I like this. The analogy is quite apt. (Using the 'edition notice' or copyright page might be more accurate, strictly speaking, but the 'judge a book by its cover' thing works better.) The message is straightforward -- it's good, solid, memorable advice. Classic 52 Things :)
line 5, semi-colons to commas
SEG-Y consistent throughout
line 9, passive to active
Bullets to single lines.
Suggested final sentence (felt a little chastising):
We all judge books by their covers. Let's make SEG-Y files people want to read.
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Is probably fine as-is. Worst-case scenario: we OCR it and set it in text.
I like this. The analogy is quite apt. (Using the 'edition notice' or copyright page might be more accurate, strictly speaking, but the 'judge a book by its cover' thing works better.) The message is straightforward -- it's good, solid, memorable advice. Classic 52 Things :)
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