Comment Re:Need Majel's voice (Score 1) 129
There has been significant work on synthesizing real people's voices without their cooperation. There is a large enough body of her recorded voice to work from.
There has been significant work on synthesizing real people's voices without their cooperation. There is a large enough body of her recorded voice to work from.
This would be perfect if it only had a faithful synthesis of Majel Barrett's voice.
Suggesting that the force is central to the story by naming it in the title gives me hope.
Would that be a new hope?
Or use an Arduino. Toooootally fake.
Yeah. I like totally need to take out a hit on somebody. *rim shot*
Nuke'em from orbit?
That's the timestamp in my script generated Docx files.
Cyanogenmod it.
There's a reason Google stopped including SD slots in flagship devices.
To force users onto Google Drive and cut them off from their data when in remote locations.
Stop buying subsidized phones. Get off the lame contract bandwagon and take care of your own hardware. I know for certain my unlocked phone is getting an update soon and I won't have to deal with any Verizon BS.
More experienced prospectives get handed off to the more established recruiters.
That sort of thing really irritates me. It's like working with a car dealer who has no authority to do anything without going back to talk to his manager.
The H1B problem is largely a West coast issue. Move out of that cesspool and you'll find greener pastures.
Your argument is about class envy
It's about the wealthy getting disproportional benefits and services from a government they've co-opted for their own benefit.
SS2 is just a toy for the rich who want to play with hopping around the planet. Virgin is shifting part of its R&D costs to taxpayers who will never be able to use it by making bogus claims about pioneering a new field in commercial aviation. If there were a real market for mass high speed travel we would have a profitable successor to the Concorde.
The problem is that SS2 is just a playtoy for the rich. Should we also fund investigations into deaths caused by America's Cup boats?
make up for it with a shorter work week
Good luck with that. At least it beats the company I interviewed who wouldn't pay a cent more than $75K while expecting a minimum of 45 hours a week from their slaves.
"Engineering without management is art." -- Jeff Johnson