<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>SignWriting List</div><div>January 1st, 2009</div><div><br></div><div>THANK YOU, Gerard, for these blogs in 2007 and 2008!</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Words and what not</b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a></span></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>some blogs to search for:</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Words and what not: SignWriting and hand writing</b></div><div>21 Dec 2008 by GerardM </div><div>When I write about SignWriting, I write about the script, how it can be used for any sign language and about the request for a Wikipedia in American Sign Language. The SignWriting mailing list has been focusing mostly on the development ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Words and what not: Signs and their corresponding SignWriting symbols</b></div><div>29 Nov 2008 by GerardM </div><div>I learned that a set of animated gifs are being created to demonstrate what a SignWriting sign looks like together with a picture of a hand that signs it. Sadly it seems that my blog software does support GIF but not animated GIF. ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Words and what not: Proof of concept for an ASL wikipedia.</b></div><div>30 Oct 2008 by GerardM </div><div>I just received the wonderful news that Steve Slevinski has created a proof of concept for a MediaWiki that supports SignWriting. This is great news. It means that a Wikipedia in American Sign Language is that much closer. ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a> - References</div><div><br></div><div><b>why signwriting</b></div><div>24 Jun 2008 by GerardM </div><div>adam frost created a wonderful video, this video was originally created for the cherasco conference and has now found a home on the signwriting website as well. adam's presents a compelling case for being able to write in your native ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Words and what not: Prosit Neu Jahr</b></div><div>8 hours ago by GerardM </div><div>Betawiki tools · The Betawiki end of year prize · Srećan Božić · A plugin for aditional support · SignWriting and hand writing · Why bother · RNA Biology · Illiteracy · Modern technology · Google Chrome fail · Importing Tagalog messages ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Modern technology</b></div><div>21 Dec 2008 by GerardM </div><div>In the SignWriting world, it was this week very much about modern technology and the availability of it. The first thing was about video clips. Valerie found that it is possible to record video with a big compression rate. ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a> - References</div><div><br></div><div><b>How to say Obama</b></div><div>10 Nov 2008 by GerardM </div><div>just a few examples how different this can be. On the SignWriting mailing list there is a discussion on how to sign Obama. ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a> - References</div><div><br></div><div><b>Words and what not: SignWriting</b></div><div>12 May 2007 by GerardM </div><div>SignWriting is one way of expressing signed languages. There are several ways of doing this, signwriting is the one favoured by most people who actually write down the signed languages. There is a request for a Wikipedia for the ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Words and what not: More on scripts, fonts and SignWriting</b></div><div>28 May 2007 by GerardM </div><div>The SignWriting script is young, it represents a revolution in the signing world and it has to be adopted by many signing communities. It is different from other written representations of signing languages because it is actually used ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a> - References</div><div><br></div><div><b>Srećan Božić</b></div><div>24 Dec 2008 by GerardM </div><div>Today is Chrismas eve, for some countries Christmas has already started. I want to wish you all a happy Christmas from my blog. Many people on the SignWriting mailing list exchange their best seasons wishes by e-mail. ...</div><div>Words and what not - <a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/</a></div></body></html>