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I create software to help voters understand and influence public spending.

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I saw 15 whooping cranes today and accidentally caught a few in flight.

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https://t.co/FddeD0pXUe

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@heathoates @ColeYoung @OatesBryce Or # of tv appearances. @jeremyneely

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@heathoates @ColeYoung @OatesBryce To avoid being too subjective we better just go with Twitter follower count. 🤣

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Fast Company article about my work: https://t.co/DdqVSyh3DR

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A story in Governing looks at my company’s work helping cities collect public input on housing plans. https://t.co/OG1zlsz6H8

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I added Arabic, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, and Traditional Chinese translations to Balancing Act this week. It now supports 15 languages.

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@jeremyneely I hope he didn't scuff them up on his flat-bed truck.

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@anannabananacan Souvenirs by John Prine. 😭

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Congrats to @Pittsburgh, PA, for going live with our Budget Simulation and Taxpayer Receipt! Pittsburgh hopes the tools will encourage residents to have a "more active role in both the budgeting process and the tax reform conversation". Read more: https://t.co/8WNuhdJoat

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My year in books: https://t.co/A1sSWXobfY

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@sbrewster99 You need a snack safe.

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I built that.

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As public engagement software continues to advance in the world of government technology, Denver-based Balancing Act is making its own play to grab some of that market via the public budgeting process. https://t.co/4aoKjLPgCw

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@jecoreyarthur Norfolk, VA is asking for input and letting people set their order of priorities. City staff get results as instant run-off, condorcet, etc. (Full disclosure: I work for Balancing Act) https://t.co/0PANjLHrmV

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@heathoates More than 2 marathons! Wow.

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@solarjedimaster Ya, the app could be used to facilitate any type of public conversation about how a resource is allocated. We usually sell to city governments, but we have worked with community groups, too.

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Here's what I've been building lately at work.

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Can simulation tools soften tension over new #housing? @govtechnews talked with Balancing Act President Chris Adams about how the Simulation for Housing tool is helping both city planners and residents find solutions together: https://t.co/aenamoYF3a

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@justinjdean @Anarchy_How My friend was just telling me how they appreciate the way you use gender-neutral pronouns. You're a good example. Thanks for being an ally!

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With 15 tabs open, Firefox was driving my CPU load above 50%. One of the tabs was Facebook dot com. This is what happened when I closed it.

Facebook is malware.