"Dwarp" is an apheresis for "moldwarp", meaning "mole" or "dull person". It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon for "earth-thrower". A dwarping algorithm thus makes molehills out of mountains. See Spenser, Fowre Hymnes: "Loue", l. 182.
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Re: Beta testing Paragon
I’m hoping I’m not the only person who does not know what a “dwarping algorithm” is.
pch
On 7/9/15 3:05 AM, "David Miller" <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
After some initial difficulties, we've gotten some meaningful results during the first round of beta testing the Paragon software. Our team has now added the dwarping algorithm, and invites users to test for improvements at http://tundra.csd.sc.edu/paragon.
We anticipate one further upgrade to improve performance. The team is working on a preprocessing step that we hope will reduce the amount of "noise" in our results. That feature isn't yet ready for testing, but we hope it may be ready by the end of the month.
In the meantime, we invite you to take Paragon for (another) spin, and let us know what happens.
David
On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 6:07 PM, David Miller <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
The Center for Digital Humanities at the University of South Carolina invites participation in the beta-testing of our digital collation software, Paragon.
The attached pdf explains how the program works and describes how you may, if you wish, test the software using either your own scans or a set we provide.
We expect our server to be ready for beta-testers to register and start uploading files 48 hours from now.
Paragon is a work in progress, so realistically we think you should expect some bugs, glitches, and delays. CDH staff will be standing by to respond to your messages during the testing period.
We are scheduling a full month for testing. Users should see an improvement in the results of collations during the second two weeks of the testing period, when we plan to add a dewarping algorithm to correct for page-curvature.
The site may be viewed at http://tundra.csd.sc.edu/paragon, but please hold off on uploading any files until late Wednesday. Our development team is still working (feverishly, as the saying goes) to prepare the site for you to try out.
Thanks to those who have offered to participate, and welcome to anyone this message may reach. Please feel free to forward, cross-post, and generally aid in the effort to get the word out.
