Going to be in Matera, Italy on July 12 perchance?
If so, swing on by for my talk.

From the poster it looks like I will be lecturing inside of Yoda’s hut on Dagobah. In fact I’ll be speaking to university students and cultural heritage professionals on the topic of … um, “nuove frontiere per la valorizzazione dei beni culturali”. Duh. Have some work to do before Friday.
(Matera is an amazing city, by the way. Much more on it to come …)
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
- RT @dansinker: Batshit crazy right-wing Midwesterners, ya done good. 19 hours ago
- I got the Bieber Cleaver. And I am taking it to my daughter's playlist modifications. 1 day 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. 1 day ago
- Is password hacking based on forensic analysis of iPad finger smudges a thing? 1 day ago
- Bad: Beat Research sets and the Daddy-Daughter Dance playlist do not overlap, amazingly. Good: DJ Bobo, Chihuahua. (Thank you, Italy.) 1 day ago
ChicagoCTO Tweets
- Just got real --> @ChicagoCDO: Met with Code for America fellows this afternoon. We are going to keep them very busy :) @codeforamerica 23 hours ago
- RT @gregorywass: My 2.6.12 @uicegovernment class will feature @ChicagoCTO John Tolva and @codeforamerica fellows re #open311 & #gov20 . ... 3 days ago
- RT @juggernautco: Intersection: Civic Hackers (@ City Hall) | SessionCast http://t.co/hLGvMudk via @thetechweek 5 days 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
