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Mayor’s advisory group issues recommendations on how to find your open data stakeholders

Mayor’s advisory group issues recommendations on how to find your o...

In 2016, DC Mayor Bowser established an Open Government Advisory Group (OGAG) comprised of members of the public (like me) and government…
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There’s a good chance owning Bitcoin will turn out to be ethically reprehensible.

There’s a good chance owning Bitcoin will turn out to be ethically ...

I sold off my BTC and donated the profit to charity.
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DC’s Open Gov Advisory Group Turns 1

DC’s Open Gov Advisory Group Turns 1

It’s been one year since the District government’s Open Government Advisory Group (OGAG) re-launched. A year ago, after being appointed to…
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I’m not organizing Open Data Day DC this year — these three reasons won’t surprise you.

I’m not organizing Open Data Day DC this year — these three reasons...

Civic technology can’t go on like it’s 1999.
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How To Build an App to Call/Write Congress

How To Build an App to Call/Write Congress

Americans have a tradition of communicating with their representatives in Congress to express their views and hold them accountable…
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Civic Tech’s Act III is beginning.

Civic Tech’s Act III is beginning.

The lights are dimming. It’s time to return to our seats. The third act of civic technology is about to begin.
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GovTrack now actually uses open government data

GovTrack now actually uses open government data

tl;dr — I got the open data I’d been requesting for 15 years from the U.S. Congress.
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The Americans I hear from

The Americans I hear from

For the last ten years my inbox has received a regular stream of stories of mental illness, disability, and financial stress.
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Why we hack

Why we hack

I’ll be among the first to say that not everything is hearts and flags in the world of civic tech. A decade of inflated expectations has…
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What happened at Open Data Day DC 2016?

What happened at Open Data Day DC 2016?

Last weekend 150 open data enthusiasts gathered in Washington, DC, for Open Data Day DC, a yearly open data event on the same day as more…
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How that map you saw on FiveThirtyEight silences minorities, and other reasons to consider a…

How that map you saw on FiveThirtyEight silences minorities, and ot...

Maps tell a story. And maps can also lie. Everyone already knows from The West Wing that with a poor choice of map projection — like on…
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So you want to reform democracy

So you want to reform democracy

Hello. You probably just wrote me an email that went something like this…
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