What Can Go Wrong When Uploading Archives Online - 44 views

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  #1 Westler Emblidge on 22 Mar 13

   

  We've talked a lot about getting all our old archives up on the website, possibly by scanning images and using text-reading software to put them online. Here's an example of why maybe that software isn't quite ready (starts around the second paragraph):
  
  http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306930,00.html

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We've talked a lot about getting all our old archives up on the website, possibly by scanning images and using text-reading software to put them online. Here's an example of why maybe that software isn't quite ready (starts around the second paragraph): <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306930,00.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306930,00.html</a></div>

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  #3 Gibson Katz on 26 Mar 13

   

  As much as I favor use of technology, AI is not at the place where we can use it without human over watch. In a few years, we might be able to see tech at this level.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As much as I favor use of technology, AI is not at the place where we can use it without human over watch. In a few years, we might be able to see tech at this level.</div>

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  #4 Cody Duane-McGlashan on 26 Mar 13

   

  BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLLLLLLLLLLLLS

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLLLLLLLLLLLLS</div>

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  #8 Aaron Newman on 04 Apr 13

   

  I'm laughing so hard you can't hear me. Hardy har har. A better way to upload archives would be primarily as photos - like we do in the archives page - or else we could re-type select important stories manually, if we want to have accessible text. It's definitely important to put as much of our archives as we can online, but we certainly can't stoop to this level.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I'm laughing so hard you can't hear me. Hardy har har. A better way to upload archives would be primarily as photos - like we do in the archives page - or else we could re-type select important stories manually, if we want to have accessible text. It's definitely important to put as much of our archives as we can online, but we certainly can't stoop to this level.</div>

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