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Summer Update
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labingiOwn Hands Story Search Update
If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.[*] That's why I'm very happy to announce a new collaborator on our advanced search tool for fiction, my amazing friend, Elaine, who brings decades of experience in IT to laying the foundations of this search tool. Many thanks to Elaine for helping us to develop a sound architecture... in her spare time for no pay. It's slow going, but each step is careful and sure. Our longer range plan is to apply for grants once we have a proof of concept. That's still a ways out, but we'll get there. We continue to be committed to using open source code and developing this tool as a digital commons project.
[*]At the risk of possibly belying that sentiment, I'm not going to post my whole author newsletter here, just that Own Hands update. Anyone who would like to sign up for my infrequent newsletter can do so here. You can unsubscribe at any time.
If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.[*] That's why I'm very happy to announce a new collaborator on our advanced search tool for fiction, my amazing friend, Elaine, who brings decades of experience in IT to laying the foundations of this search tool. Many thanks to Elaine for helping us to develop a sound architecture... in her spare time for no pay. It's slow going, but each step is careful and sure. Our longer range plan is to apply for grants once we have a proof of concept. That's still a ways out, but we'll get there. We continue to be committed to using open source code and developing this tool as a digital commons project.
[*]At the risk of possibly belying that sentiment, I'm not going to post my whole author newsletter here, just that Own Hands update. Anyone who would like to sign up for my infrequent newsletter can do so here. You can unsubscribe at any time.
