[okfn-labs] Maker Nights

Tue Nov 19 19:31:45 UTC 2013

Hi  adieyal ,
Yes !,  but I  imagine we can have more than one data files depending
to your model  design .  I hope  that calling
http://localhost:8000/results/?voting_district=10590006
for exemple can return a resource (csv /xls file)  for download?
--Ad

2013/11/19 Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org>:
> Hi Alioune
>
> Do you mean the original data file?
>
> Adi
>
> On 19 November 2013 20:40, Alioune Dia <dia.aliounes at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi  adieyal ,
>>
>> I think It would be interresting to link some resources to the existing model
>> What about the linked resource that someone can download .I asked this
>> question because I don't see anything  In the model defintion here
>> https://github.com/Code4SA/elections-api/blob/master/server/iec/models.py
>> .Perhaps i missed something ?
>> --Ad
>>
>> 2013/11/18 Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org>:
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> So I've been holding a bunch of weekly Thursday night meet-ups, four
>>> so far. I call them unhackathons though Rufus introduced me to Maker
>>> Nights (which is a cool name) I might change it to that. Similar to
>>> the Maker Nights, I've been trying to create a community of
>>> practitioners who actually do stuff. Unfortunatelym I find it quite
>>> difficult to get buy-in. We've had a few interesting meet-ups where
>>> people have come and demonstrated work that they've or we discussed
>>> various ideas around data, but it hasn't amounted to much. I'm not
>>> quite sure how to transition to actual code writing. I've put together
>>> a couple of projects, [1], [2] for people to contribute to. The latter
>>> is an API on top of existing elections data which I thought would be
>>> useful infrastructure for a family of interesting elections related
>>> applications. I've also put together an ideas board to post ideas on
>>> [3]. There just seems to be a hump that I'm struggling to overcome,
>>> moving from talking to doing.
>>>
>>> Community building is quite tough and I would appreciate any advice
>>> this list has regarding how to make it happen.
>>>
>>> [1] https://github.com/Code4SA/medicine-price-registry
>>> [2] https://github.com/Code4SA/elections-api
>>> [3] http://code4sa.hackdash.org/
>>>
>>> Adi
>>>
>>> On 18 November 2013 18:26, todd.d.robbins at gmail.com
>>> <todd.d.robbins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> What do you have in mind Adi?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 5:19 AM, Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi All
>>>>>
>>>>> Apologies for the stupid question but does this mailing list also
>>>>> cater for discussions on Maker Nights? I'm in need of advice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Adi
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Adi Eyal
>>>>> Director
>>>>> Code for South Africa
>>>>> Promoting informed decision-making
>>>>>
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>>>> --
>>>> Tod Robbins
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Adi Eyal
>>> Director
>>> Code for South Africa
>>> Promoting informed decision-making
>>>
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>
>
> --
> Adi Eyal
> Director
> Code for South Africa
> Promoting informed decision-making
>
> phone: +27 78 014 2469
> skype: adieyalcas
> linkedin: http://za.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Adi/Eyal
> web: http://www.code4sa.org
> twitter: @soapsudtycoon
>
> For more information on how to participate in the open data community
> in South Africa, go to: http://www.code4sa.org/#community