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...@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 <e...@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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wiki-research-l mailing list >>> Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 >> 4266 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki-research-l mailing list >> Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
