John Gielgud

The single button turnback cuff is bonkers. [via voxsart.]

Wood and Wire

Paola Navone [via [keroiam.]

#19: “This is an exploding motorcycle.”

Dave and Gunnar on smoking funny cigarettes, OpenShift all over the place, motorcycles, hacking Gunnar's house (in a bad way), how to ask for help, and how to receive help like a gentleman.

The Lady is radicalized.

Mario Savio

There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part! You can’t even passively take part! And you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels…upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it … Continue reading Mario Savio →

#18: Jason Hibbets pries open Raleigh.

Dave's off on a motorcycle or something, so this week, Jason Hibbets and Gunnar talk about CityCamp, Code for America, civic innovation, and (of course) Jason's new book.

Adventures in municipal websites

The City of Austin asks me to apply for a permit, and I turn into a cranky UX expert.

This Week: Platforms, platforms, platforms.

On Tuesday morning, I'll be in Austin, talking with our friends at Accenture about the Public Services Platform and OpenShift.

David Simon provides a gift of context.

So much good stuff here, but this is my current favorite: ...if I sound exasperated with other liberal voices on this issue it’s because their barricades are in the wrong place, facing the wrong way, defending the wrong moral and legal terrain. Thus far, the sum of liberal argument against the NSA program amounts to … Continue reading David Simon provides a gift of context. →

Frida Kahlo

Leaving is not enough. You must stay gone. Train your heart like a dog. Change the locks even on the house he's never visited. You lucky, lucky girl. You have an apartment just your size. A bathtub full of tea. A heart the size of Arizona, but not nearly so arid. Don't wish away your … Continue reading Frida Kahlo →