Opensource modern TTS engines for Android are now available!
I just found this.
This is huge!
As a german, I use thorsten medium as he simply made the best dataset.
Mixing english with german, speaking numbers, single letters, pausing without a "." but just a linebreak, all those can be essential.
And... it is nearly perfect! And all local!
This is crazy!
eSpeak can finally go to rest!
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People of South Asia reaffirm solidarity with Palestine on anniversary of genocide in Gaza
People of South Asia reaffirm solidarity with Palestine on anniversary of genocide in Gaza : Peoples Dispatch
Left and progressive forces in the region continue to express solidarity with Palestinian resistance movements in defiance of their governments who have tried to suppress the voices of solidarity.Abdul Rahman (Peoples Dispatch)
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People of South Asia reaffirm solidarity with Palestine on anniversary of genocide in Gaza
People of South Asia reaffirm solidarity with Palestine on anniversary of genocide in Gaza : Peoples Dispatch
Left and progressive forces in the region continue to express solidarity with Palestinian resistance movements in defiance of their governments who have tried to suppress the voices of solidarity.Abdul Rahman (Peoples Dispatch)
'They Cannot Defeat Us': Lebanon Stands Defiant Against Israel's Assault
‘They cannot defeat us’: Lebanon stands defiant against Israel’s assault
Israel has tried twice before to subdue Lebanon and failed. Despite stunning acts of terror and the assassination of Nasrallah, the resolve of the Lebanese people remains.Ju-Hyun Park (The Real News Network)
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really? we can't allude to anything now? oh no someone referenced a movie, they must be working for the studio!
I'd really appreciate it if we kept Lemmy without the miserable grumpy cat that is r/hailcorporate just running around accusing people of shilling for literally mentioning anything in any context whatsoever.
Sudan's warring sides target local aid volunteers fighting famine
Reuters spoke with 24 volunteers who manage kitchens in Sudan's central state of Khartoum, the western region of Darfur and parts of the east where millions of people have been driven from their homes since fighting erupted between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
International humanitarian agencies, which have been unable to get food aid to parts of Sudan at risk of famine, have ramped up support for such groups. But that has made them more of a target for RSF looters, 10 of the volunteers told Reuters by phone.
"We were safe when the RSF didn't know about the funding," said Gihad Salaheldin, a volunteer who left Khartoum city last year and spoke from Cairo. "They see our kitchens as a source of food."
Both sides have also attacked or detained volunteers on suspicion of collaborating with their opponents, a dozen volunteers said. Most of the volunteers spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
Mastodon 4.3
Mastodon 4.3
Grouped notifications, notification filtering, better onboarding and a refreshed look await in this new release of our decentralized open-source social media software.Mastodon Blog
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
Risk of societal collapseThe climate emergency is not an isolated issue. Global heating, although it is catastrophic, is merely one aspect of a profound polycrisis that includes environmental degradation, rising economic inequality, and biodiversity loss (Hoyer et al. 2023). Climate change is a glaring symptom of a deeper systemic issue: ecological overshoot, where human consumption outpaces the Earth's ability to regenerate (Rees 2023, Ripple et al. 2024). Overshoot is an inherently unstable state that cannot persist indefinitely. As pressures increase and the risk of Earth's climate system switching to a catastrophic state rises (Steffen et al. 2018), more and more scientists have begun to research the possibility of societal collapse (Brozović 2023). Even in the absence of global collapse, climate change could cause many millions of additional deaths by 2050 (WHO 2023).
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiledRipple, William J (Oxford University Press)
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
Risk of societal collapseThe climate emergency is not an isolated issue. Global heating, although it is catastrophic, is merely one aspect of a profound polycrisis that includes environmental degradation, rising economic inequality, and biodiversity loss (Hoyer et al. 2023). Climate change is a glaring symptom of a deeper systemic issue: ecological overshoot, where human consumption outpaces the Earth's ability to regenerate (Rees 2023, Ripple et al. 2024). Overshoot is an inherently unstable state that cannot persist indefinitely. As pressures increase and the risk of Earth's climate system switching to a catastrophic state rises (Steffen et al. 2018), more and more scientists have begun to research the possibility of societal collapse (Brozović 2023). Even in the absence of global collapse, climate change could cause many millions of additional deaths by 2050 (WHO 2023).
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiledRipple, William J (Oxford University Press)
On Israeli Apathy
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/21177135
By Mairav Zonszein[Insightful article on current events and moods in Israel. Dehumanization of Palestinians has deepened]
Ms. Zonszein is the senior Israel analyst with the International Crisis Group. She wrote from Tel Aviv.
Oct. 7, 2024
Opinion | On Israeli Apathy
The lawlessness and state violence directed at Palestinians for so long has at last started to seep into Jewish Israeli society.Mairav Zonszein (The New York Times)
I do not feel sorry for them, and I never will. You have persecuted people, who were there before you, for 75 fucking years. You have humiliated them, you have subjugated them, you have raped them, tortured them, killed their entire families.
Fuck you, Israelis. You and your country are disgusting, and an embarrassment to Judaism. Genocidal monsters.
I’m sure they’re all out protesting the criminalization of rape in their prisons. No holding people accountable for rape in Israel.
Palestine Action just Hit TEN Branches of Israel Genocide-Enabler Allianz
Palestine Action hit offices of Allianz across the UK over Israel links
Palestine Action have targeted 10 British offices of Allianz, the world's largest insurance firm and a financial backer of Israel's arms tradeThe Canary
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Hurricane Helene kills at least 44 and cuts a swath of destruction across the Southeast
Hurricane Helene kills at least 44 and cuts a swath of destruction across the Southeast
Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 44 people, snapping towering oaks like twigs and tearing apart homes as rescue crews launched desperate missions to save people…CTVNews
Meet the man in charge of prosecuting war crimes - ICC prosecutor Karim Khan
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/21175343
Based on interview withh International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan. Article also contains a link to actual transcript of interviewSeptember 26, 2024 9:53 PM ET
ZOOM Platform store announces new tool to run Windows games on Linux with Proton
ZOOM Platform store announces new tool to run Windows games on Linux with Proton
Some fun news here. ZOOM Platform, a games store that offers DRM-free games both new and old (as well as helping update some older games) now offers a special tool for Linux gamers to run Windows games with Proton.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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India: mixed results in state elections
NC-Congress alliance set to form govt. in J&K, BJP wins big in Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls: National Conference wins 42 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP retains Jammu with 29 seats, shaping political landscape.The Hindu
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Edgar is excited by what this discovery might mean for humans.
I don't think you can apply jelly biology directly to human biology. Some 500 million years inbetween, there ought to be some slight differences.
'Dictatorship': Saied's landslide re-election results met with doubt by Tunisians
Incumbent Saied, accused by the opposition and civil society of authoritarianism, was re-elected with an overwhelming majority of 90.7 percent of ballots in a vote considered a foregone conclusion and rigged by the authorities.
The election was marked by a record abstention rate. The voter turnout was 28.8 percent, the lowest since the introduction of democracy in 2011, following the ousting of longtime autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
Some social media users also denounced the role played by the international community in Tunisia's autocratic drift, especially the European Union, which is accused of turning a blind eye to Saied's illiberal turn in exchange for his cooperation in preventing migration to Europe.
'Dictatorship': Saied's landslide re-election results met with doubt by Tunisians
In Tunisia, the result obtained by President Kais Saied in Sunday's presidential election raised eyebrows among many observers, who called the process a "mockery".Elodie Farge (Middle East Eye)
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macattack
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •Sir_Kevin
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •boredsquirrel
in reply to Sir_Kevin • • •It is FOSS, and the build instructions are here
k2-fsa.github.io/sherpa/onnx/a…
Those guys are incredibly active, look at this!
k2-fsa.github.io/sherpa/onnx/i…
(And no, not on F-Droid, if you look at the crazy amount of packages that makes sense)
Swedneck
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •boredsquirrel
in reply to Swedneck • • •PlexSheep
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in reply to PlexSheep • • •Lemongrab
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •BarHocker
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •Rogers
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •This is amazing! If you are looking for US EN and use a phone with arm64 I can recommend sherpa-onnx-1.10.27-arm64-v8a-en-tts-vits-piper-en_US-kristin-medium and sherpa-onnx-1.10.27-arm64-v8a-en-tts-vits-piper-en_US-norman-medium.
Edit: I don't seem to be able to get the engine to show up as a tts engine but it works well within the tts app itself. Hopefully I'll find a fix I've been searching for a good tts engine for android eBook apps.
Edit 2. Fixed I mistakenly downloaded the standalone version from k2-fsa.github.io/sherpa/onnx/t… instead of k2-fsa.github.io/sherpa/onnx/t…
boredsquirrel
in reply to Rogers • • •Semperverus
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •boredsquirrel
in reply to Semperverus • • •Yes of course :) I use
sherpa-onnx-1.10.26-arm64-v8a-de-tts-engine-vits-piper-de_DE-thorsten-mediumand there is nothing irrelevant in that name.Still after another commenter wrote how overwhelmed they are with that INSANE download page, I felt that when you dropped those 2 names
Rogers
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •boredsquirrel
in reply to Rogers • • •That would then require running code from memory, which needs to be enabled in recent GrapheneOS. But all fine, they should absolutely do that as they obviously do that currently but during compilation.
Client app + wizard to select language and model type + downloaded model
boredsquirrel
in reply to Rogers • • •justtobbi
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in reply to boredsquirrel • • •Teppichbrand
in reply to justtobbi • • •boredsquirrel
in reply to justtobbi • • •Thorsten high is silly haha. Emotional is also not meant for TTS more for research I think.
I think thorsten made the only good model in German, I really want to make my own one! Or get some famous people on board?
macattack
Unknown parent • • •Just to clarify, this is standalone and doesn't need a local LLM or anything yeah? Also, any tips on tutorials for the install process?
Edit: Nevermind, I realize it's install and use
macattack
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •rhasspy.github.io/piper-sample…
boredsquirrel
in reply to macattack • • •Teppichbrand
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in reply to boredsquirrel • • •boredsquirrel
in reply to Eyck_of_denesle • • •Eyck_of_denesle
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •boredsquirrel
in reply to Eyck_of_denesle • • •Yeah well you need a .apk XD
just search for
- your language
- your android architecture (normally modern phones use arm64 or aarch64 or arm v8a
- your preferred model, or just try out all
Example
huggingface.co/csukuangfj/sher…
Eyck_of_denesle
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •I found it
k2-fsa.github.io/sherpa/onnx/t…
boredsquirrel
in reply to Eyck_of_denesle • • •Uhm that is the site I have linked
Trust me, I checked 3 times and that tiny link isnt making it easier XD
Eyck_of_denesle
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •You linked the download apk directly, not the index with all the apk's.
Edited my previous reply for you to see the url better
boredsquirrel
in reply to Eyck_of_denesle • • •Eyck_of_denesle
in reply to boredsquirrel • • •boredsquirrel
in reply to Eyck_of_denesle • • •I added the same link also to the text so that you can find it there too.
Click on either of these links, they are the same