Microsoft broke my voice

Описание: 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.

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The wonderful Spanish subtitles were translated by Jzeth with help from Dashre, Kelly Rey de gatos, Apricot, and Angie. Thank you!

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Links to things!:

How to talk like a_lilian: (https://github.com/a-lilian/STTTS-tut...)
Mmp's Patreon: (  / mmpcode  )
zqlk: (https://github.com/zqlk256)
The interview: (  / zqlk-interview-120294379  )
Librivox: (https://librivox.org)
Bryce's Piper TTS Voices: (https://brycebeattie.com/files/tts/)

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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\*

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‡ 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/st...)
Bruno Schulz: (http://www.brunoschulz.org/mythologiz...)

ᵃⁿᵈ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵒᶠᶠᵉʳᶦⁿᵍ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵒʳᵏˢ ᶜᶦᵗᵉᵈ ˢᵉᶜᵗᶦᵒⁿ, ʷᵉ ᵖʳᵃʸ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉᵃᵖᵉʳ ᵇᵒᵐᵇᵉʳᵐᵃⁿ ᵖᵃˢˢᵉˢ ᵗʰᶦˢ ʰᵘᵐᵇˡᵉ ʸᵒᵘᵗᵘᵇᵉ ᵛᶦᵈᵉᵒ ᵒᵛᵉʳ

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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)