“Modern Media Tweet Shortcode” caching woes.

Modern Media Tweet Shortcode makes it easy to embed Twitter on your WordPress site. I use it in my "...from Twitter" category, which is now mercifully exempted from the front page and the RSS feed. It works fine, and even does you the favor of caching the JSON from Twitter so you don't have to … Continue reading “Modern Media Tweet Shortcode” caching woes. →

Mel Chua is awesome.

The best I can hope for is the ability to hear beaver sneezes. via [M]etabrain [E]ntry [L]og » Blog Archive » I do not know what to call this..

Open Source: A platform for government innovation.

Here's my presentation from the Alfresco Content.gov conference. They were good enough to let me ramble for 45 minutes on why open platforms are just as important as open content. Not sure if the full meaning of the talk is apparent from the slides, but I'll leave this here, just in case. You can download … Continue reading Open Source: A platform for government innovation. →

DISA releases IAVA-to-CVE mapping

The DOD keeps its own catalog of system vulnerabilities, the IAVM. You can think about this as the computer security alerting system for the DOD. If you get an IAVM, it will tell you what the vulnerability is, how critical it is, and if you need to patch it immediately. The rest of the world … Continue reading DISA releases IAVA-to-CVE mapping →

Building a Timeline of Open Source in the US Government

I spent the last couple days on this project, and it's looking pretty good so I thought I'd give an early peek. Eventually, I'd like to throw this up on Open Source for America and integrate it with CivicCommons' list of government open source projects. But, you know, baby steps. At the very bottom of … Continue reading Building a Timeline of Open Source in the US Government →

Getting a Simile Timeline to Work in WordPress

The first step is to get it working on static pages. Kiyohito Yamamoto; provides a great starter kit. You'll save yourself some trouble if you create a separate .js file for your own timeline scripts. Yamamoto's script is pretty great, but if you try using Timeline 2.3.0, you'll discover that the Timeline.DefaultEventSource.Event() constructor has changed. The … Continue reading Getting a Simile Timeline to Work in WordPress →

Endorsed: Kinesis Advantage Keyboard

I started getting pains and numbness in my back and upper arms in my late twenties. Knowing that had to change, and quick, I did two things: started using a standing desk, and got myself a Kinesis Advantage keyboard. The premise is simple: put the most common keys (space, enter, delete, backspace, etc.) on your strongest … Continue reading Endorsed: Kinesis Advantage Keyboard →

Need For Agility

“If I could reliably predict the future, my life would be much different than it is right now. I would be richer, smarter, and probably better-looking. Instead, I have to rely on my years of experience working with the Federal government. That has given me a modest amount of insight into what we can expect … Continue reading Need For Agility →

Astaire gets weird on belts.

In the way of belts, Astaire likes to use silk handkerchiefs—purely for utilitarian purposes rather than theatrical. He has a 31-inch waist and loses pounds when he is dancing. The resilient silk allows him to draw his pants right. "I used to use old neckties for the same purpose but the handkerchiefs are better." At … Continue reading Astaire gets weird on belts. →

IBM Whitepaper on KVM Security

IBM published a fantastic introduction to the security features of the KVM hypervisor (pdf), and how it compares to its competitors. I'll be referring to this a lot.