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Putting Government Data online - Design Issues
Tim Berners-Lee's proposal for getting more government information online in a useful format
semanticweb  rdf  search  government  data  webdev 
october 2009 by jimray
Transparency Corps
Latest project from the Sunlight Foundation. Like Mechanical Turk for government transparency.
government  politics  tumbl 
august 2009 by jimray
Dahlia Lithwick on the fallacy of voter "fraud"
Lithwick has been on this issue for years and offers one of the most insightful analysis on why the real fraud is all of the right wing hysteria about this non-issue
politics  voting  tumbl  government 
october 2008 by jimray
Ars has a really great breakdown of the White House email system
And, more interestingly, how the Bush administration failed at basic accounting of that email system as required by the Federal Records Act
government  corruption  email  history  legal  politics  tumbl 
may 2008 by jimray
Why Pentagon talking heads piece in New York Times had no legs
"the biggest hurdle for the story's impact may have been one journalists have trouble seeing. Many Americans confronted with stories of media manipulation by government officials aren't, at this point, shocked and awed. Instead they've come to expect it."
media  newspapers  government 
april 2008 by jimray
The FCC is actually going to do the right thing to stop ISP traffic "shaping"
This is as great as it is surprising.
internet  netneutrality  awesome  government  tumbl 
february 2008 by jimray
Library of Congress taps Silverlight to "enhance" access
One of those nifty projects where Microsoft is giving away $3 million - in Microsoft software. I wonder if they get a tax break on that!
dumb  microsoft  silverlight  libraries  government  tumbl 
february 2008 by jimray
NASA puts the massive in MMORPG
In SecondLifeSpace, no one can hear you scream
nasa  government  videogames  tumbl 
january 2008 by jimray
Apparently, customs can rummage through your computer hard drive at will
No warrant or suspicion required. Best to keep your secrets in an encrypted file and then you can at least try to plead the fifth when the ask for your password.
privacy  travel  government  tumbl 
january 2008 by jimray
Judge: Man can't be forced to divulge encryption passphrase
Said to be in violation of fifth amendment rights against self-incrimination. So... maybe PGP encrypt your iPod before the RIAA comes knocking.
cryptography  government  politics  privacy  tumbl 
december 2007 by jimray
McClellan blames Bush for CIA leak deceit
It's all rats and sinking ships for the next year, I'm afraid
politics  government  tumbl 
november 2007 by jimray
FEMA is just another word for FAIL
So, FEMA holds a press conference, gives 15 minutes notice, opens a listen only 800 number, then stacks the room with FEMA employees to ask softball questions. I believe I speak for America when I ask what the FUCK?
dumb  republicans  government  tumbl 
october 2007 by jimray
Google has an amazingly impressive 2007 election guide for Australia
The mapping stuff alone is nothing short of awesome, this is a warning shot across the bow of the mainstream media ship in the U.S. for '08
google  news  government  politics  election  maps  media  tumbl 
september 2007 by jimray
The CIA's FOIA site
Where to get the "family jewels" report
cia  government  foia  media  history  tumbl 
june 2007 by jimray
Google gets political with a public policy blog
Sorta... odd. I'd expect this more from google.org than .com
google  politics  tumbl  government  privacy 
june 2007 by jimray
Who's a rat
"The largest online database of informants and agents" - is this for real?
legal  government  crime  wtf  privacy  politics 
june 2007 by jimray
Bush's surgeon general nominee thinks gay people can be "cured"
Said your naughty bits are like "pipe fittings" - asshat
homosexuality  dumb  republicans  religion  science  government  tumbl 
june 2007 by jimray
Pentagon gets its imagination back
I'm actually a fan of spending, say, 1% of the defense budget on completely outlandish ideas to see what sticks
scifi  military  government  terrorism  war  tumbl 
june 2007 by jimray
How the Pentagon got its shape
2read  history  government  military  architecture  via:snarkmarket 
may 2007 by jimray
Secure your computer the NSA way
Security config guides from the NSA for OS X, Windows and Solairs. Your tax dollars at work, people!
security  nsa  government  operatingsystems  tumbl 
march 2007 by jimray
Sunlight Labs is a bunch of projects that aims to increase government/media transparency
Come for the great ideas, stay for the API's (thanks, Dubs!)
via:sjwilliams  government  media  awesome  tumbl 
march 2007 by jimray
SEC begins suspending trading of companies who spam
I doubt they'll be able to stay ahead of the bastards, but this is a promising step
spam  government  money  email 
march 2007 by jimray
Coins circulating without ‘In God We Trust’
About goddamn time. Oh. Wait. It's a mistake? Dammit.
religion  government  money  tumbl 
march 2007 by jimray
Things you can do to help save internet radio from the fuckwits at the RIAA
Fuck me, I'm pissed that I get so irrationally pissed about this fucking bullshit. Motherfucking assholes...
internet  radio  government  riaa  fuckwits  tumbl 
march 2007 by jimray
U.S. Government bans Vista, Office 2007
That's a pretty big customer...
microsoft  windows  vista  government  tumbl 
march 2007 by jimray
2006 Federal Excise Tax Credit
Created in 1898 to pay for the Spanish American War, reinstated to pay for various other wars (WWI, WWII, Vietnam), you are now eligible for $30-$60 on your 2006 taxes
2006  government  war  finances  legal 
january 2007 by jimray
Theater of the Absurd at the T.S.A.
First mainstream press look at how the utter inanity of T.S.A. I've seen. Obligatory nod to Bruce Schneier as well
media  security  government  terrorism  via:revgeorge 
december 2006 by jimray
Raytheon: Jobs in Antarctica
You too can clean latrines at the bottom of the world
antarctica  work  government 
december 2006 by jimray
Republican Contract with America
This is certainly interesting to read 12 years later - they're kicking themselves for that whole "have to obey laws" thing (thanks, Resh!)
republicans  politics  government  congress  via:kidethnic 
november 2006 by jimray
Pentagon boosts 'media war' unit
Oceania is at war with Eurasia, in alliance with Eastasia
government  war  media  propaganda  politics  military 
november 2006 by jimray
LegiStorm - The Web's only source for congressional staff salaries
government  politics  congress  money 
september 2006 by jimray
Gonzales wants ISPs to save user data
You know, for the children
privacy  government  dumb  security 
september 2006 by jimray
Ties to GOP trumped skill on Iraq team
Shocking. No, really, I'm shocked *shocked* that this would happen under team Bush.
government  evil  corruption  iraq  war  military  politics 
september 2006 by jimray
Free the Maps
USGS maps now available for free from the Internet Archive
via:mathowie  maps  government 
august 2006 by jimray
Schneier on Security: What the Terrorists Want
"The real point of terrorism is not the act itself, but our reaction to the act. And we're doing exactly what the terrorists want." Precisely.
government  politics  military  terrorism  war 
august 2006 by jimray
ReallyReady.org: A Project of the Federation of American Scientists
A response to the brokenness of ready.gov
via:zefrank  community  design  government  health  science  security  usability 
august 2006 by jimray
I.R.S. to Cut Tax Auditors - New York Times
"The federal government is moving to eliminate the jobs of nearly half of the lawyers at the Internal Revenue Service who audit tax returns of some of the wealthiest Americans..." Ken Lay is grinning in his grave.
via:revgeorge  politics  dumb  government  irs  money 
july 2006 by jimray
Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is an idiot
"It's a series of tubes."
dumbass  government  republicans  dumb  via:revgeorge 
june 2006 by jimray
Washington State declares RSS Days
Oh my.
dumb  government  feeds  weird 
june 2006 by jimray
Official Google Blog: Finding government info
Google does what the government couldn't (wouldn't?). How can this be politicized? Triumph of laissez faire free marketism? A progressive group taking an inept administration to task? FIGHT!
government  google  search 
june 2006 by jimray
SCOTUS rules against government whistleblowers
I miss O'Connor already. While everyone else fritters on about abortion, which isn't going anywhere any time soon, these are the types of thousand cuts that the new SCOTUS is going to use to fuck America.
government  scotus  firstammendment 
may 2006 by jimray
Submit a Privacy Act Request
How to (politely) ask the NSA to give you your phone records. Every j-school student in the country should be required to do this before graduating.
nsa  government  spying  privacy  security 
may 2006 by jimray
The Fremont Bridge is being replaced, starting this weekend
Handy info for my new hood
seattle  via:tomharpel  government  publictransportation 
may 2006 by jimray
Come Back with a Warrant Doormat
Brilliant
government  funny  home 
may 2006 by jimray
The people who work for Diebold are idiots
"For there to be a problem here, you're basically assuming a premise where you have some evil and nefarious election officials who would sneak in and introduce a piece of software," he said. "I don't believe these evil elections people exist."
evil  diebold  election  government  politics  security  voting 
may 2006 by jimray
How can I file an electronic tax return for free?
taxes  government 
march 2006 by jimray
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund :
A privately funded hospital for veterans
via:rocketboom  war  iraq  government 
february 2006 by jimray
No clear Katrina chain of command, GAO report says
Duh?
government  hurricanekatrina 
february 2006 by jimray
Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him
The top climate scientist at NASA says the Bush administration has tried to stop him from speaking out since he gave a lecture last month calling for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
climatechange  politics  government  evil 
january 2006 by jimray
Privacy and MSN Search
Wow, this is the most lawyerly worded weblog post I think I've ever read - no wonder people trust Google more, even if it is a bunch of hay
privacy  government  microsoft  google 
january 2006 by jimray
3 Percent Fee On Cell Phones Started 107 Years Ago
Part of your cell phone bill goes to funding the Spanish American war - and it looks like it might get repealed!
war  dumb  politics  taxes  history  government 
january 2006 by jimray
Patriot Search - Our Search Syntax
"Please note that 'true' is the default value if you omit the "terrorist" operator – after all, everyone is a potential terrorist."
brilliant  satire  searchengines  politics  privacy  government 
january 2006 by jimray
Muslim Scholars Were Paid to Aid U.S. Propaganda - New York Times
government  war  iraq  religion  islam  propaganda  dumb 
january 2006 by jimray
Congress votes database
Every vote in Congress since 1991 - Adrian is really pushing the "database frontend as journalism" hard, this is certainly a fantastic service. Nice use of RSS as well.
politics  media  washpost  government  via:joeweiss 
december 2005 by jimray
CryptoKids™ America's Future Codemakers & Codebreakers -- Site Start Page
No. Way.
via:bruceschneier  cryptography  education  government  dumb  wontsomebodythinkofthechildren  security 
november 2005 by jimray
Brownie on the taxpayer payroll for another 30 days
At what point does this just become ridiculous?
government  dumb  hurricanekatrina 
october 2005 by jimray
Newark pays for all the good news fit to print
"The paper can only generate stories based on leads from the council and the mayor's office."
dumb  media  government 
october 2005 by jimray
Sign Language
"Don't let the CAT out of the bag!" No wonder we can't fucking find Osama.
dumb  government  security  via:bruceschneier 
october 2005 by jimray
FBI Papers Indicate Intelligence Violations
fbi  government  privacy 
october 2005 by jimray
Find the Brownie
A collaborative effort to weed out cronies at high levels of government before they screw up
government  collaboration  politics 
october 2005 by jimray
FEMA for Kids Rap
"And mitigation is important to our agency"
via:zeldman  government  dumb  hilarious 
september 2005 by jimray
Carnival Cruise lines is gouging the federal government
"When the federal government would actually save millions of dollars by forgoing the status quo and actually sending evacuees on a luxurious six-month cruise it is time to rethink how we are conducting oversight."
hurricanekatrina  government  corruption  dumb  via:joeweiss 
september 2005 by jimray
Ask Seattlest: The Monorail
Brilliant
seattle  government  dumb 
september 2005 by jimray
How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?
Cronyism has been a part of the Bush agenda -- unapologetically -- from day one
government  politics  hurricanekatrina  corruption 
september 2005 by jimray
Tax breaks compound hurricane recovery woes
Leave no billionaire behind
taxes  government  hurricanekatrina  hurricanerita 
september 2005 by jimray
Bush wants the military to take over future disaster zones
This is a horrible idea
government  military  dumb 
september 2005 by jimray
Barack Obama has a podcast!
I can't wait to vote for Obama for President
government  podcasts  politics  democrats 
september 2005 by jimray
Boing Boing: FEMA to Mac, Linux users: drop dead
wingmanifesto  government  dumb 
september 2005 by jimray
The President's weekly radio address, as a podcast
Now, if only it were something (and someone!) I actually wanted to listen to...
politics  podcasting  government 
august 2005 by jimray
FCC Reclassifies DSL, Drops Common Carrier Rules
The FCC is a bunch of industry whores. This fucking sucks.
dumb  government  fcc  internet 
august 2005 by jimray
Things that are not in the U.S. Constitution
Privacy, separation of church and state, explicit voting rights and marriage, among others
government  history  politics  law 
august 2005 by jimray
Open letter to Kansas City school board
The graph explaining global warming is worth the trip alone
via:maciej  politics  government  science  satire  brilliant 
august 2005 by jimray
An unimpassioned look at the shuttle
With a great historical perspective I had never heard
government  history  nasa  politics  science  space 
august 2005 by jimray
Rick Santorum: Big gubmint lovin' librul
Well, when it comes to monied interests in his own backyard, that is
weather  government  republicans  dumb 
august 2005 by jimray
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is looking for a blogger
Pay starts at $80k a year!
weblogs  government 
july 2005 by jimray
How to become part of a secret service investigation
Photoshop, picture of Bush, picture of a gun, five minutes and Flickr should about do it. This is one of those monumental wastes of government time that Congresscritters should be fixing - does the Secret Service *really* need to investigate everything?
politics  art  chillingeffect  government  guns  privacy  dumb  via:waxy  law 
june 2005 by jimray
White House edits global warming reports
First of all - duh. Secondly, good for the NY Times for digging this up. Thirdly, if you haven't read The New Yorker's 3 part series on global warming, you should. Now.
globalwarming  environment  government  republicans  dumb  science 
june 2005 by jimray
Weather.gov has a cross domain file open to everyone!
Rad
via:joeweiss  flash  webdev  weather  government  brilliant 
june 2005 by jimray
MyPyramid.org::USA Dept of Agribusiness Food Pyramid you can trust. Finally!
Brilliant
via:mefi  brilliant  humor  satire  food  government 
april 2005 by jimray
The War on Social Security has already cost $2.2 million
And it's illegal! Your tax dollars at work, folks
government  politics  socialsecurity  republicans  dumb 
april 2005 by jimray
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