I like being able to touch type
Feb. 13th, 2026 07:35 pmToday I participated in a transcription day in honor of Frederick Douglass's birthday eve. It was nationwide. A bunch of local high school students were there as well as adults. I bet I type faster than the kids.
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/douglassday/transcribe-2026
This did not involve reading old manuscripts - the things I was transcribing were printed reports, but typed into the text box means that sooner or later they will be searchable, not really true of the scanned pages.
I was glad to see lots of Oxford commas.
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/douglassday/transcribe-2026
This did not involve reading old manuscripts - the things I was transcribing were printed reports, but typed into the text box means that sooner or later they will be searchable, not really true of the scanned pages.
I was glad to see lots of Oxford commas.