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apples99 @apples99 (6556) • United States 5 Sep 09

Hey I'm looking for open source text to voice software or websites that offer free text to speech and has female voices, and that allows me to download to mp3 file and use on blog or for virtual Speaker's, would any of you happen...

text to voice sites or software

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Richard_Uther You can record the voices with any recording software and then encode the .wavs as .mp3s I use Audacity, which is a free program and it has some plugins that make the encoding an automated process. The end result is fairly good. Rich

5 Sep 09

Khayam @Khayam (346) • Romania 12 Jan 09

Stereotypes are flooding our lifes on a daily basis. Either on your way back home, either at job or in traffic you have the chance to hear other people coming up with something like "All latinos are lazy", "All black people stay...

anger

stereotypes

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Richard_Uther Why, thank you man. I think the reason why people don't answer to these types of discussions, is because they are afraid of making the wrong choice of words, or being taken out of context, and then, being labeled as racists or the like. Racism is a touchy...

14 Jan 09

Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 13 Jan 09

Ok, so we all know that a lot of people copy reviews from different sites, and then simply paste them in Ciao. But what I just experienced is ridiculous! Not one, but THREE people, copied my "Beowulf & Grendel" review from...

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Richard_Uther Yeah, I just received an e-mail from them, they say these abusers are banned members who are spamming the site with thousands of fake accounts. I guess it's just a matter of report, report and report, so they can clean up the place as soon as...

13 Jan 09

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Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 13 Jan 09

Ok, so we all know that a lot of people copy reviews from different sites, and then simply paste them in Ciao. But what I just experienced is ridiculous! Not one, but THREE people, copied my "Beowulf & Grendel" review from...

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Richard_Uther Maroseqf, I'm replying to your comment, but this is actually an update on the subject. Unfortunately, you can't reply to your own discussion and you can't update the original post. I was laughing at first, but this is actually BAD. Any of the Ciao members...

13 Jan 09

Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 13 Jan 09

Ok, so we all know that a lot of people copy reviews from different sites, and then simply paste them in Ciao. But what I just experienced is ridiculous! Not one, but THREE people, copied my "Beowulf & Grendel" review from...

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Richard_Uther I rather laugh than cry, if you know what I mean. I found out while checking the comments, I noticed one of the movies I reviewed had three new reviews. I went to check them out of curiosity, it's not a very popular movie, so I wanted to see what the other...

13 Jan 09

Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 13 Jan 09

Ok, so we all know that a lot of people copy reviews from different sites, and then simply paste them in Ciao. But what I just experienced is ridiculous! Not one, but THREE people, copied my "Beowulf & Grendel" review from...

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Richard_Uther Hey Octavian. I was checking comments. You see, that movie in particular is an indy film, not many people even know it exists, and then, the animated Beowulf came out, so people would probably ignore the other one if they saw it on the shelves. I mean,...

13 Jan 09

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Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 13 Jan 09

Ok, so we all know that a lot of people copy reviews from different sites, and then simply paste them in Ciao. But what I just experienced is ridiculous! Not one, but THREE people, copied my "Beowulf & Grendel" review from...

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Richard_Uther I think I know who your friend is, did she send PMs titled "A CHEATER!!!!" when this happened? If so, I just found it under a ton of spam and replied to her. Too bad I missed the lynching, because if we're talking about the same lady, she's probably the most...

13 Jan 09

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Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 13 Jan 09

Ok, so we all know that a lot of people copy reviews from different sites, and then simply paste them in Ciao. But what I just experienced is ridiculous! Not one, but THREE people, copied my "Beowulf & Grendel" review from...

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Richard_Uther Yeah, I'm on it. Too bad you need to report each one in a separate message. I don't think it would be a problem for me if I didn't report it fast, I mean, the reviews are dated, so it's easy to see which one is the original. But still, I'm reporting them...

13 Jan 09

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Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 3 Jan 09

Before I start the discussion, let me say I wont be talking about Ciao exclusively, but since that site was the one who got me pondering about this issue, I used it in the title. And as a side note, I think this is going to be a...

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Richard_Uther I agree with every single word in your post. I have to admit, I was one of the people whining when Ciao removed the twenty five cents incentive, but to be honest, it wasn't really because of the money. It was because I felt honest reviewers were getting...

4 Jan 09

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TheChosen1 @TheChosen1 (153) 4 Jan 09

For me Heath Ledger trumps Jack Nicholson. His Joker was very much different from the Joker I am used to seeing.

batman

jack

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Richard_Uther By the way, I just noticed something. You didn't ask who was better IN Batman, but who was better AS Batman. I hope this wasn't a joke post, otherwise I'd feel stupid for typing so much. Rich

4 Jan 09

Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 3 Jan 09

Before I start the discussion, let me say I wont be talking about Ciao exclusively, but since that site was the one who got me pondering about this issue, I used it in the title. And as a side note, I think this is going to be a...

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Richard_Uther I'm not worried, I didn't even register in the site -I might in the future though. It's just that I'm seeing these type of sites (Ciao and in this case ComparedBy) having issues because people are abusing their rating system. Rich

3 Jan 09

Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 3 Jan 09

Before I start the discussion, let me say I wont be talking about Ciao exclusively, but since that site was the one who got me pondering about this issue, I used it in the title. And as a side note, I think this is going to be a...

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Richard_Uther Yeah, I was a bit vague in my description. Probably the rush of typing so much without knowing if people would actually read such a long post. You are right, they only canceled payment for ratings, but they also disabled the submit review feature. So pretty...

3 Jan 09

Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 18 Dec 08

I joined Ciao about a week before they removed the twenty five cents incentive. To be honest, I didn't browse through the site or read many reviews back then, but today I really took my time to do it, and I noticed a few...

ciao

honesty

rating

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Richard_Uther I only mentioned the 25 cents thing to make people understand I'm new to the site. I really don't mind the 25 cents, well, at least not anymore. ;) And don't worry, I don't think your reviews are bad. I'm not even saying everyone giving out bad ratings are...

18 Dec 08

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Richard_Uther @Richard_Uther (229) • Argentina 18 Dec 08

I joined Ciao about a week before they removed the twenty five cents incentive. To be honest, I didn't browse through the site or read many reviews back then, but today I really took my time to do it, and I noticed a few...

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Richard_Uther That's not what the discussion is about, I am a aware of the premium funds program. What I'm talking about is the system for rating other people's reviews and users abusing it. Rich

18 Dec 08

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