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Pocket TTS: A high quality TTS that gives your CPU a voice

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Article URL: https://kyutai.org/blog/2026-01-13-pocket-tts

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46628329

Points: 612

# Comments: 150

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DMack
4 days ago
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In this age of incredible AI voice models, I love that the default speech synthesis in every linux distro is still the most "SHALL πŸ€– WE πŸ€– PLAY πŸ€– A πŸ€– GAME?" bleep blorp soundin ass
Victoria, BC
HarlandCorbin
4 days ago
My linux machines DO. NOT. SPEAK. If they ever decide to, there will be a purge of whatever packages caused that to happen.
DMack
3 days ago
We'll never get to a Linux virtual girlfriend singularity with that attitude!
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Cloudflare acquires Astro

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https://www.cloudflare.com/pl-pl/press/press-releases/2026/c...


Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46646645

Points: 800

# Comments: 355

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DMack
4 days ago
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I love finding out that what I thought was a Javascript library is actually a company
Victoria, BC
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Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%

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Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/canada-breaks-with-us-slashes-100-tariffs-chinese-evs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46648778

Points: 410

# Comments: 541

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DMack
4 days ago
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> ... with the government anticipating that within five years, β€œmore than 50% of these vehicles will be affordable EVs with an import price of less than $35,000.”

I'm hopping out the Vinfast
Victoria, BC
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DOGSPINNER

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DMack
27 days ago
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You can really get it goin'. I'm old enough that I still believe this is what the web is for. When people use computers to try to make money, it disgusts me. Computers should be for jokes only.
Victoria, BC
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Neal.fun’s Size of Life

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definitely experience this on desktop for the dynamic cello soundtrack, which gets more complex as the lifeforms grow #
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DMack
28 days ago
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I was lied to about the size of a wooly mammoth... it's smaller than an elephant?!
Victoria, BC
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night free from Epic Games store

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Your day six Epicmas present is Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

Link[store.epicgames.com]

Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 24, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.

The next few will probably be big.

LH
Yesterday's comment still stands
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DMack
28 days ago
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Shoot! I've missed a bunch of these already. I actually wanted this one, too.
The grand finale giveaway will be Red Dead Redemption 2, or so I've been told.
Victoria, BC
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