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Plowy McPlowface
Lately I’ve been thinking about Plowy McPlowface. This past winter Arlington County’s Department of Environmental Services (DES) released the results of a contest to give names to all of it’s plows, and Plowy McPlowface is my favorite. They also incorporated these names into their snow activity map. Why does this matter? Two words – user…
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Uneven Innovation
Recently I’ve been thinking about “Uneven Innovation: The work of Smart Cities” by Dr. Jennifer Clark. As Chair of the Arlington County Tech Commission, I worked with Arlington County Libraries to host Dr. Clark for an Author Talk about her book, and it was illuminating. When the marketers pitch smart cities, they craft gleaming images…
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An AI Chat-bot for Public Policy
Lately I’ve been thinking about artificial intelligence. Ever since OpenAI announced ChatGPT, the news and hype around AI is overwhelming. I thought I’d wait for things to settle down a bit, but it just keeps going. With stock prices soaring and people trying to jam AI into everything from pillows to toothbrushes it can feel…
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Child labor protections for content creators
Lately I’ve been thinking about all of the kids I see in the videos my kids watch. Recently my kids have entered the world of seemingly endless online videos of kids doing silly things, and playing silly games. While you may not have been exposed to it personally, it probably won’t shock you to learn…
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Lessons from micro-services for small non-profits
As I read about the success Houston, TX has had in addressing homelessness, their approach instantly reminded me of a container orchestration engine, and so I’ve been thinking about what other patterns from micro-service architectures might be applicable to improve the performance of multiple small non-profits working on overlapping and related issues. First, lets demystify…
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