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Re:Apple Rankings on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @01:41PM (#39457695)
Now this is clean living right here

Ask HN: All LOTR books narrated by Tolkien AI

There are a few great recordings of Tolkien - some interviews and clips of him reading passages from his books.There are short clips of ai Tolkien reading his works, one was modelled on his interviewee tone which differs from his reading voice/cadence.What would it take to get a voice model of JRR to narrate his works? Or is this dubious at best?

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Re:The Cutting-Edge Cartoons of Winsor McCay on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:04AM (#36938986)
I love Windsor McKay. The Little Nemo strips are excellent.

The entire series is on archive: https://archive.org/details/LittleNemo1905-1914ByWinsorMccay

Also his pioneering work in animation, Gertie the Dinosaur, is worth a watch: https://youtu.be/32pzHWUTcPc

And a shameless plug for a guide to Tibetan dream yoga I made using McKay's illustrations: https://imgur.io/a/lc9x6Yf

Re:How's Your Health? on Friday April 21, 2023 @05:47PM (#35660661)
How are you feeling?

How does your body feel? Mind? Heart? Spirit?

How do you feel as a whole human being?

I put together a survey to see. I have my guesses, but I'm curious to see what people say.

Re:Understanding Everything on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @09:37AM (#35627979)
Karma?
Re:Ryuichi Sakamoto Has Died on Sunday April 02, 2023 @11:15AM (#35411401)
This performance is magical.