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01 February 2023
Civic Innovations – Revisiting “Density and Destiny”
01 February 2023
Zagaja.com – Urban League Heat Pump Accelerator Update
31 January 2023
Civic Innovations – A Resolution for Digital Transformation
31 January 2023
Zagaja.com – Stranger Things in BPDA’s South Boston Existing Conditions Report
30 January 2023
Zagaja.com – Paprika is my Favorite Recipe App
29 January 2023
Zagaja.com – The Time I Almost Missed Payroll
28 January 2023
Zagaja.com – Weekend Links
27 January 2023
Zagaja.com – Streaming Apps Need a Makeover
26 January 2023
Zagaja.com – What These Robots Do is Bonkers
25 January 2023
Zagaja.com – The Invasion of Thirst Trap Content
I wrote this blog post almost 8 years ago on the impact of local zoning regulations on income inequity and racial segregation. Looking at it now, I think I got a critical piece of it wrong. In this post, I make the argument that local zoning rules – an important...
The Urban League Heat Pump Accelerator project has grown in the new year. Last night we had nearly thirty people participating in our project. This includes a stable of dedicated regulars that have been pushing the different project groups forward: data, front-end, back-end, and now marketing. With that momentum we...
The end of January is a special time of year. It’s the time of year when many people come to fully understand their resolve in sticking to their New Year’s resolutions. Improved fitness is a common resolution, and many people make it only a few weeks into the year before...
Caught in Southie announced yesterday a Pint with a Planner event to discuss the existing conditions report in South Boston. I will not be able to make it because I have a conflict with Code for Boston, but took time to dig into the nearly 150 page report. While many...
Keeping track of recipes you use and like can be annoying. Especially when they come from different sources. Paprika simplifies this is a delightful way. I have been using it for a couple years on my iPhone, and cannot imagine cooking dinner without it. What I Like Parses recipes on...
Before I was a software engineer I worked in politics. In this particular case I was hired as a campaign manager. The campaign manager is the CEO of the campaign. They report to a board along with the candidate. A few months into the campaign we had several employees on...
Google calls in help from Larry Page and Sergey Brin for AI Fight. Its too bad they dont treat filtering out low quality content farms with the same seriousness. Why we all need subtitles now goes deep into a topic I explored last week. Tapbots, maker of Tweetbots, has released...
Yesterday I read this article about the most streamed shows according to Nielsen. While it was not a surprise that Stranger Things sat at the top, there was somethingstrangeabout the shows that followed: NCIS Cocomelon Ozark Encanto Greys Anatomy Criminal Minds Bluey Gilmore Girls Seinfeld Why It Matters Given the...
I will skip the intro and share the TED talk: Why It Matters This new class of robots can navigate terrain and go places that other robots have not been able to. New methods of movement for robots open up new possibilities. Watch This Talk For Demos of dancing and...
From Merriam-Webster: The GQ giants names [Rihanna] Queen of the Thirst Trap, which they define as: the act of disingenuously posting sexy photos-while suggesting the subject of the photo is something else entirely-in an effort to elicit the lust (thirst) of followers. We like this definition. Jess Wilson, The Mirror,...
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