Sophia Fowler Gallaudet Brief biography. (tags: deaf women history gallaudet) Story of Melville Ballard Brief biography. (tags: deaf history gallaudet)
Archive for February, 2011
Quicklinks for 2011-02-25
Girls of the Yamanote Less informative than the previous set because we don't know where these girls are from, but still some interesting pictures of Japanese girls. (tags: japan mass.transit women) Surroundings of the Yamanote Great tour around Tokyo's most significant train line. (tags: mass.transit japan) Sign Language Glove Yeah it's cool, but it isn't [...]
Early Gallaudet History Tidbits
Fun tidbits about Gallaudet that I picked up during today’s research: In the 1890s, on 7th Street, halfway between Florida and H, was a deli owned by a couple – the husband was deaf. During a Hare and Hound run around 1900, the men wore their black and white striped football uniforms. The hare led [...]
Quicklinks for 2011-02-23
Zelda NES Cartridge: Turned Into A 1TB External Hard Drive Nostalgia GOLD. Literally. (tags: oldtech games) Historic losses: DC to Annapolis by rail Fascinating story and pictures. Right near Gallaudet, too. (tags: mass.transit dcarea history) Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans Tour YouTube video of the amusement park that has been closed since Hurricane Katrina. Sound [...]
Quicklinks for 2011-02-22
College Hall and Chapel Hall Excellent view (circa 1893) that actually helps me understand where stuff is. (tags: Gallaudet) what-song Figure out what song was playing at a certain point in a movie. (tags: music movies)
Quicklinks for 2011-02-21
Redesigning the New York City subway map Historical visualization, etc. (tags: newyork design mass.transit) Forbidden Fruit (Inbreeding among FLDS cult) 2005 article on the high rate of fumarase deficiency in Short Creek. (tags: flds) How Do Countries Choose Which Side They Drive On? (tags: travel international transit) 500x_nerdzeugung.jpg (500×716) Don't ask. I'm not. (tags: oldtech [...]
Kitty + Fuzzy = Love
My cat absolutely loves my bathrobe and my spare blanket. She kneads them nightly, and she’ll get all four feet into it if she’s really feeling good. At the Farpoint con this weekend, I forgot to bring any crochet projects. I spotted a craft store while driving around Friday afternoon, though, and went inside for [...]
If I Had $1000
Somebody asked me on Formspring what I’d want for graduation – both ideally, and realistically. I said I wanted a $269 upgrade to my Family Tree DNA kit, which I do. But I also thought of some other stuff I want, and they cost over $1000. A really nice laptop, suitable for gaming and multimedia [...]
My Email Address is MINE
There has been a bizarre uptick in people using my email address as their own. It’s my first initial, followed by my last name, @gmail.com. For a while now I’ve been getting messages for an Italian guy with my last name (it’s Italian) and my first initial. Gmail translates them from Italian for me – [...]