Jerry Brito

Hammer time.

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:43:33 -0400

Hammer time.

One way.

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:49:02 -0400

One way.

Wikipedia: List of unusual deaths

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:11:25 -0400

Wikipedia: List of unusual deaths: “This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completion.”

In case you were looking for a ringtone of Keyboard Cat,...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:48:38 -0400

In case you were looking for a ringtone of Keyboard Cat, I’ve got you covered.

Pic of the day. Trenton.

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:49:39 -0400

Pic of the day. Trenton.

Folks who live next door to the cast of the "Real World DC" start a blog to heckle them

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:39:00 -0400

Folks who live next door to the cast of the "Real World DC" start a blog to heckle them

Humor In The Workplace - Federal Business Opportunities

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:06:10 -0400

Humor In The Workplace - Federal Business Opportunities: Cord Blomquist Web Design, Inc., should bid on this government contract.

For serious. Check them out @cremationurns. They even have an...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:50:00 -0400

For serious. Check them out @cremationurns.

They even have an $89 burial urn. You know, just because we’re bereaved, that doesn’t make us saps!

Adam Isacson. Another of my personal heroes. He proves that you...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:41:33 -0400

Adam Isacson. Another of my personal heroes. He proves that you can be a public goofball and a respected policy wonk at the same time.

How he keeps the same expression on his face all the time, I’ll never know.

Is cybersecurity a private or public problem?

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:54:40 -0400

Is cybersecurity a private or public problem?

"It’s no secret that many computer science graduates perceive government jobs as an ‘IT..."

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:35:00 -0400

“It’s no secret that many computer science graduates perceive government jobs as an ‘IT ghetto.’”

- Evgeny Morozov in the NY Times on cybersecurity

Official Google Reader Blog: Following, liking and people searching

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:16:11 -0400

Official Google Reader Blog: Following, liking and people searching: Google reader is starting to look a lot like Tumblr and Friendfeed. I wish it would let me find out which of my Google contacts are sharing publicly, though. Also wish I could set a threshold for number of likes.

OpenRegs in the media

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:50:22 -0400

OpenRegs.com has received some great attention in the press lately. Perhaps the most flattering review was from Personal Democracy Forum’s TechPresident, which has this to say about our site:

It’s refreshingly clean, it’s eminently navigable, and it’s intuitive for lay folk. Compare the polished results for a search on pending food regs on OpenRegs.com with the nightmare that you get from the same search on Regulations.gov.

State Dept. to Clinton: Please let us use Firefox

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:10:31 -0400

State Dept. to Clinton: Please let us use Firefox:

From a recent staff Q&A session with Clinton at the State Dept:

Can you please let the staff use an alternative Web browser called Firefox? I just—(applause)—I just moved to the State Department from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and was surprised that State doesn’t use this browser. It was approved for the entire intelligence community, so I don’t understand why State can’t use it. It’s a much safer program. Thank you. (Applause.)

Today I helped a co-worker install Firefox on her work PC and switch from IE6. I have done my good deed for the day. (Via Joab Jackson).

When one of your heroes notices your work, it means a lot.

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:59:08 -0400

When one of your heroes notices your work, it means a lot.

OpenRegs.com finally launched!

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:02:05 -0400

OpenRegs.com finally launched!: After much testing and tweaking, we’re finally (hopefully) ready for prime-time. Please check it out and spread the word. Much thanks to Peter Snyder who developed the site with me. If you ever need an awesome programmer, Pete’s your guy. And no, he did not charge me $9.5 million to build this site.

Poynter Online asks experts about Gawker's new commenting system

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:01:03 -0400

Poynter Online asks experts about Gawker's new commenting system:

Michelle Ferrier, associate professor at Elon University:

I think the identification — some kind of authentic identification — is key to developing a civil, online community. When you cannot post anonymously or your comments are buried because you choose to be anonymous, then trolls will find the system doesn’t support their mindless vitriol. Those who choose to identify themselves get rewarded. That doesn’t mean that someone won’t create a dummy account, but the ranking system still keeps them buried. Nice solution to a community problem.

All trolls are anonymous. Require identification and you improve the quality of comments. The key is making the cost of registration trivial. (Via Waxy).

Ignite Show: Greg Elin on Hackers in Washington - O’Reilly...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:14:19 -0400

Ignite Show: Greg Elin on Hackers in Washington - O’Reilly Radar “Even the conservatives.”

Richard Hernandez: “I gave myself 54 Days to shot 54...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:26:28 -0400

Richard Hernandez: “I gave myself 54 Days to shot 54 images on my daily ride on the 54 bus in Oakland. Everything was produced using my iPhone, images, music and titles. I used these iPhone apps: CameraBag, Melodica, Brushes and Banner.”

Cell phone photography is hot. The NYT’s Lens Blog asked...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:05:52 -0400

Cell phone photography is hot. The NYT’s Lens Blog asked readers to submit creative photos taken with a cell phone and they received over 1,500. They published a gallery with their top 350, some pretty remarkable. Now, if we could only get Joanna’s awesome iPhone shots on Tumblr.