“Is it over?”
Today we put in Mary Poppins for the first time for our three-year-old son. He immediately asked if it was over. You see, Mary Poppins, like most movies of its period, opens with screen after screen of detailed credits. Today’s movies having barely any at all my son naturally figured the movie had ended. I mean, come on, that much text belongs at the end, right?
I'm John Tolva, Chief Technology Officer for the City of Chicago.
I make music with Beat Research Chicago.
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Marginalia
- Literally Unbelievable
"Stories from The Onion as interpreted by Facebook" - Amtrak gets OK for 110-mph Chicago-Michigan service
Make it happen. - The Death of the Cyberflâneur
"The idea of exploring cyberspace as virgin territory, not yet colonized by governments and corporations, was romantic; that romanticism was even reflected in the names of early browsers (“Internet Explorer,” “Netscape Navigator”)." - Book Art by Brian Dettmer
Like carving soft stone with thousands of shifting layers. So very gorgeous. - Bricks in Space
LEGO experiments on the International Space Station. Yes, please. - Personified Teeth Dental Signs
They really are creepy when you stop to think about it. Creepiest: personified teeth *with* teeth. - Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Visualization, 1969
Very cool, multi-axis visualization of Apollo 11 landing, with audio. - Letters of Note: Dear Son
Wonderful, deeply moving letter from the father of the second American astronaut to circle the planet. - New Release: Orbital: Wonky
April 3 (U.S.)/April 1 (international). - Gmail Snooze
Oh how I wish this were available for non-Apps mail.
Immerito Tweets
- .@gridchicago 'L' is correct use, dates back >120 yrs in Chgo; "el" is generic abbrev. for "elevated," 'L' applies to whole system. #settled 5 hours ago
- Lakefront, architecture, making amazing things, @harper. These are Chicago's greatest assets. Most probably not in that order. 1 day ago
- RT @dansinker: Batshit crazy right-wing Midwesterners, ya done good. 1 day ago
- I got the Bieber Cleaver. And I am taking it to my daughter's playlist modifications. 2 days ago
- Just bit into a chayote thinking it was a pear and it was disgusting and my mouth hates me and OMG I HAVE TO GARGLE RIGHT NOW. 2 days ago
ChicagoCTO Tweets
- Just got real --> @ChicagoCDO: Met with Code for America fellows this afternoon. We are going to keep them very busy :) @codeforamerica 2 days ago
- RT @gregorywass: My 2.6.12 @uicegovernment class will feature @ChicagoCTO John Tolva and @codeforamerica fellows re #open311 & #gov20 . ... 4 days ago
- RT @juggernautco: Intersection: Civic Hackers (@ City Hall) | SessionCast http://t.co/hLGvMudk via @thetechweek 1 week ago
- Video from Chicago Tonight talking city data and civic startups: http://t.co/JWuvuCQj 1 week ago
- "Code For America In Chicago: Open311 Will Be City's Next Big Tech Move": http://t.co/etU7b87Z 1 week ago
