2024.11.13 – This is my plea to my colleagues and folks currently working in, or thinking about, government service. The work to take care of each other doesn't stop with a change in administration.
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Webmentions - Your Next Social Network
2024.10.11 – A web-first way to collaborate.
Series Three Shirts
2024.05.08 – I've just released SIX NEW SHIRT DESIGNS for my series three run, celebrating a variety of hot topics including Login.gov, the DATA Act of 2014, Artificial Intelligence, and Agile software development.
LLMs Are Not Ready for Government Use
2023.10.09 – The latest buzzword in govtech these days is Large Language Models (LLMs). However, they are too risky for the government to trust.
Jobs Page Updates
2023.07.30 – I've made some changes to my two jobs pages and associated RSS feeds. Here's what they are.
More Jobs, USAJobs Scraper, Jekyll Tweaks
2023.03.08 – I've added more job postings from USAJobs and wrote a script to pull from their API. I've also made some ridiculous changes to abuse Jekyll to make this site work better.
Government Sales
2023.01.24 – My post on LinkedIn about the uselessness of sales cold-calls to government agencies went viral the other day. I wanted to respond to some of the comments, and explain more about government procurement and why these strategies simply do not work.
New Stickers Have Arrived!
2023.01.17 – My "Move Carefully and Fix Things" stickers were so popular that I've added a new design!
2022 Recap
2023.01.03 – As I look ahead to new projects in 2023, here's a quick review of the many things that I produced in 2022.
Bringing Webrings Back
2022.12.30 – Webrings were a staple in the late 90s, and it's time to bring them back!
Mastodon: Good Enough For Now
2022.12.30 – I don't think Mastodon will stick around forever, but here's why we should embrace it fully for now.
Weaving The Web
2022.11.28 – The implosion of a popular bird-enthusiasts website left many people scrambling to find their friends on new social media sites like Mastodon. Let's make sure we can find each other the next time this inevitably happens!