Re: [OT]Where's everyone from? Contest
On 7 Aug 2004, at 9:12, Juergen Luethje wrote:
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> Kat wrote:
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> [snip]
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> > Tiggr has latitude/longitude of almost everywhere. I could put that inf=
o on
> > her irc database for questioning. For some places, she also has altitud=
e, if
> > you wanna do a 3D map. I've never figured out how one lat-long applies =
to a
> > whole river, however.
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> Sorry, I don't know what a irc database is,=20
Irc is a method of human communication. A database is a collection of data=
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The "irc database" i mentioned is one of the databses accessable to Tiggr,=
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who lives on irc. Hence,,,,
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You'd ask, "Tiggr, where is Tunkillia Rockhole, Australia" (66,264 known=
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locations), or "where is Terakh=E5da, Bangladesh, Tiggr?"(33,921 known=20
locations). No, due to lack of interest, much like i get from this discussi=
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the languages aren't plugged in either, so you'll haveto use english.
For example:
[20:45] <kat> tiggr, tell me the weather in Atlanta
[20:45] <[TiggrBot]> i need you to specify the correct state for Atlanta ka=
t ; I=20
have an Atlanta listed in these states: GA ID IL IN KS LA MI MO NE NY TX
[20:46] <kat> tiggr, tell me the weather in Atlanta GA
[20:46] <[TiggrBot]> =034,0=02Currently,=02=0312,0 as reported at Hartsfiel=
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Airport, GA.: =036,0Last updated Friday, January 5, at 8:57 PM Eastern=20
Standard Time =0312,0: Fair Temp: 41F/5C ; Wind Chill: 31F/-0C ; Wind: not=
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reported ; Dewpoint: 25F/-3C ; Rel. Humidity: 53% ; Visibility: unlimited ;=
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Barometer: 29.88inches/75.89cm and falling ; Sunrise: 7:43am ; Sunset:=20
5:43pm ; =036,0 End Of Current Conditions
[20:46] <[TiggrBot]> =036=034,0=02Forecast:=02=032,0 ; =0312 last updated =
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January 5, at 8:10 PM Eastern Standard Time ; =036 =02Today:=02 JAN 6 Partl=
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Cloudy hi 50F/10C lo 36F/2C ; =0312 =02Sun=02 Mostly Cloudy hi 55F/12C lo=
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37F/2C ; =036 =02Mon=02 Scattered Showers hi 47F/8C lo 31F/-0C ; =0312 =02T=
ue=02=20
Partly Cloudy hi 47F/8C lo 28F/-2C
[20:46] <[TiggrBot]> =036 =02Wed=02 Partly Cloudy hi 49F/9C lo 36F/2C ; =
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=02Thu=02 Scattered Showers hi 54F/12C lo 42F/5C ; =036 =02Fri=02 Scattered=
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showers hi 53F/11C lo 42F/5C ; =0312 =02Sat=02 Partly cloudy hi 53F/11C lo=
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36F/2C ; =036 =02Sun=02 Sunny hi 52F/11C lo 42F/5C ; =0312 =02Mon=02 (No Re=
port)=20
; =036 End Of Forecast
Obviously, that data was for back then (January 2001), not today. The contr=
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codes are mirc formatting. The code is turned off now, because of abuse and=
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general disinterest.
> In
> what format is the database, and how big is it? Maybe you can put it on
> your website, for download?
It's 708 megabytes, not counting the CIA world factbook at 80 megabytes, or=
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the detailed usa data at 304 megabytes. I also have 16 megabytes on=20
seaport location and physical attributes, in case anyone lives near the=20
ocean. No, i cannot afford webhosting for that volume of data. It would tak=
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me several weeks to upload it on dialup, which is also all i can get for=
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internet connection here (without a $2000 tower and radio equipment and=20
$75/mo charge). Nice try cutting me out of it tho, Juergen.
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> Well, I imagine that the database is rather big. For the beginning, I
> think it would be sufficient to have the information for the cities,
> where the people live, who replied in this (original) thread --
> currently about 50 cities.
In that case, don't ask for all the data.
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Kat,
getting a headache and wishing she wasn't so capable of doing things that=
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no one has a hairsplittingly precise use for. Like "i want all the data in =
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format (figuring you cannot alter the format), but since you have all the d=
ata,=20
and i want only 50 lines, we cannot use it".
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