Bicing

api.bicingwatch.com has now been up for two weeks. It is a small site with just a handful of html views and some JSON views. I also use python now to scrape the bicing.com website and store the results in a mysql database. This does not include the data I had already collected over the last year, which I will import soon. Today I also enabled disqus commenting on the station pages. I originally planned to write this myself, but this is way quicker and I can always change to the django commenting system later. ...

After living in Barcelona for three years the thieves finally got me. My wallet got stolen in a bar and I lost a few things, but nothing irreplaceable. But it gave me good idea how difficult it is to get certain cards replaced. bicing card (did I mention that I love bicing?): easy to block and replace online. cost: 4 euro - Zoo Club Barcelona card: you have to go there and get a replacement. cost: 1 euro - La Caixa credit card: a call to block and replace, you have to go there and pick it up. cost: free - Gym card – not replaced yet Next time I try to have even less cards with me.