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Fear Chatroulette’s walking dead, but in a good way

Fear Chatroulette’s walking dead, but in a good way

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On a daily basis, Chatroulette is home to far scarier interactions than Realm Pictures’ zombie-themed “Real Life First Person Shooter,” but few—if any—are as endearing. The setup is familiar: A player is dropped into a gameworld and explores it through their avatar’s point of view. This world, it tu
This Seussian speech synthesis machine was the ’80s alternative to Siri

This Seussian speech synthesis machine was the ’80s alternative to Siri

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Once upon a time in 1989, before app-whisperers like iPhone’s Siri and Windows’ Cortona fit conveniently in our jean pocket, people built rather large and strange-looking speech synthesis machines, like this one. The Talking Machine, a 230cm rack of pipes that looks like something out of Dr. Seuss,
Carols are even more festive when a Commodore 64 is singing them

Carols are even more festive when a Commodore 64 is singing them

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Nothing will get you in the holiday spirit faster than an iMac, a Commodore 64, a ZX Spectrum, and a Mega Drive singing a carol. Likely, James Houston of The Glasgow School of Art arranged this harmonic ensemble of synthesized voices for the novelty factor. After all, hearing the voice of Fred of Ma