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Re:Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 b... by saagarjha on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @06:25PM (#20881997)
On the flip side, I listen to podcasts at 2x and now the hosts' voices sound weird when I hear them at 1x elsewhere.
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Re:Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 b... by dexterdog on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @08:15PM (#20882701)
Same here. I go anywhere from 2.1 to 2.5 based on the podcast.
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Re:Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 b... by mavhc on Thursday September 05, 2019 @02:36AM (#20884372)
Mummy, why is everyone in real life drunk?
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