Triomphe L'oeil

Acronymizing 51F
Triomphe L'oeil First, watch this video - it's captioned and is only one minute long. It would be nice to have a handshape alphabet for our computers, eh? :)
Sun, Mar 09 2008

Language Purity?
Triomphe L'oeil Let's go down history lane... and rattle off a list of famous stories and novels; The Three Musketeers The Count of Monte Christo Les Misérables The Stranger The Beauty and the Beast The Metamorphosis The Penal Colony Grimm's Fairy Tales (Snow White, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel) Faust 1001 Arabian N...
Thu, Feb 21 2008

LASIK Your Ears!
Triomphe L'oeil I'm surprised that the following news haven't surfaced throughout DeafBlogLand. Might as well as comment on it, but first, here's the news: Minimally Invasive Cochlear Implant Surgery The implications of the article are profound. If the researchers are successful, it could very well mean that all future CI surgeries would be conducted on an outpatient basis, and a...
Fri, Nov 23 2007

ASL: A Vanishing Act?
Triomphe L'oeil Thanks to DeafRead's latest controversy, courtesy of SeekGeo, I've collected a couple of links debating this issue. My personal thoughts about ASL? I think it will vanish altogether, but not in my lifetime. Probably 100 years from now. The inexorable and relentless march of progress will continue to reduce numbers of deaf people, and there's only so much hearing peopl...
Fri, Nov 23 2007

Review: A Permanent Grave by Mösdeux
Triomphe L'oeil I'm no movie reviewer (I would like to become one, though!), but I'll go ahead and write one up about the movie, A Permanent Grave, produced by Mösdeux. Thanks must go to HOVRS in sponsoring Movie Night at the FAD convention last weekend and exhibiting the movie in its entiriety before a captive (& spellbound!) audience. First things first; The HOVRS team put up a [...]
Wed, Jul 11 2007

Why use ASL Gloss?
Triomphe L'oeil Why use ASL Gloss? Obviously, videos are the best way to capture ASL narrative and record it for all posterity. However, I know that digital videos have a definite lifespan and such works may be lost forever. Here's a couple of examples; The video hosting provider could go out of business; (Yes, even Google Video/YouTube are not immune from market forces!) The hard [...]
Thu, Jun 07 2007

Introducing Sign Snarlisms!
Triomphe L'oeil Introducing Sign Snarlisms! This isn't a video entry, but it would be nice to see a couple of video responses! My apologies for not producing any video clips lately. Real Life(tm) has a way of intruding, which I'm sure you all all but too familiar with. Anyway, sign this sentence very, very fast! ;) (The words in parenthesis are normally not signed in ASL.) * We [...]
Thu, Jun 07 2007

Much Ado About Name Signs
Triomphe L'oeil Much Ado About Name Signs In this 1:25 minute (captioned) video entry, I talk about using name signs and whether we should have a specialized 'name' vocabulary for ASL. Click here for the Name Signs Translation - English text. Click here for the Name Signs Transcript - ASL Gloss.
Thu, Jun 07 2007

Despite the fact I suggested a random blogroll for...
Triomphe L'oeil Despite the fact I suggested a random blogroll for Deafread, I went ahead and put in a regular blogroll for this blog. As you may already infer, the blogroll only links to blogs produced by FSD alumni. It's very nice to know that there's more and more FSD'ers in DeafBlogLand! Who knows? Maybe if the blogroll gets too big, I'll actually have to use a random blogroll! [...]
Thu, Jun 07 2007

Estimated Deaf Population for the State of Florida
Triomphe L'oeil For a fun lil' exercise for the armchair statistican in myself, I decided to see how many Deaf people lived in my state, using publically available resources. Sure, my methodology and numbers may be off, but it did struck me on how low our numbers truly are. Ready? Brace yourself... The total estimated Deaf population for the State of Florida is roughly at 7,180 [...]
Thu, Jun 07 2007

Last month, I have had the pleasure of meeting Jos...
Triomphe L'oeil Last month, I have had the pleasure of meeting Joseph of the Deaf In the City (DITC) blog, here in South Florida, and had an impromptu, superfical, and ad hoc interview with him. After editing the video clips, I have come up with two parts of the interview;DITC Interview, Part I (05:22 - Captioned) SAMI Captions - ASX Startup File DITC Interview, Part II (05:53 - [...]
Wed, Jan 03 2007

Blogging doesn't happen in a vacuum or is all about...
Triomphe L'oeil Blogging doesn't happen in a vacuum or is all about debating; It's about interacting and meeting other people as well. Here's my thoughts on meeting our ever-colorful characters in DeafBlogLand;Finding DeafBlogLand (2:06 Vlog - Captioned)
Mon, Dec 04 2006

Last October, with a friend, I went to Gallaudet during...
Triomphe L'oeil Last October, with a friend, I went to Gallaudet during its protest, and took some pictures and video. It is truly my pleasure to now share some content with DeafBlogLand. Enjoy.October 2006 Trip to Gallaudet (03:01 Vlog - Captioned)
Sun, Nov 12 2006

The Villainy Behind John Doe
Triomphe L'oeil When ASL goes to the Dark Side (02:32 Vlog - Captioned)
Sat, Oct 07 2006

Impromptu Review of JerichoJericho Review (01:38 Vlog -...
Triomphe L'oeil Impromptu Review of JerichoJericho Review (01:38 Vlog - Captioned)
Sun, Oct 01 2006

Added a mission statement of sorts; It's a 50-second...
Triomphe L'oeil Added a mission statement of sorts; It's a 50-second captioned vlog and is in the footer. Now, I may have missed out on the header, but I'm pretty sure now that my footer is the first blog to have a vlog in there instead! ;)I particularly liked the sign I created for this blog; It's the 'Triumph' sign, starting at the eye level and spinning out upwards from that [...]
Thu, Sep 28 2006

2006 Deaf Awareness Week: An Introspective AffairClick...
Triomphe L'oeil 2006 Deaf Awareness Week: An Introspective AffairClick Here (01:12 Vlog - Captioned)
Tue, Sep 26 2006

Curious about the ethos permeating this blog? Just...
Triomphe L'oeil Curious about the ethos permeating this blog? Just click on the 'Tenor of Triomphe L'oeil' link in the top header. Must be a world first, for a blog's header having a vlog instead of the usual and witty text snippet! :) Enjoy.
Sun, Sep 24 2006

I went ahead and created two 'vlog's' w/o really giving...
Triomphe L'oeil I went ahead and created two 'vlog's' w/o really giving myself a proper introduction to the blogging masses! My bad. :) Now that you know a little bit about me, you may rush to the exits in an orderly fashion, thank you very much! Enjoy.Brief Vlog Intro (Captioned 42 second clip)
Sat, Sep 23 2006

My 9/11 Recollection
Triomphe L'oeil In response to a RidorLive blog, I have created a 1:07 video clip, airing out my 9/11 experience. The vlog is 'work-safe' and yes, it is subtitled. My 9/11 Recollection [...]
Tue, Sep 12 2006