Jerry Brito

Meeting Ticker

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:32:27 -0400

Meeting Ticker: Give it the number of people in a meeting, the average salary, hit start, and watch the money burn. Productively.

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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:16:51 -0400

"In the future a famous person will die every 15 minutes."

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:16:32 -0400

“In the future a famous person will die every 15 minutes.”

- Joanne McNeil

Saw Transformers 2. At any given moment you have no idea what’s going on, but it is always...

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:55:00 -0400

Saw Transformers 2. At any given moment you have no idea what’s going on, but it is always loud. Any time they wrote themselves into a corner, they would blow something up to divert your attention. Alas, I can recommend Transformers.

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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:20:38 -0400

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:24:24 -0400

I had no clue what I was looking at, but I still liked it more...

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:15:57 -0400

I had no clue what I was looking at, but I still liked it more than Terminator 4.

I’m on the first episode of Inside State and Local Policy,...

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:07:28 -0400

I’m on the first episode of Inside State and Local Policy, produced by the amazing Kathleen O’Hearn. Jim Musser and I discuss transparency in the states.

NPR has a great idea. Take pictures of the audience at...

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:32:56 -0400

NPR has a great idea. Take pictures of the audience at congressional hearings and ask your readers to identify those in the audience. They did it at a Senate hearing on health reform two weeks ago and its interesting to see who are the lobbyists in the room. Unfortunately I haven’t seen any new persons identified since the page went up. For crowdsourcing to work you need a critical mass, and they probably don’t have it. If you’re a DC denizen, take a look and see if you spot someone familiar.

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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:00:06 -0400

“I’m Fat and Nobody Likes Me”- Chair. these guys are the shit.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:57:36 -0400

“I’m Fat and Nobody Likes Me”- Chair.
these guys are the shit.

OMB has released its new guidance to agencies on recovery fund...

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:01:00 -0400

OMB has released its new guidance to agencies on recovery fund reporting. Looks like it’s final that they will only mandate reporting two levels down from the federal government. Also, it’s not clear at all where the public and sites like StimulusWatch.org will be able to get the raw data. As this chart from the guidance shows, the recipient reporting site FederalSpending.gov will (somehow) publish the data that Recovery.gov will use for its public presentation. My questions is, Can I haz public API?

NYT: White House Changes the Terms of a Campaign Pledge About Posting Bills Online

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:39:25 -0400

NYT: White House Changes the Terms of a Campaign Pledge About Posting Bills Online: Huh. You can “change the terms of a campaign pledge” and it’s not “breaking the pledge” it seems. Jim is right. Waiting five days to sign a bill matters. Why else wouldn’t they be doing it? There isn’t anybody in this town who doesn’t know that the “technical difficulties” excuse is B.S.

Pretty damn awesome. Too bad the audience doesn’t get it.

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:57:11 -0400

Pretty damn awesome. Too bad the audience doesn’t get it.

My first iPhone 3G S video.

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:18:23 -0400

My first iPhone 3G S video.

The Worst Urinal of All Time (via stevenf).

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:49:48 -0400

The Worst Urinal of All Time (via stevenf).

"What if ccalhochol really does produse outocoems similar to War;"

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:54:17 -0400

“What if ccalhochol really does produse outocoems similar to War;”

- Jacob Grier

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:39:32 -0400

From Talking Points Memo: Earlier today, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) put up this astonishing post on...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:10:47 -0400

From Talking Points Memo: Earlier today, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) put up this astonishing post on Twitter, likening the oppression of the Iranian people to the plight of House Republicans:

Iranian twitter activity similar to what we did in House last year when Republicans were shut down in the House.

In the hours since, the Twitter community has responded — with massive heckling. Here’s just a small sample of some of the best ones:

ArjunJaikumar @petehoekstra i spilled some lukewarm coffee on myself just now, which is somewhat analogous to being boiled in oil

chrisbaskind @petehoekstra My neighbor stopped me to talk today. Now I know what it is like to be questioned by the Basij!

luckbfern @petehoekstra I stand in solidarity with the oppressed rich white men of Repub Party in the House. #GOPfail Allah Akbar!

aciolino @petehoekstra Today I poked my finger on a hanger. Now I know what all those aborted babies go through.

ceedub7 @petehoekstra I got a splinter in my hand today. Felt just like Jesus getting nailed to the cross.

netw3rk @petehoekstra Someone walked in on me while I was in the bathroom. Reminded me of Pearl Harbor.

MattOrtega Walked out onto Constitution Ave in D.C. and was almost hit by a taxi. Reminded me of Tienanmen Square.

tharodge @petehoekstra maybe now is a good time to reconsider whether you are ready for national politics?

TahirDuckett @petehoekstra ran through the sprinklers this morning, claimed solidarity with victims of Hurricane Katrina

paganmist @petehoekstra Had to move all my stuff to a new office w/o a corner view. Now i know what the Trail of Tears was like. #GOPfail

How to enable iPhone OS 3.0 tethering on AT&T's network

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:55:48 -0400

How to enable iPhone OS 3.0 tethering on AT&T's network: Takes about 30 seconds and works flawlessly over USB or Bluetooth. (via Waxy)