David Cohen, a storied activist and leader on campaigns for social and economic justice, passed away at the end of last year. Between 2005 and 2007, David and I worked together at Experience Corps in Washington, DC. We shared an office for a brief time. At one point, I recall showing him the keyboard shortcuts […]
Wired profiles former U.S. CTO Todd Park in an excellent piece that absolutely nails the issues with stagnation in federal tech: procurement and inertia. Park knows the problem is systemic—a mindset that locks federal IT into obsolete practices—“a lot of people in government are, like, suspended in amber,” he said to the crowd at Mozilla. […]
…or greatest newspaper correction? From the 5/9/11 edition of the Washington Post’s Express metro newspaper.
Walked to the metro this morning, my head swimming in 10 hours of news and analysis about the demise of Osama bin Laden. The friendly man who hands out the Washington Post’s Express at the top of the escalator handed me my daily copy, and I opened it curious to know whether the news had […]
While littering may not seem like a major issue, for years now it’s something I’ve longed to hear DC’s leaders address. In many neighborhoods around the District, trash is ever-present — in the streets, in yards, on the sidewalks, everywhere. In addition to being unsightly and disrespectful, there’s strong evidence to suggest that litter has […]
If you haven’t seen Posing with Friends, you really are missing one of the most uproariously creative things on the internet right now. A project of a good friend’s little brother, the site posts photos of people posing similarly and in the same frame as other people who are also having their pictures taken by […]
I complain about DC Metro’s broken escalators and incomprehensible yellow line rush hour Mt. Vernon turnaround as much as anybody. Probably more. But when you think about it, this underground network of tunnels full of rushing trains that gets me to work in 10 minutes is actually pretty incredible. Snapped this pic coming out at […]