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15- Quantifying the Commons: The end of an era.
15+ ## Quantifying the Commons: The end of an era.
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1717Dear gentle reader,
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2626Looking back, I was quite nervous on my first meeting with Timid Robot and
2727Sara. I did not quite understand the automation part of the project, how long
2828the scripts ran? Why? I was fascinated by the whole process of the system, after
29- further explanation by Timid I was really impressed by the design thinking. A
29+ further explanation by Timid Robot I was really impressed by the design thinking. A
3030lot of details and critical thinking were put into implementing the system. Big
3131kudos to the project lead and previous contributors, I am in love with the
3232foundation being put in place prior to my contribution. It is a firm one and it
@@ -41,15 +41,14 @@ articles, tested, iterated and improvised functions and mechanisms. I improved
4141on my data structure and algorithm skills, I had to cater for test cases,
4242limitations and risk. Risk in the sense that the system is exposed to change
4343because the data is live and dynamic from the API. This is what I did in the
44- first half of my internship here ( first half blog post)
45- [ https://opensource.creativecommons.org/blog/entries/2026-01-22-My-outreachy-journey/ ] .
44+ first half of my internship here [ first half blog post]
45+ ( https://opensource.creativecommons.org/blog/entries/2026-01-22-My-outreachy-journey/ ) .
4646I would be focusing on the second half of the internship in this blog post. A
4747big part of the project is ensuring the integrity of data is in sync with the
4848efficiency of the automation process.
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5050
51- ### I worked on completing the automation process for the Smithsonian quarterly
52- report:
51+ ### I worked on completing the the process and report stages for the Smithsonian script:
5352Smithsonian is one of the largest public institutions in the United States. It
5453has a total of 38 units/data sources like museums, zoos and libraries as of when
5554I worked on it. We derived insights on the usage of CC0 license across the media
@@ -65,8 +64,7 @@ changes in the next automation process. This was the best way possible at the
6564moment to handle the sudden unit code, so that our data is quite predictable and
6665updated.
6766
68- ### I also worked on completing the automation process for the Arxiv quarterly
69- report:
67+ ### I also worked on completing the process and report stages for the Arxiv script:
7068
7169Arxiv is a curated research-sharing platform with 5 million monthly active users
7270and hosts 2.6 million research papers. We derived quite interesting insights
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ I learnt so much about creating a structure when solving a problem. It is quite
8179easier to debug and it presents a detailed workflow for future contributors to
8280understand what has been done previously. It literally boils down to how you
8381name your variable or how you use it in a function. I also learnt the importance
84- of asking why. Timid encouraged me to always question assumptions and understand
82+ of asking why. Timid Robot encouraged me to always question assumptions and understand
8583the reasoning behind decisions. This was the best thing to do because it made
8684the whole internship fun and puzzling. Things became naturally logical and I
8785could connect the dots quite easily.
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