Where is the promise of the digital age?

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I have a nook and just got a tablet on company expense (score!) If my thoughts were expressed earlier by others, I apologize, but they are truly my own thoughts as I have not been trolling the threads.

I was never an English major, much less a connoisseur of language. However, I have noticed in the digital medium a huge lack of quality control. Obviously, no one proofreads what scanners translate and at times it changes the entire thought of the sentence! If we  cannot trust those who are suppose to protect the literature and thoughts of the past, what do we have? Shakespeare making "Twilight" novelettes? Twain writing "The Hangover"? I don't back any religion, but what kind of effect can that have when you change just a few words of holy text? 

Where is the QA in literature? Where is the furor of it not being there? I don't care if you agree or disagree with the words, but not preserving those words changes the discussion entirely. There should be outrage, like my humble post, over the lack of care of the words of the writer.

Blaze

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you have noticed such differences between an older hard copy paper edition and a new nook 'rend'-ition, you should by all means bring that to the attention of the copyright holder and the people putting out the nook edition,

It's possible that the changes were "authorized", but honestly, I agree with you that the original was the best. Especially in the case of Bill Shakes-Pierre's "Mack Beth". 

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

It should be obvious in most cases. There is a major grammatical difference between "well" and "we'll"  and it jars the reader out of the moment. Now imagine the difference between "shall" and "she'll" or worse, shall and will.

If the publisher cannot distinguish between where an apostrophe or punctuation lies, why should I believe they didn't change something else more complex?

If they cannot do 2+2=4 why should I believe E=MC2?

 

 

 

Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The west is becoming.. lazy.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

while I have an idea, please clarify.

 

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Was there a 'promise of the digital age' and when was that ever going to be the prospect of good grammer, punctuation and spelling?

 

If anything there was some bullshit about a 'paperless' office.....

That didn't happen either.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If I had a penny for every typo I've seen.....I'd have quite a few pennies.

Heck, I already have the 'smiley' .... JAFOCHECK

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 Look.....up in the sky, it's SuperJafo, fighting a never-ending battle for

Quoting Jafo, reply 5
good grammer, punctuation and spelling

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Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Methinks that smiley should be ... 'adapted'.  ;)

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

BTW....the script/code for JAFOCHECK is "jafocheck" in caps ....;)

Reply #10 from Elemental Forums Top

You are all assholes, that is why I love you all.

 

Reply #11 from Elemental Forums Top

and as long as you have a smiley, the world smileys back at you! I feel synapses dying in the cyberspace.

 

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 8
Methinks that smiley should be ... 'adapted'. 


Quoting Jafo, reply 9
BTW....the script/code for is "jafocheck" in caps ....


  Something along these lines....       

Reply #13 from Elemental Forums Top

Was there a 'promise of the digital age' and when was that ever going to be the prospect of good grammer, punctuation and spelling?

A hundred times this. I read an article a few months back on how the technical revolution and global information exchange had "failed" to usher in a new era of civility, freedom and democracy in the world. The author went to great lengths to explain why this hadn't happened, and how terrible and sad it was, but the author never even explained why it should have happened in the first place.

If you tack on a lot of presumptions of your own to the goings-ons in the world, don't be surprised if your expectations fall flat. More so when this supposed promise comes from companies that are larger than nations and can axe a product in a heartbeat if it doesn't cut the bottom line.

You wanted quality? Too bad. It got replaced by easy access. More money in that.

Reply #14 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Heavenfall, reply 13

A hundred times this. I read an article a few months back on how the technical revolution and global information exchange had "failed" to usher in a new era of civility, freedom and democracy in the world. The author went to great lengths to explain why this hadn't happened, and how terrible and sad it was, but the author never even explained why it should have happened in the first place.

If you tack on a lot of presumptions of your own to the goings-ons in the world, don't be surprised if your expectations fall flat. More so when this supposed promise comes from companies that are larger than nations and can axe a product in a heartbeat if it doesn't cut the bottom line.

You wanted quality? Too bad. It got replaced by easy access. More money in that.

 

You're SO right Heavenfall. The author explained why it hadn't happen (which I guess are greed, power and nations fighting) but as you say, he don't mention why it should have happened in the first place (which is the very critical question).

 

The Digital Age....I wanted flying cars in the year 2000 and stuff but noooo....


Quoting Jafo,

If anything there was some bullshit about a 'paperless' office.....

That didn't happen either.

 

You should blame blad Brad for that :P   He should buy tablets or something for you all instead of 10 tons of paper 

 

Digital Age....

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 5
good grammer, punctuation and spelling?

Oh dear....... Paul, I'm pretty certain you'll find that it's grammar, not grammer........... just saying.....lol

(score one for BoXXi..... woohoo)

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting BoXXi, reply 15
Oh dear....... Paul, I'm pretty certain you'll find that it's grammar, not grammer........... just saying.....lol

Took long enough for anyone to notice....;)

Case in point....;)