#databases

[hush-house-yard-sale]

The Hush House Card Catalogue

@baja-blasted @terephin (please ignore the crabs)

//So the software I'm using to keep track of my books, lore bits, etc. is called Seatable! It wasn't my first choice for this project, I'm more familiar with Airtable (I've used it professionally), but Airtable's free plan doesn't let you color-code :c

//Seatable is a website that looks a lot like google sheets, but instead of building a spreadsheet, you're building a database. I knew I wanted a database rather than a spreadsheet for my card catalogue because it became pretty apparent early on that a spreadsheet would mean a lot of duplicate entries and be a lot more work to maintain, as well as monumentally more work if I wanted to use it for reference.

//My database isn't finished, and so I'm not really comfortable making it public, but I'm happy to walk through some of the things that I like most about it, that made me choose to make a database rather than a spreadsheet.

//The main things that were really important to me was being able to have (and filter by) multiple items in the same column, having lots of cross-linking between the different sheets in the base, and having different views depending on what I was looking to reference.

//These are my different tables right now, and the way they work is that each table has the most detailed information on each item, e.g. Books has the most detail on books, and Skills has the most detail on skills. But I have columns in each table that allow me to crosslink between them.

//So for each book, I have listed the skill and memory they give, but instead of writing each out individually it links to the corresponding entry in skills/memories

//And then over in the memories tab it has all the detail on the aspects, which wisdoms it can be committed to...

//...and every book this skill can be found in and every item it can be used to craft. And those boxes can be expanded so they're easier to read as well!

//I can also group and sort things in different views. My default view for books, for example, splits them into two categories—whether I've read the book or not—and then sorts the books in each category alphabetically. But I also have one that groups them all by mystery and then sorts them from low to high, and I have another that groups them by topic. Each of these views also omits columns that aren't relevant to that particular view, for example, if I'm searching for books by mystery to give to a visitor, it's important to know the author because it's fun to give people books they themselves have written, but I don't really care about what memories that book gives, or when I'm trying to connect lore dots, it doesn't matter whether or not the book is cursed and I don't need to include books I haven't read yet (and thus don't have topic tags for). The rows on the topic one are also bigger so I can better read the blurbs.

//Well, the topic one actually groups by location, because when I group it by topic, it splits it into every combination of my topic tags, rather that giving me "here are all your books about the mansus" "here are all your books about Longs and Names" so I've stored them all in different places in the house depending on what books I think are relevant to one another.

//It's still in progress, I don't have everything written down yet, and I want more data for workbenches, and I want to try and see if there's a way for it to, say, auto-match skills/souls to workbenches for committing to the tree or crafting certain recipes. Also my color-coding is in shambles bc I'm waiting for a friend to recover from covid so that they can make me a greasemonkey script to make it a little less... corporate...

//But yeah! I like it a lot, and it works really well for my purposes. I highly recommend trying it out, and I'm happy to answer questions!

#Weather Factory #Book of Hours #Book of Hours Game #Cultist Simulator #Databases #ooc

[barkingzerbra]

one thing i'd like to appreciate about ao3 is that the archive's tagging system. it's been really useful to have that kind of experience with filtering through an entire database now that i'm in a high school english class.

"algorithm this," "algorithm that," it's refreshing and useful to be in complete control of what kind of content i see, etc., and to be able to bring that knowledge to other databases on the internet.

ProQuest Issues Researcher got nothing on me.

#ao3 #archive of our own #ao3 tagging #ao3 filters #databases

[disabled-dragoon]

Disability Aid Databases

Hey!

So. Originally this was going to just be a quick little post where I shared four databases I've found that really help me when it comes to updating my resource. However! In doing that, I discovered more??

These are essentially sites that collect a big list of different disability aid suppliers, specialists and support services across different countries and continents and then list them all for easy access.

And now I'm listing them here so you can access them! 😁[grinning face emoji]

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Assistive Technology Australia: Australian Database Personally, I quite like the little pictures they use for their categories. I think it's quite well organised, although it took a little while to get used to. This site is in English.

Canadian Disability Resource Society: Canadian Database I found this site just a little harder to use than some of the others, but after playing around a bit I got the hang of it. I like that you can search by specific keywords and postcodes. I think the contact details are also very clear, and there is an online chat function if you run into any issues. There are extensive language choices for this site.

Disability Info South Africa: South African Database Just going to put a quick warning for potential eye strain and/or flashing lights here as there's a moving graphic on the home page. However, I really like the fact you can change the font size and contrast of the page. I do think the site is a bit wordy but it's so good; there's a lot of information and advice on here once you know where to look. This site is in English.

EASTIN: European Database This might be a bit difficult to use at first, but the search function on this site is so specific it's honestly incredible. It acts as a big data hub for disability aid databases across Europe. Also, there are extensive language options for this site, including mostly European languages, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese and Thai!

Handicat: French Database Again, I like the little pictures for the categories. It gives a good visual representation of each area before you've even read the category title. There's also a little tool that lets you search by trade name, the type of product and the manufacturer. This page is in French.

Hjælpemiddelbasen: Danish Database Or, AssistData. This site lets you search for disability aids by purpose/classification and target group (i.e. disability). It also offers guides on choosing and maintaining different items. I like that the search function also has the option to include discontinued items. You can change the language of this site to either English or Dansk.

Living Made Easy: UK Database Or, the Disability Living Foundation. This was actually the first one I found. The organisation system isn't as specific as some of the others but I quite like that everything is still separated by category, and it's not too overwhelming. This site is in English.

REHADAT: German Database I really like the organisation of this site, but I'm going to put a warning for potential eye strain here as some of the blue graphics are a bit faded and hard to see despite the dark background. As well as assistive technology, this site also offers information on things like disability law, education, employment and financial advice, and addresses and contacts for additional support services. You can change the language of this site to either English or Deutsch.

SIVA: Italian Database I think this site is a little confusing, but I like the guided search and advanced search functions. You can really get down into the specifics of what you're looking for. You can change the language of this site to either English or Italian.

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Unfortunately, there were a couple of extra databases that I couldn't access, but if I find any others then I will update this post.

Let me know if there's anything you want me to add/change!

#resources #disability resources #disability resource #disability aids #disability aid resources #assistive technology #databases #database #disability databases #informative #psa #links #long post #please add to this

[princetonarchives]

In 1993, the Princeton University Library undertook a large-scale project to scan its card catalog. When finished, it was expected to create the largest image database of any library in the world at the time. This photo shows an example of a digitized card from Princeton University Library's card catalog, April 15, 1994.

Office of Communications Records (AC168), Box 146.

#1990s #computers #digitization #card catalog #library #libraries #databases #Princeton #PrincetonU #Princeton University #Princeton University Library #Cicero

[akaicodes]

we started learning about databases in class!! alsooo we have a huge project that just started for our 2nd semester & i’m so excited to begin, this time i’m in a group with my twinsister @niyacodes 🩷

#databases #programming #c #studyblr #studying #coding #database

[nixcraft]

#sysadmin #linux #unix #macos #IT #dba #mysql #oracle #databases #programmers humor #programming

[generativetenebrousautomata]

#datamosh #glitch #glitchart #database #databending #glitchartistscollective #digitalart #art #rb #pixelsorting #glitchartist #datamoshing #abstractart #dataanalytics #databasepromo #databasesupplier #databasetrusted #databases #databaseasli #databasemurah #glitchaesthetic #data #dataviz #datacenter #datascientist #datamining #datavisualization #datascience #datarecovery #glitched

[guy60660]

Maharlu Lake | databases | Nowness

#databases #nowness #maharlu lake #design

[devhubby]

#aws #mysql #mysql database #databases #learn sql

[taperwolf]

Because the Daily Theatre is coming back, and because I'm going to archive the new episodes from SIF2 alongside the existing ones from SIFAS, I've been spending some time adapting the database and website to handle this. It's mostly straightforward — I designed the database to be expandable because I anticipated needing it to be, after the experience of seeing idols added to Nijigasaki's roster — though I'm still working out how to handle the five month interregnum in released episodes when displaying calendar-based data.

The one thing I'm a little worried about is Yu, or rather, handling both Yu and not-Yu.

Takasaki Yu never appeared in the SIFAS Daily Theatre episodes, of course, because in that continuity she doesn't exactly exist. Her counterpart — the game's player character, Ayumu's childhood friend — doesn't appear in any of the episodes either. However, because I made the decision to track the mentions of various characters, the PC is in the database, because she got mentioned, by various idols, in 27 of the 1246 posted episodes. Now, we don't know that Yu will be in the new Daily Theatre, but since she's in SIF2 to some degree, it's a good bet. So there's some potential for confusion ahead!

What I probably will end up doing is adding Yu to the Nijigasaki roster, if needed, and changing the name of the character currently listed on the search page as "Ayumu's childhood friend". I'm thinking of using "SIFAS Nijigasaki Club President", and adding some disambiguation to the mouse over text — something like "The SIFAS player character. While she's Ayumu's childhood friend, she's somehow distinct from Takasaki Yu."

#love live #sifas daily theatre #yu takasaki #ayumu uehara #databases

[izicodes]

What is an API? | Resource ✨

Link to original Twitter post: What is an API by Rapid_API

#programming #coding #software developer #api #comp sci #100 days of code #projetcs #python #backend #studyblr #computer science #databases #data structures #software development #software engineering #resources

[queen0funova]

Who up dataing they base?

#databases #computer science #coding #shitpost

[merrywetherweather]

Just because you can leave comments on ao3 doesn't mean it's a social media site. It's a database. Databases don't have algorithms. Their purpose is to archive while their interface helps you catalogue and search. You wouldn't go to your local library and complain that the system they use to locate titles isn't recording your inquiries and automatically feeding you content, so why would you expect the same of ao3? You wouldn't, because that's not how databases work!

The only difference between the book finder programs public libraries employ and ao3 is that one uses the Dewey decimal system while the other categorizes by genre, tropes, and tags. I highly recommend that everyone spends some time playing around with ao3's advanced search function. If you learn how to search for what you like effectively, I guarantee you'll get results better than any algorithm could ever suggest.

#databases #libraries #archives #ao3 #im working as a librarian right now and seeing flashes of this ongoing debate is turning my hair gray

[devleader]

When you forget that tiny little WHERE clause... Can we just ctrl+z? ☠️☠️

(Repost from Facebook, not my original content)

#programming #code #coding #sql #databases #programming memes #coding memes #programming humor #programmer humor

[stevensavage]

The Money In Cleanup

I have an acquaintance that helps migrate businesses off of ancient and inappropriate databases onto more recent ones. If you wonder how ancient and inappropriate let me simply state “not meant for industry” and “first created when One Piece the anime started airing” and you can guess. Now and then he literally goes and cleans up questionable and persisting bad choices.

In the recent unending and omnipresent discussions of AI, I saw a similar proposal. A person rather cynical about AI mused someone might make a living in the next few years backing a company’s tech and processes OUT of AI. Such things might seem ridiculous, until you consider my aforementioned acquaintance and the fact he gets paid to help people back out past decisions. Think of it as “migration from a place you shouldn’t have migrated to.”

It’s weird to think in technology, which always seems (regrettably) to be about forward motion and moving forward that there’s money in reversing decisions. Maybe it was the latest thing and now it’s not, or maybe it seemed like a good idea at the time (it wasn’t), but now you need someone to help you get out of your choice. Fortunately there are people who have turned “I told you so” into a service.

I find these “back out businesses” to be a good and needed reminder that technology is really not about forward. Yeah, the marketing guys and investors may want it, but as anyone who’s spent time in the industry knows, it’s not the case. Technology is a tool, and if the tool doesn’t work or is a bad choice, you want out of it. The latest, newest, fasted is not always the best - and may not be the best years later. Technology is not always about forward, even if someone tells you it is (before they sell you yet another new gizmo).

Considering the many, many changes in the world of tech, from social media to search to privacy, I wonder how much more “back out businesses” might evolve. Will there be coaches to get you to move to federated social media? How can you help a company get out of a bad relationship with a service vendor with leaky security and questionable choices? For that matter can we maybe take a look at better hosting arrangements and websites that aren’t ten frameworks in a trenchcoat?

I don’t know, and the world is in a terribly unpredictable state. But I’m amused to think that somewhere in my lifetime the big tech boom might be “oops, sorry.” Maybe we can say “moving away is really moving forward,” get some TED talks, and make not making bad immediate choices cool.

Steven Savage

www.StevenSavage.com

www.InformoTron.com

#technology #hype #tech hype #economics #ai #databases #migration

[jcmarchi]

Romanian AI Helps Farmers and Institutions Get Better Access to EU Funds - Technology Org

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Romanian AI Helps Farmers and Institutions Get Better Access to EU Funds - Technology Org

A Romanian state agency overseeing rural investments has adopted artificial intelligence to aid farmers in accessing European Union funds.

Gardening based on aquaculture technology. Image credit: sasint via Pixabay, free license

The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) revealed that it integrated robots from software automation firm UiPath approximately two years ago. These robots have assumed the arduous task of accessing state databases to gather land registry and judicial records required by farmers, entrepreneurs, and state entities applying for EU funding.

George Chirita, director of AFIR, emphasized the role of AI-driven automation was groundbreaking in expediting the most important organizational processes for farmers, thereby enhancing their efficiency. Since the introduction of these robots, AFIR has managed financing requests totaling 5.32 billion euros ($5.75 billion) from over 50,000 beneficiaries, including farmers, businesses, and local institutions.

The implementation of robots has notably saved AFIR staff approximately 784 days’ worth of document searches. Over the past two decades, AFIR has disbursed funds amounting to 21 billion euros.

Despite Romania’s burgeoning status as a technology hub with a highly skilled workforce, the nation continues to lag behind its European counterparts in offering digital public services to citizens and businesses, and in effectively accessing EU development funds. Eurostat data from 2023 indicated that only 28% of Romanians possessed basic digital skills, significantly below the EU average of 54%. Moreover, Romania’s digital public services scored 45, well below the EU average of 84.

UiPath, the Romanian company valued at $13.3 billion following its public listing on the New York Stock Exchange, also provides automation solutions to agricultural agencies in other countries, including Norway and the United States.

Written by Vytautas Valinskas

#000 #2023 #A.I. & Neural Networks news #ai #aquaculture #artificial #Artificial Intelligence #artificial intelligence (AI) #Authored post #automation #billion #data #databases #development #efficiency #eu #EU funds #european union #Featured technology news #Fintech news #Funding #gardening #intelligence #investments #it #new york #Norway #Other #Robots #Romania