Arielle Duhaime-Ross

Working in audio has ruined me, I guess I can’t watch social videos like this w/o wondering why a producer couldn’t help the reporter sound better The reporter did fine. But I’ve coached a ton of journalists & there are tricks to making them sound conversational www.instagram.com/reel/DZUfeNN...

I didn’t charge for this. I wanted to see what it was like to coach someone who isn’t a journalist. But tbh I have thought about offering my services to individuals, non-profits, and news outlets.

Working in audio has ruined me, I guess I can’t watch social videos like this w/o wondering why a producer couldn’t help the reporter sound better The reporter did fine. But I’ve coached a ton of journalists & there are tricks to making them sound conversational www.instagram.com/reel/DZUfeNN...

No shade on the reporter at all. Most people need support to sound like they aren’t reading on mic. I just don’t get why news outlets that are putting out increasing amounts of social video seemingly aren’t investing in that kind of support. This stuff really makes a difference!

So I read the @wired.com story about long covid The argument seems to be: “no one wants to believe this minority of patients over here, and that’s hypocritical. But all these other patients over there are *hysterical* & I won’t even bother talking about their experience” Did I get that right?

For example, in at least one instance, He uses percentages to mask the reality of the extremely small study he’s citing. the author also seem to understand that we want treatments to be more effective than placebo. The headline is also very bad…

So I read the @wired.com story about long covid The argument seems to be: “no one wants to believe this minority of patients over here, and that’s hypocritical. But all these other patients over there are *hysterical* & I won’t even bother talking about their experience” Did I get that right?

For example, in at least one instance, He uses percentages to mask the reality of the extremely small study he’s citing. the author also seem to understand that we want treatments to be more effective than placebo. The headline is also very bad…

So I read the @wired.com story about long covid The argument seems to be: “no one wants to believe this minority of patients over here, and that’s hypocritical. But all these other patients over there are *hysterical* & I won’t even bother talking about their experience” Did I get that right?

I started this process before the Google I/o stuff, but I’m even more motivated now: I’m moving away from Gmail entirely, and transitioning to protonmail for everything. I’ll still have to use Google Docs for collaborative work, but I’m happy to work out of proton docs whenever I can

thoughts I've had recently: What if I made my own pole lathe? Or should it be a treadle lathe?

(don't tell my mom yet, but this is her mother's day gift)

2026, for me, so far, has been the year of doing things with my hands. I’m still drawing. But now I’m also sewing, woodworking & wood carving — all while listening to a ton of audiobooks. Often that’s my whole evening with my spouse, who does puzzles next to me as I carve…

But it’s not just that. I’m also fulfilling a Childhood dream to be self-sufficient in a way that can be useful to others - and that doesn’t harm the planet. And tbh, there is little that I’ve found to be more satisfying in this world than restoring a vintage hand plane, and putting it to good use

2026, for me, so far, has been the year of doing things with my hands. I’m still drawing. But now I’m also sewing, woodworking & wood carving — all while listening to a ton of audiobooks. Often that’s my whole evening with my spouse, who does puzzles next to me as I carve…

Not to mention that half of the books I read these days are about woodworking or about the lives of craftspeople. They inspire me to look at the world in new ways. For instance this city kid is finally learning to identify tree species! Because it matters to me now in new ways.

2026, for me, so far, has been the year of doing things with my hands. I’m still drawing. But now I’m also sewing, woodworking & wood carving — all while listening to a ton of audiobooks. Often that’s my whole evening with my spouse, who does puzzles next to me as I carve…

And these hobbies, they are getting me to interact with the people around me in new ways. For example: I’ve met likeminded people at a spoon carving meetup, and I’ve talked to more of my neighbors because I keep needing to ask them if I can take a log or two whenever they trim a tree. 😂

Did they really write this whole article without quoting a single deaf person? Did I miss it? And the article ends on the "promise" of erasing all deafness — something that many adult deaf people don't want! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/sc...