I've written this app several times using
technology from text-to-speech to quartz-composer. I have to tip my hat to Ed for doing a
better job than I ever did and doing it in a way that he makes look effortless. Kudos to
Ed for sharing both the page and the software that produces it. You made my morning. --
Ward
On Jun 15, 2011, at 11:04 PM, Ed Summers wrote:
Actually re-reading this again, I definitely can
grab the number of
characters in the change from the IRC update ... something like this 3
column display could work.
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 1:46 AM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Without changing the concept or algorithm much, I'd like to see a
> three column version, with the left-most column being for all edits --
> with speed smoothed out over time (time delay 30 seconds, average it
> out); the middle one being edits changing over 100 chars that aren't
> immediately reverted (time-delayed 1 min?), and the left column being
> edits changing over 1,000 chars that aren't quickly reverted
> (time-delayed 2 minutes?), and aren't by bots or huggle.
>
> SJ
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:40 AM, Ed Summers <ehs(a)pobox.com> wrote:
>> I've been looking to experiment with node.js lately and created a
>> little toy webapp that displays updates from the major language
>> wikipedias in real time:
>>
>>
http://wikistream.inkdroid.org
>>
>> Perhaps like you, I've often tried to convey to folks in the GLAM
>> sector (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) just how much
>> Wikipedia is actively edited. GLAM institutions are increasingly
>> interested in "digital curation" and I've sometimes displayed the
IRC
>> activity at workshops to demonstrate the sheer number of people (and
>> bots) that are actively engaged in improving the content there...with
>> the hopes of making the Wikipedia platform part of their curation
>> strategy.
>>
>> Anyhow, I'd be interested in any feedback you might have about wikistream.
>>
>> //Ed
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