I wrote a program to lipsync the shipping forecast in a terminal window, and I have no regrets.
@ancientjames @voltagex oh great! Fond memories of listening to that after midnight on Radio 4 when I was living in Aberystywth as a student. I wonder what it would make of Les Barker's version? ๐Ÿ™‚ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsgtnFzFKNo
The Shipping Forecast

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@ancientjames @hbons I want this guy to live in my terminal and read whatever I pipe their way ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
@ancientjames @hbons Also this screams for being used with the fiber optics display ๐Ÿ˜
@ancientjames โ€This is BBC World News. Hello.โ€ ๐Ÿคจ
@ancientjames love it, how does it work?
@ancientjames - is this working with a prerecorded file or live? I'd love to use that as video conferencing camera

@axel_hartmann @ancientjames

There are solutions for live usage already. Just look out for programs that are used by PNG-Tubers.

@Aron @ancientjames - do I sense a rabbit hole incoming?

@axel_hartmann @ancientjames

Possible ๐Ÿ˜. I didn't use any of them myself yet, but I know there are solutions for that that are currently mostly used in livestreaming.

@ancientjames It has taken 2000 years for technology FINALLY to become actually useful. Genius.
@ancientjames this deserves a knighthood or some kind of medal. Genius
@Chloeg
It's what the raspberry pi was invented for.
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@ancientjames Omg I love this! Should be its own little package with Nerd Font glyphs that could hook up to a TTS package. If only I were so motivated.

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This is a type of content Iโ€™m here for. Thank you. ๐Ÿ˜Š

@ancientjames do you have this code somewhere public available?
@ancientjames please turn that into something I can install!!!
@SchickeSchickeSchweine I'm very tempted to do that. At the moment the fun bit is layered on top of a bunch of other systems that aren't really shareable.
@ancientjames This is the kind of technological innovation I like to see!!! ๐Ÿšข
@ancientjames OK I can't see this myself but I am highly amused none the less.
@ancientjames This is just the type of thing every programmer should do every once in a while to keep the joy of programming alive and well.
@ancientjames I love this more than I probably should 
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@ancientjames :O would you be willing to share source for this?
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@ancientjames at last the Internet has a reason to exist. Awesome work. Can we all have this, please?
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simply EVERYTHING about your post is wonderful!
Brightening my day!
Thnx!
@ancientjames This is why the internet was invented.
@ancientjames are you willing to make the source available?
Finally a good reason for the terminal to have emoji support!
@ancientjames I am in the presence of genius.
@ancientjames It should change between closed-mouth emoji when not talking!
@ancientjames finally, a good use for computers

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Genius, please share the source!

@ancientjames Thanks. I needed this.
@ancientjames is it publicly available....as that looks great