What Do Cereal Boxes Have to Do with Deaf People?
Alternative Solutions Center
Tue, Jul 25 2006 · hide this blog

Critical meeting on videophone numbering
Ryan Croke [...]
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Comments on Snap's waiver request
Ryan Croke [...]
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Extracting Closed Captioning from a DVD
Jared Evans [...]
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Interoperability's consequences
Ryan Croke [...]
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A Day At The British Deaf Conference
via link submit The B.D.A. Exhibition is so much like the N.A.D. exhibition. However, it is much smaller in scale.
Tue, Jul 25 2006 · hide this blog

Joey Baer's vlog on 2006 NAD Conference
via link submit Joey Baer created a vlog on the 2006 NAD Conference
Tue, Jul 25 2006 · hide this blog

Virtual Reality Teaches Math to Deaf
Bionic Ear Purdue’s Envision Center for Data Perceptualizatoin reports its computer graphics students have created a virtual world using high-tech cameras and “cybergloves” that can translate body and hand motions into digital images to help teach math to deaf students. This technology lets a user interact with virtual characters. [Link: Kotaku [...]
Tue, Jul 25 2006 · hide this blog

About CSD of Sioux Falls, SD
RidorLIVE Editor’s Note: This is one long article, FYI. R- Basically, I have nothing against Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In fact, I applaud of its rise from the closet at South Dakota School for the Deaf into the nationally-recognized non-profit organization that provides the services for the [...]
Tue, Jul 25 2006 · hide this blog

Gallaudet & Deaf Tidbits, 7.25.06
RidorLIVE IrvingBOTs Meetings … or Retreat? When Brian Riley announced the whereabouts of the IrvingBOTs’ meetings at Hyatt-Dulles, I did an investigation of my own and it was confirmed by the hotel in Herndon that yes, Gallaudet has reserved the rooms and meetings as well. Brian and I do not concur on what will [...]
Mon, Jul 24 2006 · hide this blog

Rare Post Fight Pictures of Matt Hamill and Tito Ortiz
Mike McConnell Matt Hamill sent me pictures of himself with Tito Ortiz and his buddies. You won't find these pictures anywhere else on the internet except on Kokonut Pundits. But looking at those pictures you can see those guys were having a good time winding down and relaxing after the filming of TUF3. Clowning around is essential in keeping one's own [...]
Mon, Jul 24 2006 · hide this blog

Tayler's first vlog
Tayler Mayer Tayler makes an announcement about Fomdi, the only (known) search engine for captioned movies, in his first ever vlog. Brief transcript: Fomdi recently surpassed 100,000 found captioned movies. To keep Fomdi running, click on an ad on the right side. It doesn't require that you click further than from Fomdi, nor to purchase anything. [...]
Mon, Jul 24 2006 · hide this blog

Reading is 'Fun'damental (Deaf-related issue)
Deaf Ogre The sheer thrill of obtaining knowledge, acquiring new information or finding out what happens at the end of the story. Nothing on this Earth can beat that. Well besides love, sex, winning the multi-million lottery and being Superman (who wouldn’t?). Reading books is my greatest passion. I simply love to read books?mostly informative books. I aggressively [...]
Mon, Jul 24 2006 · hide this blog

What's RSS? (ASL VLOG)
Jon Savage Go to YouTube (ASL VLOG) Also, Good tips about RSS: How to read DeafRead with a RSS Reader By Jared Evans Time to try RSS Reader By Grant W. Laird, Jr. RSS is a family of web feed formats By Wikipedia® [...]
Mon, Jul 24 2006 · hide this blog

Wrap Up - Interpreter for the Doctor's Office
Sonny James To make a long story short. I had to cancel my doctor's appointment due to my sudden move from Georgia to Minnesota. But nevertheless, I feel that this struggle to get an interpreter for the doctor's office was a success.Let's review the lessons learned from this.Doctor's offices often try to talk out of getting an interpreter. Be firm and clear [...]
Mon, Jul 24 2006 · hide this blog

Jared's "Where are the deaf female bloggers?" topic
Deaf Ogre [via] Tayler Mayer’s blog I want to address Jared’s “Where are the deaf female bloggers?” topic a bit more. He has good points but I’d like to add a few things. I talked to some female friends of mine to get some more feedback. There are two things that women (my friends) are unanimously concerned about: 1) Sexual [...]
Mon, Jul 24 2006 · hide this blog

Do Certification Test Costs Limit Interpreter Supply?
Jamie Berke (About.com) NewbieTexasTerp is waiting nervously for an interpreter certification test that could determine her future as an interpreter. However, as NewbieTexasTerp points out, the cost of the certification test is such... [...]
Mon, Jul 24 2006 · hide this blog

Gallaudet President Update
Bionic Ear A press release indicates that “The Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University is meeting this Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29, 2006 for a two-day session which will include at least one closed-door meeting.” As Wonderland’s Alice said, “Curiouser and curiouser.” [...]
Mon, Jul 24 2006 · hide this blog

Gallaudet, Virginia Cavaliers & Making Fun of Hearing Peeps
RidorLIVE Gallaudet’s Irving BOTs To Meet This Weekend: According to this press release, the IrvingBOTs planned to have few meetings at Hyatt-Dulles in Herndon, Virginia. The link claimed that they might talk about Fernandes — but I dearly doubt so. They are so firm in believing that JKF is the perfect administrator to [...]
Sun, Jul 23 2006 · hide this blog

Genealogy and Deafness
Musings on communication An interest in genealogy began when my Dad shared his hobby with me. He took me to the town library and had me search the microfilmed census records, as his sight was failing.   Soon we found a family group with the same last name as his European grandfather's, but the first names seemed too common to me?Helen, Mary, John and Frank. "No, Dad," I said [...]
Sun, Jul 23 2006 · hide this blog

Caption Online Part 2
Grant Laird Jr. I know several deaf bloggers have been doing some experiment with caption/subtitle lately. I am proud to say that I was able to learn how to add “look real” caption on video. A fellow name James Short (www.harkle.com) who have been patiently assisting me how to create “real” caption with black background. Almost like real [...]
Sun, Jul 23 2006 · hide this blog

Vote for Greg Gunderson
DeafBiz Greg Gunderson has moved up to #4. Wouldn’t it be cool for him to finish at #1? Voting ends on July 31. Vote for Greg NOW! Use Firefox browser and select Greg Gunderson button first and scroll down to press the “Vote” button on the bottom. Be sure to see the Thank you page and then hit [...]
Sat, Jul 22 2006 · hide this blog

Breaking!! Greg Gunderson is now at #4 (Not an error!)
Mike McConnell Check it out folks. The latest tally vote just came in today. Greg Gunderson is now at #4. Up from #5 all last week. Spread the word. Keep on voting. Also, check out sComm, Inc latest website update with the new FAQs section about the UbiDuo. The deaf owned company, sComm, Inc, is the official sponsor of Greg Gunderson. Also, [...]
Sat, Jul 22 2006 · hide this blog

Saturday Tidbits
RidorLIVE The Fool Is Dead! James West is dead! The conservative Republican from Spokane, Washington who has been railing against gays and was instrumental figure in trying to close Washington School for the Deaf in Vancouver, is dead at 55. James West was exposed as gay man/pedophile by the local newspaper in Spokane [...]
Sat, Jul 22 2006 · hide this blog

Speed Demons, Deafness and Ethnicity Perceptions
Mike McConnell There is this misconception auto racing is a completely "white trash" event. That perception is slowly being changed today just as Tiger Woods has done for golf and continues to do so. There are avid black or African American fans out there who love the adrenalin racing, eardrum busting sports competition with cars racing around at dizzying speed who [...]
Sat, Jul 22 2006 · hide this blog