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My initial thoughts as well. This is a good idea but it is thin on details. - What is a snippet? 'Use your judgement' isn't a scalable option. - What are the

My initial thoughts as well. This is a good idea but it is thin on details. - What is a snippet? 'Use your judgement' isn't a scalable option. - What are the measures against abuse? How is validation occurring? (ie: how can you say a snippet is from a book the submitter claims to be) - What books qualify? I've read some deeply technical books that contain interesting ideas that go beyond the subject matter.

m52go 9y ago
- After being burned on numerous projects/ventures (one of which actually used the very database this extension now uses!), I'm not thinking of profitability and scalability right now. Best case scenario: this earns $1-2k dollars a month in donations/grants from individuals, foundations, etc. to hire a part-time contractor to get contributions from a variety of professionals, academics, etc...and maybe another part-time contractor to promote the extension to schools and libraries. - Google Books search usually works well. - Anything goes. I don't underestimate a layman's ability to understand (or at least somehow benefit) from highly technical work [1]. Obviously, I don't want technical snippets to be over-represented, but I keep track of snippets by subject, time period, and other metrics. I'll open up access to these metrics when it makes sense to do so. [1] ever seen Sugata Mitra's TED talk? https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_shows_how_kids_teach_themselves https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_shows_how_kids_teach_...