My comments elsewhere- 1374850 - %20 replaced by spaces when copying out of location bar
- 475896 - When accessing urls in firefox with %20, it is replaced with a whitespace. Breaks other software if you try to copy-paste part of the url out of firefox
- 1522974 - %20 replaced by spaces when copying out of location bar - issue persists
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Tag Archives: open data
Documenting public art, on Wikipedia
Andy Mabbett asks for your help, to compile lists of public art on Wikipedia. Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham, hyperlocal, Uncategorized, volunteering, Wikipedia
Tagged art, linked data, linked open data, murals, open data, public art, statues, Wikidata, wikipedia, William Bloye
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United Kingdom parliamentary URL structure: change needed
Andy Mabbett suggests how the United Kingdom parliamentary website’s URL structure for biographies could be improved; and why it should be. Continue reading
A reply from the UK government to my request for road gritting open data
Andy Mabbett is not happy with the government’s delayed and inadequate response to his request for open data on gritting routes. Continue reading
For I’m a Jolly Good Fellow (of the RSA)
Andy Mabbett has accepted the nomination to become a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Continue reading
Posted in about me, humour, open data, social media, Wikipedia
Tagged FRSA, open data, Royal Society, Royal Society of Arts, RSA, social media, The Strand
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How should a hackday be run?
Andy Mabbett is soliciting advice on running a hackday Continue reading
Posted in ideas, open data, Uncategorized
Tagged crowd-sourcing, crowdsourcing, event, hack, hack-day, hackday, Hackday Manifesto, hacking, open data
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Politician pin ups – open-licensed pictures, please
Andy Mabbett calls on public bodies to provide open-licensed pictures of politicians and senior officers. Continue reading
Posted in hyperlocal, ideas, local government, open data, photography, Wikipedia
Tagged accountability, aerial photography, Birmingham City Council, blogging, Bull Ring, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, copyright, Creative Commons, democracy, flickr, free, hyperlocal, journalism, libre, licence, licensing, local government, localgovweb, open data, open licence, opendata, OpenlyLocal, Paul Tilsley, photography, politicians, politics, social media, web, West Midlands Police, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Bullet points from UK Govcamp 2012
Twenty of Andy Mabbett’s thoughts after UKGovCamp 2012. Continue reading
Posted in ideas, local government, open data, tagging, Twitter, Wikipedia
Tagged Anke Holst, beer, Brompton, Dan Slee, Dave Briggs, EdenT, emergency response, flickr, FoI, Freedom of Information, freelance, Glasto for Geeks, Liz Eden, London, London Transport, MabsBrompton, Microsoft, open data, OpenAttribute, Scottevest, social media, Steph Gray, SummerBeth, Terence Eden, trains, twitter, ukgc12, ukgovcamp, unconference, walking, wikipedia
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Open-licensing your images. What it means and how to do it.
Andy Mabbett gives an introduction to the concept of open-licensing images, and explains how you can contribute to the community by open-licensing yours. Continue reading
Posted in open data, photography, Wikipedia
Tagged CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-SA, copyright, Creative Commons, flickr, free, journalism, King Kong, libre, licence, licensing, Nicholas Monro, open data, open licence, Philip Mould, social media, web, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Making a Difference to My Career
Andy Mabbett has gone freelance; his first job is with the Making A Difference with Data project, blogging about open data in the roads and transport sector. Continue reading
Posted in about me, local government, open data
Tagged Boilerhouse, highways, MaDWD, open data, pigsonthewing, public transport, roads, transport, Vicky Sargent
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