Notes from the week of 2011-03-20

PayPal X Platform

• Puzzled why this @Infochimps @YQL query works in the console http://yhoo.it/gYZ17r but not in this Python program http://bit.ly/f8URm9 #
• Ways to donate to Japan earthquake and tsunami relief using @PayPal http://bit.ly/dJXTU3 (100% of your donation goes to charity of choice) #
• This pointer to Python-YQL env info http://bit.ly/hYyCjX from @pjdonnelly solves my earlier "use" problem without the "use" being required #
• Part 2 of @PayPalX "Selling Digital Goods in Data Markets" http://bit.ly/esITZ5 discusses @factual & @infochimps Twitter influence #bigdata #
• Read http://bit.ly/dQ5oUU and http://bit.ly/gVAQGe for more on the @Infochimps Twitter metrics @YQL in @PayPalX article http://bit.ly/fL8jRd #

Big data

• Quora: What underlying technologies are used to implement the major data markets? Answer: http://qr.ae/i6UX #

APIs and development

• "The Node Ahead" http://bit.ly/gNlEjr provides great info including creator Ryan Dahl's JSConf talk on Node: http://bit.ly/eh20qn #
• I hope @factual is talking with @foursquare about cross-walking as part of the latter's "Venue Project" http://on.mash.to/edXsj7 #
• How to optimize your LinkedIn profile's new Skills section http://on.mash.to/gjzMAB #
• #PyCon 2011 sessions are already online http://bit.ly/gB1foJ via @ptwobrussell #
• Presentation: REST API design for SQL programmers http://bit.ly/hBgMjO from @Apigee CTO Greg Brail @gbrail #
• Another great @Apigee post, this one on #winning with JSON and JSONP http://bit.ly/gfz7PG #
• #Python links: "Think Stats" probability and statistics book http://bit.ly/i8g3ce and Milk machine learning toolkit http://bit.ly/ibUC20 #

Personal things

• Move the slider to see before/after photos of Japan's tsunami devastation http://nyti.ms/exUJ74 via @nytimes #prayforjapan #
• 7 simple ways to help the Japanese people http://on.mash.to/gCTfzB #prayforjapan #
• WeatherSpark is fantastic! http://bit.ly/gXKzL4 via @flowingdata #
• An incredible and touching TED talk: "The Birth of a Word" http://bit.ly/fmSbA0 (parents and speech paths *must* watch) via @gnestor #
• Sun domain going away June 1st http://engt.co/eEGUmF is a bit of a bummer; I wonder what it'd cost to buy it for old times sake? #

Running

• My early summer training goal: Turkey Track Trail Half Marathon http://bit.ly/gDf9Ij in CO. Love the San Ju… http://dailymile.com/e/Omf4 #
• More on the Turkey Track Trail marathon races http://bit.ly/i1pXOz via @runnersworld and http://bit.ly/dZY7Za @trailrunnermag #
• Beginning Hal Higdon advanced Half training http://bit.ly/e3nSRS March 21st for the Turkey Track trail race June 11th http://bit.ly/gDf9Ij #
• The Religion of Running Technique http://bit.ly/fy62kN is actually a fantastic, scientifically grounded analysis (via @irunfar) #
• Ran 3.19 miles in 35 mins and felt great. Family run, stroller and all. http://dailymile.com/e/Ox8K #
• Interval training plans to build fitness fast http://bit.ly/gs6Jfk via @activenetwork (I'm curious to try the pyramid on my next "fast" day) #
• Ran 3.34 miles in 29 mins and felt great. 30min tempo run. Warm. http://dailymile.com/e/P2Jc #
• Exercise "afterburn" (aka EPOC) can burn more than a third of your total calorie expenditure http://bit.ly/eRQBLC via @runnersworld #