I never could finish Infinite Jest, but this is gold. David Foster Wallace, compellingly stating the obvious with dry poesy.

https://youtu.be/DCbGM4mqEVw?si=HFDVm9FNZ7de3bc9

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

#davidfosterwallace #compassion #mindfulness #speech

TypeWhisper

TypeWhisper is a rather pragmatic macOS dictation and speech-processing tool that can use Apple’s own speech stack as well as other on-device models, which makes it more interestin(...)

#accessibility #ai #apps #dictation #macos #speech #transcription

https://taoofmac.com/space/apps/typewhisper?utm_content=atom&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Melania Trump’s speech ‘entirely unprecedented,’ analyst says

Melania Trump’s extraordinary address, delivered under the presidential seal in the White House foyer, was unprecedented and broke sharply with modern tradition for first ladies, according to analyst Kate Andersen Brower. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #world #MelaniaTrump #Epsteinfiles #speech Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow…

https://fllics.com/en/video/melania-trumps-speech-entirely-unprecedented-analyst-says/

Greek blind friends on Mastodon, what TTS do you use on a daily basis? I don't know the language myself but I'm very interested in your culture, folk songs, as well as Greek music from different genres. And I'd like to hear all the names and titles with good pronunciation. What do you recommend me?

#blind #tts #speech #greek #a11y

A barrister's breakdown of the Andrew Bridgen case raises uncomfortable questions about speech, satire, police powers, and how "grossly offensive" is interpreted online. Political posts should not be casually pulled into the criminal process just because they upset someone.

Are police protecting the public here, or chilling lawful speech?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGb1vveDnB8

#FreeSpeech #CivilLiberties #UKLaw #Police #Speech

A quotation from Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Speech (1866-04-02), “On the Choice of Books,” Inaugural Address as Lord Rector, University

More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/732/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #deceit #eloquence #error #ignorance #incorrectness #lying #oration #presentation #speaker #speech #truth #untruth #misleading

LIVE: NATO Secretary General Rutte speaks in Washington, DC

NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte delivers a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Institute in Washington, D.C. #NATO #MarkRutte #Washington #Speech #USA #InternationalRelations #Security Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

https://fllics.com/en/video/live-nato-secretary-general-rutte-speaks-in-washington-dc/

Testing with speech recognition by @siblingpastry

#a11y #speech #testing

https://vispero.com/resources/testing-with-speech-recognition/

SwitchSynth has updated again, but I promise, that's all for today. The program has finally learned to recognize when the user touches the screen, so it will no longer chatter unnecessarily. Download the new version here: https://github.com/Destranis/SwitchSynthAndroid/releases/tag/v1.3.4

#a11y #android #accessibility #speech #tts #apps #blind

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/07/google-ai-edge-eloquent-free-offline-dictation-app-ios-gemma-xcxwbn/

Google Quietly Launches Free AI Dictation App for iOS

#AI #Google #GoogleEloquent #AIEdgeEloquent #Gemma #Gemma4 #iOS #Speech #Audio #Dictation #Transcription #Alphabet