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Mar 31Liked by Ben Wakeman

Big smiles - especially armored dildos... 🤣 Ain't they cute? I totally get these "voices" now and then too, but I rarely give them this much rope - love it!

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Thank, friend. I’m all about the rope these days.

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Apr 3Liked by Ben Wakeman

Honestly, I'm just relieved that the tiniest armored dildo made it across safely!

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Ha, that's why I love you Chloe. Always looking out for the little guys.

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Apr 1Liked by Ben Wakeman

Wow! Weird. Whenever I try to dictate some great idea while driving, this guy shows up for me too!

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Several snorts here...I love it when google maps finally looses her temper

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LOL! The AI lady’s voice makes it. I’m no soothsayer but I doubt this is the last you’re gonna hear from this guy. At least I hope so.

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Wow - It started strong and I was curious whether you could sustain it or not but sustain it you did and in style

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Thanks Nibbins

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This is great, Ben!

The voice and play with language, although different, makes me think of Foer’s Everything is Illuminated. A way to use affected language to encounter the character from the start. Hope that makes sense!!

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Thank you, Kate! I agree that writing in such a strongly affected voice gives a reckless immediacy to a scene that makes it impossible for you to remain in your comfortable chair as an observer. It was a fun experiment.

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Considering armoured dildos over coffee here Ben, with a smile… and that’s a first!

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Hopefully the smile is not a first! Either way, I’m happy I could do it. Thanks for reading!

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Apr 1Liked by Ben Wakeman

The first story is WAAAAYYY better.

Loved this, Ben.

Also... armored dildos... not the worst idea I've ever heard. 😂

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Apr 1Liked by Ben Wakeman

I will always favor taking a trip into a dessert over a desert. 😂 Glorious fallibility, may the AI gods never erase us completely.

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Here's my take on AI, from last fall. BTW, great story, Ben.

https://sezwhom.substack.com/publish/post/136600915

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Apr 1Liked by Ben Wakeman

Hehehe, smiled a lot Ben.

I couldn't help but read this with the voice of Mike Skinner from The Streets in my head speaking all the words 😆

Major effort to get this all deliberately wrong with the words. Armadillos ... I'll never think of them the same again! 😂

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Thanks, Nathan! It was fun to write something I knew there would be no way in hell I could narrate.

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You're so creative, Ben! And with your musical ear, no wonder you'd feel an itch to write from the perspective of a foreigner of Slavic origin I suppose? I had a good laugh and while the ChatGPT was way more boring it helped me understand what the 'dildos' were 😳🤣

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