NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub
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Re: NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub
#2This is awesome. Not really sure why they chose to release it as an XLSX document on GitHub, but it'll work!
Re: NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub
#3In .xlsx format.
Re: NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub
#4In .xlsx format.
https://github.com/DataGarage/node-xlsx-json
Node module to convert xlsx to JSON.
Re: NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub
#5No matter who was doing the acquiring, the "acquisition costs" of firearms are impressively low. Who buys a military-grade .45 pistol for $60?
Re: NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub
#6This is awesome. Not really sure why they chose to release it as an XLSX document on GitHub, but it'll work!
I'd assume it's an XLSX simply because that's the format they received it in from the Defense Department.
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#7Imported it into Google docs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AXPtmdbZ6zJph9Nly6_3...
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Re: NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub
#8This is awesome. Not really sure why they chose to release it as an XLSX document on GitHub, but it'll work!
I'd assume it's an XLSX simply because that's the format they received it in from the Defense Department.
Yes, the file is 1033-program-foia-may-2014.xlsx - just the fact that 'FOIA' is in there suggests that it's the original format.
Re: NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub
#9A contributor just uploaded the data in CSV format as well.
Re: NY Times releases military surplus gear data on GitHub
#10No matter who was doing the acquiring, the "acquisition costs" of firearms are impressively low. Who buys a military-grade .45 pistol for $60?
I can't think of any others, but a $60 Colt M1911 is indeed a hell of a bargain. Unless it's in a dire state of disrepair, I'd say that price is about $800-900 cheaper than expected.