Recapchta
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1 Jan 2011, 23:13
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I've just seen the Ted.com lecture... how bloody great is it as an idea? http://www.ted.com/talks/luis_von_ahn_massive_scale_online_collaboration.html
One of the words generated is known by the site & used to validate security. The other is a word / phrase scanned from a book that's being transcribed onto the web that the text recognition software can't read. Assuming you get the security word right the code then cross-references the entries & looks for the consensus. If people agree then the word / phrase is validated and on it moves to the next one.
Doing this word by word, day by day using millions of people unwittingly they're transcribing thousands of books.
Who would've thought it? Brilliant.
Anyone else learn anything equally immense lately?
One of the words generated is known by the site & used to validate security. The other is a word / phrase scanned from a book that's being transcribed onto the web that the text recognition software can't read. Assuming you get the security word right the code then cross-references the entries & looks for the consensus. If people agree then the word / phrase is validated and on it moves to the next one.
Doing this word by word, day by day using millions of people unwittingly they're transcribing thousands of books.
Who would've thought it? Brilliant.
Anyone else learn anything equally immense lately?
If you've not seen the video check it out - not very long and worth the watch. You've gotta admire the vision.
It's such a simple idea that makes use of thousands of otherwise wasted hours for the good of society. It's revolutionary. Now if only someone could figure out a way to find a use for Angry Birds.
great vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ht4qiDRZE8
So now I help Amazon selling its shit and there is nothing I can do about it. Amazon is big enough to do that shit work, I don't want to help them more...