I just discovered DataPortability.org through Peter Van Garderen’s blog post about it. I was entirely surprised that I’d heard nary a peep about it. Some basic examination (running a WHOIS query on the domain) shows that it’s still a fairly new project. I have to say, though, that I’m entirely impressed. Those involved have given [...]
After more than a few late nights and long weekends, I’m proud to announce that I’ve completed my latest pet programming project. zgw.py is a lightweight Z39.50-Web gateway, written, naturally, in Python. None of this would be possible without the following Python modules: Aaron Lav’s PyZ3950, the beast of burden; Ed Summers’ pymarc, the smooth-talking [...]
I have no excuses for not updating this blog. I thought about forcing myself to comply some sort of resolution - you know, given the new year and all - but everyone knows how those turn out. Regardless, I have a whole backlog of things to post about, most notably being the countless Python programming [...]