1. Do deaf students who have helpers who transcribe the lecture into words on a scrolling screen get to keep the copy of the transcript, or do they have to copy down what they think is relevent? If they get to keep the entire spoken lecture as a copy, I think we all should have access to this. Disabilities doesn’t entail special privilages.
2. It has come to my attention that the UW has started out sending admission offers, and quite a bit eariler than last year, as I recall. I’d like to extend my warmest congratulations to those who have been accepted into the comforting womb of higher education that is the University of Washington.
3. I took apart a Pur Filter for entertainment. You can see a picture of it here.