http://www.netvouz.com/Xyzzy/tag/1-best-of?feed=rss Xyzzy's bookmarks tagged "1-best-of" on Netvouz http://clippings.mozdev.org/index.html "Saves and manages frequently-entered text for later pasting in Firefox." Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:43:26 GMT http://www.maow.net/svn/pub/SalonTrollBeGone/ A wonderful easily-customized userscript for Salon.com readers that removes spammers, anyone you designate a troll, plus highlights any comments by staff or your favorite people. Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:03:04 GMT http://www.esteeklar.com/2010/10/18/4446/ A mom describes & comments on the disturbing contents of old videos of her son's "early intervention" ABA therapy sessions; there's also a great conversation in the comments between autistic-accepting parents & at least one autistic that was put through ABA. Health & Disability Xyzzy Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:34:40 GMT http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/lif/2010/10/21-67/Teen-uses-experience-to-become-autism-advocate.html About an autistic teen whose parents adapted to how her mind works & was designed to develop, focusing on truly important social things like keeping her face clean rather than forcing conformity -- and who now is not only well-liked & excelling academically, but is a devoted autistic advocate getting the word out through appearances and online videos. Health & Disability Xyzzy Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:55:31 GMT http://www.taaproject.com/ Promotes acceptance and empowerment of autistics & parents, by showing the positive in autism that's overlooked/buried by the melodramatic curebie hatefest that dominates the media. TAAP also seeks scientific & ethical answers to the question "what kinds of help do autistics need in order to succeed & contribute to society as autistic people?" Health & Disability Xyzzy Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:09:10 GMT http://www.planetautism.com/AuSpin/senate05.htm In 2004, Janet "jypsy" Norman-Bain, an Asperger's woman with one autistic & one "aspie" teen, wrote to the Canadian government detailing her kids' development in total contradiction to popular claims about kids on the spectrum, like that they destroy families and have worthless lives unless forcibly made to seem normal at all costs. Health & Disability Xyzzy Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:43:12 GMT http://www.childwelfare.com/welfare_reform_myths.htm Excellent page disputing welfare myths by explaining the reality & how the myth came to be. Most important is the common belief that poverty levels declined due to the Welfare Reform Act of '96. Written by a UCLA professor, and easy to understand. Misc. Xyzzy Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:40:28 GMT http://www.phipsisoftware.com/ultima4/Ultima4.html Rewrite of Ultima IV in Flash with a number of minor improvements that greatly enhance gameplay. Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:48:27 GMT http://soundconverter.berlios.de/ Leading sound conversion app for GNOME; reads anything GStreamer can read (Ogg, AAC, MP3, FLAC, WAV, AVI, etc.) and writes WAV, FLAC, MP3, AAC, and Ogg files. Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:53:14 GMT http://www.inatux.com/article?r=free-software-is-a-democracy Another carefully thought-through reaction to the Ubuntu refusal to pay attention to the needs & wishes of its users. Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:55:40 GMT