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Mar 7 / 1:26pm

Why (Twitter) Bootstrap might be *very* important

This is a well-known technical process called factoring. If you see yourself doing something over and over, do it one more time, really well, and work on the API so it's really easy and flexible, and that's it. You never do it again. It's how you build ever-taller buildings out of software. permalink
The same patterns are observable in the web. In fact, it's kind of sad how much of a repeat it is, how backward today's development environment is compared to the one envisioned by the Mac. But at least Bootstrap is out there doing the factoring. If I want to put up a menu, I can just use their code that does menus. Sure, my menu looks like all the others, and that's a good thing, for users. No need to learn a second or third way to use a menu.  permalink

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Sep 5 / 6:15am

Google Correlate is Google Trends in reverse.

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Google Correlate is like Google Trends in reverse. With Google Trends, you type in a query and get back a series of its frequency (over time, or in each US state). With Google Correlate, you enter a data series (the target) and get back queries whose frequency follows a similar pattern.
Filed under  //  data   google   tools  
May 15 / 12:57am

Google Transit goes to Washington

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In partnership with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), we’re adding all of D.C.’s Metro and bus stations, stops and routes, as well as connections to other transit systems in nearby cities.

Filed under  //  green   maps   open government / transparency   tools  
May 13 / 10:23am

22 free tools for data visualization and analysis.

This image gallery accompanies our story 22 free tools for data visualization and analysis. Click through to that story for the full review.

Features of 22 free data visualization and analysis tools: You can sort this chart by clicking on any column header once to sort in ascending order and a second time to sort by descending (browser JavaScript required).

Filed under  //  data   maps   tools  
May 12 / 12:37pm

Find me a beer near...

This app uses the Brewery DB API as well as the Esri JavaScript API, the Bing Locations API, Google Web Fonts, Google App Engine for free, scalable hosting and, as always, dojo.

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Filed under  //  Google App Engine   maps   tools  
May 12 / 7:54am

My fantasy too: A business where everyone blogs.

My fantasy: A business where everyone blogs. Everyone thinks about what they are doing and writes about what they are doing. From the top to the bottom, the edges to the middle. Everyone awake and bouncing off each other intellectually as they get more and more effective at whatever they do.

Filed under  //  Twitter   open government / transparency   tools  
Apr 27 / 6:35pm

Stolen Camera Finder.

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stolencamerafinder uses the serial number stored in your photo to search the web for photos taken with the same camera.

 

Filed under  //  photography   tools  
Apr 20 / 8:57pm

Great exercise in whether your tax dollars are well spent.

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The root of disruption is a change in circumstances

Governments cannot change quickly, they are entities which have existed for hundreds of years, with millions trying to advance singular interests through a promise of group representation.

This tool is intended as a gift, for you, the public, to ignore politics and get to the meat of the matter,

our money time, blood-money and sovereignty, to see glimpses of what grandiose exists for a few but a pittance for the masses and suffering for most. eliminate need for people at a basic level and they are liberated.what about! our interests

eight eyes creations VoteWithYourTaxes is humbly offered freely, forever to the public

 

Filed under  //  open government / transparency   tools  
Apr 20 / 4:42pm

Slick tool tells you whether someone's worth following...

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Slick tool tells you whether someone's worth following on Twitter.

 

Filed under  //  Twitter   infographics   tools