Comments for Dilettante's Ball http://dilettantes.code4lib.org Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:45:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8-bleeding-10187 hourly 1 Comment on From the Archives by Erin http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/2008/12/from-the-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-37037 Erin Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:10:42 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?p=182#comment-37037 Arty, Ross. Really arty. Arty, Ross. Really arty.

]]> Comment on From the Archives by Ross http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/2008/12/from-the-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-37004 Ross Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:32:33 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?p=182#comment-37004 Unfortunately, my theme is messing up the continuity pretty badly. The perils of ASCII art, I suppose Unfortunately, my theme is messing up the continuity pretty badly. The perils of ASCII art, I suppose

]]> Comment on Papers by Ross http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/papers/comment-page-1/#comment-37003 Ross Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:44:14 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?page_id=145#comment-37003 Ha! December 2007, when this writer realized that right is wrong. </em> added :) Ha! December 2007, when this writer realized that right is wrong. </em> added :)

]]> Comment on Papers by dchud http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/papers/comment-page-1/#comment-37002 dchud Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:10:53 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?page_id=145#comment-37002 gosh, every thing you did before 2007 had a real right-leaning slant to it. :) gosh, every thing you did before 2007 had a real right-leaning slant to it. :)

]]> Comment on From the Archives by dchud http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/2008/12/from-the-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-37001 dchud Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:09:11 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?p=182#comment-37001 i *still* say my forehead's not *quite* that big. in another few years, maybe, but not yet. i *still* say my forehead’s not *quite* that big. in another few years, maybe, but not yet.

]]> Comment on Papers by Ross http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/papers/comment-page-1/#comment-37000 Ross Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:21:10 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?page_id=145#comment-37000 Yeah, I'm just now catching up on all this. I have a bunch of articles to add. Yeah, I’m just now catching up on all this. I have a bunch of articles to add.

]]> Comment on Papers by mjgiarlo http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/papers/comment-page-1/#comment-36999 mjgiarlo Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:35:15 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?page_id=145#comment-36999 And don't forget this one: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue48/chudnov-et-al/ And don’t forget this one: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue48/chudnov-et-al/

]]> Comment on I couldn’t agree more by Steven Harris http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/2008/11/i-couldnt-agree-more/comment-page-1/#comment-36992 Steven Harris Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:50:02 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?p=126#comment-36992 We're trying to name our federated search. I loath acronyms, so I'm thinking something like "Ah Ha!" but too many 80s associations there. Then I think why bother? Does Amazon have a name for their search? Oh right, it's "Search." We’re trying to name our federated search. I loath acronyms, so I’m thinking something like “Ah Ha!” but too many 80s associations there. Then I think why bother? Does Amazon have a name for their search? Oh right, it’s “Search.”

]]> Comment on Working around Ruby with XSLT by Walter McGinnis http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/2008/09/working-around-ruby-with-xslt/comment-page-1/#comment-36977 Walter McGinnis Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:01:37 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?p=120#comment-36977 I haven't checked these out myself, but there does seem to be another generation of faster XML/HTML tools for Ruby that have bested Hpricot (not sure about the newer versions of libxml ruby gem): http://www.rubyinside.com/nokogiri-ruby-html-parser-and-xml-parser-1288.html http://railstips.org/2008/11/17/happymapper-making-xml-fun-again At some point I'm going to rip out Kete's use of REXML to parse OAI DC records from Zebra for browse/search and replace it without something faster. The libxml's XPath interface left something to be desired in the past, but apparently it has been greatly improved, along with the speed. Will have to compare it with Nokogirl. Cheers, Walter I haven’t checked these out myself, but there does seem to be another generation of faster XML/HTML tools for Ruby that have bested Hpricot (not sure about the newer versions of libxml ruby gem):

http://www.rubyinside.com/nokogiri-ruby-html-parser-and-xml-parser-1288.html

http://railstips.org/2008/11/17/happymapper-making-xml-fun-again

At some point I’m going to rip out Kete’s use of REXML to parse OAI DC records from Zebra for browse/search and replace it without something faster. The libxml’s XPath interface left something to be desired in the past, but apparently it has been greatly improved, along with the speed. Will have to compare it with Nokogirl.

Cheers,
Walter

]]> Comment on A Day in the Life by mauvedeity http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/2008/12/a-day-in-the-life/comment-page-1/#comment-36974 mauvedeity Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:50:15 +0000 http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/?p=130#comment-36974 Is it OK to point out that I'm rather jealous of you getting to take your little one to school? I miss that. Is it OK to point out that I’m rather jealous of you getting to take your little one to school? I miss that.

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