Hi DM'ers, I think the work you guys do is phenomenal. If only I had the same IT prowess!
I don't know if you guys are looking for data ideas but here is one that I think would be pretty cool: Scraping the http://ecourts.gov.in/services/ database on criminal cases (status, etc.) Could be quite useful for studying causes for delays etc. Cheers, Srini On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Thejesh GN <[email protected]> wrote: > I am in. I love small and targeted meetups/hackathons. > > Thej > -- > Thejesh GN *⏚* ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್ > http://thejeshgn.com > GPG ID : 0xBFFC8DD3C06DD6B0 > > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:59 AM, Devdatta Tengshe <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Nisha, >> >> I think that this is an excellent idea. Very often I am doing some >> tinkering along these lines on my own, but a hackathon kind of atmosphere >> is more conducive to doing these things quickly. >> >> I'm all in. >> >> Regards, >> Devdatta Tengshe >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:57 PM, Nisha Thompson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey Everyone, >>> >>> Based on some conversations at the last Bangalore Meet up it seems there >>> is some interest in getting together to do some mini working sessions >>> (hackathons) to get and clean data. >>> >>> Something like we did before the Bangalore Open Data Camp around PDFs >>> and QGIS. 2 to 4 hours where people can work on helping get data out of >>> websites, pdfs, clean up data or learn or trouble shoot. >>> >>> We can pick a Saturday or Sunday, have food provided and get some >>> specific tasks from people who need help. >>> >>> Is this something people would like to try? Also this would be separate >>> from the DataMeet ups which we would keep as talks or presentations. >>> >>> >>> Nisha >>> >>> -- >>> Nisha Thompson >>> DataMeet.org >>> [email protected] >>> skype: nishaqt >>> mobile: 962-061-2245 >>> >>> -- >>> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more >>> about us by visiting http://datameet.org >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "datameet" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more >> about us by visiting http://datameet.org >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "datameet" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
