Improving government digital experiences @18F. Former @Codeforamerica fellow. ML/AI. Social justice. front-end dev. data lover. All opinions are my own.
Save our bookshop
this #IndieBookstoreDay by giving the gift of ownership. Our lease is up in July and we need a permanent home for Harrietts ASAP. Donate at https://t.co/V7dNIcABGH to help us continue our mission of celebrating women authors, artists, & activists.
The names we give our kids are special. Share the story of how you picked your kid’s name in the comments, and check out our new digital series #LittleLens 🎥
📣 We need your help. This is the post we hoped to never write, but today marks a huge turning point in The Strand's history. Our revenue has dropped nearly 70% compared to last year, and the loans and cash reserves that have kept us afloat these past months are depleted.
I woke up Indigenous and I’m still here.
We are still here.
People have tried to kill our ancestors, our grandparents, our parents and maybe even us.
But we are still here. Surviving.
Today that feels like enough.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
For #IndigenousPeoplesDay, @najournalists is pleased to announce the Tribal Nations Media Guide to help journalists learn about the complexities of Indigenous nations & their varied communities. #representation#Indigenous Available here: https://t.co/fMJKVQz2bX
Trump and Republicans have to be driven out of office.
It’s not a solution to everything.
It’s about not beating back a fascist Trump dictatorship.
If he’s not defeated electorally, it will solidify a fascist dictatorship & the far right will ramp up exponentially.
"Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." —Lin Yutang
Registration is open for Tech Policy Workshop, Nov 16-17 at @usfca. I'm excited about our speaker line-up! Anyone interested in the impact of data misuses on society & the intersection with policy is welcome to join us. Details here:
https://t.co/yb77BrfEtp @DataInstituteSF
Tech buzzwords explained:
AI—regression
Big data—data
Blockchain—database
Algorithm—automated decision-making
Cloud—Internet
Crypto—cryptocurrency
Dark web—Onion service
Data science—statistics done by nonstatisticians
Disruption—competition
Viral—popular
IoT—malware-ready device
"Design is a lever of power. We cannot click buttons and menu options that don’t exist. We cannot fully process all the warnings and pop-up notices we are confronted with, let alone the fine print." https://t.co/Axb6g333JC
Information and communication technology is a lucrative part of the prison-industrial complex.
GTL and Securus dominate the market, making many millions of dollars in profit each year for the private-equity firms that own them. https://t.co/clvMcPm9Oh