From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from blvuug.org (hurricane.the-brannons.com [IPv6:2602:ff06:725:1:20::25]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9243A225A8 for ; Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:53:35 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hurricane (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by blvuug.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 79e8e92e for ; Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:53:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from resqmta-a2p-658780.sys.comcast.net (resqmta-a2p-658780.sys.comcast.net [2001:558:fd01:2bb4::5]) by hurricane.the-brannons.com (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPS id 99cca642 (TLSv1.3:TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256:NO) for ; Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:53:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from resomta-a2p-646771.sys.comcast.net ([96.103.145.239]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 256/256 bits) (Client did not present a certificate) by resqmta-a2p-658780.sys.comcast.net with ESMTPS id Vom0s2cA5iggnVonMsb73M; Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:53:24 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=20190202a; t=1721638405; bh=qlWP7nk2P/46zjPNePdXiMyMsDlwgAgLstixn4PGzzg=; h=Received:Received:To:From:Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type:Xfinity-Spam-Result; b=nhrQFOZChgdvaQ8uLtuRC9KKQeIWU9CreLtFrja4yLV6y615vW638bdotYp1NmmSp ohRHV+HaFoG21aB+a67dQQcGL/hggCkfzbVOZFRzHS8e6kxE0HlrR9Uk4IIUnPIy0s Btj8Wfg6JlWwB40Bz9RfEwCP0NV6g3rR+mYzdu4YTd6hMLxrVhI6GwBFr3KIED0g+A zHUlEjmY9q0edplIQc4c5z/l50bjn5S7GZayXWBzJ3Wq/74qF4MrgEoYQAefxw3I0L FKT9w1D2FpAHvnqePpnOb1mnCBurNjYmPfY6MbtU5Pep7qtkXV2BwL/dGWjcMPjyru iPgzgydBolTRg== Received: from unknown ([IPv6:2601:408:c580:7bd0::5277]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 256/256 bits) (Client did not present a certificate) by resomta-a2p-646771.sys.comcast.net with ESMTPSA id VomzsmFAARwdBVon0srJUt; Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:53:03 +0000 To: edbrowse-dev@edbrowse.org From: Karl Dahlke Reply-To: Karl Dahlke Subject: See where I worked in 1981 Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 04:53:01 -0400 Message-ID: <20240622045301.eklhad@comcast.net> X-BeenThere: edbrowse-dev@edbrowse.org List-Id: Edbrowse Development List MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=no Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4xfPLHtBHLRjpM4U/A3buLMIJLRtJUo19lhwAm14WNtQgTUppr87R+8Gh4N1JmIpAw6wob4oJFdJJbWHJi16n5Jkk9dAkC0NP+tr4YInDZEvqIXu1dRwYQ C43hdTFGpGrufJXTOBtXvlf6sDBV+STLwkSv1H+dh+bIWMqkWz2ZSRyk3I3vn94OeaOL+8GYilI2gKQxKAvyepx/VrMS4fEgKI8= I've been looking for this off and on for ten years; I found it! Nova, season 9, Finding a Voice, aired Feb 7 1982. This episode was based on the work done at Michigan State University, in the artificial language lab, headed by John Eulenberg. I also worked in this same lab, developing the first talking computer for the blind. It would become my masters project, and also make me employable. Two birds. So when you see Dr. Eulenberg, a computer genius who speaks several languages, you are also seeing my academic advisor. He was a kind man, a brilliant man, a compassionate man, and a big help to me. I wasn't on the show, and yes, I'm still a bit pieved 40 years later. “The film crew was here yesterday.” they told me. “What the hell!” I exclaimed. “You mean I could have been on tv?” I guess I was in classes that day; remember i was carrying a boat load of classes trying to get my degree, while also developing this talking computer, so I wasn't in the lab every hour of every day, though sometimes it felt that way. Anyways, even if you don't see me, you can see where I worked, and the work that was being done there. The synthesizers that you hear are the same one I used in my talking computer for over ten years - until the DoubleTalk came out, which I still use today. It's a bit surreal for me to watch it again, and hark back to that time. I remember how much I admired Dr. Eulenberg, and how much he helped me in my work. Another take-away from this is the incredible challenges facing some of these CP people. Their life is almost unimaginable. Like, being blind is a walk in the park. Here is the show. I hope you can find a spare hour to watch it. Actually a bit more than an hour with the ads, but maybe you can skip past those. The show is free to watch so yes there will be ads. There are also a lot of subtitles. Nova got away from that in future years and now does more narration, but back then it was subtitles, so you may have to pause now and then to read. That's ironically a bummer for most on this list, including myself; Wendy had to watch it with me and pause it to read the subtitles to me. Oh well. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8mtxk8 Karl Dahlke