That is a great job - well done from a grateful Nigerian.
The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
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Re: The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
#62This might be a sensitive question but I wonder if something like this would work in the United States? With all of the fears of election interference why not trust but verify?
Re: The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
#63I still don't understand how we ended up with PDF as sort of standard to archive data. PDF is already pretty bad for things like manuals but for things like spreadsheets we basically collect the data, then we destroy all the structure by putting it in into POF, and later on we painstakingly try to restore the data from PDF which is often almost impossible to do with accuracy.
It just shows that bad solutions often win.
Re: The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
#64Not providing CSV is at the level of criminal negligence.
Re: The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
#65I still don't understand how we ended up with PDF as sort of standard to archive data. PDF is already pretty bad for things like manuals but for things like spreadsheets we basically collect the data, then we destroy all the structure by putting it in into POF, and later on we painstakingly try to restore the data from PDF which is often almost impossible to do with accuracy. It just shows that bad solutions often wi…
> how we ended up with PDF as sort of standard to archive data.
I don’t think we really did. They are a standard for archiving typeset page-based documents.
Of course, paper documents used to be standard for archiving data, and some continue to do so in the form of PDF.
In principle, it is possible to integrate all the structure you want in a PDF (using Marked Content, Structure Attributes and User Properties), but for data (as opposed to document structure) you’d need custom software to generate and interpret that.
Re: The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
#66I still don't understand how we ended up with PDF as sort of standard to archive data. PDF is already pretty bad for things like manuals but for things like spreadsheets we basically collect the data, then we destroy all the structure by putting it in into POF, and later on we painstakingly try to restore the data from PDF which is often almost impossible to do with accuracy. It just shows that bad solutions often wi…
these are just photos embedded in a PDF, which actually isn't that bad an idea, because it lets you scan multiple pages and join them together as a 'document'
(not sure if the documents in OP had several pages, but if you've scanned/photographed a multi-page document, PDF is not that bad of a solution)
Re: The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
#67That is a great job - well done from a grateful Nigerian.
I did not know that Nigerians used Hacker News :-D Most people I encounter on this site are oyinbos.
Re: The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can you expand on " he clearly lack support". Bonus points for facts over opinions.
Clearly means even his Vice Presidential Candidate could not win his own polling unit, polling unit, not ward, not Local Government, not State. https://punchng.com/nigeriaelections2023-datti-loses-polling...
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Re: The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
#69Nice read. It's important to note
1.The 2020 protesters did not begin vandalizing property, but government infiltrated the protests by burning cars and maiming people.
2. The Obidient movement encompassed multiple sub movements of which a part of the #EndSARS was one of them. A vast majority of Peter Obi's supporters were not #EndSARS activists.
3. Elections in Nigeria are fraught with treacherous behavior so everyone suspects everything. It's important to be very careful with your communication. There is a lot of desperation in the land and so if in a position of information leverage, the responsible thing is to handle the privilege with care and transparency.
Re: The drama in trying to convert election PDFs to Spreadsheets
#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why not debunk everything I just wrote instead of attacking me personally? Google is your friend and you can verify everything I said about: Tinubu's drug trafficking indictment: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61732548
churchill I am not attacking you, I am just drawing your attention to bring solid evidence. the link you provided, I couldn't find where the article states that Tinibu is accused of Drug trafficking or Shettima Terrorism.
Disclaimer: Not my monkey, not my circus.
That being said, your comment came off as needlessly aggressive to someone who knows nothing of these people or politics.