#doubletalk — Public Fediverse posts

Has anyone created a mac version of DoubleTalk yet?
I'm asking because I've seen a lot of folks create addons and apps of that thing in the last month or so, but I haven't seen anything for mac yet.
#accessibility #blind #tts #doubletalk #apple #macos

an example from the #doubletalk for you:
my native port of doubletalk can't say frequency, but the original one can.
DoubleTalk’s ROM appears to contain its own 907-entry letter-to-sound rule table, separate from Monologue’s rules. Records use high-bit field markers and semicolon terminators. One rule at ROM offset 0x03108 effectively says F plus REQUE… equals FR-IY-K-W-AX…. which is why the engine pronounces “frequency” correctly.
The word isn't in a dictionary specifically.

an example from the #doubletalk for you:
my native port of doubletalk can't say frequency, but the original one can.
DoubleTalk’s ROM appears to contain its own 907-entry letter-to-sound rule table, separate from Monologue’s rules. Records use high-bit field markers and semicolon terminators. One rule at ROM offset 0x03108 effectively says F plus REQUE… equals FR-IY-K-W-AX…. which is why the engine pronounces “frequency” correctly.
The word isn't in a dictionary specifically.

waiting for a video to encode, so ....
#Doubletalk is a bloody remarkable thing.

waiting for a video to encode, so ....
#Doubletalk is a bloody remarkable thing.

So in designing the prototype for the physical remote for #NVDASR, I discovered that you can still buy the part of the #Doubletalk speech synthesizer that does the talking.
this makes me very happy and, alongside the NVDA project, I'm going to work on a lighter version of the old Book Port device when I take my work sabbatical. Broadly to meet my own needs first, of course.
This would mean a Telephone-style keypad for controls, an audio jack, at least 24 hours of playback on a single charge if I can manage it, USB-C for power and an SD card for storage. A belt/pocket clip is utterly essential for me.
Initial input would be text files only, progressing eventually to other text-based formats.
I have no interest in DAISY support or podcasts, although Internet radio is a distinct possibility if you're happy to halve your runtime.
RSS would be relatively straightforward too but, again, but decrease the battery life due to being online.
File transfer would be wireless, not USB.
FM Radio is on my wish list.
Voice memo style audio recording is also a potential, as I do use that with Rockbox at present.

Why, you ask?

Mostly because I haven't used Doubletalk in almost 2 decades and want to see if i can keep it going.

And largely for the cools. 'Oh yes, I'm just reading this book on a gadget I built myself.'

So in designing the prototype for the physical remote for #NVDASR, I discovered that you can still buy the part of the #Doubletalk speech synthesizer that does the talking.
this makes me very happy and, alongside the NVDA project, I'm going to work on a lighter version of the old Book Port device when I take my work sabbatical. Broadly to meet my own needs first, of course.
This would mean a Telephone-style keypad for controls, an audio jack, at least 24 hours of playback on a single charge if I can manage it, USB-C for power and an SD card for storage. A belt/pocket clip is utterly essential for me.
Initial input would be text files only, progressing eventually to other text-based formats.
I have no interest in DAISY support or podcasts, although Internet radio is a distinct possibility if you're happy to halve your runtime.
RSS would be relatively straightforward too but, again, but decrease the battery life due to being online.
File transfer would be wireless, not USB.
FM Radio is on my wish list.
Voice memo style audio recording is also a potential, as I do use that with Rockbox at present.

Why, you ask?

Mostly because I haven't used Doubletalk in almost 2 decades and want to see if i can keep it going.

And largely for the cools. 'Oh yes, I'm just reading this book on a gadget I built myself.'

@kaarne @bestest Yksi kandidaatti voisi olla tämä, mutta ei aivan osu: https://www.worldwidewords.org/ww-log3.html. Eli siis logocide, logosiidi, joka konnotoisi myös järjen vastaisuuteen ja sitä kautta järjettömyys-ahdistukseen, josta oli joskus aiemmin puhetta ilmasto- , luontokato- ja muun ahdistuksen mahdollisena osittaisena metatason määreenä. Suomeksi ehkä merkitys-murha, semanttinen tärväys tai ehkä vain vääristäminen, mutta jokin kavalan kaappauksen vivahde vielä puuttuu. Jollain se on jo "kielen päällä" ihan varmasti.

#semantics #meaning #doubleTalk #newspeak #semanticHijacking #linguistics #orwell

"Choisissons" is like a fake French word that a 50s comedian would use in a French waiter bit. #duolingo #french #doubletalk

"Choisissons" is like a fake French word that a 50s comedian would use in a French waiter bit. #duolingo #french #doubletalk

@KimPerales
Elon's really covering all the bases: "untrue or true". His lawyer probably recommended that #DoubleTalk too.

@KimPerales
Elon's really covering all the bases: "untrue or true". His lawyer probably recommended that #DoubleTalk too.

Imperial Dominance Disguised as Democratic Deterrence
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2023/01/imperial-dominance-disguised-as-democratic-deterrence.html
#Pentagon #Doubletalk #Imperialism

Imperial Dominance Disguised as Democratic Deterrence
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2023/01/imperial-dominance-disguised-as-democratic-deterrence.html
#Pentagon #Doubletalk #Imperialism

Watch This US State Dept. Official Refuse to Say Whether Palestinians Live Under Occupation
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/state-dept-occupied-palestinians
You do the hokey-pokey and you turn yourself around...
#StateDept #Palestine #Doubletalk

Watch This US State Dept. Official Refuse to Say Whether Palestinians Live Under Occupation
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/state-dept-occupied-palestinians
You do the hokey-pokey and you turn yourself around...
#StateDept #Palestine #Doubletalk

@ImIncorrigible
And the government have a long history of overriding or deferring the recommendations of the Pay Review bodies in the #national #interest.
This time, of course, they claim that the recommendations are sacrosanct and cannot be interfered with. #Hypocritical #doubletalk

@ImIncorrigible
And the government have a long history of overriding or deferring the recommendations of the Pay Review bodies in the #national #interest.
This time, of course, they claim that the recommendations are sacrosanct and cannot be interfered with. #Hypocritical #doubletalk