Newspyle upgrades

4/13/2008

I finally got around to using the Digg API, which is superior to scraping the site. The change has prompted me to redesign the entire get/write process, which is a good thing. Also, I am starting to dig into the quirky JavaScript behavior in WebKit. Since I am using Safari as my default browser, I feel compelled to get this working properly. Finally, expect a mobile version of Newspyle soon.

looks del.icio.us

4/13/2008

About a year and a half ago, I worked on a project to visualize del.icio.us tags. I created a layout engine and a neato graphics library in Python. A few weeks after the initial batch, I lost 90% of the code due to a hard disk failure.

While I have not bothered to recreate the code, I want to showcase a fun little experiment. I asked a bunch of notable bloggers/friends/peeps to give me a dump of their del.icio.us links/tags. I proceeded to visualize their tag intersections while keeping an emphasis on aesthetics. Even though it was a long time ago, I am very pleased with the results!

Go ahead and view the project page for more awesomeness.