I’ve committed to BillTrack50 as my way to try to make a difference. I have a deeply held belief that the world is full of smart people with great ideas (and also funny people, but that’s a different post). The better we can inform smart people about what the state legislatures are doing, and hook their great ideas into the process, the better off we all will be.
To me, getting people more involved in the political process, beyond simply voting every four years, is work that matters.
BillTrack50: “Peace Corps for Geeks”
Find out why Karen Suhaka from BillTrack50 applied for the CfA Accelerator. And why she’s all about building a civic startup.
Applications close on June 1; apply now: codeforamerica.org/accelerator
(via codeforamerica)
Do yourself a favor, watch this video and get excited.
Yay I’m famous!
Of course fake accounts are a female, but there’s some other interesting tidbits in here.
A pretty interesting exercise in putting the #SOTU in context. Nicely done.
Not so sure about Sheldon as Jayne…
Beautifully done! Can you name the top four things our government spends money on? The top ten? Check and see if you’re right.
Less is more. How delightful!
What a great little calculator!
