Comments on: Amara/Universal Subtitles gets $1MM from Mozilla and the Knight Foundation to internationalize Web video http://boingboing.net/2012/05/11/amarauniversal-subtitles-gets.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 08:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/05/11/amarauniversal-subtitles-gets.html#comment-1422986 Guest Sun, 13 May 2012 22:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=160104#comment-1422986 It's to differentiate between M (thousand) and MM (thousand thousand). Cory got it right. It’s to differentiate between M (thousand) and MM (thousand thousand). Cory got it right.

]]> By: selfsimilar http://boingboing.net/2012/05/11/amarauniversal-subtitles-gets.html#comment-1422567 selfsimilar Sat, 12 May 2012 13:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=160104#comment-1422567 I love Amara as a user, but as a developer it's got some serious shortcomings. It works with Vimeo, but not on iOS - however nowhere on the Amara site does it say what players/platforms combinations it's compatible with. Their API is not very well documented, and their tech help doesn't always answer easy and direct questions*. I only bring this up since Cory says he's on the board and hopefully the extra money can help with some of the issues I've been having. * - http://universalsubtitles.tenderapp.com/discussions/technical-support/32-ios I love Amara as a user, but as a developer it’s got some serious shortcomings. It works with Vimeo, but not on iOS – however nowhere on the Amara site does it say what players/platforms combinations it’s compatible with. Their API is not very well documented, and their tech help doesn’t always answer easy and direct questions*. I only bring this up since Cory says he’s on the board and hopefully the extra money can help with some of the issues I’ve been having.

* - http://universalsubtitles.tenderapp.com/discussions/technical-support/32-ios

]]> By: Amelia_G http://boingboing.net/2012/05/11/amarauniversal-subtitles-gets.html#comment-1422514 Amelia_G Sat, 12 May 2012 09:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=160104#comment-1422514 More information, please! What and where is Amara? More information, please! What and where is Amara?

]]> By: Robert http://boingboing.net/2012/05/11/amarauniversal-subtitles-gets.html#comment-1422401 Robert Sat, 12 May 2012 03:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=160104#comment-1422401 In economics, M is thousand, and MM is million. However, I'm completely unaware of any Canadian/UK bias to using MM for million outside of economics. Cory has done this twice, so clearly something's up. In economics, M is thousand, and MM is million. However, I’m completely unaware of any Canadian/UK bias to using MM for million outside of economics.

Cory has done this twice, so clearly something’s up.

]]> By: WhyBother http://boingboing.net/2012/05/11/amarauniversal-subtitles-gets.html#comment-1422262 WhyBother Fri, 11 May 2012 23:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=160104#comment-1422262 It took me a second to catch on too: AmE and BrE traditionally differ on the meaning of every -illion over million: see http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/how-many-is-a-billion Clearly, we have just increased the budget from $1 million to $1 trillion. If we can insert a similar typo on the actual check, we should have enough for a small moon. It took me a second to catch on too: AmE and BrE traditionally differ on the meaning of every -illion over million:

see http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/how-many-is-a-billion

Clearly, we have just increased the budget from $1 million to $1 trillion. If we can insert a similar typo on the actual check, we should have enough for a small moon.

]]> By: Gemma http://boingboing.net/2012/05/11/amarauniversal-subtitles-gets.html#comment-1422202 Gemma Fri, 11 May 2012 22:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=160104#comment-1422202 Amara/Universal Subtitles gets $1MM from Mozilla ....   One m-million dollars? Amara/Universal Subtitles gets $1MM from Mozilla ….
 
One m-million dollars?

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