Really Interesting and Wierd Software

[suibhne]

Does anyone know of some interesting and weird software I could test out o my machine? my habits on my ubuntu system are now too predictable and i want to shake up my use of it.


(uufffff - I mean Weird Software)

[NightwishFan]

Well this isn't really weird but more cool. Open a terminal type:

espeak "I can type whatever I want."

:)

[suibhne]

uffff! i don't lke it - whats supposed to happen?

anything else?

[NightwishFan]

Dont play any sound. It will talk out loud kinda interesting I suppose. :) No need to be rude.

[suibhne]

Ah! excellent! (I was listening to Queens of the stone age there before - couldn't hear it).

I wasn't being rude!!!!!:shock:

( are you super sensitive?)

:)

[NightwishFan]

Yes I am. My apologies. I understand english well, but not always perfect.

[suibhne]

no, i apologize - i should have been more clear! thanks for the tip!

[NightwishFan]

http://http://picasaweb.google.com/herman543/HowMyComputerMakesCoffee

If you are REALLY bored you can try this out. ;)

[Kvark]

espeak "I can type whatever I want."
Giving that thing non-English song lyrics makes me feel good about my singing skills by comparison.

Another thing to try:

mplayer -vo caca videofile.divx

[Rotarychainsaw]

Wtf, I had no idea espeak existed! Its just like getting my first mac with os 7 and using the talky thing on there. Oh the memories. Thanks!

[hhhhhx]

see how many distro's you can multi-boot on a HDD :)

[amazingtaters]

gah I get an error with espeak! bummer.


PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000

[3rdalbum]

Try turning off ESD in Preferences > Sound. If you have any other sound-making programs open, close them and try again.

[NET WT]

I didn't know espeak existed either, very cool.

[adityakavoor]

espeak is cool

[Ioky]

man Linux is dame cool

espeak is the best. haha

[jr.gotti]

Never read a man page again!

"man espeak | espeak -stdin"

[3rdalbum]

Never read a man page again!

"man espeak | espeak -stdin"


man apt-get | espeak -stdin

Yeah, now I understand what parameters Apt-get takes... NOT! :-P

[sailor2001]

rather use "vozme" as it has a selection of male or female voice

[Ultra Magnus]

Wtf, I had no idea espeak existed! Its just like getting my first mac with os 7 and using the talky thing on there. Oh the memories. Thanks!

Was it simpletalk or something? - That was a brilliant program - hours of fun at school

[Ultra Magnus]

james@HAL-9000:~$ man espeak | espeak -stdin
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000

:( - guessing thats not right

[cerpin]

Oh man thats cool, Im not at home but when i get home..man Im gonna be messing with that all day!

[jr.gotti]

man apt-get | espeak -stdinYeah, now I understand what parameters Apt-get takes... NOT! :-P

lmao!

If only there was a program that would allow me to say "never be confused by a man page again!"

[23meg]

Nothing quite like


espeak -stdin < /dev/random

[genus_001]

When I use espeak, I feel like Matthew Broderick in War Games.

[suibhne]

james@HAL-9000:~$ man espeak | espeak -stdin
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000
PaHost_OpenStream: could not open /dev/dsp for O_WRONLY
PaHost_OpenStream: ERROR - result = -10000

:( - guessing thats not right

I made the same mistake first - turn off whatever it is you are listening to - it will work then - you will have a computer voice saying whatever it is you type in the terminal - its funny to write a familiar rhyme or phrase

[suibhne]

Nothing quite like


espeak -stdin < /dev/random

what does this do? I had no response from my machine....:confused:

[NightwishFan]

Wow I am sorry for derailing this into an espeak thread. :)

Yeah it reminded me of war games as well. It is alot of fun if you go somewhere like a pc cafe.
If you get a bunch of errors normally that means something else is using sound.

[futureproof]

I have a bunch of samples from wargames integrated into my sound scheme, instead of the windows start sound I have the whirring of the WOPR.

[NightwishFan]

:) Thats cool.

[genus_001]

Ok, a really neat program to play with is Sonic Visualiser. It lets you look at spectrographs of audio files. It's really interesting if you are into recording music. I can actually "see" when certain instruments and voices come in, that is if you fine tune it enough.
http://www.sonicvisualiser.org/

[fuscia]

Well this isn't really weird but more cool. Open a terminal type:

espeak "I can type whatever I want."

:)

mrs. fuscia is going to be soooooooo sorry i read this post.

[qazwsx]

cappuccino

Wierd software for lazy person.

[sayantandas]

Well this isn't really weird but more cool. Open a terminal type:

espeak "I can type whatever I want."

:)
thanks for the espeak. its really cool.. i never knew it existed