roskoez

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   by roskoez 2y ago

   Anyone knows a modern TTS program for Windows? Something you can feed a text file to and have it read while it's on screen? I've been using Dimio's Speech for a decade now, but it seems silly now that much better voices exist
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   by roskoez 3y ago

   Jeff Minter?
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   by roskoez 3y ago

   Still beats Trello though. (No really, Trello is just Jira with cuter, slower menus)
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   by roskoez 3y ago

   Unicycles are actually very safe. Since the pedals are fixed to the wheel, there is no free spinning. Either the rider is above it and in control, or they are on their ass and the uni next to them.
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   by roskoez 3y ago

   Unis are small, slow and safe. As a teenager I would go out for a ride, put it on my shoulder for hikes and then ride it back by bus. So when you take the novelty off (and as a rider, it vanishes quickly) it's just a very fun and conve
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   by roskoez 3y ago

   Indeeed, I feel there's a defense mechanism in there about the implicit menace in someone doing something beyond your own ability. Unycicling is easy to put down, but take the message above about running barefoot. Seeing someone doing
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   by roskoez 3y ago

   I used to unycicle around when I was about 16YO. I didn't get much response, really, maybe because my age made it less ridiculous or maybe intimidating. Still, I got a lot of free drinks and requests for trying when bringing it to musi