Abhi Nemani
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“And, as the world becomes a smaller and smaller place, and the level of interconnectivity increases, standards will play a larger and larger role, both in structuring and causing change.” -
New Open Data Policy from the White House [embedded]
Today, the White House released an Executive Order updating the federal government’s open data policy. Available online now only as a PDF, so embedded here for easier viewing:
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Only 2 days left to apply for the OpenGov Knight News Challenge!
Deadline is Monday, 5pm ET — sharp.
Simple application, big opportunity: no excuse not to step up: newschallenge.org
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All kinds of awesome: 3D-printed flag tag from CfA fellow Marcin Wichary.
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Biverbal Bytes by Anna Khan: Follow Your Passion This is the worst advice I have ever received. And I’ve found that a lot of people in their mid to late 20’s feel the same way.
Since the first day of college, passion was the law of the land. We were told to “Read!”, “Learn!”, “Explore!”. We had four years to run after what we found most…
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“Denny Crane: Alan, you know, one thing you sometimes forget is, no matter how hard your day, no matter how tough your choices, how complex your ethical decisions, you always get to choose what you have for lunch.
Alan Shore: Daily, I am amazed at your inexhaustible ability to just live.
Denny Crane: It’s either that or die.”— - Boston Legal -
Measured Voice Blog: Measured Voice is Open for Business We are excited to announce that Measured Voice is now open for business! You can sign up for a 30-day free trial of Measured Voice right now, no credit card required.
We built the first version of Measured Voice in 2009 to help us work with our clients to manage their social media messaging….
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“According to estimates by the Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. government requires individuals and companies to spend about nine billion hours (that’s about 38 hours per adult) filling out paperwork each year.” -
A short but fascinating history of when “are” become “is” in mathematics
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The Impatient Convener: I'm In...Seeking the Democratic Nomination for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 2013 Love that @aneeshchopra puts his campaign disclosures on github:
…for those wishing to access both our data in machine-readable form, please visit our Github site – for contributions (https://gist.github.com/3099219) and expenditures (https://gist.github.com/3099212).
