What you mean 'grin'. . . 'tis all true! 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] Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> Sent by: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 01/17/2008 05:29 PM Please respond to bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc 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. > > >>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > >>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject line. 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