I don’t actually have anything to say today but nonetheless
this is an historic post because I am dictating it into my headphone set to
Dragon voice recognition software which is transforming it impeccably into
written text in my word document. Having acquired this new software and having
learned to use it I feel compelled to write even though I have nothing to say.
Perhaps this is how the early scribes felt when the first typewriters were
invented. While I am here, I will express my pleasure that Amy Klobuchar has
taken herself out of contention for the vice presidential nomination. By the
way, Dragon thinks that I said Amy Claude Bouchard. Oh well, nothing is
perfect.
How does the software correct for all the "um's" and "er's", "so's" and "well's" that are part of the speech for most of us? I once had a job, working for a linguistics professor, transcribing normal conversations that had been recorded on tape. The professor was studying precisely the use of "um's" and other such verbal devices in normal speech and thus,
ReplyDeleteI had to transcribe exactly what the people said. Normal speech is full of such verbal devices, the study showed.
For me at least writing rather than dictating is a way of making what I say more precise: that is, my written language is more precise, more concentrated more concise and clearer than my spoken language. Maybe it's not that way for you (Professor Wolff).
Hi Professor Wolff, would you happen to know where the Hume Lecture 2 is available? It doesn't seem to be on either your YT channel, or on the Alicia Steinmetz channel.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I would like to recommend a nice microphone upgrade at a reasonable price. They seem to be out of stock for the next three weeks, but the $50 Blue Snowball microphones are a significant step up from the usual headset microphone, and having good audio will dramatically elevate the net quality of a video. Since everyone is stuck inside for the long haul, it might be a good idea! I'm sure with the youtube ad bucks it will pay for itself...
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Condenser-Microphone-Cardioid/dp/B014PYGTUQ
Thanks for your videos!
Yay!
ReplyDeleteRobert Paul Wolff David Hume's Theory of Knowledge Lecture Two
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-a4vwa6Zo0