It is what it is.

Job interviews? What do you do?
It is what it is. So, last week I was contacted by a job recruiter from out of state via E-mail about a job opening in my area with a well known company. So, I give the recruiter a call, but before doing so...I request a male VRS  interpreter and tell the interpreter TO NOT ANNOUNCE that it is a [...]
Thu, Aug 28 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

DEAFHOOD, DEAFHOOD, DEAFHOOD, and some more DEAFHOOD!!!
It is what it is.   Good deafhooding morning everyone! All deafhooding week, I have been reading about deafhooding deafhood all over deafhooding Deafread. Can't we deafhooding discuss something else? Like you know...actual deafhooding problems like interpreters, captioning, and/or the unemployment rate for deaf people. Deafhooding identity politics...deafhooding deafhood ...
Culture Sun, Aug 17 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Rachel, Ella, Deafread, and Me….
It is what it is. My name is J.J. Puorro, for those who don't know...I was one of the six Human Editors for Deafread. This blog will be about my perspective on ALL key issues with Deafread and my experience as a Human Editor. Before I begin this lengthy blog entry, I want to first issue TWO public apologies to [...]
Language Tech Culture Mon, Jul 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My Hi-Def Captioning Issues Have Been Fixed!!!
It is what it is. About 4 weeks ago, my captioning on NBC in HDTV all of sudden started to work smoothly. This was after the captions were garbled for a period of 3-4 months with me trying to contact anyone who could help me. All of this is detailed in my previous entries: [link] Go to the above link..and back track [...]
Culture Tech Tue, Jun 03 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Update on my battle with Time Warner (HDTV captioning...
It is what it is. TRANSCRIPT: Hi, First, sorry for no subtitles being provided…. I just wanted to give a quick and short update here. A transcript is provided below. If you want to know the back story the links are provided below (top link being the most recent): [link] [link] This is another update on my captioning problems in HDTV [...]
Tech Culture Fri, Mar 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

BRIEF UPDATE: CC issues with NBC-HD signal in L.A. area
It is what it is. Read/watch the previous v/blog first at: [link] This vlog is an update. This vlog is NOT SUBTITLED, a transcript is provided below. My apologies in advance. 1 MINUTE 57 SECONDS LONG Transcript of the vlog above: =============== Hi all, First of all, I am sorry about no subtitles being offered here. I just wanted to [...]
Tech Culture Tue, Mar 11 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A 17 month toddler can read….(her parents used sign...
It is what it is. Anyone see this link ??? [link] It is an article on MSNBC.com today about a toddler who can read complete words and some phrases at 17 months old...she is being raised by parents who use sign language as well as spoken language to teach her. I don't know much about babies...but apparently this is a BIG DEAL??? -J.J.
Language Mon, Mar 10 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Captioning issues with NBC-HD via Time Warner:
It is what it is. Hi all, This vlog is in addition to Seek Geo's vlogs about his issues with Charter cable in Washington state...see the links below: [link] [link] [link] Seek Geo's issues were NO CAPTIONING AT ALL on a particular channel. He got fed up and got a satellite dish and now is in the process of filing a complaint to the [...]
Tech Culture Sun, Mar 09 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Why *I* think vloggers on DR SHOULD offer subtitles and/or...
It is what it is.  A rough transcript is offered below: Why *I* think vloggers on DR SHOULD offer subtitles and/or transcripts... -First of all, I am making this vlog entirely independent from my role as a DeafRead human editor. -Second, I realize that other vloggers have already brought this issue up, but I felt so strongly here that [...]
Culture Tech Tue, Feb 12 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A response to Paoties recent entry:
It is what it is. Link: [link] Paotie,  I'd have naturally posted a comment on your blog, but for some reason you aren't accepting comments at this time. Was it intended to be a “Hit and run” blog entry? Anyway, I have no dispute against most of what you wrote, but I wanted to comment on two excerpts: 1.) Paotie wrote: Besides, one editor of DeafRead [...]
Language Tech Culture Tue, Dec 18 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

So, who got NBCs Heroes captioned online?
It is what it is. I recently had to relocate to Southern California from Boston. In the process of moving, I had to abandon my cable television service along with my DVR (Digital Video Recorder) box. This was very annoying for me because I am a person who watches a TON of serial television shows. I had to miss the season premieres [...]
Media Tech Tue, Nov 20 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Netflix's "Instant Viewing" does not support closed...
It is what it is. Netflix is now introducing "Instant Viewing" which enables anyone with an Internet connection to be able to watch movies on their personal computer (link: [link] . This was appealing to me because I would be able to watch movies instantly. The reason I jumped ship from Netflix to Blockbuster online was because with Blockbuster I am able to run out to a [...]
Tech Tue, Jun 05 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Captioned films have come a long way.....
It is what it is. I was at another messageboard that I frequent daily and there was a thread titled, "Google your name". In this thread, folks would google their real names and discuss what came up. So, I googled my name, "J.J. Puorro". The first few links were blog comments that I'd made somewhere in the Deaflogsphere, then all of sudden I stumbled upon [...]
Thu, Apr 05 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Uncharted Territorty
It is what it is. Disclaimer: I simply want to draw on my experience from being a Deafread.com human editor and make some comments about Deafread.com. However, I am making this blog entry independent of my role as a Deafread.com human editor. In no way, does Deafread.com endorse this blog entry. Hi all, I watched Aidan Mack?s vlog and read the ensuing [...]
Sat, Feb 17 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Not Enough!
It is what it is. A humorous video that was created in response to Jane Fernandes' infamous, “Not Deaf enough” remark made during the Gallaudet protests. This video was produced & directed by Bridgette “Bak” Keefe. I filmed, edited, and subtitled it. Enjoy! -J.J. [...]
Thu, Feb 15 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post