FancyPantsFIRE

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[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

Assuming what he suggests doesn’t legally (or financially) limit what options are actually available to you.

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“It looks like you’re not using an authorized Oral-B toothbrush head, for your safety your toothbrush has self destructed.”

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What are the odds that fsd recognizes musks face and prioritizes his survival over yours? Swerve right into that nearby tree!

Reminds me of xitter changing its algorithm to boost musk’s tweets when he took over.

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 47 points 1 month ago

Man, that pendulum swing from “the uncarrier” to full blown horrible large corporation. That merger with Sprint sure has made things better for customers, right?

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Ah, I see what you’re saying, I misunderstood and thought you were taking about picking a different book. Indeed, for the worst case scenario a mediocre AI voice could be an improvement!

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

You seem to be implying that’s ridiculous, but it is indeed exactly like that, though it’s not like I’m expecting every performance to be a masterpiece.

It’s also pretty subjective, for example folks either seem to love or hate R. C. Bray. My mother can’t stand the guy’s style, I think he’s okay.

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago (5 children)

For now at least I bet this’ll be pretty mediocre. I’m a big audiobook fan and voice actors have a massive impact on the quality of the finished product. A great voice actor can make a mediocre book fun and engaging, a bad one can make a great book unlistenable. The best do great voice differentiation. As an example I’ve really enjoyed Andrea Parsneau’s work in The Wandering Inn series.

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

As someone who had a two month old in the PICU for a few days with RSV, this is great to hear. I wish it’d come a few years sooner for us. The little guy is fine now but it was terrifying at the time.

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

I recall a theory as to why they are evil.

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

This vaguely reminds me of the song Fish Sticks by The Heligoats:

You were baptized in a river

I was thrown off a bridge

Then I landed on a crab you slept with seahorses

I started having seizures, you started having kids

You found your inner self, I found my inner fish

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 23 points 2 months ago

Thought exactly this when I read the headline.

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