to be done'!
In this the Tangerine Tyrant's actions (alongside those of the TechBroligarchy) have been indicative of the trouble we could be in.
Up until now we have been too inattentive to the trap into which we have willingly walked.
observer.co.uk/news/columnists…
The UK is wedded to US tech. Time for a divorce
Ofcom’s investigation into X is not just a regulatory issue. It will define our future relationship with AmericaJohn Naughton (The Observer)
It's mind-boggling that the UK would give a massive defence contract to a US company when Trump is threatening to invade Greenland. Especially a company like Palantir which is run by a guy who thinks women shouldn't be allowed to vote and is very close to Trump.
The only way this makes sense is if you regard it as deliberate. Filter out what Starmer has said on the issue and look at his actions and who he is linked with. It feels like the UK leadership are either OK with US military dominance or resigned to it. For them, the UK military is simply an extension of the US military. The more compliant the more favours and jobs these politicians will win from US big tech and Washington.
politico.eu/article/palantir-l…
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.Joseph Bambridge (POLITICO)
Them: I love Eminem. How about you?
Me: They’re okay. I don’t like the ones with peanuts in them.
Them: I’m not talking about the candies. I’m talking about the rapper.
Me: Why would I eat the wrapper?
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What the EU can do: invoke the Anti-Coercion Instrument (2023).
It was designed so the EU could respond and seek reparations for situations where a third country pressures the EU into policy choices by threatening or applying trade and investment measures.
A while back I saw someone on here mension a setting you can set in #ClaudeCode that would make it work better with a screen reader.
Can anyone remember what it is?
I think it might have bin @ZBennoui maybe?
But if not sorry for the mension.
Can anyone remember what it is?
I think it might have bin @ZBennoui maybe?
But if not sorry for the mension.
Don't think Claude has screen reader mode yet, but Gemini CLI does. just set it in the config or you can do "gemini --screen-reader"
They are going to put ads into ChatGPT, apparently.
They should go ahead and put all the ads in there. Just load that thing up with ads. Go on. Do it.
Force ads into all the gen AI stuff too. Involuntary product placements. Unavoidable Coke cans in your expertly prompted masterpiece. At least one verse of your Suno banger singing about New Persil Automatic.
Popups for the latest mobile game in your vibe-coded app.
Go on, capitalism. Do it. You know you want to.
Hello hello.
Lots of updates to the phoneme editor today. It now supports:
- as you type a new value for any fields, you will hear the voice speak the phoneme.
- Voice settings dialog added to settings menu. Here, you can mess with all 47 parameters or change to one of the preset voices. Enjoy.
eurpod.com/synths/NVSPPhonemeE…
Lots of updates to the phoneme editor today. It now supports:
- as you type a new value for any fields, you will hear the voice speak the phoneme.
- Voice settings dialog added to settings menu. Here, you can mess with all 47 parameters or change to one of the preset voices. Enjoy.
eurpod.com/synths/NVSPPhonemeE…
How do I load a language? The language combo box is empty and I don't see a load button or anything. The all phonemes list is empty too.
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Also, could we have either a spinbox or sliders or something in the phoneme editor for some of the numeric values? So we could do PRAAT-style sweeping instead of typing, which doesn't overwrite.
In the phoneme editor at least, though, it sounds horrendous. I tweaked the U.S. R phoneme slightly and wrote the phrase "I ran over a rat in my car" to test it, and it couldn't even say the word 'I' correctly. And car sounded like it snapped. Very disjointed, no glides.
You should probably emit diphthong phonemes, unless eSpeak actually doesn't, and serialize those internally aas glide ends to the formant synth yeah? Or does IPA not have diphthongs as individual symbols. In U.S> English at least I think some of the diphthongs differ from the vowels used to compose them.
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@x0 so IPA usually doesn’t have a dedicated symbol per diphthong. It’s written as a sequence of two vowel qualities (sometimes marking the second as a glide). eSpeak follows that pattern most of the time, so it won’t hand us "diphthong phonemes" directly. But there's probably a bit more engine rules that can improve there.
Putting some interior photos on @MapComplete this morning api.panoramax.xyz/?focus=pic&m…
All Panoramax street level imagery
Explore and reuse street level imagery from all public Panoramax instances.api.panoramax.xyz
I've just seen a Doctor Mix video on the Korg Kaosspad V. Well, crap, now I wanna play.
It's $649.99, not available yet, and ... yeah, probably won't be happening for me. Sounds fun though.
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@JamminJerry I did that for a short time. Put an in-line resister on the input of the phone to get it down to mic level, stuck a side-chain compressor on the channel strip to hide the loopback coming from the phone. Eventually got a real phone patch, didn't keep that long, went to a SIP solution.
Near the end of when I was doing live stuff, I got a Behringer audio interface with 8 inputs and 10 outputs, all balanced TRS, which I used a couple of I/O pairs in combination with the on-board 32 in, 18 out interface on my mixer, mostly for mundaine stuff like taking phone calls and auxiliary audio patching, leaving the board to stream the high quality stuff since it didn't have to get converted back to analog internally. Now none of that stuff matters to me anymore, really.
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I just wish on the current board I have you could tell it what to send to the USB C port. if I could that would be perfect, as I wouldn't have to use the damned control room. lol.
Yep, that's a limitation on most of those small format boards. The I/O on my StudioLive was freely assignable.
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I wonder if the 16 channel version of the board I have would be any better? or would I still run into the mono control room. lol.
I didn't even do that. I just baught the eighth inch to two RCA wire, and then the adaptor for the eighth inch side to make it fit into a chordless, and hooked it into the board, and ran with it. no no resisters, or anything between the chordless and the mixer. I don't think it sounded too bad. I did turn the volume down on the chordless though because it distorted all to hell if I didn't, and then controled the volume threw the board.
@JamminJerry Yeah, that works in a pinch, but you'll get a pretty high SNR on the input unless you attenuate it on the other side. Been there, done that, fixed it real fast because I didn't like the results.
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I’m extremely happy this is being developed. I worked with QLog and it’s self voicing interface for about half an hour yesterday and realized very quickly that using it on a regular basis would drive me completely insane!
Natálie Kocábová: Tenhle rozhovor jste neměli číst
Já neříkám, že vždycky hned vím, jak to je. O to nejde. Jde o to, že se tomu v Čechách nevěnujeme dost. A pád Ameriky je něco tak bezprecedentního, že vlastně nechápu, jak to, že já jsem ten největší alarmista. A u toho se mě lidé ptají na moje mentální zdraví. To je fakt úlet. Stojíme na prahu zničení demokratického způsobu vládnutí a já mám být alarmista?
pepikhipik.com/2026/01/17/nata…
Natálie Kocábová: Tenhle rozhovor jste neměli číst
Já neříkám, že vždycky hned vím, jak to je. O to nejde. Jde o to, že se tomu v Čechách nevěnujeme dost. A pád Ameriky je něco tak bezprecedentního, že vlastně nechápu, jak to, že já jsem ten největ…Podcast & blog by Pepik Hipik & Knižní kočka
@archos Jsem zvědavý na nový podcast Radio Free America Natálie spolu s Alexandrou Alvarovou. Tak uvidíme. Určitě to bude hodně silný kafe.
NV Speech Player Sapi 5 wrapper coming soon, we have code for it from BestSpeech-Wrapper, this makes my life a lot easier.
Someone asked me how a blind person can do phoneme editing without a spectrogram. That's valid. The next version of the phoneme editor will let you preview the sound in real-time as you edit it. That is, while changing the value, it will play for you the new one you set. This will allow for realtime changes and tuning. Eventually, I will add an option to synthesize through an AI service, but that will be long long down the road. For now, just hearing the new sound will allow people to have a better workflow.
.Hřib je zase bomby u Moravce 😀
Ten, kdo se především zabýval příčinami války, byl pan Turek, protože toho hajlujícího moštáře jste vzal na výlet do Kyjeva
Ten, kdo se především zabýval příčinami války, byl pan Turek, protože toho hajlujícího moštáře jste vzal na výlet do Kyjeva
Well, eurpod.com/synths/nvSpeechPlay… updated with Language pack data. I will be doing less frequent updates (maybe 1-2 per day at most) to allow for people to work with the language files and have time to do so. Now, languages like Bulgarian, Romanian have specific letter rules. Hungarian actually is starting to sound like a native speaker talking. This is a solid language pack change, and we fixed the British "broad" to sound correct, too.
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Oh good! I happened to have been using windows because of skullgirls and my long-standing dream of smashing things, so I can definitely test.
wired mouse with 25Gbps ethernet interface
Für blinde bzw. sehgeschädigte Handball–Freunde:
mit Unterstützung der DKB gibt es für die Spiele der deutschen Mannschaft bei der #HandballEM eine #Audiodeskription (handball.net/dkb-audiodeskript…).
Die Seite selbst ist für mich mit Screenreader allerdings bisher leider nicht bedienbar.
Kurz vor Spielbeginn waren die Streams dann aber auch in der (gut barrierefreien) Raydio-App und auch in der mycrocast-App zu finden…
Sportliche Grüße!
#blind #Barrierefreiheit #Inklusion #Handball #DHB
DKB Audiodeskription
Der Service der DKB sorgt für mehr Barrierefreiheit im Sport Ab sofort können alle Länderspiele der A-Nationalmannschaften über den kostenlosen Webplayer verfolgt werden. Die Übertragung beginnt jeweils 10 Minuten vor dem Spiel.www.handball.net
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Doofe Frage. Aber klappt das mit der Raydio App nicht nur, wenn man physisch zumindest in der Nähe des Veranstaltungsortes ist?
@WestphalDenn: ja, ein solches Konzept für lokale Sportübertragungen vor Ort gibt es von dem Anbieter wohl auch.
Aber den Stream mit #Audiodeskription für die deutschen Spiele hatten sie jetzt auch in ihren beiden Apps.
Aber wirklich immer erst 10-15 min vor Spielbeginn – vorher sieht man das ggf. noch nicht…
I'm getting a bunch of these lately. Usually two a day, a couple of minutes apart from each other, calling a bunch of people in my area code.
FACETIME, Grouped, now, +212 1 00 02 51 7, +212 6 25 11 39 30 & 16 others , Missed FaceTime Call
FACETIME, Grouped, now, +212 1 00 02 51 7, +212 6 25 11 39 30 & 16 others , Missed FaceTime Call
next week is my development talk, I'm scared y'all. It's funny, dev talks make you think it's some kind of engineering presentation when it's completely different and nervwracking. Ugh.
New Audio Player. I want to introduce you to an audio player which is new to me for both Windows and Mac. It is called the Flux Entertainment Centre.
This is a highly accessible application. I've been listening to our station Team-FM with it this morning and it is very stable and reliable.
Global shortcut keys are available and it even has variable speed and pitch playback. The only thing which is missing is the ability to determine elapsed and remaining time in hours, minutes and seconds. For many people like me that is an essential requirement. I must know an elapsed time quickly. Apart from that, it's excellent.
You do not need me to spell out its features because you can read about it here.
ims-productions.com/flux/
This is a highly accessible application. I've been listening to our station Team-FM with it this morning and it is very stable and reliable.
Global shortcut keys are available and it even has variable speed and pitch playback. The only thing which is missing is the ability to determine elapsed and remaining time in hours, minutes and seconds. For many people like me that is an essential requirement. I must know an elapsed time quickly. Apart from that, it's excellent.
You do not need me to spell out its features because you can read about it here.
ims-productions.com/flux/
Flux
Flux Do you stream a lot of content on your computer but are tired of dealing with clunky and constantly changing web interfaces? If so, Flux was made for you. Flux brings your audio and media experieIMS Productions
Have a random two hour poll, definitely not to test things. Would you pay for a fast, native, light-weight Mastodon client?
- Yes, I would (50%, 1 vote)
- You're crazy (50%, 1 vote)
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Yes, of course.
I trust you to have resonable pricing on it.
And I know you'll try to make the best possible user experience for it you can :).
I trust you to have resonable pricing on it.
And I know you'll try to make the best possible user experience for it you can :).
Yes, but with reservations. I would do it as long as it's a one-time payment and there's no online account and/or online activation. I'm always concerned that the developers will eventually lose interest in such projects and shut down the activation servers. The software would then become useless. That's why I don't like the concept of e.g. TweeseCake, even though it's currently free.
Hrajeme 👌😀
I like this:
The GPS never says "Are you sure you're going the right way?"
It just says, "Recalculating route."Remember that when your kid tells you they're trans.
Always thought they didn't like the "Black" but it turns out they also don't like the "lives matter" part either.
It’s too bad I don’t know anyone who has both a ham radio license and a routable 44 address along with the motivation to run a Mastodon server.
Imagine Mastodon’s first 44 Net server.
never used WA, SIGNAL with some people, feeling at home with #matrix (#fluffy on ubuntu touch and Linux), being in #conversations with nobody (just once in a while - I guess people feel strangely alone there although I like it!) and testing #skred with somebody.
Ich bin jetzt mal ganz ehrlich zu euch und mache mich unbeliebt:
Ich brauche nicht noch ein Video, wo ein Mensch durch Paris radelt und sagt:
Wie toll ist das?
Das könnten wir auch haben!
Wir brauchen Menschen wie die Bruntletts, die klar sagen:
DAS zu schaffen, braucht Rückgrat, Mut und Menschenliebe.
Danke!
Das Video geht heute raus an alle Newslettter-Abonnent*innen.
Alle 14 Tage gibt es hier Input in meiner Academy.
Übersicht hier:
katja-diehl.de/interviews/
Schönes Beispiel, wie man es nicht machen sollte: Wenn Bauanträge "nach drei Monaten ohne Widerspruch automatisch als genehmigt gelten", dann kann ich halt einen schönen Behörden-DDOS machen. Ich stell dann einfach in der Urlaubszeit schön per Serienbrief 823 Bauanträge und in der Zeit kriegen die die alle nicht fristgerecht abgelehnt
tagesschau.de/inland/innenpoli…
Linnemann: CDU will automatische Behörden-Genehmigungen
Eine schnellere Genehmigung für den Hausbau, den größeren Carport oder ein Nachbarschaftsfest: Die CDU will laut Generalsekretär Linnemann automatische Fristlösungen auf den Weg bringen, um die deutsche Verwaltung zu beschleunigen.tagesschau.de
Coming this week: Schedule send emails 😎🎉
What to expect next 👉 Undo Send!
«Independientemente de la ley electoral —que efectivamente penaliza la fragmentación—, existe también una voluntad de conformar y construir un frente amplio sobre unos mínimos programáticos en los que estamos de acuerdo: la defensa de los servicios públicos, reformas estructurales del Estado, descentralización y políticas sociales».
🎙 Ya puedes escuchar la entrevista a Antonio Maíllo en ‘La mañana fin de semana’ de COPE
🎧 ENTREVISTA | Antonio Maíllo en ‘La mañana fin de semana’ de COPE.
El Coordinador Federal de Izquierda Unida Antonio Maíllo es entrevistado en ‘La mañana fin de semana’ de COPE el 18 de enero de 2026.YouTube
Dnes budu asi u Achosů rachot, syn koupil svůj první gramofon a už to zapojuje 😀
Prisel jsem si popovidat o vlivu sily pritlaku jehly na kvalitu reprodukce. Jsem tu spravne? ;)
Hi! I joined Mastodon a long time ago but finally got fed up with mainstream social media this winter, so I'm probably going to be hanging around here a lot more. Read the alt text for details.
I've been doing a daily doodle challenge from the start of 2026, hope I can keep it up & see you later!
#MastoArt #doodle #dailydrawing
A quick #FOSDEM guide from someone who's been attending since it was still called OSDEM:
1. Be mindful of other people. This is an extremely busy conference.
2. If a talk is in progress and you want to enter the room: don't. Wait until the next talk.
3. If you didn't read 2, try to enter as quietly as humanly possible, and ideally even quieter. Many of the rooms have terrible acoustics and you will annoy hundreds of people.
4. The hallway track is very busy. Take it outside when possible.
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⚠️ We're 900 € short on funds for our stand at #FOSDEM
FOSDEM is the largest free and open source software conference in Europe. Attending FOSDEM allows us to promote #Luanti, bring the community together, and connect with other open source projects.
If you can, please help by giving to our non-profit fundraiser. Any contribution helps lighten the load
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It looks like Iran has successfully built a national 'walled garden' to control internet connectivity - both halting outsiders from communicating with those in Iran who are protesting, but also halting Iranians' ability to access the world wide web's myriad resources.
How well this 'wall' can be maintained remains to be seen but authoritarian regimes around the world will be watching, that's for sure.
#internet #censorship #Iran #politics
theguardian.com/world/2026/jan…
Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists
Report claims unrestricted online access will be a ‘government privilege’, limited to individuals vetted by regimeAisha Down (The Guardian)
@bogo
The Observer this morning has a report on the Iranian protests that claims information has come our via satellite phone technology... so that may be one way?
I'd like to know people's opinions on this. I enjoying following people who post in a variety of languages. I also know I have followers who appreciate alt text in images and do my best not to boost images that have no alt text.
What do you do when the image has alt text but is in another language? To boost it as I would like to would mean those using screen readers are disadvantaged, as far as I know. To boost and comment with English alt text would seem rude to the original poster who has already included alt text. (I'm only using English as an example there as it's the one I usually communicate in). Do screen readers have their own translation functions by any chance?
If you're someone who uses a screen reader what do you do when you come across alt text in a language you don't understand?
Screen readers often have translation add-ons, yes. I'd say boosting without comment is fine; unless you'd also feel obliged to translate the text on the too.
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