Stephen Hawking - computer voice?

Morba · 16 May 2011 at 17:00

Is anyone else unable to read things by Stephen Hawking without imaging it said in the computer voice that talks for him?!

Wizzfizz · 16 May 2011 at 17:01

Nope.

Burnsy2023 · 16 May 2011 at 17:02

Yes, which is why he never has changed his voice, despite there being much better speech synthesis available. It's part of his identity now.

Cosimo · 16 May 2011 at 17:02

No, I'm normal.

deusexlumina · 16 May 2011 at 17:02

Burnsy2023 said:
Yes, which is why he never has changed his voice, despite there being much better speech synthesis available. It's part of his identity now.

really? never knew that, wondered why he kept the same old MS-SAM style voice.

Biohazard · 16 May 2011 at 17:03

It'd take all year to read one of his books at that rate, just imagine how long they took for him to produce...

Lightnix · 16 May 2011 at 17:05

Just reminds me of this:

Morba · 16 May 2011 at 17:07

Yes lightnix! Just like that lol

G|mp · 16 May 2011 at 17:09

Lightnix said:
Just reminds me of this:

snip

Gets me every time

matt_fsr · 16 May 2011 at 17:26

I do this too.

A good psychologist might be able to tell you why...

Efour · 16 May 2011 at 17:53

ill tell you why, cos you are all gay. Simples.

trigger-happy · 16 May 2011 at 17:56

Microsoft sam.

Craig321 · 16 May 2011 at 18:09

It's a mental illness.

wilko49 · 16 May 2011 at 18:40

It's pure memory association. The more unusual a concept is, the more it associated with it's original context. For example, "Hello" is so commonplace it has no connections with specific people/places/objects, but "Good news, everybody" (especially with the picture) or the works of Hawking are unique enough to be strongly associated with one person.

Marky · 16 May 2011 at 18:43

simulatorman said:
No, I'm normal.

arknor · 16 May 2011 at 19:51

Morba said:
Is anyone else unable to read things by Stephen Hawking without imaging it said in the computer voice that talks for him?!

epic rap battles oh history!

franco_22 · 16 May 2011 at 19:54

That video is pretty epic arknor.

trigger-happy · 16 May 2011 at 19:56

obligatory.

arknor · 16 May 2011 at 20:12

franco_22 said:
That video is pretty epic arknor.

darth vadar vs adolf hitler is good to but contaisn swearing so cant link it here

franco_22 · 16 May 2011 at 20:28

arknor said:
darth vadar vs adolf hitler is good to but contaisn swearing so cant link it here

Yeah I'm watching them now ^^