More than marginally better
Quick housekeeping note. I’m no longer fetching the marginalia links sidebar via a third-party RSS reformater. Instead, the front page now pulls straight from my del.icio.us account. Del.icio.us calls these Linkrolls and they are mighty speedy. Recommended.
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
- Snow's falling, which means you should get adopting: http://t.co/O90V2f0Y. (Great dev story about this one. Coming soon.) 20 hours ago
- .@gridchicago 'L' is correct use, dates back >120 yrs in Chgo; "el" is generic abbrev. for "elevated," 'L' applies to whole system. #settled 1 day ago
- Lakefront, architecture, making amazing things, @harper. These are Chicago's greatest assets. Most probably not in that order. 2 days ago
- RT @dansinker: Batshit crazy right-wing Midwesterners, ya done good. 3 days ago
- I got the Bieber Cleaver. And I am taking it to my daughter's playlist modifications. 3 days ago
ChicagoCTO Tweets
- Lend a hand, ask for help, loan to neighbors. Adopt-a-Sidewalk, the latest app at chicagoshovels.org, is available: http://t.co/fnsibMCp. 20 hours ago
- Just got real --> @ChicagoCDO: Met with Code for America fellows this afternoon. We are going to keep them very busy :) @codeforamerica 3 days ago
- RT @gregorywass: My 2.6.12 @uicegovernment class will feature @ChicagoCTO John Tolva and @codeforamerica fellows re #open311 & #gov20 . ... 5 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
