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Many of the current neural net voice synthesis engines are fantastic and sound extremely real. Amazon Polly for instance. I'd punch in the phrase and do some co

Many of the current neural net voice synthesis engines are fantastic and sound extremely real. Amazon Polly for instance. I'd punch in the phrase and do some comparisons, but given the attention those logs will certainly get maybe I won't.

sillysaurusx 6y ago
Neural net synth would be even easier to trace. It’s quite hard to set up an aws account via untraceable currency and an untraceable phone. I did it when I was 25 or so, and it took about three weeks of planning and execution just to get the cards and phone. Given the sophistication of the attack, I wouldn’t say it’s impossible they have neural net experience. But as someone who spent a good chunk of time trying to get Dr Kleiner to sing (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=koU3L7WBz_s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=koU3L7WBz_s) it wasn’t remotely easy a year ago to do this locally. Using “say foo” in macOS would’ve been the most straightforward solution, I think.
- joseph_grobbles 6y ago
  The same difficulty of anonymity arises with the RV itself, a very ostentatious vehicle that not only can be traced with ease, it can be tracked retroactively on virtually every street, every highway, etc. Regardless, for all we know the person isn't concerned with being caught (and may currently be deceased given that possible human remains have been found).
  - sillysaurusx 6y ago
    You're right. I retract my comment; it was fundamentally mistaken.
  - NegativeLatency 6y ago
    I bet you could buy one with cash on Craigslist pretty easily though
  - Throwaway1771 6y ago
    > it can be tracked retroactively on virtually every street, every highway, etc. Not virtually. Actually. NSA et al can do - will they publicly tip that hand for this?
    - dxdm 6y ago
      > Not virtually. Actually. "virtually" also means "almost", which is what GP was using it for.
    - rblatz 6y ago
      No need to publicly tip your hand. Just follow that trail of evidence, then use parallel construction to produce a different trail that you reveal publicly.
- kfrzcode 6y ago
  Are you a bot? Because your profile makes me think you're a bot. I mean no disrespect.
  - sillysaurusx 6y ago
    Some say I am, but I like to think there's a little bot in all of us.
swirepe 6y ago
>given the attention those logs will certainly get maybe I won't Siri, detonate this bomb in incognito mode
Throwaway1771 6y ago
Look at that chilling effect go!

sillysaurusx 6y ago

Neural net synth would be even easier to trace. It’s quite hard to set up an aws account via untraceable currency and an untraceable phone. I did it when I was 25 or so, and it took about three weeks of planning and execution just to get the cards and phone. Given the sophistication of the attack, I wouldn’t say it’s impossible they have neural net experience. But as someone who spent a good chunk of time trying to get Dr Kleiner to sing (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=koU3L7WBz_s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=koU3L7WBz_s) it wasn’t remotely easy a year ago to do this locally. Using “say foo” in macOS would’ve been the most straightforward solution, I think.

joseph_grobbles 6y ago
The same difficulty of anonymity arises with the RV itself, a very ostentatious vehicle that not only can be traced with ease, it can be tracked retroactively on virtually every street, every highway, etc. Regardless, for all we know the person isn't concerned with being caught (and may currently be deceased given that possible human remains have been found).
- sillysaurusx 6y ago
  You're right. I retract my comment; it was fundamentally mistaken.
- NegativeLatency 6y ago
  I bet you could buy one with cash on Craigslist pretty easily though
- Throwaway1771 6y ago
  > it can be tracked retroactively on virtually every street, every highway, etc. Not virtually. Actually. NSA et al can do - will they publicly tip that hand for this?
  - dxdm 6y ago
    > Not virtually. Actually. "virtually" also means "almost", which is what GP was using it for.
  - rblatz 6y ago
    No need to publicly tip your hand. Just follow that trail of evidence, then use parallel construction to produce a different trail that you reveal publicly.
kfrzcode 6y ago
Are you a bot? Because your profile makes me think you're a bot. I mean no disrespect.
- sillysaurusx 6y ago
  Some say I am, but I like to think there's a little bot in all of us.

swirepe 6y ago

>given the attention those logs will certainly get maybe I won't Siri, detonate this bomb in incognito mode

Throwaway1771 6y ago

Look at that chilling effect go!