[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Guido & Pratik et al
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:41:25 -0800 (PST)
chuckle--you're correct, Siobhan. More pleasant. I get
careless. smile.
G.Cindy
--- Siobhan <littlesailorgirl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Pleasanter? Cindy I think you need four grade
> Grammar again. grin.
> Siobhan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 6:29 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Guido & Pratik et al
>
>
> > We have missed you, Guido. Do stick around. grin
> > Thank goodness, too, Pratik is back with us. One
> can
> > count on a chuckle, smile or laugh now and
> then--and
> > then you two incite others, also, and life is so
> much
> > pleasanter.
> >
> > G.Cindy
> >
> >
> > --- Guido Corona <guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> No, books don't have temperature. it's only the
> >> right angle that boils at
> >> 90 degrees.
> >>
> >> G.
> >>
> >>
> >> Guido Dante Corona
> >> IBM Research,
> >> Human Ability & Accessibility Center, (HA&AC)
> >> Austin Tx.
> >> Phone: 512. 838. 9735.
> >> Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Web: http://www.ibm.com/able
> >>
> >> ". . . Maybe it was only those who were most
> certain
> >> they were right who
> >> were guaranteed to be wrong. And that maybe, just
> >> maybe, those who
> >> questioned the most were in the end those who
> came
> >> closest to being wise."
> >> [David Poyer, The Command]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent by: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> 01/16/2008 01:04 PM
> >> Please respond to
> >> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >> To
> >> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> cc
> >>
> >> Subject
> >> [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No
> Longer
> >> Accepted
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> What, Guido, you mean it has to have a "normal
> >> temperature"?
> >>
> >> Ann P.
> >>
> >> Original message:
> >> > The minimum acceptable accuracy for a 'good'
> book
> >> is 98.6%. Anything
> >> > less is a candidate for rejection. G.
> >>
> >>
> >> > Guido Dante Corona
> >> > IBM Research,
> >> > Human Ability & Accessibility Center, (HA&AC)
> >> > Austin Tx.
> >> > Phone: 512. 838. 9735.
> >> > Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Web: http://www.ibm.com/able
> >> <http://www.ibm.com/able>
> >>
> >> > ". . . Maybe it was only those who were most
> >> certain they were right
> >> > who were guaranteed to be wrong. And that
> maybe,
> >> just maybe, those who
> >> > questioned the most were in the end those who
> came
> >> closest to being
> >> wise."
> >> > [David Poyer, The Command]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Sent by: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> > 01/15/2008 06:57 PM
> >> > Please respond to
> >> > bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> > To bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > cc
> >> > Subject [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality
> Scans:
> >> No Longer Accepted
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > I have never tried that method. What is the
> >> minimum for a book to be
> >> > rated "good" rather than "fair" using the
> system
> >> you describe?
> >>
> >> > E.
> >>
> >>
> >> > At 07:51 PM 1/15/2008, you wrote:
> >> >> A validator could just take the book to Step 2
> >> and do an abortive
> >> >> upload - that is, upload the book to Step 2
> >> before even beginning to
> >> >> work on it, and then close the browser window
> >> before hitting either
> >> >> of the approve or reject buttons - and get a
> >> recognition figure. If
> >> >> it is below the minimum, then he/she can
> either
> >> reject at that
> >> >> point, or decide whether it is worth a cleanup
> to
> >> get it above that
> >> figure.
> >>
> >> >> Hopefully, in the not too distant future,
> books
> >> will be evaluated at
> >> >> submission in a similar manner to that which
> they
> >> undergo after
> >> validation.
> >>
> >> >> Evan
> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "E."
> >> <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:37 PM
> >> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality
> Scans:
> >> No Longer Accepted
> >>
> >>
> >> >>> What is to prevent a submitter just saying
> the
> >> submit is "good"
> >> >>> instead of "fair" and not improving the
> quality
> >> of the submit?
> >> >>> There is nothing in the system which judges a
> >> book at time of
> >> >>> submission is there?
> >>
> >> >>> E.
> >>
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