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Julie A. Hochgesang

@jahochcam.bsky.social
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I like clouds, Lego, bridges, walks, cicadas, origami cranes and stuff like that. I also do linguistics #DeafLinguist #Glossgesang #ASLSignbank Digital organization and photography = my happy places www.juliehochgesang.com

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >>
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MWilson in DC @mattiewilsondc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A video for you on this Saturday morning ! 10/10/26
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Lana Sinapayen @sinalana.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
This is excellent. Great presentation, eye opening, and makes you think. sheets.works/data-viz/hol...
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The people holding up the internet
Four billion phones ask one text file what time it is. One lecturer keeps it in his spare time. We counted the rest.
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 24/09/2026
We're doing infrastructure all wrong. Just a few well placed high speed rail lines, with of course wildlife overpasses in key places, and we'd alleviate some of that highway congestion. But nooooo We gotta prioritize fossil fuels.
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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 22/09/2026
We're cool and wet on this Tue ahead of the official start of fall today at 8:05pm. Rainy periods continue into at least early Wed. Trending drier and somewhat warmer into the weekend. Full forecast at CapitalWeather.com and the CW app. Drawing by Sophia, a 3rd-grader from Northwest DC.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Everyone is running around talking about fictional "existential risk" of "rogue AI" systems this week. It's never the "AI" doing something though, it's people using janky software in ill-advised ways. (On top of all the harms of producing the software, etc.)
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tired of all the "AI" nonsense flying around these days? Here is an excellent antidote. @timnitgebru.blacksky.app provides deep insight into what is really going on. Pre-order now to have this at the first possible moment!
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
i love that this has had literally no impact on my day lol
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The opening chapter to #Nostos #Unflattening 2 is a 22 page, 15 foot long continuous sequence that is a retelling of the Odyssey. It’s been done since 2019 and I’ve been pushing to have it released as a standalone since to no avail, & really hoping before this movie, but here we are. A sneak peek…
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Thank you for such a lovely book! It was a much-needed comfort read as I waited out these air-polluted days, cat(dragon) in lap! If only we could really consult the keeper of magical things to help with the air and all ✨
Sleeping blond cat sitting belly up between my legs on top of a blue blanket
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Three Scary Rogue Agents in a Trenchcoat @alexhanna.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm sorry, someone tried to make yesterday an "AI APPRECIATION DAY"? I am declaring today as "AI Disrespect Day" Please slap a smart toaster today
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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 17/07/2026
Unhealthy to hazardous air today as wildfire smoke from Canada visits. You'll smell it when heading out... Limit outdoor activity, keep windows closed, and AC on. Showers and storms Saturday. Details on the Capital Weather app. (Photo by Jeanne Stuart McVey)
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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 16/07/2026
Also, just in: A code red air quality alert has been issued for the entire DC area on Friday by the Metropolitan Council of Governments because of the anticipated smoke pollution.
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The latest indignity from the world of AI is an "inclusive" product that simulates disabled users, creating an excuse for software teams to avoid doing real research. As always, "empathy" from the industry only serves to displace the needs of real human beings.
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CollectivAlly Platform Launches with Inclusive Research | Lucy Collins posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Today is a very exciting day!! Almost a year after I had a conversation with James Ward in the corridor of Glove Factory Studios the pre-launch beta version of the CollectivAlly platform is out in th...
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Can anyone point me to resources on how to view ELAN transcripts online? I came across this - www.paradisec.org.au/blog/2026/05... and these transcripts are linked to audio recordings and only show one tier I'd like to be able to link to video files and a few tiers
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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It was published yesterday! I'm grateful to my co-authors for their patience as I was the main reason it has taken over a decade. I hope it's useful. Please don't forget to download the 500 video sign examples from the website. Now on to the Auslan linguistics second edition!
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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 05/07/2026
Watch freedom spread from east to west via particle pollution levels last night. In DC, it was rough as usual -- AQI peaking at unhealthy to hazardous. You'll probably notice lingering effects this morning. Details: www.capitalweather.com/air-quality-...
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Lovely sunset sky Rockville, MD @capitalweather.com
Blue sky above long thin cloud streaks colored pink by sunset. Trees lining the bottom of frame
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Word Family Friday @wordfamilyfriday.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
All this, and it starts out with a Dark Crystal quote 😍
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Remember scientists aren’t giving up. After the Trump administration redirected Climate.gov and dismissed many of the federal employees who maintained it, former staff members launched a new independent website called Climate.us to help keep trusted climate information available to the public.
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Jessi Grieser @jessgrieser.com · 27/06/2026
#linguistbabyphoto Nephew, 3; 8 L1 Bahasa and English Wants to start the push-button ignition in the Prius. “Dada can I on it for you? I want to on it.”
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Kristin Snoddon (she/her) @kristinsnoddon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
New paper: Deaf Academics and Structural Injustice. Not free to read, but please PM me for a PDF. www.proquest.com/scholarly-jo...
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I missed this when it first came out! Was a lovely Friday indeed. Not soggy like this weekend but we do need the rain
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thanks, Neerja, for writing this short news piece about the Element for #ASLSignbank 😘 Remember it’s free til July 3rd! gallaudet.edu/linguistics/...
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ASL Signbank: New book explores a way to make signed words stay | Linguistics | Gallaudet University
Linguistics Professor Dr. Julie Hochgesang has just published her book, ASL Signbank through Cambridge University Press’ Cambridge Elements (Sign Language
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Excited to reveal cover of forthcoming book, 6th edition of "Linguistics of American Sign Language" (LASL6), w/ @gallaudetpress.bsky.social Cover design by @michelvrana.com, original art "When Grammar Mood" by @christine.lol Preorder coming soon! @ryanlepic.bsky.social @jaceyhill.bsky.social
Book title on top of cover: Linguistics of American Sign Language. There’s blue and yellow watercolor wash behind LINGUISTICS at the very top of the cover.  Below the title is a drawing by Christine Sun Kim: the top text of the drawing: WHEN GRAMMAR MOOD. Below the text is a Venn diagram: three circles: top circle labeled “American Sign Language”; right circle labeled “Speech Therapy”; left circle labeled “Written English.” The top and left circles overlap in a left portion labeled “Deaf English”; the top and right circles overlap in a right portion labeled “Simultaneous Communication”; the left and right circles overlap in a bottom central portion labeled “Sign Exact English.” The three circles overlap in a central portion labeled “Mood Swings.” The text below the drawing: An Introduction; Sixth Edition; Julie A. Hochgesang, Ryan Lepic, Joseph C. Hill, Pamela Decker-Wright, and Miako Villanueva.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Check it out! The AI Con is onsale for just $1.99 for the ebook on bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social
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The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 20/06/2026
New Cambridge Element, ASL Signbank by Julie A. Hochgesang, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at cup.org/3SBnjUN
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@emilymbender.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social Of course I had to sneak in the AI Con in this :) thanks for making that available in time! Made for some fun perhaps-snarky footnotes
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Pleased to share that “ASL Signbank” through Cambridge Elements (Sign Language Series) is out! It’s free for the next two weeks. You can find it here doi.org/10.1017/9781... Thanks to Erin Wilkinson and David Quinto-Pozos, editors of Sign Language Series, for their support! #ASLSignbank
Book cover - multicolor pixel-like shapes across the page with text "Cambridge Elements Sign Language" on top, "ASL Signbank" centered and "Julie A. Hochgesang" bottom
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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New review paper just became available online: thanks to the editors for their patience with me. It's been a long time coming. :-) doi.org/10.1075/sll....
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Usage-based grammars and sign languages
Abstract Work within variationist corpus-based sign language linguistics often has implications for linguistic theory in general, as this quantitative data-driven approach can be used to test claims i...
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Stunning sky in Rockville, MD just now whoa. Colors changed so quickly - two shots of two scenes taken just five minutes apart. You can also see shadow lines from direction of sunset in one @capitalweather.bsky.social
Long clouds up in sky. Slightly pink and orange. Tree and houses in foreground Similar as first image with long streaks of clouds but redder and with streaks from where sun is setting. Windows show reflection of pink clouds Very intense orange (bottom) and blue (top) clouds with trees framing the bottom and a few lit streetlights Very intense orange (bottom) and blue (top) clouds with trees framing the bottom and a few lit streetlights
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Re the pesky lanternflies we are all dreading in the DC area. Please think before using pesticides A clever solution I’ve seen is to pepper smushed lanternflies in bird seed to train birds they can eat lanternflies
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Anne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
@jblacjournal.bsky.social is fire right now. There are people sending in papers, people reviewing, people asking for meetings. Papers in all stages of production. This is it, y'all. We doing the thing.
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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 09/06/2026
Big news: Capital Weather is now independent at CapitalWeather.com. We’re building a new home for trusted DC-area weather coverage — with around-the-clock forecasts, live updates and deeper local weather and climate coverage. 1/4
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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I found this neat tool that lets you generate text and images just from your ideas. It's really good!
a pencil
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A touching memoriam about Raul Pacheco-Vega jovanevery.co.uk/in-memoriam-...
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In memoriam: Raul Pacheco-Vega - Jo VanEvery
Raul had been conscious of his mortality for a long time. Many years ago he came to terms with his workaholism and took serious steps to change his behaviour for the sake of his health. I know he stil...
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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
So you know how Google search now sucks because of AI? I've found a workaround (that is not changing your default search engine--though you should absolutely change your default search engine). It uses browser settings and udm=14 (more on which at udm14.com). I'll post step-by-steps below.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
HAPPENING TODAY! Register here: events.standupforscience.net/stand-up-for... Yes, it will be recorded (register to be sent the recording). We have ASL and multi language closed captioning. It’s happening right after McNutt’s address and that is on purpose. #StandUpForScience
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Karen Emmorey @kemmorey.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Deaf signers read more efficiently (faster with equivalent comprehension) and have wider reading spans than hearing readers. Our new paper shows that reading comprehension skills are positively linked with reading span size only for deaf readers. Open Access: jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
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Identifying the visual and linguistic sources of reading efficiency: A comparison of individual differences among deaf and hearing readers | JOV | ARVO Journals
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Ian @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
still kicking the tires etc.. our contracts just ended yesterday. more formal launch coming. but can see here among other at site: www.capitalweather.com/welcome/
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Welcome!
It's time for a new adventure. We hope you'll join us.
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Ian @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Just finished my last forecast for WaPo. All the thoughts. #fridaynightnewsdump
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
CWG Going independent once again 🙌 Good riddance to Bezos's WAPO wapo.st/3RDUeHW
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A new chapter for the Capital Weather Gang
CWG is returning to its independent roots as Capital Weather, at capitalweather.com.
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Neil A. Evans @neilevans.rocks · 24/05/2026
If you’re a #photographer still using vsco you need to read this.
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Holly Ranger @themauvedesert.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
GenAI is antithetical to librarianship as a profession, ethics, & pedagogy; it is v. depressing to see library workers pushing to insert it into all our systems and services. So I love the new Luddite Lab Resource Hub, partic. the 'AI Implementation Bingo' activity (under Political Education) 👇
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Amy @capriyeee.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
I made a thread unroller app for Bluesky tbsky.app All you have to do is stick "t" at the start of any bluesky post link, it doesn't even have to be the first one in the thread.
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ThreadSky - Unroll Bluesky Threads
Transform any Bluesky post into an easy-to-read thread format. Just add 't' to the beginning of any bsky.app URL.
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Lauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · 20/09/2017
An intro to sign language accents, from Department of Linguistics at Gallaudet and Mental Floss, via @AllThingsLing allthingslinguistic.com/post/165452…
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All Things Linguistic
Do Sign Languages Have Accents?  This interesting video is a collaboration between Department of Linguistics at Gallaudet and Mental Floss. There’s no audio track for the video - plain text captions and other credits are available on the department’s blog post. 
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
NSF has done so much for science. Now it's at risk
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That Deaf Immigrant @annalim.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Will continue working on "deaf liminality." Again, my deepest gratitude to Julie for this pictorial evidence from last year!
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