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Optophone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optophone
27•Hooke•4d ago

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ge96•2h ago
I take it this was before speak and spell
rtkwe•26m ago
This was before integrated circuits and was all analog.
altruios•1h ago
Is this a lighthearted jab at computer vision being reduced to tokens?
zaius•1h ago
After reading Hail Mary, I wondered how reasonable it was for someone to truly be able to understand a language based in tones / chords alone. Maybe 60 words per minute would be enough to communicate but it sure would be frustrating.
rtkwe•11m ago
I think you could get faster with a language actually meant to be 'sung' instead of this rough translation of english characters into audio.

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288•haunter•3h ago•292 comments

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Optophone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optophone
27•Hooke•4d ago•5 comments

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127•armcat•7h ago•38 comments

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179•mitchbob•11h ago•192 comments

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262•firefoxd•2d ago•119 comments

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138•tosh•6h ago•45 comments

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43•nodesocket•2h ago•32 comments

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Looks like it is happening

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128•jjgreen•3h ago•89 comments

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