DannoHung
@dannohung.bsky.social
Really, I’m tired of trying to summarize who I am.
In related news: establish your code words with your family ASAP, because a new open weights model providing essentially perfect voice cloning was just released.
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Qwen3-TTS Family is Now Open Sourced: Voice Design, Clone, and Generation
I haven't been paying much attention to the state-of-the-art in speech generation models other than noting that they've got really good, so I can't speak for how notable this new …
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January 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM
In related news: establish your code words with your family ASAP, because a new open weights model providing essentially perfect voice cloning was just released.
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Not ranking, sure, but no categorization? How can you hope to understand movements, eras, or themes without categorizing art?
January 22, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Not ranking, sure, but no categorization? How can you hope to understand movements, eras, or themes without categorizing art?
Yeah, they really should have just ignored that fucking Cuban shithead’s custody claim. Liberals never know when to break the law to their advantage. Idiots.
January 22, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Yeah, they really should have just ignored that fucking Cuban shithead’s custody claim. Liberals never know when to break the law to their advantage. Idiots.
I dunno. The demons in Frieren give me the Japanese racism heebie jeebies.
I’d rather watch like… a dozen other anime. Or like, just rewatch Symphogear.
I’d rather watch like… a dozen other anime. Or like, just rewatch Symphogear.
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I dunno. The demons in Frieren give me the Japanese racism heebie jeebies.
I’d rather watch like… a dozen other anime. Or like, just rewatch Symphogear.
I’d rather watch like… a dozen other anime. Or like, just rewatch Symphogear.
My god… it’s full of stars.
January 21, 2026 at 8:09 PM
My god… it’s full of stars.
You ever just think about Steakley’s Armor and be sad that the dude only wrote like, one other book?
January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
You ever just think about Steakley’s Armor and be sad that the dude only wrote like, one other book?
Sorta? The fact that it’s not hub and spoke means you don’t really wanna waste time backtracking to get pickups. The actual level size is fine, I think, since you can really get cruising fast in a second or two.
January 17, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Sorta? The fact that it’s not hub and spoke means you don’t really wanna waste time backtracking to get pickups. The actual level size is fine, I think, since you can really get cruising fast in a second or two.
I love this game, but I hate some of the level design.
January 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I love this game, but I hate some of the level design.
IT’S CLINICALLY PROVEN TO FUNCTION!
January 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
IT’S CLINICALLY PROVEN TO FUNCTION!
Hmmm… I always liked AaAaAA!! in concept more than execution. Got a gameplay explainer video?
January 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Hmmm… I always liked AaAaAA!! in concept more than execution. Got a gameplay explainer video?
As long as you are being spurred to talk about what was interesting about the games, LET THE ETERNAL REIGN OF STARS BEGIN!
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
As long as you are being spurred to talk about what was interesting about the games, LET THE ETERNAL REIGN OF STARS BEGIN!
Was he always that guy or did getting money make him that guy?
Just seems like a dude who was able to recognize how management is often conceited and foolhardy would, at some point have not been that way.
Just seems like a dude who was able to recognize how management is often conceited and foolhardy would, at some point have not been that way.
January 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Was he always that guy or did getting money make him that guy?
Just seems like a dude who was able to recognize how management is often conceited and foolhardy would, at some point have not been that way.
Just seems like a dude who was able to recognize how management is often conceited and foolhardy would, at some point have not been that way.
Man, maybe I’m just remembering it with shit colored glasses, but I don’t think the writing was actually better in season 1 or 2? The premise seemed a bit fresher I guess.
January 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Man, maybe I’m just remembering it with shit colored glasses, but I don’t think the writing was actually better in season 1 or 2? The premise seemed a bit fresher I guess.
10 years ago there was hope that Mass Effect Andromeda would be a good game.
January 11, 2026 at 5:38 AM
10 years ago there was hope that Mass Effect Andromeda would be a good game.
TBW was my absolute favorite game of 2024.
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
TBW was my absolute favorite game of 2024.
Do *you want* recs? My Wife loves crime mystery shows so she’s watched a bunch, could ask her what she suggests. She leans towards humorous ones (Psych is her all-time favorite).
January 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Do *you want* recs? My Wife loves crime mystery shows so she’s watched a bunch, could ask her what she suggests. She leans towards humorous ones (Psych is her all-time favorite).
How’s Matlock? I am being presumptuous that you mean the new one: I love Kathy Bates, but the previews didn’t capture me. I generally trust your tv taste, so would appreciate a short summary of your feelings and rough guidance on how many episodes the show needs to get into its groove.
January 9, 2026 at 8:50 AM
How’s Matlock? I am being presumptuous that you mean the new one: I love Kathy Bates, but the previews didn’t capture me. I generally trust your tv taste, so would appreciate a short summary of your feelings and rough guidance on how many episodes the show needs to get into its groove.
Hmmm, 5 years post RoS. I dunno. I don’t hate that there could be a lightsaber fight. I just want the context to make a lick of sense.
January 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Hmmm, 5 years post RoS. I dunno. I don’t hate that there could be a lightsaber fight. I just want the context to make a lick of sense.
“I did not like imagining a dragon”
NO ONE MADE A JOKE!?!?
NO ONE MADE A JOKE!?!?
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
“I did not like imagining a dragon”
NO ONE MADE A JOKE!?!?
NO ONE MADE A JOKE!?!?
I cannot WAIT for Rob to start doing pickling and canning. I NEED THAT CONTENT.
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I cannot WAIT for Rob to start doing pickling and canning. I NEED THAT CONTENT.
I’ve got some radium infused water to sell you.
January 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I’ve got some radium infused water to sell you.
I’m not a bar hanger-outer. What other guys are in the Drinkédex?
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I’m not a bar hanger-outer. What other guys are in the Drinkédex?
I’d have to think pretty hard about what text I consider sacred. Probably a safety maintenance manual. But I don’t really work in that fields that actually treat those as sacred.
Maybe a printed out copy of the Jargon file or an important IETF standard
Maybe a printed out copy of the Jargon file or an important IETF standard
January 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I’d have to think pretty hard about what text I consider sacred. Probably a safety maintenance manual. But I don’t really work in that fields that actually treat those as sacred.
Maybe a printed out copy of the Jargon file or an important IETF standard
Maybe a printed out copy of the Jargon file or an important IETF standard