Monthly Archives: July 2010

Healthy, leisurely scraping at Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Birmingham

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

Health, education and leisure facility data came under scrutiny from Birmingham programmers and journalists at last Friday’s Hacks and Hackers Hack Day. Continue reading →

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Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Liverpool: Policemen, judges and libraries

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

Last Friday we hosted the second of ScraperWiki’s Hacks and Hackers Hack Days – in Liverpool, sponsored by Liverpool John Moores University Open Labs and the Liverpool Post & Echo. It marked the start of the ScraperWiki UK tour, with … Continue reading →

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What could a journalist do with ScraperWiki? A quick guide

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

For non-programmers, a first look at ScraperWiki’s code could be a bit scary, but we want journalists and researchers to make use of the site, so we’ve set up a variety of initiatives to do that. Firstly, we’re setting up … Continue reading →

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Event: Hacks and Hackers Hack Day – Birmingham

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

We’re happy to announce we’re running a Hacks and Hackers Hack Day in Birmingham, sponsored by Birmingham Science Park Aston, Digital Birmingham, the National Union of Journalists and NHS Local.  It will take place on Friday July 23, 2010 from … Continue reading →

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