Spotify Recommendation Engine

Loving the Spotify recommendation emails I get, although probably not for the reasons they’d prefer. The best thing about them is that they give the reasoning behind the recommendations. Based on this you can get a rough visualization of the Eigenvalue matrix they use to make these suggestions. For example: Simon & Garfunkel The most…

The Code4Lib Journal

The code4lib folks have launched their e-journal! I first heard about this project, and the group itself for that matter, at ASIS&T’s 2007 Annual Meeting. Although the whole conference was beyond excellent, code4lib was one of the top five highlights for me. Enough of my blather though, here’s the link: The Code4Lib Journal I found…

The Brilliant Idea

So I’m sitting at the desk whiling away the hours until midnight by reading blogs from back when I first discovered the activity. Hats off to LukeLog and Meg (who used to be NotSoSoft back in the day). Reading as these kids / folks / people really invested a lot of effort in exploring the…