http://disqus.com/by/twneale/enThu, 10 Sep 2009 21:23:49 -0000http://www.doughellmann.com/PyMOTW/?#comment-16398473<p>Doug, you are awesome. Don't ever stop writing about python. </p>twnealeThu, 10 Sep 2009 21:23:49 -0000http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/html/bill/R2844#comment-12773314<p>I like rule XIV, which requires the senate to publish a searchable, sortable database of a variety of different legislative records. This is undoubtedly a good thing--and a long overdue thing. I think the NY legislature hasn't always appreciated the role that open, freely available legislative data plays in maintaining a healthy, participatory democracy, but these kinds of rule reforms signify a commitment to openness (at least on the part of the senate). It would be nice to see the assembly respond in kind, especially since the assembly seems to present itself as the champion of underprivileged folks--i.e., precisely the kind who can't afford subscriptions to expensive proprietary databases. </p>twnealeThu, 16 Jul 2009 19:14:17 -0000