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4 Mar 2020
Hi friends. I like making websites and tracking data, so I made stayinghome.club/ This is the list of the tech events and companies I know about who changed their plans due to #COVID19. It is incomplete. PRs and RTs gladly accepted to get a better list.

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4 Dec 2023
Hello. I have returned to bad site to inform you all: The coolest person on earth, @rosemaryforyou, has released an indie emo EP, and you owe it to yourself to buy it and listen to it: fennelflowers.bandcamp.com/a… I can't get these songs out of my head, and I want that for you.
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14 Nov 2022
Time for my regular reminder: friends don't let friends use counter-dot-social. That instance's owner is untrustworthy, racist, gleefully disregards software licenses, tracks every click his users make on the site. Ok good talk, send your friends to me if they need help
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4 Nov 2022
People who worked in the bay area in 2000 / 2001 tonight:
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4 Nov 2022
It would be so nice to live in precedented times. You know, as a treat.
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19 Oct 2022
Wowow did not know #django has kept up to date with postgres development and now has search built-in. ✨ @pauloxnet #djangocon
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30 Sep 2022
The fact that every coffee shop on Park St is closed at 530 on a Thursday afternoon is an act of violence against the parents of newborns. What’s #alamtg doing about the real issues, hmm???
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22 Sep 2022
In case y'all are curious what it's like to work with @drewdil at @burbteam #startuplife 🤣
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26 Aug 2022
Hello #berkeley folks! (I don't know if there's a #berkmtg?) Here's my last civic data drop for a bit, and it's a big one: data.berkeley.place/city_min… 56,951 pages of minutes from city meetings, full-text search, going back to 1905. We're well beyond microfiche at this point.

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22 Aug 2022
For the past couple weeks I've been working on digitizing 55,000 pages of civic meetings minutes (starting with #alamtg and #oakmtg) to give residents visibility into what their governments are doing. I wrote about my process and next steps: phildini.dev/digitizing-55-0…
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18 Aug 2022
Hello #oakmtg and all the folks who care about #oakland govt. I have a gift for you! At data.oakland.works/oakland_m… you will find a searchable database of 37,172 pages of Oakland civic meeting minutes, going back to 2003. Full-text search. Microfiche on steroids. (RTs appreciated)

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15 Aug 2022
Ok #alamtg I'm back with another gift, and this is a big one. If you go to data.alameda.one/alameda_min…, you'll find a searchable database of the minutes of every @CityofAlameda govt meeting, going back to 2005. Yes, I mean full-text search. Think of it like microfiche on steroids.

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8 Aug 2022
Hello #alamtg! I am back with another gift: A queryable database of every public session vote taken at the Alameda City Council, going back to 2010ish. data.alameda.one 1/5
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16 Jul 2022
Has someone written a script to automate pulling voting history for #alamtg Minutes PDFs? Yes. Someone has.
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29 Jun 2022
Want to know what was said about bike lanes or rent control a month ago? We got you, and the data will keep improving over time. If you want to help me on data correctness, I would love the help! You can reach me or, leave issues on the repo. 3/n
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29 Jun 2022
Tagging some folks who might find this _particularly_ interesting: @laurendo @jasonbiggs @gaylonparsons @brianrmcguire @Rasheed_Shabazz
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24 Jun 2022
Hi folks! It sucks I have to mention this, but: if you track menstrual cycles and you're worried about data subpoena, Apple Health data is encrypted on-device! This aint perfect, but using their built-in tracker will be much more resilient to the data slurping. Feel free to RT.
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18 May 2022
the "No on B" campaign is going great! #alamtg
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6 May 2022
One of my responses to the Apartheid Mars Prince trying to buy this site has been to get back into @tumblr. (Tumblr is still pretty great btw, give it another chance). A side effect of this has been peeking into the @automattic universe. Which has been _fascinating_. 1/n
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6 May 2022
There's a feeling of sustainability in @automattic's approach that I hope remains. They're showing a way to be a big tech company (1900 strong!?!) that feels like an alternate universe from MANGA, praise the sun. Thank you for coming to my TED talk, and find me on @tumblr 7/7
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6 May 2022
Btw, if you want to join a smaller company that thinks a lot about the best of the internet and how to build community around that, come join us at @burbteam. We have chats like this frequently, and then try to build products that respect those chats. ✨
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