What I learned in two years of moving government forms online

XOXCO to join Microsoft!

I am extremely excited to announce XOXCO has agreed to be acquired by Microsoft.

When Katie Spence and I started this company, the idea of chatbots and other talking computers was just beginning to get attention in the tech world. We found a developer…

One Small Step for the Web…

I’ve always believed the web is for everyone. That’s why I and others fight fiercely to protect it. The changes we’ve managed to bring have created a better and more connected world. But for all the good we’ve achieved, the web has evolved into an engine of inequity and division…

Tech Companies as Caretakers

What happens when we outsource our emotional and social labor?

Defusing COBOL Bombs with Smart Automation

As I continue this series on the challenge of legacy systems generally, and COBOL…

Unleashing the SSO 🐙

Open-sourcing sso, the way we secure services at BuzzFeed

Today we are open-sourcing sso, our single-sign-on authentication proxy — known internally as the S.S. Octopus — used to secure access to internal services at BuzzFeed…

Once you’ve finished the print run, I’d ask you to consider making the game available for print on demand at https://www.drivethrucards.com. If you’d like a sherpa for doing that you can reach me on twitter at Randy Oest.

Just signed up. Would love to play :)

This is absolute genius. I would really love to get my hands on a deck. Have you thought about possibly releasing the cards as “print your own” in the same way that Cards Against Humanity does?

This is amazing! Would really love to see more card games from the software deevelopment world :)