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Joshua Noble Mar 3, 2025

John Skiles Skinner Mar 2, 2025

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:

https://18f.org/

18F: We are dedicated to the American public and we're not done yet

For over 11 years, 18F has been proudly serving the American people to make government technology work better. We are non-partisan civil servants. 18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed to make government technology not just efficient but effective, and to save money for American taxpayers.

Joshua Noble Jan 26, 2025

Funny request but does anyone have useful advice on finding a literary agent for a book on design + tech + politics?

Joshua Noble Jan 6, 2025

Matt Blaze Jan 6, 2025

Please remember that if I block you, the only explanation is that it's because I'm so intimidated by your superior intellect and good looks that my fragile ego can't withstand further exposure to your devastatingly potent posts. That's the only thing it could be.

Joshua Noble Oct 24, 2024

That's some actual badass journalism right there. Also the former FCC chair is such a craven shill for his former boss that he is willing to baldly lie and that's not at all surprising: https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/24/hey-brendan-carr-next-time-link-to-our-article-that-proves-youre-full-of-shit-coward/

Hey Brendan Carr, Next Time Link To Our Article That Proves You’re Full Of Shit, Coward

Recently, Karl had a post taking FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to task for a painfully misleading Wall Street Journal article that attacked Kamala Harris. The article claimed that her policies resu…

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Joshua Noble Oct 24, 2024

Glyph Oct 24, 2024

ladies and gentlemen, google search 2024

Joshua Noble Oct 24, 2024

Bad data = bad science https://jheor.org/post/2682-ig-nobel-prize-winning-research-longevity-claims-may-reflect-lousy-birth-and-death-recordkeeping-more-than-accurate-human-lifespans

Ig Nobel Prize-winning research: Longevity claims may reflect “lousy birth-and-death recordkeeping” more than accurate human lifespans | Published by Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Regions known for having the world's highest proportion of centenarians might not actually have them at all, due to faulty documentation.

Joshua Noble Oct 22, 2024

I just don't want to talk to any organizations AI, no matter how cute their button or prompt or icon or name might be. I know that in this world I already talk to plenty of them but I just cannot muster any desire to do so of my own volition.

Joshua Noble Oct 10, 2024

obrhoff Oct 10, 2024

The future of the Nobel Prize. 😭
#nobelprize #machinelearning #ai

Joshua Noble Oct 10, 2024

David Ho Oct 10, 2024

Instead of reporting outside in a hurricane to show viewers how windy or wet it is, TV journalists should report from an oil refinery and explain why the world has become so dangerous.

Joshua Noble Oct 1, 2024

Some people say that Doug Englebart showed the mother of all demos but in fact it is this YouTube video which shows the most important technology demo of my lifetime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc

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