Tootle Puffers, Part Three! (The Sequel of the Redux)
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And to think... You can get cochlear implants now I mean that dude is trying WAY too hard.
Also, many deaf parents won't allow their kids to like, access them because they want them to be a part of the "Deaf culture."
I mean do we have parents in wheelchairs like Achilles tendoning their kids over and over so they can be part of the "wheelchair culture?" No, no we do no not.
Granted, the wheelchair parents are probably like, "When the kid is older I can make it fetch things for me it can EVEN drive me around" but we would consider the Achilles tendoing to be child abuse, but not the deafness. It's messed up.
Honestly, I think deaf people with kids are so weird about it, like CPS workers are like, "Oh come on we can't take the wrath of the death culture we would lose our jobs and licenses somehow."
I'm so glad I don't work for CPS for many reasons, that one among them. I mean, I'd run into a deaf kid at SOME point and before you know it, deaf culture would be circling my door and eventually I'd be in jail.
Sucks.
Ahem pardon the digression. Cool ear buds.
Anna
Also, many deaf parents won't allow their kids to like, access them because they want them to be a part of the "Deaf culture."
I mean do we have parents in wheelchairs like Achilles tendoning their kids over and over so they can be part of the "wheelchair culture?" No, no we do no not.
Granted, the wheelchair parents are probably like, "When the kid is older I can make it fetch things for me it can EVEN drive me around" but we would consider the Achilles tendoing to be child abuse, but not the deafness. It's messed up.
Honestly, I think deaf people with kids are so weird about it, like CPS workers are like, "Oh come on we can't take the wrath of the death culture we would lose our jobs and licenses somehow."
I'm so glad I don't work for CPS for many reasons, that one among them. I mean, I'd run into a deaf kid at SOME point and before you know it, deaf culture would be circling my door and eventually I'd be in jail.
Sucks.
Ahem pardon the digression. Cool ear buds.
Anna
Actually my brother is teaching violin to a neighbor one of whom is deaf (not the one learning violin.)
He is getting sign language lessons in return and he says it's pretty cool because it is super fast and contextual. For example, you could spell his name, but they gave him his deaf name which is the sign for music and the sign for I forget but something. He says it's this whole different way of thinking about language because you can't "Spell" every word and so there's all this... .stuff.
He also told me amusing stories about how deaf people turn music up WAY HIGH so they can "Feel" the beat of it and everyone has slightly different amounts of hearing. He told me an amusing story about how the deaf partner thought he was listening to music with the base beat VERY HIGH only someone had changed his station and he was actually "Rocking out" to NPR.
I still say: hear. But I guess there are varying levels of that. I mean, it won't be a problem for me so like, IDK. Not unless my kid went deaf but I'm pretty sure he would obtain his own cochlear implant.
Does every parent have that worry moment with their kid when you realize JUST How loud their music is when you are not around and you are like," Aieeeee ear damage, my kid will go deaf?" Or am I the only one.
Anna
He is getting sign language lessons in return and he says it's pretty cool because it is super fast and contextual. For example, you could spell his name, but they gave him his deaf name which is the sign for music and the sign for I forget but something. He says it's this whole different way of thinking about language because you can't "Spell" every word and so there's all this... .stuff.
He also told me amusing stories about how deaf people turn music up WAY HIGH so they can "Feel" the beat of it and everyone has slightly different amounts of hearing. He told me an amusing story about how the deaf partner thought he was listening to music with the base beat VERY HIGH only someone had changed his station and he was actually "Rocking out" to NPR.
I still say: hear. But I guess there are varying levels of that. I mean, it won't be a problem for me so like, IDK. Not unless my kid went deaf but I'm pretty sure he would obtain his own cochlear implant.
Does every parent have that worry moment with their kid when you realize JUST How loud their music is when you are not around and you are like," Aieeeee ear damage, my kid will go deaf?" Or am I the only one.
Anna
We have the School for The Deaf and Blind up the street here from where I work (Ray Charles). Now, that it's not PC to applaud by clapping hands, what will happen when they lose their sense of smell during the pandemic?
They will lose their protection from silent but deadly methane moments, forcing them to avoid elevators.
YOU CAN"T CLAP YOUR HANDS ANYMORE????
I would "take a knee" Like Colin Whatshisface, I really thought it was going to be the revalation of brain damage and TBI that was gonna take out football, not some dude "Taking a knee."
Those were such sweeter times. I miss those times.
I would take a knee.
LOL.
Anna
I would "take a knee" Like Colin Whatshisface, I really thought it was going to be the revalation of brain damage and TBI that was gonna take out football, not some dude "Taking a knee."
Those were such sweeter times. I miss those times.
I would take a knee.
LOL.
Anna
I worked for a deaf company and learned sign. It was really fun actually. I’ve o used it in 20 years and so I’d definitely need a brush up. I also now live in the U.K. and learned ASL - which is even different in different regions of the USA. One interesting thing is the structuring of the language. Which eliminates a lot of verb use. Unfortunately this can translate to deaf writing and comes across as quite aggressive.
A small example
“What is your name”
Signed would be “what name you”.
So you see sometimes in writing translations of commands instead of polite questions etc- and I think that informs an opinion of the community.
That said as with any community there are quirks. In my office I was told that it was considered rude to cover writing I was doing for privacy reasons. It led my coworkers to think I may be writing about them. I can’t say this is universal in the deaf community but it was an issue in my small office.
Overall the experience was very positive and I enjoyed my time working with deaf people. Sign language is very easy to learn - it makes sense. The only difficulty is remembering the space you assigned to given things. If I said to bob “email server” and pointed down to the right - from now on I say I need help and point down right and he knows it’s email server. You better get used to remembering where you gesture.
Oh and it’s important to designate deaf vs hearing impaired within the community - or so I was taught.
Interesting fact. The thinking emoji is the asl sign for lesbian
Hello fellow puffers o' tootle.
Anyone looking for recommendations to replace their batteries, I highly recommend the LG m29s. I'm on day 4 now of using them in my solo and colossal, about equal use, and the battery charge indicator has not dropped any bars.. and still shows "full" charge. My worn out AWs and Sony vtc4s would have needed charging by day 2 or 3.
I suspect though that I "killed" them faster years prior when using them in mechs, and charging them so much.
I have samsung 30Qs that I really like, but are currently dedicated and married for life for dual battery mods. I would have bought more, but these LGs were an incredible deal.
Anyone looking for recommendations to replace their batteries, I highly recommend the LG m29s. I'm on day 4 now of using them in my solo and colossal, about equal use, and the battery charge indicator has not dropped any bars.. and still shows "full" charge. My worn out AWs and Sony vtc4s would have needed charging by day 2 or 3.
I suspect though that I "killed" them faster years prior when using them in mechs, and charging them so much.
I have samsung 30Qs that I really like, but are currently dedicated and married for life for dual battery mods. I would have bought more, but these LGs were an incredible deal.
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^^^ What he said! ^^^ I kid, I kid. I know what ya been up to.
I think.
Tootle on, Tootle Kweenie.
Well, mia cara, with very little effort, I'm managing to piss off everyone I know. Thus, the plan is nearing fruition.
I've tried to piss off everyone on ECF, but have been less successful. At least I think.
Vediamo che succede.
Auguri a te.
I've tried to piss off everyone on ECF, but have been less successful. At least I think.
Vediamo che succede.
Auguri a te.
A page out of MY playbook, eh?
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