tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228830444588820361.post7667823972801457241..comments2014-08-26T22:21:33.570+02:00Comments on Marine Putman: Self worth and TEDcredsMarine Putmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15180484765846457582noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228830444588820361.post-44906205484482939582012-04-17T03:18:42.305+02:002012-04-17T03:18:42.305+02:00Yeah, how does the TED organization actually "...Yeah, how does the TED organization actually "award" the credits? Is there a pay scale? Chinese menu... inflation... special compensation committees!?<br /><br />Anyway just started reading your blog; I had just remembered that you had studied "translation" at Kent.<br /><br />Bises, chachou.Charles DSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300766225761372277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228830444588820361.post-51681566045480043972012-02-09T15:02:49.427+01:002012-02-09T15:02:49.427+01:00Marine, I completely agree with you. I was just s...Marine, I completely agree with you. I was just sitting here, annoyed at my low TEDCred, trying to figure out ways to improve it, when I realised how antithetical that is to the TED spirit. I too am a TED translator, and avid browser of their site. I frequently reference TED talks in my own blog, often making them the subjects of entire posts. It would be an absolute dream to attend a TED event. Why am I sitting here, pettily fuming over a low number that appears to be fairly arbitrary and irrelevant? <br /><br />Like John Putman, I also really enjoyed your linguistic approach to the subject of worth. I'm bilingual, being from Montreal, and I have often noticed the way some expressions are literally impossible to translate, as the very concept doesn't exist in one language. Similarly, I recently heard someone discussing the fact that in many countries devastated by famine, they don't greet people with 'Hello, how are you?' as we so often do, but 'Hello, have you eaten today?' I thought that was a fascinating reminder of our priorities as a culture.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for your excellent post - it was a very interesting read. All the best!Julia Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574088835972656162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228830444588820361.post-52447126639236258352011-08-08T01:46:46.420+02:002011-08-08T01:46:46.420+02:00I loved your blog and the linguistic difference in...I loved your blog and the linguistic difference in asking about worth. I especially like (or more likely, dislike) the idea of dollars being the measure of worth – high dollars, high worth; no dollars, no worth. Matthew and I have had a similar discussion on the worth of a business. In the Wall St. world it is also dollar rated. However, in our world success of a business can be measured in other terms. Maybe, family friendly work environment, free time, flexible work hours, contribution to the direction of the business, pleasant working community and livable wage but not necessarily excessive. To achieve these measures of success a single measure of failure has to first be met – do not lose money. I believe that business success, then is not measured in dollars but business failure, based on dollars, will not allow for success.John Putmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175391434856322924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228830444588820361.post-78879975612379482872011-08-07T19:04:27.029+02:002011-08-07T19:04:27.029+02:00Marine, I really enjoyed reading this. I love when...Marine, I really enjoyed reading this. I love when you publish your writings.<br /><br />"How much is he/she/you/we worth?" has always been an odd concept for me as well.<br />And assigning a value via TEDcreds? Interesting account of that. Thanks.Karen Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571913321430071461noreply@blogger.com