Comments for Work Product http://workproduct.wordpress.com Research notes in fiction, theory, and digital humanities Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:45:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Debt and Punishment by On Lucy’s Response to the Attack « Work Product http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/debt-and-punishment/#comment-225 On Lucy’s Response to the Attack « Work Product Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:45:05 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=302#comment-225 [...] and repayment (see two earlier posts on ethics and debt, “Disgrace and Debt” and “Debt and Punishment“). But if she’s wrong, the error is hardly hers alone; it’s deeply embedded [...] [...] and repayment (see two earlier posts on ethics and debt, “Disgrace and Debt” and “Debt and Punishment“). But if she’s wrong, the error is hardly hers alone; it’s deeply embedded [...]

]]> Comment on On Lucy’s Response to the Attack by Joel http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/on-lucys-response-to-the-attack/#comment-224 Joel Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:00:49 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=454#comment-224 Great thoughts. Of all the challenging aspects of this magnificent book, I have most trouble with the idea of Lucy remaining on the farm. I always thought it was simply Lucy loving the farm lifestyle so much she won't budge for any reason, but I think that is too simplistic of a reading. Your articulation of her idea of repentance for the white peril is hard to swallow for a reader, but I can't help but agreeing with your arguments. Great thoughts.
Of all the challenging aspects of this magnificent book, I have most trouble with the idea of Lucy remaining on the farm. I always thought it was simply Lucy loving the farm lifestyle so much she won’t budge for any reason, but I think that is too simplistic of a reading. Your articulation of her idea of repentance for the white peril is hard to swallow for a reader, but I can’t help but agreeing with your arguments.

]]> Comment on How Many New Novels are Published Each Year? by sml http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/how-many-novels-are-published-each-year/#comment-223 sml Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:18:16 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=581#comment-223 Another question to ask....as a writer...how many novels are written each year and submitted for publication to come up with the 100K fiction works newly published each year...Is it a 10:1 ratio? 5:1? 20:1? If it's 20:1 that means 2 million writers finished their novels in the year... Another question to ask….as a writer…how many novels are written each year and submitted for publication to come up with the 100K fiction works newly published each year…Is it a 10:1 ratio? 5:1? 20:1?

If it’s 20:1 that means 2 million writers finished their novels in the year…

]]> Comment on How Many New Novels are Published Each Year? by The Future of Publishing — A Busy Week : Becoming A Writer - Seriously http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/how-many-novels-are-published-each-year/#comment-221 The Future of Publishing — A Busy Week : Becoming A Writer - Seriously Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:56 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=581#comment-221 [...] How Many New Novels are Published Each Year? (workproduct.wordpress.com) [...] [...] How Many New Novels are Published Each Year? (workproduct.wordpress.com) [...]

]]> Comment on POS Frequencies in the MONK Corpus, with Additional Musings by Allegory in Single Authors « Work Product http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/pos-frequencies-in-the-monk-corpus-with-additional-musings/#comment-214 Allegory in Single Authors « Work Product Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:50:53 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=354#comment-214 [...] in Single Authors Jump to Comments I’ve been following up a suggestion from Jan Rybicki about discovering statistically distinguishing features of allegorical and non-allegorical writing [...] [...] in Single Authors Jump to Comments I’ve been following up a suggestion from Jan Rybicki about discovering statistically distinguishing features of allegorical and non-allegorical writing [...]

]]> Comment on Google and EPUBs by Matthew Wilkens http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/google-and-epubs/#comment-208 Matthew Wilkens Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:30:55 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-208 I'd like plain text for easy data mining, not for reading individual works. It's not that it's terribly hard to extract the text from an EPUB, just that it's another step in my text-analysis workflow. As for the Kindle, yes, I imagine Amazon's reluctant to use an open standard for purely business reasons. I’d like plain text for easy data mining, not for reading individual works. It’s not that it’s terribly hard to extract the text from an EPUB, just that it’s another step in my text-analysis workflow.

As for the Kindle, yes, I imagine Amazon’s reluctant to use an open standard for purely business reasons.

]]> Comment on Google and EPUBs by Woody http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/google-and-epubs/#comment-207 Woody Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:28:16 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-207 I don't understand why a plain text download is needed?...epub is an open standard. It allows for formatting, hot-linked table of contents and reflow, depending on the screen size. I think your wish should be to have Kindle firmware updated to accept epubs. -- My guess is, they can't do that because that would mean Kindlers would be able to borrow from libraries, as opposed to buying everything from one etailer...not in keeping with their business model. I don’t understand why a plain text download is needed?…epub is an open standard. It allows for formatting, hot-linked table of contents and reflow, depending on the screen size. I think your wish should be to have Kindle firmware updated to accept epubs. — My guess is, they can’t do that because that would mean Kindlers would be able to borrow from libraries, as opposed to buying everything from one etailer…not in keeping with their business model.

]]> Comment on The Allegory Project by Are ECCO and Burney Classroom Necessities? « Early Modern Online Bibliography http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/the-allegory-project/#comment-206 Are ECCO and Burney Classroom Necessities? « Early Modern Online Bibliography Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:55:27 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-206 [...] taught in the classroom.  Whether we look at large century-spanning text-mining projects such as Matthew Wilkens’s study of parts of speech and allegory or the three very targeted assignments recently described by [...] [...] taught in the classroom.  Whether we look at large century-spanning text-mining projects such as Matthew Wilkens’s study of parts of speech and allegory or the three very targeted assignments recently described by [...]

]]> Comment on Why I’m in Favor of the Google Book Search Settlement by Eleanor Shevlin http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/why-im-in-favor-of-the-google-book-search-settlement/#comment-204 Eleanor Shevlin Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:17:08 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=546#comment-204 I agree with Matt that the provisions for the Google BS-devoted library terminal is no doubt a stipulation that stems from the rightsholders. Still, it is one of the prime issues that concerns me about the settlement as well as the burden of reporting that it seems to place on libraries. As Matt details below, I too do not see much threat from the settlement in terms of privacy, competition, and "ownership" of facts. I agree with Matt that the provisions for the Google BS-devoted library terminal is no doubt a stipulation that stems from the rightsholders. Still, it is one of the prime issues that concerns me about the settlement as well as the burden of reporting that it seems to place on libraries.

As Matt details below, I too do not see much threat from the settlement in terms of privacy, competition, and “ownership” of facts.

]]> Comment on Followups on the GBS Settlement by Google Book Search: What Can It Do For You? « Advocate’s Studio http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/followups-on-the-gbs-settlement/#comment-201 Google Book Search: What Can It Do For You? « Advocate’s Studio Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:33:27 +0000 http://workproduct.wordpress.com/?p=569#comment-201 [...] Followups on the GBS Settlement (workproduct.wordpress.com) [...] [...] Followups on the GBS Settlement (workproduct.wordpress.com) [...]

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