Aaron Swartz, 1986-2013
Cory Doctorow’s impassioned obituary of Aaron. And this great quote from Aaron: “Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. I think a lot of what people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity.”
View ArticleRemembering Aaron
Remembering Aaron – by Parker Higgins of the EFF. Losing Aaron – A Boston Magazine interview with Aaron Swartz’s father, Bob. It’s been over a year since Aaron took his life. I feel like I’m still...
View ArticleAbhi Nemani on technology in government
Abhi Nemani of Code for America: In departing, I wanted to share what I’ve learned about coding for America. At the end of the day, it’s not merely about technology and cities; instead it is about the...
View ArticleBacking Up Twitter with WordPress
Last week I found out about an updated WordPress plugin that let’s you archive your Twitter feed within WordPress. The plugin: Ozh’ Tweet Archiver. I’ve already put it to use with my own Twitter...
View ArticleTesla Patents and a New World
This is the world I want to live in: Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport… Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use...
View ArticleThe Problem with New Open Source Social Media Platforms
The problem with the new, open source, social media platforms? They (typically) don’t run on basic php/mysql web servers. Plain and simple. I’ve written lots on open source before (see here), so...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Free Software
From Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators: Stallman’s free software movement was imperfectly named. Its goal was not to insist that all software come free of charge but that it be liberated from any...
View ArticleGov Inspiration from the US Digital Service
I’m loving this new video from the U.S. Digital Service (see previous posts on the USDS here):
View ArticleMore Technologists to the Digital Service!
More technologists are joining the US Digital Service! Andrew Nacin and Kara DeFrias have both posted recently about joining the USDS. See my previous posts on the USDS here.
View ArticleUSDS @ TED: This tech team is saving government millions of dollars a year
http://www.ted.com/talks/haley_van_dyck_this_tech_team_is_saving_government_millions_of_dollars_a_year
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