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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by spiderice on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:34PM (#50342390)
CMD+F Ender

That's exactly where my mind went. Something I've wanted ever since I read that book a couple decades ago.

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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by viraptor on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:11PM (#50344632)
If I remember the details correctly, the AI-like entity optimised the communication to subvocal, but his wife felt disconnected, noticed him turned away in bed whispering to the AI.

There's some lesson there...

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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by Infiniti20 on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:57PM (#50346046)
Which of the books is this? I only ever read the first
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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by viraptor on Monday November 02, 2026 @07:43PM (#50346430)
It's from Xenocide. It was between Ender and Novinha.
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Re:Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making ... by throwaway27448 on Monday November 02, 2026 @08:06PM (#50346647)
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