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ContainerDays NYC 2015 | ContainerDays NYC 2015
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The community container and dynamic infrastructure (un)conference comes to the Big Apple for Halloween: NYC on October 29-30, 2015. Learn, share, experiment. Looking to learn how to go from Container 101 to doing this 'for real'? What the technical story is behind containers? What it's like to run Docker, Mesos, etc. in production? Where the experts see this technology going? Mark your calendars: October 29-30, 2015. What is ContainerDays NYC? Get to pick the topics! Microsoft New York, New York, NY.
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NYC | mstem
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Like Twitter, but longer. Modeling NYC Subway Flow and School Districts’ Effect on Housing Value. August 6, 2015. Justin Rao and Jake Hofman coordinate the Data Science Summer School. Program, hosted and sponsored by Microsoft Research. Each year, dedicated students. Spend their summer learning how to conduct research thanks to a network of researchers, mentors, and advisors. All of the course materials are openly and freely available on Github. What is civic tech? May 5, 2015. One comment so far. 8216;s...
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In praise of echo chambers, and Nuzzel | mstem
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Like Twitter, but longer. In praise of echo chambers, and Nuzzel. July 12, 2015. I once spent an afternoon during my time at the MIT Media Lab with a marker board and Kshitij Marwah. We drew out the various news products we could make using link-sharing data from once-removed contacts in users’ networks. We thought we might help people discover content they were likely to like sooner, by surfacing trending links before even their own network had discovered and shared them. Tech in Cuba in 2015. Sorry, yo...
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Tech in Cuba in 2015 | mstem
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Like Twitter, but longer. Tech in Cuba in 2015. May 24, 2015. Illustration by J. Longo. Last month, I had the incredible opportunity to visit Cuba with my global travel companion Marco Bani. It’s a dynamic place facing rapid changes. I talked to everyone I met – regular people, but for their exposure to the lucrative tourism sector – about technology. The result is this primer in. Kernel, the Daily Dot. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window).
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Like Twitter, but longer. Tech in Cuba in 2015. May 24, 2015. Illustration by J. Longo. Last month, I had the incredible opportunity to visit Cuba with my global travel companion Marco Bani. It’s a dynamic place facing rapid changes. I talked to everyone I met – regular people, but for their exposure to the lucrative tourism sector – about technology. The result is this primer in. Kernel, the Daily Dot. Make an Internet Time Capsule with Google Chrome. June 30, 2013. When you meet a giraffe. July 1, 2012.
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Computer magic | mstem
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Like Twitter, but longer. Category Archives: Computer magic. Here’s what our Civic Tech Fellows did this summer. September 4, 2015. Our incredible cohort of Civic Tech Fellows (and Program Manager Saron Yitbarek) spent their summers building useful tools and programs to support the field of civic tech. Here are some demos of new tools and projects that are early in development, shared with the Civic Hall community on August 27th, 2015. Blockchain for Social Impact. USDA Innovation Challenge and Big Apps.
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Shameless Self Promotion | mstem
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Like Twitter, but longer. Category Archives: Shameless Self Promotion. TEDxAlbany: Activism Drives Attention Drives Aid. January 7, 2015. I was grateful to be able to share a chapter of my thesis on Participatory Aid. Last month. The video’s online now. Thanks to Lisa Barone and the OverIt team. For inviting me and doing such a great job producing the event. Thanks also to Ethan Zuckerman. And everyone at MIT Center for Civic Media. For connecting me to these ideas in the first place. July 31, 2014.
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What is civic tech? | mstem
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Like Twitter, but longer. What is civic tech? May 5, 2015. Civic tech is when we apply technology toward shared problems and opportunities. Technology’s daily advance continuously expands the collection of potential ways to improve our society. Civic tech is when we consciously apply technology’s new potentials toward societal needs. And happy birthday to Civicist. The re-launch of TechPresident, which has provided more coverage of civic tech than any other media outlet. Tech in Cuba in 2015 →.
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Matt Stempeck | mstem
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Like Twitter, but longer. All posts by Matt Stempeck. Enlisting gig economy labor in political campaigns. March 10, 2016. New post at Companies Mobilizing Customers: The Bloomberg for President team planned to enlist gig economy workers to campaign. Introducing the Civic Features Collection. November 25, 2015. Http:/ civicfeatures.tumblr.com/. Also in the top nav). 8220;) and at Fusion (“ Meet the Apptivists: The volunteer lobbyists helping keep Airbnb, Uber, and other startups alive. September 4, 2015.
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