Ah, yes. That does make sense. But I still think they could have attracted more participation by supporting other formats.
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Andreas Maria Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > Me thinks the choice for csv is based on the following: > > CSV > > CSV is designed for use by very simple embedded devices, such as an > Arduino or other low powered microcontroller. It contains none of the > metadata that the XML and JSON formats contain (though this can be added > separately using the API or the web interface). A full representation of > CSV is as follows: > > 7441,1,2010-06-01T12:01:32.1Z,123 > 7441,2,2010-06-01T12:01:32.1Z,456 > <feed_id>,<datastream_id>,<timestamp>,<value> > > Makes sense to me > > A. > -- > "A Few of us were left" > > w: http://nictoglobe.com (publication) > w: http://burgerwaanzin.nl (net-art) > w: http://nictoglobe.com/new/agam (artworks) > w: http://nictoglobe.com/frictionresearch (research) > > e: [email protected] > e: [email protected] > > On Thu, September 15, 2011 16:32, Andreas Maria Jacobs wrote: >> Hi again >> >> regarding the choice for csv or json/xml it is not an issue. >> >> Whether parse xml/json or csv is dependent on your technical abilities, >> and that is something we all can learn. >> >> Pachube is giving a very terse explanation full of examples etc etc >> >> my csv output is as follows: >> >> OUTPUT,2011-09-15T14:24:44.007042Z,B U R G E R W A A N Z I N . N L >> >> http://api.pachube.com/v2/feeds/35741.csv >> >> But still I have difficulties in getting this output into the apiforart >> interface. >> >> Anyone? >> >> It really should be fun to connect all kind of websites with user supplied >> data! >> >> Best >> >> Andreas >> >> -- >> "A Few of us were left" >> >> w: http://nictoglobe.com (publication) >> w: http://burgerwaanzin.nl (net-art) >> w: http://nictoglobe.com/new/agam (artworks) >> w: http://nictoglobe.com/frictionresearch (research) >> >> e: [email protected] >> e: [email protected] >> >> On Thu, September 15, 2011 16:12, Pall Thayer wrote: >>> That's a good question Marc. I would think that it's for simplicity >>> and that this simplicity makes it easier to link together unrelated >>> projects. However, it would have made more sense to me to use JSON or >>> XML as there are probably more people who already have projects >>> delivering feeds in those formats. It would be more work setting up >>> ways to completely parse those formats but not impossible. >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 9:37 AM, marc garrett >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi Pall, >>>> >>>> mmm, do you think it's their choice to keep it CSV? >>>> >>>> Or because they are still discovering how to use the technology itself? >>>> >>>> marc >>>> >>>> Is it by chboice >>>>> Too bad they only support CSV. That's a pretty limited format. >>>>> Something tells me that they aren't going to get a whole lot of >>>>> streams because of it. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 8:24 AM, info<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> OPEN CALL to all artists in the field of interactive media: >>>>>> >>>>>> Last-minute opportunity to 'be part' of the exhibition of the >>>>>> ISEA2011 >>>>>> conference in Istanbul. >>>>>> >>>>>> Enable your (interactive) artwork to send and receive its inputs and >>>>>> outputs through the "API for art" V1.0 >>>>>> and allow your work to be used as a component in a global interactive >>>>>> artwork mash-up. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://apiforart.org >>>>>> >>>>>> For the artists currently present at ISEA2011 a helpdesk will be >>>>>> available. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hear about the background of the project during a talk by Sander >>>>>> Veenhof and Kasia Molga: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://isea2011.sabanciuniv.edu/content/changing-vocabularies-digital-art >>>>>> >>>>>> Thursday September 15th, 5PM - Sabanci Center Istanbul - Room 3 >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ***************************** >>> Pall Thayer >>> artist >>> http://www.this.is/pallit >>> ***************************** >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- ***************************** Pall Thayer artist http://www.this.is/pallit ***************************** _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
