Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Al Matthews
Harun Farocki’s Nachdruck/Imprint (2001) seems worth recommending at this time. He passed this year. In honor of CIA report then, -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057

Re: [CODE4LIB] Requesting a Little IE Assistance

2014-10-13 Thread Al Matthews
Quick answer, sorry: might require some css http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/ms531186(v=vs.85).aspx Alternately Notepad ++? It’s not a crazy question: .txt only wins as a file if people realize it can be read. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta

Re: [CODE4LIB] What is the real impact of SHA-256? - Updated

2014-10-03 Thread Al Matthews
in the middle of archival or library workflow specification. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 From: Charles Blair c...@uchicago.edumailto:c...@uchicago.edu Organization

Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage

2014-08-13 Thread Al Matthews
This is a live topic. Suggestions http://e-records.chrisprom.com/recommendations/ http://www.metaarchive.org/GDDP For our CONTENTdm to MetaArchive workflow we use Bagit, and we archive the masters, not the site. http://libraryofcongress.github.io/bagit-python/ Al -- Al Matthews Software

Re: [CODE4LIB] Bandwidth control

2014-08-04 Thread Al Matthews
at this time, not least because it dovetails with deep-packet inspection in certain use cases like, how do I retain my hold on power in Egypt or Tunisia. I don’t mean to be a bummer though. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

Re: [CODE4LIB] Python in Your Library

2014-05-07 Thread Al Matthews
Language is a very personal issue, and this has been discussed before; maybe search the Code4Lib archives for a nice Python thread in 2013. But we’ve been using python3-pandas for data analysis and it’s a nice library. https://vimeo.com/59324550 -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital

Re: [CODE4LIB] Python in Your Library

2014-05-07 Thread Al Matthews
I believe it’s via https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?REPORTz=41=CODE4LIBL=CODE4LIB or else please correct me, list. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 5/7/14, 9

Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for two coders to help with discoverability of videos

2013-11-12 Thread Al Matthews
+1 for what I know of Avalon Media service -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 11/12/13 8:21 AM, Edward Summers e...@pobox.com wrote: Hi Kelley, Thanks

Re: [CODE4LIB] mass convert jpeg to pdf

2013-11-12 Thread Al Matthews
Nice. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 11/12/13 9:59 AM, Andrew Hankinson andrew.hankin...@gmail.com wrote: Just thought I might plug some software we're

Re: [CODE4LIB] Python applications for libraries

2013-10-18 Thread Al Matthews
, increasingly used for hosting other languages, and increasingly, fast despite all odds. Good for toying with functional approaches. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057

Re: [CODE4LIB] Python applications for libraries

2013-10-18 Thread Al Matthews
There's nothing wrong with Perl. Also cf this perhaps https://wiki.python.org/moin/PerlPhrasebook . http://www.python.org/getit/windows/ , and http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ is a kind provision -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert

Re: [CODE4LIB] pdf2txt

2013-10-15 Thread Al Matthews
+1 https://www.documentcloud.org/opensource -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 10/15/13 4:23 PM, Arash.Joorabchi arash.joorab...@ul.ie wrote: Eric, You might

Re: [CODE4LIB] Python and Ruby

2013-07-30 Thread Al Matthews
Functional programming FTW! On 7/30/13 10:27 AM, Mark A. Matienzo mark.matie...@gmail.com wrote: i don't know why we're not talking about Haskell - ** The

Re: [CODE4LIB] Sign up to present at the Code4Lib virtual lightning talks -- June 14, 2013

2013-06-05 Thread Al Matthews
Seconding autumn please. Midsummers are somehow at once busy and vague. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 6/4/13 5:48 PM, Peter Murray peter.mur...@lyrasis.org

Re: [CODE4LIB] BeagleBone Black, anyone?

2013-05-20 Thread Al Matthews
w/ sensor, I want to run some analysis on my camera-in signal, on the board. * http://beagleboard.org/project -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 5/20/13 11:44

Re: [CODE4LIB] ADVICE: Applied Computing Program at Tulane

2013-04-22 Thread Al Matthews
but I believe they remain funded at Masters level. As a separate observation, if you're more deeply invested in the semantic stuff, it can't hurt to spend your extra coursework in machine learning or AI.. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W

Re: [CODE4LIB] ADVICE: Applied Computing Program at Tulane

2013-04-22 Thread Al Matthews
that I've seen. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 I learn best by getting my hands dirty with a project. See if you like it first, and see if you can't follow along

Re: [CODE4LIB] ElasticSearch

2013-03-14 Thread Al Matthews
In context of logstash, more or less from source but not in production. That's mostly a +1 to the idea though. Interested to hear thoughts. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404

Re: [CODE4LIB] XML Parsing and Python

2013-03-07 Thread Al Matthews
/ .. Bicking: I don't recommend using minidom for anything. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 3/7/13 10:49 AM, Michael Beccaria mbecca...@paulsmiths.edu wrote: I

Re: [CODE4LIB] Math or the other math?

2013-02-27 Thread Al Matthews
+1 mostly to the thread Programming seems to me -- just me here -- stratified like any other profession, in particular by access or lack of access to computer science within software dev. There are other factors. But computer science seems now heavily invested in math. -- Al Matthews Software

Re: [CODE4LIB] back to minorities question, seeking guidance

2013-02-27 Thread Al Matthews
. Greetings to all 2292 recipients. -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 2/27/13 11:11 AM, George, Christina Rose georg...@umsystem.edu wrote: I think Wilhelmina

Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups

2013-01-11 Thread Al Matthews
succession scenarios and disaster recovery scenarios, going to far as to fund, develop and test services for migration out of the system, into an IRODS repository in the initial case. Al Matthews AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library On 1/11/13 9:10 AM, Joshua Welker jwel...@sbuniv.edu wrote: Good

Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups

2013-01-11 Thread Al Matthews
the LOCKSS Global Alliance? Josh Welker -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Al Matthews Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 8:50 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups We use LOCKSS as part

[CODE4LIB] Google Indoor Mapping

2012-10-30 Thread Al Matthews
via a combination of fine-grained GPS and, some sort of integration with internal wireless. Since a number of you will have had experience with this service, I am soliciting in open forum a discussion of pros, cons, and concerns. Thank you. Al Matthews, Software Dev, Atlanta University Center

Re: [CODE4LIB] Oral history app and server

2012-10-03 Thread Al Matthews
-to-text ; share and improve . I do like this, Paul, the idea. Al Matthews, Software Dev, Atlanta University Center From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jason Ronallo [jrona...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 2:00 PM

Re: [CODE4LIB] Oral history app and server

2012-10-03 Thread Al Matthews
Yes. Or else it's a machine learning problem at far side, with speakers organized by, I dunno, geography. Regardless, the models will need training. Al Matthews, AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library 404.978.2057 o 404.769.2617 c - Reply message - From: Gary McGath develo...@mcgath.com

Re: [CODE4LIB] SEC4LIB or Hack, Crack, and Frakk breakout sessions

2012-04-20 Thread Al Matthews
On this issue, the following paper may be of interest. It contemplates an orderly trade in exploits: http://securityevaluators.com/files/papers/0daymarket.pdf . Thank you, Al Matthews, Software Dev, Atlanta University Center From: Code for Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] Interest in Toronto/GTA Meetup?

2012-04-20 Thread Al Matthews
Yes, Al Matthews, Software Dev, Atlanta University Center From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joselito Dela Cruz [jdelac...@hodges.edu] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 2:06 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB

Re: [CODE4LIB] Archivists' Toolkit: Adding Digital Objects via MySQL

2012-04-19 Thread Al Matthews
Hi. Is there a reason not to attempt this instead through the CLI? Al Matthews, Software Dev, Atlanta University Center From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Rosalyn Metz [rosalynm...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9

Re: [CODE4LIB] old stuff

2012-03-28 Thread Al Matthews
as a service). Thank you, -- Al Matthews, Software Dev, Atlanta University Center -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of David Uspal Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 5:53 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] old stuff Al, I'm

[CODE4LIB] old stuff

2012-03-27 Thread Al Matthews
on hardware, software, emulation, expertise and budget issues all at once. Thoughts? Thanks, -- Al Matthews, Software Dev, Atlanta University Center - ** The contents

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Web Developer Ninja at Springshare

2012-03-21 Thread Al Matthews
Oui oui! only slackers outside the arrondissements. -- Al Matthews, Software Dev, Atlanta University Center, Atlanta -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Chris Fitzpatrick Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:01 PM To: CODE4LIB

Re: [CODE4LIB] jobs.code4lib.org

2012-02-01 Thread Al Matthews
Hello list. +1, albeit from afar. -- Al Matthews, Software Dev, Atlanta University Center -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Corey A Harper Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:50 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re