ive been living under a rock

[-Kel-]

Just barely discover that Roger Ebert has been battling thyroid cancer for four years and lost his jaw, which has been rebuilt and he just barely got his voice back, sortof.

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/02/tech-firm-gives-roger-ebert-his-own-voice.html

Nearly four years after a battle with thyroid cancer robbed him of the ability to speak, iconic film critic Roger Ebert sounded like his former self Friday during a taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," the show's producer said.

It was no medical miracle, but rather a demonstration of new software using audio recordings of Ebert to create a synthetic voice that sounds like his own.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Dude, I had no idea! Awwww Ebert.

[Remington]

Poor guy.

That software sounds pretty freaky awesome, though.

[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

On the flip side, it totally improved his looks.

[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

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