Microsoft broke my voice

In this video, a rascal runs afoul of an unthinking, uncaring corporation (again). What might have been a minor technical nuisance turns into an exploration of the expansive intersection between identity and technology! A voice is so much more than a way to turn words into sounds. --- *Links to things!:* - How to talk like a_lilian: (https://github.com/a-lilian/STTTS-tutorial/blob/main/How%20to%20talk%20like%20a_lilian.md) - Mmp's Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/c/mmpcode) - zqlk: (https://github.com/zqlk256) - The interview: (https://www.patreon.com/posts/zqlk-interview-120294379) - Librivox: (https://librivox.org) - Bryce's Piper TTS Voices: (https://brycebeattie.com/files/tts/) --- *The music used in this video is:* - A Crimson Rose & Gin Tonic, _Katamari Damacy_ - Bossa for Baden with the melody track removed, _Vendla_ - Spring 1989 with the melody track removed, _baegel_ - Silence, _Alter Ego_ - Garbage Day, _Lisa_ - My Quiet Forest Home, _Octopath Traveler_ - Train Ride, _Signalis_ - Under Cover, _Halo Infinite_ (Microsoft broke my voice so I'm taking their music ಠ_ಠ) - A New Day With Hope, _Genshin_ - Lover's Oath, _Genshin_ *The VRChat worlds shown in this video are:* - The Autumn Lodge, _Lilosa_ - Helldivers 2 ship, _aragornsquid_ - Es' Library, _Roadcrosser_ - Midnight Drive, _WispyWoo_ - Mirrors, _․Vanilla․_ - The Stanley Parable Office, _Ethosaur_ - Complex 7, _Fins_ - Pocket Rain, _Silyataru_ - Japan Street 0․435, _NEET ENGINEER_ - The COLORS, _Bubble_T_ - SIGNALIS Train Ride, _BIOS_0307_ - Yayoi Rusted Train, _猫屋敷やよい_ - Rotfront Interplanatar Station 06 ［Signalis], _Carkidd_ - Train Alpha, _Zippin_ - The Sixth Station, _bakinsoda_ - Sushi Aquarium 淡水棟, _long-potato_ - 放課後の相合傘 under the umbrella, _いとよ（ITOYO_ - The Void, _\*Lotus\*_ --- *‡ Citations:* - Scott Stauffer was filmed at the Skymasters RC Michigan 2000 float fly, presented by SKS Video Productions and digitized by a friendly 🐟 - The phrase "snap together like magnets" is not my original writing. It's from the play _Equus_ which has the line _moments snap together like magnets_. (I haven't actually read/seen Equus, I just know that it has this line and it involves someone blinding horses) - I get the concept of movement/action/"doing" being vital to the construction of self from Maxine Sheets-Johnstone. - How Steven Hawkings related to his voice and the lengthy endevor to preserve it for him is a fascinating and beautiful story: (https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/stephen-hawkings-eternal-voice/) - Bruno Schulz: (http://www.brunoschulz.org/mythologization.htm) ᵃⁿᵈ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵒᶠᶠᵉʳᶦⁿᵍ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵒʳᵏˢ ᶜᶦᵗᵉᵈ ˢᵉᶜᵗᶦᵒⁿ, ʷᵉ ᵖʳᵃʸ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉᵃᵖᵉʳ ᵇᵒᵐᵇᵉʳᵐᵃⁿ ᵖᵃˢˢᵉˢ ᵗʰᶦˢ ʰᵘᵐᵇˡᵉ ʸᵒᵘᵗᵘᵇᵉ ᵛᶦᵈᵉᵒ ᵒᵛᵉʳ --- *Chapters:* 00:00 intro 01:48 my digital fakeness is sincerity 05:07 the flexible envelope of the self 08:19 Emily (Neutral) 12:25 intermission 12:53 Digital Dysphoria 17:14 free, open source soul 20:04 cori (medium)