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DateTweet IDTweetTweepIn Re Tweet
2012-12-29 19:03:50285098653624971265This law is your law. https://law.resource.org/pub/12tables.html153354600605433858
2012-12-28 21:45:50284777201650520064All done with the 10k standards, 12 tables, and a readme file. Should be able to release tomorrow after final QA.
2012-12-28 09:22:31284590138053500929I've been enjoying "The Invention of Law in the West." http://t.co/LhIA6wMo Tale of 12 Tables up to the Justinian digest.
2012-12-28 08:36:45284578620989636608Value priced at $2,000, standards for scaffolding, steel erection, safety nets, and fall protection. http://t.co/mFnFS2Cz
2012-12-28 08:20:30284574534793822208New ISO area would focus on "standardization of tools and methods connected to the field of innovation." http://t.co/Sm96Xr7L
2012-12-28 00:00:24284448678687690752If it wasn't for @MarkeyMemo, you'd be paying $20 each to read SEC EDGAR docs. He's running for senate. http://t.co/tjLQgqflavatar MarkeyMemo
2012-12-26 00:53:02283737150380466176I like Norm Ornstein's proposal that the next speaker not be a member of the house. http://t.co/oFltXS1J
2012-12-25 22:48:09283705721726566400@kenyanpundit I have a copy in the awaiting to be read pile, looks like a really good book.avatar kenyanpundit283686879092699137
2012-12-24 22:16:49283335449588666368@marcygordon of course, a better story is they had a last-minute order for books and ran out of paper, so Make made a DIY paper mill.avatar marcygordon283332711471538177
2012-12-24 22:06:57283332964358688768@marcygordon they reached end of life, a couple of them fell on cars. they're going to replace them with a new batch.avatar marcygordon
2012-12-24 20:22:492833067583011840023,246 words of my readme file have magically sprung into existence.
2012-12-24 00:21:30283004438778630144Very cool. Got the good bits of Magna Carta translated into Te Reo thanks to @gnat.avatar gnat
2012-12-23 03:38:57282691738953461760@smalljones Maybe some popcorn shrimp and more beer.avatar smalljones
2012-12-23 03:38:34282691641448493057@smalljones I would think that crawfish boudin and beer would just about do it!avatar smalljones282690197391568896
2012-12-23 02:46:12282678463733825536@lukerosiak or comic sans.avatar lukerosiak282677736911278080
2012-12-23 02:35:01282675648353431553We should put a trained sysadmin in each of our schools.
2012-12-23 00:15:32282640546927886336@pahlkadot That was a great piece. A way with words appears to run in the family.avatar pahlkadot282622469125312512
2012-12-22 22:04:02282607452925620226Running big fancy script that puts a cover sheet on PDF stds, stamps metadata on the cover, stamps it in XMP, saves it. 10,089 times.
2012-12-22 13:14:52282474284247568385Group developing the 911/SMS gateway the same one that did emergency alert SMS service. That doc was $400, now up: http://t.co/W204V6Vv
2012-12-22 13:04:51282471763890298880News in brief from @ansidotorg in Did You Know? Did You Know? http://t.co/omUSlEDO New SMS->911 standards under development.avatar ansidotorg
2012-12-22 13:02:52282471264260616192Newly accredited SDO pledges to make their standards available. http://t.co/5VKQ9lw2 Time for all @ansidotorg members to TAKE THE PLEDGE!avatar ansidotorg
2012-12-22 04:07:14282336469673189377Nice performance of the disappearing list trick by @techdirt http://t.co/nTY9I5iy
2012-12-22 03:10:22282322159001546754Spent $$+ on the 2012 Australian Building Codes, time now to buy the 2013 edition. Essential services like cable and codes a lucrative gig.
2012-12-21 23:28:09282266237545881601All right! I've mastered the obvious and now have a collection of all my tweets for the year. The new export tool not here, but curl works!
2012-12-21 22:50:30282256760482430976@guan oy. ok. thanks!avatar guan282256687585452033
2012-12-21 22:49:52282256600071286788Trying to get 3100 of my tweets, registered myself as an app, using the OAuth tool, set count=3100, but still only get 200 tweets. Clues?
2012-12-21 17:54:11282182189486059520Proofing the cover sheets that will be prepended on standards docs. http://t.co/shfPQ6c6
2012-12-21 15:13:22282141718504169472In a front-page investigative report, the NYT (On It!) presents anecdotal evidence there is marijuana in California. http://t.co/bsQ9L6sP
2012-12-21 15:11:55282141354522456065I'm going to work today, because I'm not a member of Congress.
2012-12-21 03:06:57281958911123279872@waldojaquith You know the old saying, "If a tag gets dropped in the forest, but nobody's browser renders it ...."avatar waldojaquith281951471380070400
2012-12-21 03:02:12281957717097213952For coats of arms, can't use them directly on cover sheets for standards, but can poach design elements. e.g., Lions rampant for Bulgaria.
2012-12-21 02:58:58281956900055166977Bulgarian govt: "For many years, agreement on the design of the coat of arms was a source of great controversy." http://t.co/tWU639e4
2012-12-20 16:03:55281792051249549312@therealfitz You need some of these $390 gloves. http://t.co/XeX3huYX (via a writeup in the nyt today).avatar therealfitz281779784923635712
2012-12-20 15:13:08281779271641485313@therealfitz Your post brings back memories, and I'm so glad they're memories and not a forecast!avatar therealfitz281776259921481728
2012-12-20 03:31:31281602703203897344The Canadian Brass plays Penny Lane. http://t.co/lmm21cCs (They do a mean Art of the Fugue as well.)
2012-12-20 02:53:08281593044665499648Those 3 guys who stole 6 million pounds of maple syrup from a warehouse a year ago? http://t.co/ceD1X2ma Caught them!
2012-12-20 01:13:02281567855613456384Kanji fonts optimized for use in tattoos. http://t.co/BFhkF67s "Some tattoo artists may charge you $30 or more to do this."
2012-12-19 23:54:14281548023169945601Each country or region gets its own cover sheet, appropriately themed. Bold letters proclaim EDICT OF GOVERNMENT.
2012-12-19 23:52:47281547657883811840Got 14 of the cover sheets done for standards being released. One for each country. Tomorrow, finishing up Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Italy.
2012-12-19 04:33:38281255950764085248@McAndrew @pitrodasam Ashoka's Fourth Rock Edict said "instruction in the law is the most valuable activity." Just trying to spread dhamma!avatar McAndrew281247995499008002
2012-12-19 03:51:43281245401363918848.@McAndrew @kleinmatic @digiphile India has best RTI law in world, thanks to people like @pitrodasam. Great portal, hope our docs get added!
2012-12-19 03:38:40281242116397604864@McAndrew @digiphile @WorldBank About 11,000 pages, 704 standards, all will be double-keyed into html by mid-March.avatar McAndrew281240727143452672
2012-12-19 03:28:11281239480394989568.@McAndrew @digiphile @WorldBank Filled out the form suggesting this data set be added: http://t.co/uE4asufA
2012-12-19 00:42:30281197783292198912Used flickr api to download photos and metadata for Codes of the World set. http://t.co/5K5Sseb0 Couple lines of code, easy and painless.
2012-12-19 00:23:43281193057905438720@MarkeyMemo Looks like a picture is worth a thousand ads on @instagram.avatar MarkeyMemo281191126180966402
2012-12-18 20:20:28281131839555518464@digiphile On YouTube: http://t.co/bGMGOBzm On Internet Archive: http://t.co/DmIpqfTQavatar digiphile281130842158407680
2012-12-18 20:15:28281130580425449475@digiphile FedFlix is keeping up with @whitehouse. 18m on YouTube, 18m on the Internet Archive.avatar digiphile281129010543595521
2012-12-18 18:00:42281096668345167873New Zealanders, can anybody translate this to Maori? "We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either justice or right."
2012-12-18 07:33:00280938699695460353@waldojaquith that wasn't quite the idea, but whatever works for you.avatar waldojaquith280895939466645505
2012-12-18 03:16:14280874083841884161+$$ RT @therealfitz: I just powered up my donation to the EFF. Please give generously to this important organization http://t.co/mazIGZ2l
2012-12-18 03:03:04280870767833518082Today, the Domesday book has an open restful API. Soon the Magna Carta as linked data, then British Standards Instituion goes open source!
2012-12-18 02:59:32280869880071327744Big open source success. First, the Open Domesday Book: http://t.co/QjNlWtcI Then, the UK government got a copy! http://t.co/ThoJKX8x
2012-12-18 02:23:16280860752749940737One of the early classics of Tamil literature is known as "18 minor didactic poems." http://t.co/qD9ObxHR Need to work on that title.
2012-12-18 02:04:52280856121806295040@waldojaquith Joseph Henry's weather records aren't available from the Smithsonian at all. At least LOC makes an effort.avatar waldojaquith280855377720004608
2012-12-18 00:37:34280834152180367360@DavidHalperinDC An the net, attention span is minutes. Send somebody a colorful lump of paper and your message sticks around.avatar DavidHalperinDC280832387875749891
2012-12-17 20:01:44280764738768621568.@usnistgov Aren't you embarrassed so many of the links on your resource are invalid? http://t.co/u37fjwTM Ecuador just one of many broken.
2012-12-17 01:34:48280486169211441153Inside track for a great job in publishing. http://t.co/fmkEh32x ht @MAOrthofer
2012-12-17 00:14:26280465945116430336California school institutes mandatory yoga classes. http://t.co/QihTjkEm Protestors claim this will lead students down path to Hinduism.
2012-12-16 16:15:11280345336092979201Forthcoming From the Library of America? http://t.co/bipBpLGG The collected works of Snooki. "A Shore Thing and Other Fiction".
2012-12-16 02:00:18280130198995890178New album from Return to Normal up on Bandcamp! http://t.co/XbfEDiyK From @MartyRLucas and @CorinneBL, who produced Internet Talk Radio.avatar MartyRLucas
2012-12-15 21:45:02280065956372439041@CharlotteAnne Was polished off yesterday before cameras could be brandished, but the memory prompted me to tweet.avatar CharlotteAnne280065399003955202
2012-12-15 21:29:50280062134551994368Leek Gratin. Butter dish, add 1 can Salsa Verde in bottom. Chop leeks, toss w/olive oil, salt, pepper, put in dish, cook at 325 for 90 mins.
2012-12-14 10:42:09279536751066882048Running on backup servers for http://t.co/2uwSQyz1, http://t.co/b3WSQxjU, http://t.co/UI03EFba, http://t.co/kKrMzxnm. DNS a little screwy.
2012-12-14 10:41:27279536575065509888@Rchards Heard a similar conversation about you folks on the DC subway. You're doing very sensible stuff on IT.avatar Rchards279513015936761856
2012-12-14 04:38:52279445328598556672@quinnnorton that eulogy is a pretty amazing piece of work.avatar quinnnorton
2012-12-14 02:03:50279406311580504066Big day. 6 months of work from HTML and SVG teams laid in place. Total of 10k docs, 1k have some value add. Everything seems to validate.
2012-12-14 00:38:13279384764430028801@waldojaquith Brewster does that.avatar waldojaquith279382048672718848
2012-12-13 15:28:14279246357603155968@smalljones It seems like any student who says "sell me the English major!" should probably be considering something more vocational.avatar smalljones279245934288838658
2012-12-13 11:22:29279184514419400704@doctorow @smalljones aha, here's a solution that should work for both of you. http://t.co/TcGui2TNavatar doctorow
2012-12-13 11:19:19279183716113346560@doctorow @smalljones perhaps an email-->telefacsimile gateway? The bio lists a working fax number. http://t.co/SjsnBSmzavatar doctorow279181911925088257
2012-12-13 11:11:05279181642063564800The annual government worker dissatisfaction survey is out for 2012. http://t.co/WWaCaOTv Not a lot of happy campers.
2012-12-13 02:30:18279050585838321665@WillNoel Is "patronizing plonka" a term of art you learned in classics school?avatar WillNoel279047215853473793
2012-12-13 02:27:51279049967178506240In @netflix case, chance to rehash old rules. http://t.co/3Rk3wYdl Neither SEC nor OFR squarely facing their notification obligations.
2012-12-12 23:57:31279012133939847168@LeslieCRoberts Buy it and send it to the person again ... "Thought you might enjoy a copy of my book! I signed it for you!"avatar LeslieCRoberts279010974646812673
2012-12-12 23:42:32279008363638030336Bought a bottle of local, small-batch, artisan, heritage, organic apple cider.
2012-12-12 22:44:17278993706223276033@danxoneil tell him you're worried your taxes are about to be raised and you're saving your dimes just in case. ;)avatar danxoneil278993009410990082
2012-12-12 22:43:24278993484936007680487 standards back from being re-set into HTML, doing a large number of regexp to munge them into our house style, make them all valid.
2012-12-12 13:39:02278856489198813184@mpedson @willNoel That explains the Regents® Rinse and Secretary® Soap℠ in the castle WCs.avatar mpedson278852907691016194
2012-12-12 01:05:17278666803339722753Visited 30 standards bodies today and got prices for a "basket" of 11 ISO standards. This is for a Table of Pricing Variances.
2012-12-11 18:11:22278562636688416768@pallih that would be great! send me mail? carl at media dot org.avatar pallih278560738858115073
2012-12-11 18:01:55278560257620451329Iceland sells ISO standards for pennies on the krona. Made purchase successfully, but Icelandic is rusty, can't figure out how to download.
2012-12-11 14:31:06278507204200513537In this book, we've all "ordered custom electric motors for a robotic blimp from a specialty motor-maker." http://t.co/hWG7fybC ht @judithd
2012-12-11 14:00:00278499375519498241Flash of deja vu in this retro search system. http://t.co/dwX20w5E ht @mikeloukides Spent much of the early 70s watching teletypes.
2012-12-11 13:53:37278497769767976960RT @beccarosen: Most awkward Chanukah celebration in 1000s of years: Texas gov. Perry w/chabadniks http://t.co/uSyo5szB Wait for min 5 ...
2012-12-11 12:22:30278474840393015296Most awkward Chanukah celebration in 1000s of years: Texas gov. Perry w/chabadniks http://t.co/uSyo5szB Wait for min 5 for the dancing.
2012-12-11 03:09:28278335665475821569@nickbilton He kind of lost me on "Public goods rely on structures (e.g. due process laws) to insure that the minority is heard."avatar nickbilton
2012-12-11 01:09:09278305388712038400Now up to 500 ISO standards which have passed a rigorous QA test and are being prepared for release. That's a lot of global harmonization.
2012-12-10 19:43:50278223518334873600@waldojaquith How about giving a copy of Notes on the State of Virginia if they give >$200, plus put their name on some metadata?avatar waldojaquith278222632481067008
2012-12-10 17:39:36278192251589509121@DarrellIssa Do you have the President's salary wrong at $800k? Isn't he paid $400k, the rest is book royalties?avatar DarrellIssa278188280179224576
2012-12-10 17:19:36278187218680565760@StevenLevy nice piece!avatar StevenLevy278182516869963776
2012-12-10 02:01:46277956242121560064Nice 1901 print of the MIT campus. http://t.co/hKuiVUwq
2012-12-10 00:30:39277933311291187200@mattblaze here's the intelligence institutes I know about. http://t.co/fwobSZYHavatar mattblaze277929898172096512
2012-12-09 23:58:12277925144956112896@OddLetters Is it retroactive? Old tweet with instagram photo no longer resolves?avatar OddLetters277910111354224640
2012-12-09 22:50:39277908143600713728@OddLetters Amazing when a company like Facebook shoots itself in the foot so deliberately and methodically. Facebook as AOL 2.0.avatar OddLetters277904119258288129
2012-12-09 22:12:24277898519162007553To make your own CIO-like dashboard, Google Chart Tools is great. Particularly recommend the Gauge Example. http://t.co/34eHph4x Faster!
2012-12-09 21:52:39277893547552800769ITU,Internet in the ngram viewer. http://t.co/AVgbhkNX
2012-12-09 20:15:09277869009670656001@KatieS If they stop depending on gifts from the tooth fairy, they'll be able to stand proudly and say "I bit that!"avatar KatieS277867360336109568
2012-12-09 19:58:50277864905254768640It would cost $140b to build a decent net for the entire US. http://t.co/qCWRPDKc Telcos have taken trillions from us. ht @timoreillyavatar timoreilly
2012-12-09 19:53:03277863449151799296RT @NFPA: Are you a first responder? Check out NFPA's Electric Vehicle Safety Training program online! http://t.co/OJXhoJiK #EVavatar NFPA
2012-12-09 18:40:38277845224485703682Are you a first responder? Check out NFPA's Electric Vehicle Safety Training program online! http://t.co/OJXhoJiK #EV
2012-12-09 17:10:33277822554209660928I'd like to thank @lessig @Joi @thepublicdomain (and many others) for 10 years of CC #cc10. One of the most important tools in my toolbox.avatar lessig
2012-12-09 16:36:12277813911829487616@cipittman I would have been pleased to serve, but apparently my invitation was not declassified.avatar cipittman277807830835269633
2012-12-09 14:20:19277779715534778368@haahr That tweet sounded like a Churchill biography at first!avatar haahr277699105449451521
2012-12-09 03:10:42277611199414276096@smalljones visualize whirled peas was the sig line of a noted email pioneer.avatar smalljones277608779061788672
2012-12-09 02:24:58277599689539465217Review of the Art of the Epigraph. http://t.co/U9We8e3q Epigraphs are the tweets you put at the beginning of books.
2012-12-08 15:16:38277431500918644736@operafuture Was struck by the car insurance ads on that page. Maybe random ads might take away from the content, probably not a lot of $$?avatar operafuture277408353821536257
2012-12-08 02:55:55277245093403058178@danxoneil very nice photos! I've been paying particular attention to agriculture safety standards for our upcoming global release of docs.avatar danxoneil277243236484018177
2012-12-08 02:39:31277240964937027584@danxoneil There was a really well-done silo accident piece in the NYT by @jbrodernyt in October. http://t.co/NFxVUatravatar danxoneil277238997548421120
2012-12-08 02:25:11277237358947082241@danxoneil Here's what they look like when they explode. http://t.co/licNU67H and http://t.co/lIrgXx1pavatar danxoneil277233113170583552
2012-12-08 02:18:34277235694194262016@internetarchive Here's some government-endorsed Christmas specials on the Internet Archive for you! http://t.co/09FvCPEoavatar internetarchive277233254367645696
2012-12-08 02:13:13277234346975444993Feds do shutdown planning *again.* http://t.co/jcGY6UaE If 5% of the 7,677 SES's time in the last year spent on this, that's 383 man-years.
2012-12-08 01:54:44277229694405988353@lessig It was perfectly clear from your essay you're looking for rabid reformers, not partisan reformers. The point is you have to believe.avatar lessig277204190663692288
2012-12-07 21:05:27277156895284948992Added 20 more shots of the standards factory to Flickr. http://t.co/hBVgm3Nu Now that they're scanned, paper goes into storage soon.
2012-12-07 18:33:03277118542984392704@nanaze maybe she'll issue you a writ of habeas corpus.avatar nanaze277118152020738049
2012-12-07 18:28:30277117394269372416@nanaze still at google?avatar nanaze277116880727207937
2012-12-07 17:59:52277110190246096896Parallel between the Bangladesh fire and Triangle Shirtwaist fire 100 years ago are uncanny. We should learn from history, not repeat it.
2012-12-07 17:47:45277107137816195073Luther's garden on Santa Rosa. He also had a farm on Sebastopol. http://t.co/4PHVAAfY
2012-12-07 17:39:29277105056761925632Luther Burbank's house. http://t.co/sm3LSYrO
2012-12-07 17:11:07277097921575534592@InternetAssn much better. Thanks for letting me know.avatar InternetAssn277095706836217856
2012-12-07 13:39:45277044729844219904@McAndrew nah, never had the privilege. just giving you the silver lining to the lga cloud. :)avatar McAndrew277042516199612418
2012-12-07 03:50:33276896454700847104@McAndrew Mariana Grajales Airport is worse, but LGA a contender.avatar McAndrew276896078404653057
2012-12-07 02:32:56276876919235047424iTunes 11 is as elegant as the committee that surely designed it. Any suggestions for a better music player on Mac?
2012-12-07 01:09:30276855923237076993@NFPA Liked your blog post on combustible dusts. Thought you might enjoy this 1947 photo of a flour dust explosion. http://t.co/lIrgXx1pavatar NFPA276847287689437185
2012-12-06 16:50:24276730319690936321MT @xeni: Newt Gingrich on board next trip to moon. http://t.co/QdhyxHXFavatar xeni
2012-12-06 16:39:13276727505157775360Trying to get my hands on the secret report circulating about increasing transparency in the nonprofit sector. Has been eyes-only so far.
2012-12-06 04:35:03276545264246988800@xeni I used to drink saffron tea in Kashmir. Cardamon and cinnamon with honey and saffron.avatar xeni276544141633155072
2012-12-06 04:19:06276541249014620161Love these Jerusalem portraits from 1889 by Tancrède Dumas http://t.co/UHamQjPO
2012-12-06 03:52:23276534526853914624@waldojaquith I played trumpet, so had strong fingers. Before the manual, learned on old teletypes, which might as well have been manual.avatar waldojaquith276533163482832896
2012-12-06 03:45:10276532711500419072@waldojaquith I'm pre-Mavis. Got up to 60wpm in 7th grade typing class on a manual. Was a Kelly Girl in 1980, 120wpm on a Selectric.avatar waldojaquith276531542845702145
2012-12-06 03:40:02276531416504872961@waldojaquith but she sure can type!avatar waldojaquith276528208256589825
2012-12-06 00:36:50276485314971852801In a brave act of defiance, protestors marched a camel past the Supreme Court. http://t.co/1bXMX8lY
2012-12-05 21:47:50276442786411184128October IRS data all processed. Total of 6,556,710 filings. https://t.co/pYtGpQqk
2012-12-05 20:32:34276423841880883200RT @brianbehlendorf: What, _1984_ wasn't prior art?! RT @slashdot Verizon Patents Eavesdropping Using Your TV For Ad Targeting http://t. ...avatar brianbehlendorf
2012-12-05 20:27:05276422464781832192What, _1984_ wasn't prior art?! RT @slashdot Verizon Patents Eavesdropping Using Your TV For Ad Targeting http://t.co/tR68PfDd
2012-12-05 20:11:29276418537353003009@caminick So far, the only progress we can claim is getting the Pacer price to go up 25%. :)avatar caminick276402124940787712
2012-12-05 18:18:48276390179726557185@therealfitz that description fits most of the government work I do as well!avatar therealfitz276389995965722624
2012-12-05 18:07:21276387298222931969Getting our books in order. So far this year, have spent $65,646.88 on international standards, $56,199.27 on US federal/state.
2012-12-05 12:00:49276295057500413952@jswatz I would train my robotic dog to pick the lamp up by the scruff and shake it violently until it learns to behave.avatar jswatz276293901046906880
2012-12-05 11:57:12276294147495837696In sign of progress, U.S. now publishing out-of-date slip opinions for 29% of district courts. http://t.co/wFC6eAqS Report by @caminick
2012-12-05 11:36:52276289029350252544@kenyanpundit yep, that's the issue. need to allow for display plus bulk access so others can do even better.avatar kenyanpundit276277884459560960
2012-12-05 10:49:33276277123591860224@kenyanpundit the big issue is convincing the archivists to allow unfettered access. if they agree, things go quick. would love to help.avatar kenyanpundit276266245001715713
2012-12-05 09:29:31276256978790125568@scottros NY Times did a 1990 review of a self-published book. http://t.co/j9WA28NR Tufte.avatar scottros276185590091902976
2012-12-05 09:20:09276254623801671680@kenyanpundit going through your wonderful links on archives, so wishing so much more of this was more accessible.avatar kenyanpundit276222301798805504
2012-12-05 03:02:42276159636153974784@McAndrew Alternatively, they could make @doctorow Secretary-General. Simpler than dismantling the operation, he'd get a nice office.avatar McAndrew276154025928433664
2012-12-05 02:53:08276157229642694656'An ITU spokeswoman called @McAndrew's proposal "extreme."' http://t.co/EIUeqtMv "Extreme" is ITU cluelessness and naked ambition.
2012-12-05 02:34:35276152561189404672Broken down and bought a copy of Alan Ryan's "On Politics." http://t.co/muXQWkM8 Nice New Yorker review: http://t.co/nDXlBrdl
2012-12-04 22:09:56276085958267510784The October Form T ( http://t.co/FbpEGg0B ) and Private Foundation ( http://t.co/MfbZ5VWV ) are ready. Exempt Orgs done early tomorrow.
2012-12-04 21:56:49276082658143006722If you're working with our raw IRS data, 26 ISO images are available for October. http://t.co/ZIaQq1VV
2012-12-04 18:01:24276023412936298498@footage was confused by tweets between you and @mpedson ... was it the make piece by r.u. sirius that wasn't fact checked?avatar footage276012451252797440
2012-12-04 03:01:062757968458910474241688 a banner year for the English parliament. http://t.co/WNes86wo Approved the Bill of Rights and the Great Seal Act.
2012-12-03 22:50:07275733683091165184@KatieS This explains of course why I've never been asked to RSVP pour Le Web.avatar KatieS275732798009114624
2012-12-03 22:45:27275732509407453184@KatieS Beret and baguette?avatar KatieS275726982367551488
2012-12-03 20:53:57275704449656291328Standards New Zealand conveniently displays your current password on an insecure link, just in case you forgot or lurkers are curious.
2012-12-03 18:31:39275668639531819008Working on AS-NZS 1067 (2003), Sunglasses and Fashion Spectacles. Public safety spec, avoid fashion emergencies. http://t.co/C4ATMANk
2012-12-02 18:28:16275305399777890304Power out in N. Sebastopol, including O'Reilly campus. Unexpected day off! Will attempt to wrestle the NY Times crossword to the ground.
2012-12-02 06:17:26275121476460498944780 miles on the Redwood Highway today, wipers going all the way. My mantra for this meditation was "om padme omg."
2012-12-02 03:57:33275086276871458816Back in Laytonville, the gas station a-hoppin. On Saturday it's a two-tweet town.
2012-12-01 19:56:07274965119023329280Full-serve fuel in Oregon less than self-serve in Calif. Oregon! Come for the gas, stay for the fungus! (Marketing!)
2012-12-01 18:40:01274945965482467328Driving in forest north of Eureka, plotting action against 24 governments. Living in a Pynchon novel.
2012-12-01 16:15:07274909500404817920Laytonville, California. A one-tweet town.
2012-12-01 04:54:48274738292849799168@waldojaquith nope, straight out of the box. that's why I'm so impressed.avatar waldojaquith274738088570413056
2012-12-01 04:52:12274737638727098369@waldojaquith tesseract doing a very nice job on these e-filings that were released as tiff images. font always the same.avatar waldojaquith274737344089829376
2012-12-01 04:22:17274730112069550081Small sample of tesseract results on efile IRS data. http://t.co/cEuPfcEZ HTML displays in browser, view source to see details.
2012-12-01 03:20:57274714674577166336Getting great results with tesseract on IRS efile data, converts to hOCR format. http://t.co/Hdj8JlgW Need libraries to manipulate hocr.
2012-12-01 01:16:49274683436587950080@drobo Something very wrong with your telemarketing. You called my direct line *again* without an appointment. You used to be a class act.avatar drobo
2012-12-01 00:34:40274672830954737665I have a new starter on the Jeep and got through Uganda. We have 7,717 standards in the pre-release queue, 1,809 already up. Done by EOY.
2012-11-30 22:15:43274637862174081024Received 25 DVDs from IRS for October data. Taking weekend off to deliver a computer, will start processing these Monday.
2012-11-30 20:52:07274616821791985664Reading the Kenyan/Burundi/Uganda specification for Umbrellas Made of Silk. EAS 225-3 (2001).
2012-11-30 19:06:35274590266025971713My big todo list was OBE. Jeep towed over country roads to Santa Rosa, replacing the starter. Getting a late start on Uganda standards.
2012-11-29 15:24:21274171948999798784Today, my goal is to annoy the French government.
2012-11-29 02:56:50273983831617458176The Tragedy of W.J. Bryan. http://t.co/dzFPSV2l So effective, he produced a conservative backlash and a 20 year winter on progress.
2012-11-29 02:54:07273983146184294402@digiphile @cmdln @McAndrew decnet as in http://t.co/PAAqUCp4 and http://t.co/71dyPkin (the former nicknamed "paperware about vaperware")avatar digiphile273974971947163648
2012-11-29 01:32:23273962580098306048@cmdln @digiphile @McAndrew Not really peer, more like uncle! Jon had 20 years on the net before I met him. I misspent my youth on decnet.avatar cmdln273954622018822144
2012-11-28 23:34:35273932934518562816Bought a set of French standards on fireworks and toy safety in both French and English. These are European-wide mandatory safety specs.
2012-11-28 23:03:22273925075936374785Added a few wing chairs and tables from overstock plus some public domain photos to create a meeting area. http://t.co/stXru7Aj
2012-11-28 22:48:22273921302371389440@therealfitz duct tape 2.0.avatar therealfitz273918892030717953
2012-11-28 19:31:01273871637609332736@TheWJP Oh well ... got filibustered by the Russians.avatar TheWJP273868187349692416
2012-11-28 17:31:15273841499077230592@TheWJP I was watching on my mobile and it cut out a few times. Was curious if you got to my question? (Loved the Russian protest!)avatar TheWJP273811433395982336
2012-11-28 14:42:16273798971816820738@TheWJP Other examples are mandatory European standards, which cost thousands of Euros. e.g., Toy safety: http://t.co/GrrEsCBn #index2012avatar TheWJP273797405860843520
2012-11-28 14:40:06273798425932349440@TheWJP Q for #index2012 Does the index include availability of tech regulations required by law, such as ANSI standards required by OSHA?avatar TheWJP273797405860843520
2012-11-28 01:40:36273602259592544256They cut Einstein's brain into 240 blocks, sliced each 2000x, sent the slides to 18 places. http://t.co/jCSgysUA Lost almost all the data.
2012-11-27 19:38:30273511133325971457@archivespres @footage More than happy to bring you a big disk drive, then bring it back and upload all to Internet Archive. No fuss!avatar archivespres273482115226677249
2012-11-27 19:37:39273510917700993024@archivespres @footage Any chance you could post the higher-res versions of these items? Your digital copies so low-res, can't use them.avatar archivespres273482115226677249
2012-11-27 16:35:57273465191965028352Another call tomorrow with WH and IRS to discuss open data and the pompatus of gov.
2012-11-27 15:50:47273453828706279424.@TheWJP will unveil their 2012 Rule of Law report. http://t.co/Lo5BydXc Adequate access to legal materials a key rule of law metric.
2012-11-27 04:28:35273282147299762177@alicedaer I loved this Darwin award winner. http://t.co/5Ww3f2EVavatar alicedaer273277253587173377
2012-11-27 04:23:02273280750139367424Reading "Importance of National Laws" by Fukuzawa. http://t.co/hktaIG2q He founded Keio University, where I worked with @shimshamshimmy.
2012-11-27 01:17:09273233968759971841@Knobee Dave does a great job! I've been working with him for 5 years now. I think he likes his job ... he does something pretty important.avatar Knobee273232656483905536
2012-11-27 00:59:07273229429910683648It's amazing how the actual work for many government data feeds come down to a couple people. For the IRS, it's a guy named Dave.
2012-11-27 00:57:31273229027555299328I checked with the guy who cuts DVDs for the IRS, he said the October feed is a big one, got delayed by holidays, shows up early next week.
2012-11-26 17:17:49273113341793275905Working on the African regional standards for "Wet blue goat skins" and "Web blue sheep skins." Derived from ISO 5431, intl. blue skin spec.
2012-11-26 01:36:40272876491619041280We're running a backup now of http://t.co/b3WSQxjU. You might need to flush your dns cache. ftp, rsync seem to be working.
2012-11-26 01:20:32272872433021771776Love that people are mirroring irs data. Means a real-time alert system when that server has issues. Half-dozen "did you know" emails. :)
2012-11-26 01:02:10272867812656156672a server wedged. http://t.co/b3WSQxjU http://t.co/UI03EFba temporarily unavailable, but please enjoy http://t.co/BReq00Uh for now.
2012-11-25 23:30:56272844850360090625467 Chinese standards have received the great seal of the seal of approval. Going home.
2012-11-25 20:22:51272797518692220929Wishing I could read Chinese. http://t.co/FEePkpmY GB 25432 (2010): Safety requirements of daylight press.
2012-11-25 17:53:34272759952517517312Working on Chinese public safety specification GB 4927 (2008): Beer (啤酒).
2012-11-25 12:20:42272676180468064256@kenyanpundit memrise looks very interesting.avatar kenyanpundit272605824428433409
2012-11-25 04:43:10272561038916993024@footage what bugs me the most is idle resources. NARA has an amazing beta/umatic jukebox, they could do *so* much, the device sits idle.avatar footage272559923332792320
2012-11-25 04:37:49272559694088912896@footage ah, I question the neglect every day as well! route around is always the longer route and ends up loosing so much.avatar footage272557386856808448
2012-11-25 04:26:00272556721073950722@footage access means that if you or I screw up as an archivist, maybe somebody else won't. bigger gene pool increases chances of survival.avatar footage272556051092615171
2012-11-25 04:07:48272552138146717696.@dangillmor on a brief flash of sanity from Congress. http://t.co/AOHC654Y The right could fix copyright, or at least talk about it.
2012-11-25 00:47:46272501798512766976As I process metadata for national std docs, I make a note of ISO and other equivalences, seed corn for a future reverse lookup facility.
2012-11-25 00:02:19272490361358782465@zenodotus we look for mandatory standards, such as the ones on this page http://t.co/n5675Vmt or this one http://t.co/1Fij6mnPavatar zenodotus272489054292025344
2012-11-24 22:25:53272466095250751488Jeez that was hard. 439 Ethiopian standards have passed QA and metadata check. Standards for injira, pesticides, glass and doors, leather.
2012-11-24 13:39:21272333588710686721This chicken saddle available in 3 attractive designs. http://t.co/v3UJkVaO If you're going to go chicken riding, need to look smart.
2012-11-24 13:33:11272332033160802304RT @PTPolicyWonk: PACER Federal Court Record Fees Exceed System Costs | California Watch - http://t.co/l3UyKlyu
2012-11-24 04:58:19272202464189620224PACER Federal Court Record Fees Exceed System Costs | California Watch - http://t.co/l3UyKlyu
2012-11-24 03:38:44272182436408983552@digiphile "Are you now, or have you ever been" is just so hard to enforce from congress. These members appear short of historical skill.avatar digiphile272180634284326912
2012-11-24 02:51:47272170623181127680http://t.co/14QCQX3J will be playing at http://t.co/8YV0sbiC in San Francisco on Weds and Thurs. Great singer, college roommate.
2012-11-23 23:17:54272116794796412928@papyromancer thanks!avatar papyromancer272115021834756098
2012-11-23 23:07:25272114159196438528528 compulsory standards from Egypt all done with metadata and QA, still need to embed Arabic fonts. Moving on to Ethiopia.
2012-11-23 19:50:34272064620200599552310 standards from the Gulf Standards Organization have passed QA and metadata check. Next: Egypt and Ethiopia.
2012-11-23 16:31:48272014596309655552Working on Oman standard 835: Organs and Viscera of Mutton, Goat, Cattle, Camel, and Buffalo (chilled and frozen)
2012-11-23 05:22:59271846284917342209David Cameron @Number10gov targets bureaucrats pay. http://t.co/wrwV5Gya British Standards Institute paid their CEO £551,600 in 2011.
2012-11-23 03:11:17271813140805722113@smalljones I'm a big fan of the revolutionary model. Meet in a bar, drink some beers, order in a turkey, then throw tea into the harbor.avatar smalljones271809651262255105
2012-11-23 02:31:02271803010097758208@gnat I think you've roasted enough #NZ birds. http://t.co/B9swJEW0 (That giant Moa sure was tasty though!)avatar gnat271711674506039296
2012-11-23 02:24:10271801284552704001@smalljones Libertarian would be having each diner catch his/her own hen. Socialist act has everybody stand in a long line but they run out.avatar smalljones271754204710834177
2012-11-23 02:22:44271800920889774081RT @bokmann: Retweet if you remember using a hole punch to make your 5 1/4 floppies double-sided.
2012-11-18 14:47:24270176386264756224Retweet if you remember using a hole punch to make your 5 1/4 floppies double-sided.
2012-11-22 18:01:42271674832909893632A little exercise first: reformatted docs from Oman and Qatar. Now off to Thanksgiving. Thankful for the right to read, speak, and think.
2012-11-22 11:00:25271568815610011648This Thanksgiving standards list now available for only $685. http://t.co/Uk52oBj2 Safety tips f/@ansidotorg and Did You Know?™avatar ansidotorg
2012-11-22 04:06:33271464660870504448@marcygordon could you wash out a can and make it in there?avatar marcygordon271459381525217280
2012-11-22 02:07:12271434624952061953The other Kickstarter suit is for violating Patent 7,885,887 on "asking lots of people for money on the net." http://t.co/MjiM8eqe
2012-11-22 02:03:49271433772665298945Kickstarter sued for aiding and abetting unlicensed innovation. http://t.co/DVQNYLuG Patent suit against 3D printer calls in their banker.
2012-11-22 01:57:53271432280499691520@mkapor It was a great run. I was a 1-2-3 instructor for a while in the mid-80s ... you helped me pay the rent.avatar mkapor271416459270447105
2012-11-21 21:39:26271367239792472065@aneeshchopra I'm guessing Ben wouldn't take being mistaken for Karl Rove as a compliment.avatar aneeshchopra271339510447616000
2012-11-21 19:41:54271337661975891970@aneeshchopra that looks like Karl Rove standing behind them.avatar aneeshchopra271334908285292545
2012-11-21 17:12:07271299967572922369Nice interview with @doctorow and his views on Mayor Bumble[beep]. http://t.co/RKC1VJQX
2012-11-21 16:09:18271284159165632514@jswatz I didn't mean in the next 24 hours. :) Bookmark for future purposes ...avatar jswatz271140173742485504
2012-11-21 02:25:38271076875856642048@jswatz You should come up to Make in Sebastopol if you ever have a few hours and fancy a drive. Right next to my paper processing plant.avatar jswatz271073445540921346
2012-11-20 22:52:00271023114538872835Finished assembling 311 Japanese standards. Woodworking safety, disability and elderly guidelines, radioactivity. English and Japanese.
2012-11-20 21:43:40271005918412541952Working on Japan's JIS Z 4810 (2005): Protective rubber gloves for radioactive contamination. Seems like a compelling public interest.
2012-11-20 19:41:11270975094908665858@smalljones shoephone with RIM BB10 guarantees nobody can read it.avatar smalljones270974696386875392
2012-11-20 19:39:03270974557542838272@smalljones to be extra-super-dooper-secure, recommend the cone of silence.avatar smalljones270974393801375744
2012-11-20 19:37:55270974269905846273@smalljones Ihear if you stick to draft emails, that's very secure and nobody can read it. #noemailavatar smalljones270955507106332672
2012-11-20 18:47:33270961598376591360@catallman Maybe we can keep the web open and close the ITU? Just a thought.avatar catallman270959790321176577
2012-11-20 18:33:45270958122858848256@ChrisEstherLaw I love your system ... you did a great job. Hoping to add some more NZ law to the public pile soon.avatar ChrisEstherLaw270957922622787584
2012-11-20 18:31:50270957642111938560Comic Sans would be appropriate for big T in the ressurected @NYTOnit. Grey lady lost her sense of humor, all the takedowns fit to tweet.
2012-11-20 18:13:19270952979773915137@johnlsheridan @omorley1 We have an extra copy in the States if you lost yours.avatar johnlsheridan270947507905888256
2012-11-20 14:59:13270904135757492224RT @erik_kwakkel: Awesome medieval 3D effect: painted letter E, as if carved out of marble (Venice, 1476 (Cambr Inc.1.B.3.2[1360]) http: ...
2012-11-20 09:05:51270815204726681600Awesome medieval 3D effect: painted letter E, as if carved out of marble (Venice, 1476 (Cambr Inc.1.B.3.2[1360]) http://t.co/wACdqaEo
2012-11-20 07:17:17270787883563114496@ChrisEstherLaw Ooh, but it's the right bit! "We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either justice or right." Thanks!avatar ChrisEstherLaw270739815711010816
2012-11-20 03:42:11270733753251422208Proud to have http://t.co/wAGj60Eb represented in Gizmodo's "23 ancient web sites that are still alive" http://t.co/ZYhrKsAW
2012-11-20 03:26:14270729737960316928@edsu ah! multitasking. never mind. :) nice domain name though!avatar edsu270729561463992321
2012-11-20 03:24:40270729345302155265@edsu I gave you a wayback url ... sent you back to 2010.avatar edsu270727743296110592
2012-11-20 03:11:30270726030761816066@edsu seems like it was an interesting project. http://t.co/lzNVpkI9avatar edsu270725295152177152
2012-11-20 02:56:35270722276465446914Chapter 35: "Let there be one measure for wine throughout our kingdom, and one measure for ale, and one measure for corn."
2012-11-20 02:54:34270721769592221696Chapters 39, 40 of Magna Carta established rule of law. Chapter 35 was a unified standards program for weights, measures. Both were free.
2012-11-20 02:08:00270710052397150208Sent note to @johnlsheridan, @omorley1 suggestion to add original text of Magna Carta on http://t.co/aw3JyShx. UK leg archive best in world.avatar johnlsheridan
2012-11-20 01:54:002707065273027379201297 version of Magna Carta still on the books in UK. http://t.co/TOPVkLCK Lists provisions in force, wish they had Original (As Enacted).
2012-11-20 01:28:45270700173972369410Constitutional Corroborators: Youth group that comes to your rotary club, writes the constitution on an easel from memory while you lunch.
2012-11-19 20:56:04270631550079627265Obama's visit will really help Aung San Suu Kyi. http://t.co/CNqCI3z9 Proud that the President made the trip despite naysayers objections.
2012-11-19 20:35:43270626430185000960Deep-fried turkey safety warnings. http://t.co/wmktohn6 Otherwise known as "@cjoh's law."
2012-11-19 18:57:05270601608390377472@nancyscola "we the peevish"avatar nancyscola270598800480026625
2012-11-19 17:21:46270577621929189376I love this ... "Transparency Trust. ... All Rights Reserved." http://t.co/1Ah0Mxoy
2012-11-19 00:44:49270326730743504896@aphid23 @waldojaquith here's the one where they're announcing the Republican copyright reform package. http://t.co/A9SrvIntavatar aphid23270326022325542912
2012-11-19 00:38:51270325230084435968@waldojaquith shows you can't legislate taste.avatar waldojaquith270317653132967936
2012-11-18 20:21:21270260428133769216Learned treatises say it isn't "the Magna Carta" but simply "Magna Carta." Our attorney says same applies to "Arcade Fire", "Foo Fighters".
2012-11-18 19:28:30270247124308987904Pushing paper with the pros! 73 standards from Malaysia, 129 from Philippines have passed QA, metadata check. Time for OCR and Beer.
2012-11-18 18:07:19270226697402609664Hoping journalists put as much effort into uncovering story behind the Republican copyright reform leak as they did the military email.
2012-11-18 03:54:29270012073386323968Did the Yes Men take jobs as interns at the @RepublicanStudy? http://t.co/kMkif7Oz The copyright proposals seemed so downright sensible!
2012-11-18 02:33:03269991580348346368@alexismadrigal here's an easy way without buying an app: http://t.co/0pAnfbNVavatar alexismadrigal269972904454787072
2012-11-18 00:05:03269954333469208577Ignorantia juris non excusat! http://t.co/QlWcFqua
2012-11-17 23:45:17269949359871901696@JRandomF Unexpected but welcome! Wondering if they'll embrace the concept of no copyright on edicts of government.avatar JRandomF269941345756528640
2012-11-17 19:22:03269883116397666304I just bought: 'Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law' by Anver M. Emon via @amazonuk
2012-11-17 18:44:15269873601082179584Disappointed that my copy of MS 2 (1981), Specification for Coconut Cake, doesn't have any recipes. http://t.co/AN2FjnSF
2012-11-17 18:23:04269868269836574720Sent off an unsolicited proposal to the IRS as followup to our meeting on Tuesday. Switching to assembly of Malaysian irradiation standards.
2012-11-17 16:15:21269836130491457537That side was made for you and me. (2/2) Woody Gurthrie, This Land is Your Land, Missing Verse http://t.co/2BBVU5Ck
2012-11-17 16:14:16269835856452411393As I went walking I saw a sign there / And on the sign it said "No Trespassing" / But on the other side it didn't say nothing, (1/2)
2012-11-17 13:47:15269798859239206914@russnelson let's see if I get good response from active foundations first. hoping foundations like Knight, Rockefeller willing to speak outavatar russnelson269796927141474304
2012-11-17 13:38:51269796745133834240@russnelson is it defunct? 2009 the last filing I see.avatar russnelson269796404778651648
2012-11-17 00:58:15269605332731428867RT @mattcutts: Google open-sourced a book scanner: http://t.co/H7ALlphP Check out the video: http://t.co/NoY1NjR7 // ooh! shiny!avatar mattcutts
2012-11-16 20:54:19269543945158131713Finished scanning Malaysia and Ireland. That's it for this year, now beginning process of metadata and QA. Will take about a month.
2012-11-16 19:07:17269517010537414656Are you on the board of a nonprofit that e-files? Looking for signatories on a letter asking that Form 990s get released more cluefully.
2012-11-16 15:59:43269469808536481792Very pleased @harper getting the credit he so richly deserves! http://t.co/at3lZEEr Did a great job.
2012-11-16 04:21:25269294076657012736.@rklau I was glued to Bera/Lungren as well! Looks like they're going to have to find a new chairman for House Admin! http://t.co/slR3FheC
2012-11-16 04:03:30269289568702980097@timoreilly @digiphile "easy things hard" is how they say it in DC.avatar timoreilly269285765522006016
2012-11-16 03:31:25269281494168649729Article 5, Prince Shotoku's Constitution. http://t.co/K0V6lDKe For the rich, justice is stones into water. For poor, water onto stones.
2012-11-16 03:24:34269279769768652801A couple guys that saw UFOs are trading war stories in YouTube comments. http://t.co/viZ25xlX Can always find a friend on the net.
2012-11-16 01:36:12269252497569374209Profile of the new NY Times CEO on page A1 of the paper. http://t.co/Tt2Bqzxv
2012-11-15 22:35:43269207078831259648I scanned Japan today. Tomorrow, visiting Ireland.
2012-11-15 17:24:46269128822832648192@GlennF @csoghoian The copyright notice by the IRS is a typo, with a specific possible exception if they've perhaps licensed some clip art.avatar GlennF269126933802016769
2012-11-15 12:30:34269054784403812352@seamuskraft that translates to "Chairman Meow" according to Google. http://t.co/L43D2f7Cavatar seamuskraft269053412707028992
2012-11-15 02:49:57268908667334696960@EJWalters Romney paid big money for his GIFs but the Obama campaign staff used open source software, so it didn't cost them anything.avatar EJWalters268906672213352448
2012-11-15 02:38:58268905905481990145@digiphile America doesn't like a sore loser. Romney's going to ruin what's left of his reputation with that strategy.avatar digiphile268903821705617408
2012-11-14 22:59:21268850637696016384@rstephens cute. thanks for the pointer.avatar rstephens268747088895045632
2012-11-14 14:21:53268720413738156032"When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it." Oppenheimer on the bomb discussing his later regrets.
2012-11-14 11:29:20268676989207060480"The best team working on government anywhere in the world." @timoreilly and @pahlkadot celebrate GDS. http://t.co/FKZh0fl0avatar timoreilly
2012-11-14 02:52:12268546847797297154@nickbilton rotflol: "when we hear the words Donkey Sauce, which part of the donkey are we supposed to think about?" !!avatar nickbilton268542152739520512
2012-11-14 02:25:08268540037572984833@xeni Here's the 2007 tax return for the republic of Crazystan. http://t.co/pjSc2UfZ They operated for 1 year, blew through $157k.avatar xeni268516137023721472
2012-11-13 23:21:54268493923696128000Thinking we shouldn't call our effort to release Modernized EFile data the MEF Lab.
2012-11-13 23:18:11268492986608922625Big diwalifest at the White House. Ran into @aneeshchopra . I was there for a proposed festival of light on nonprofit tax returns.avatar aneeshchopra
2012-11-13 23:08:48268490628525080576At the Bombay club to meet constitutional lawyer @DavidHalperinDC, examine the bill of fare and bill of rights.avatar DavidHalperinDC
2012-11-13 21:42:52268469002093862913@doctorow they have a handy contact form for happy mutants at http://t.co/QttYFrS4 or the net can send email (address listed on the URL).avatar doctorow268452965579378688
2012-11-13 21:24:29268464375017398274I would like to prepare a blog post at @MarketsForGood but don't know who to ask.
2012-11-13 16:00:42268382892957241344@digiphile military still using SSN as ID. http://t.co/a1qfUrMh wish they'd take the issue more seriously.avatar digiphile268378560010530816
2012-11-13 15:47:01268379447726571520@pahlkadot @countculture I'm a big fan of open corporates ... Wish more governments would cooperate with him!avatar pahlkadot268378052919193600
2012-11-13 14:34:20268361156480094208Piece by @digiphile on @captricity and their depapering solution. http://t.co/FC810q72 We're using Captricity to ingest IRS forms.
2012-11-13 13:44:10268348531746697216@jswatz no 30,000 shades of grey for you.avatar jswatz268338083886415873
2012-11-13 12:45:32268333775409266688@jswatz your editor is going to be raising your quota! if a general can write that much, we expect professionals to do even more!avatar jswatz268323895457767424
2012-11-12 23:45:49268137555449503744GIF is the word of the year at the Oxford Dictionary. http://t.co/4AIltuUG Next year: "floppy diskette."
2012-11-12 23:43:33268136986374729728@ChandlerCisco Congratulations and thanks from a grateful Internet for filing racketeering charges against the trolls.avatar ChandlerCisco268076017892073472
2012-11-12 22:07:55268112916300054529Waiting for amchoori bindhi across the street from New America. Eating a lot more Indian since becoming non-religious mostly-vegan.
2012-11-12 21:30:08268103410857943040RT @lukerosiak: Github code for processing http://t.co/MEsgCbIp IRS 990s now online here: https://t.co/QfRPTjDN @carlmalamud Web site: h ...
2012-11-12 20:02:19268081307861516288Github code for processing http://t.co/MEsgCbIp IRS 990s now online here: https://t.co/QfRPTjDN @carlmalamud Web site: http://t.co/nJhev9r6
2012-11-12 11:53:20267958253714038784@dane yes, work with brewster sometimes. we have quite a few of our items mirrored in the archive.avatar dane
2012-11-12 04:05:42267840566975422465@dane my site is "wholesale" (bulk data, no ui), but here's a search by name app released today: http://t.co/2STJyGbIavatar dane267825546707226626
2012-11-12 02:21:21267814307503415296@dane yup! http://t.co/f998fCZS all exempt organization filings from 2002->current.avatar dane267812364731166721
2012-11-12 02:10:36267811604106723328@dane he's the antonym of a nonprofit.avatar dane267811320567574528
2012-11-12 01:52:57267807160027729921@McAndrew The truth goes cluck, the understatements go quack. That is one bizarre graphic from TED/HuffPo. Love all 4 onion talks.avatar McAndrew267805717371691008
2012-11-12 01:28:01267800884883382272Googlebot picking up IRS forms. http://t.co/DxoKeD3d Metadata fields all filled out in the PDFs, but not showing up in link description. hm
2012-11-12 00:26:02267785287256653824@McAndrew Would be interesting to use that video on kickstarter and see how much you could raise. If you invest big, we'll send you compost.avatar McAndrew267771455733907457
2012-11-11 21:26:09267740018322321408@wilbanks I'm in DC Tues-Weds? Time for a cup of coffee? Send me mail if you do ...avatar wilbanks267730472904298497
2012-11-11 20:14:45267722049252909057Spending too much time in the office when you begin to understand your Xerox machines have differing personalities, give them pet names.
2012-11-11 19:32:55267711523688951808Serbian standards PITA to scan. In the market for law? I recommend Bulgaria, Latvia. On Estonia blacklist, Lithuania won't sell to aliens.
2012-11-11 19:17:23267707615096762368@smalljones I thought you are our hippie overlords? part of the triangle commission!avatar smalljones267692999889260544
2012-11-11 18:40:11267698250180599808Nice search by name app for the IRS data. http://t.co/8epm9tlZ Built by @lukerosiak
2012-11-11 18:37:55267697682917756928@lukerosiak cool! our first irs app. thanks much!avatar lukerosiak267692116195569664
2012-11-11 18:37:23267697547265593344RT @lukerosiak: Building slightly on @carlmalamud's great work, easily search for any nonprofit's Form 990 in the last 10 years here: ht ...
2012-11-11 18:15:48267692116195569664Building slightly on @carlmalamud's great work, easily search for any nonprofit's Form 990 in the last 10 years here: http://t.co/jQlBEoit
2012-11-11 02:04:50267447765586554880"The Director of NSA logged onto his Hotmail account, dashed a note off to the Mossad at AOL." Details make your spy novel sound real.
2012-11-11 00:39:11267426208650772481I read "sell ... justice" in Article 40 to cover access to a lawyer, poll tax, excessive court fees, and also selling access to the law.
2012-11-11 00:36:16267425474622410753I've become enamored of Article 40 of the Magna Carta: "To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay, right or justice.”
2012-11-10 20:45:56267367511085948928Finished scanning Ireland and Italy, going home to add insult to injury by drinking German beer. This scanning is for a year-end release.
2012-11-10 19:06:29267342482998693889@explanoit thank you!avatar explanoit267341145439367168
2012-11-10 18:49:05267338105353293825I've been summoned to Washington to discuss the IRS exempt organizations database. Fingers crossed!
2012-11-10 04:11:45267117315169071104The Secrets of Alchemy. http://t.co/S3LQp1Tl At last, a book that "brings alchemy out of the shadows."
2012-11-10 02:25:03267090465705316352@dane looks like worms got that bolete. is that chanterelles in the back?avatar dane267089060332449793
2012-11-10 01:47:10267080930915676160A thriving subculture of corkscrew collectors. http://t.co/cdGqp9bb xkcd reminded us that human subcultures are nested fractally.
2012-11-09 23:58:10267053499987140610Ran scanners at full capacity for 4 hrs today. At this rate, ~5 more days left. Chewing through stacks on 3 tables: http://t.co/lARqO8hP
2012-11-09 23:29:47267046356374413312Ami Beri keeping a slight lead over Dan Lungren. 105,245 to 103,466 as of the 3pm update. http://t.co/6MT2aFlm
2012-11-09 21:02:27267009278034984961@waldojaquith I don't mind if people screw up (god knows I've done way more than my share) as long as they ack and change direction.avatar waldojaquith267006826393006080
2012-11-09 20:48:40267005810960388097.@waldojaquith got a nice note from the @drobo ceo apologizing for the drobocall.
2012-11-09 20:25:44267000037584809986@DiploKat send me mail ... carl at media dot org.avatar DiploKat266978744726585344
2012-11-09 18:52:43266976629543301120@drobo I got a call this morning. Really offensive way to treat your customers. I sent a note to your CEO, but haven't heard back yet.avatar drobo266976207533379585
2012-11-09 18:15:20266967221933338625omg. @drobo just robocalled my work line. I was actually going to buy something from them, but no way now. What *were* they thinking?!
2012-11-09 02:58:48266736569958936576@PJCrowley Sometimes you should give simply because you can. Visiting Burma is the right thing to do.avatar PJCrowley266727125887905792
2012-11-08 21:39:31266656218741882880@smalljones that's some skeptical body language. were you railing on about open source and other heresies?avatar smalljones266644187422789633
2012-11-08 21:35:50266655291687456768On my feet long enough to scan the Philippines today. Back on the couch watching Shogun. Tomorrow, I scan Serbia. World traveler.
2012-11-08 20:15:46266635143136022529"The dreamer lives forever, while the toiler dies in a day." John Boyle O'Reilly. HT William Jennings Bryan
2012-11-08 19:30:04266623641045852160@urbanmapping at the FAA, there is a highly trained systems engineer grinding his/her teeth knowing they have that data already.avatar urbanmapping266613563689414656
2012-11-08 19:16:27266620213573861376.gov wants to engage with me. http://t.co/SK9SS5EI Let's take it nice and slow. How about you buy me some data first?
2012-11-08 15:09:27266558056467423233Am important nail-biter. Dan Lungren and Ami Bera wait on absentees. http://t.co/sEudVe6D Lungren chairs House Admin.
2012-11-08 13:54:43266539249044697088Recode Oregon is working to change the building codes to allow green buiding techniques. http://t.co/CT0NWHxu ht @goMarielle
2012-11-08 13:47:34266537447549173760Lamson tubes featured in the Museum of Australian Democracy. http://t.co/gn1pJWD9 Inspired by the Library of Congress.
2012-11-08 02:42:54266370180270153729Great government transparency site: I Paid A Bribe http://t.co/JpOYAyxm HT @pierre They have some great videos as well.
2012-11-08 02:29:49266366888907517952@nancyscola you guys aren't getting much of a break so far this year!avatar nancyscola266356883282079744
2012-11-07 20:32:40266277009792061440RT @KatieS: If I were Nate Silver, I'd be off to Vegas. // I suspect Adelson has an APB out on him.
2012-11-07 18:56:11266252726743224320@gnat As Minister of Symbolism, I'll stand next to you and hit them on the head with a shovel.avatar gnat266250479359647744
2012-11-07 18:36:19266247725689995264"BLANK PAGE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT" [sic] http://t.co/xmr3zYd9 Copyright is what helps protect this kind of creativity.
2012-11-07 16:00:11266208433441755137RT @NFPA: We encourage public participation in the development of our codes and standards - here's how the process works! http://t.co/Ka ...avatar NFPA
2012-11-07 14:50:19266190851926011904We encourage public participation in the development of our codes and standards - here's how the process works! http://t.co/KaDf59J1
2012-11-07 04:39:13266037064716398592@harper nice job!avatar harper
2012-11-06 18:33:46265884696741822464Toenail removed yesterday, sucking wind today. Got out to vote, send $974 to Bulgaria, back home on the couch. Four more tears.
2012-11-06 17:15:11265864921667997696@waldojaquith those were considered high-fidelity in those days! we were big telco fans: http://t.co/FOQWDKdLavatar waldojaquith265864483384213505
2012-11-06 17:11:00265863870369902593@waldojaquith organic ringtones is a very california concept! You ever see SoundBytes? http://t.co/6wbNVJtL "Adapt or Die!" quite nice.avatar waldojaquith265860106275680256
2012-11-06 16:23:57265852026808844288Nice photos of tabulating machines at the Library of Congress. http://t.co/Pi6ak21t No last-minute patches on these devices!
2012-11-06 16:19:09265850821831426049Handy advice ... don't lean over the next booth and take a photo of your neighbor's ballot. http://t.co/QPGGKsQp
2012-11-06 07:26:28265716764212604929"Safety of children's clothing - Cords and drawstrings on children's clothing - Specifications; German version" will also arrive tomorrow.
2012-11-06 07:25:40265716566899978242"Diving accessories - Depth gauges and combined depth and time measuring devices - Functional and safety requirements" will arrive tomorrow.
2012-11-05 23:09:34265591716629856256990s for American Petroleum Institute added to public safety collection. http://t.co/J4JryzZk They tweet @API_News. Impressive operation!
2012-11-05 21:57:15265573516311678976@jswatz looks like somebody took a boat to work.avatar jswatz265566399966093312
2012-11-05 21:14:04265562652615516160@mikeloukides phewmorphic design.avatar mikeloukides265555871671648256
2012-11-05 19:50:13265541551126626304Had a great customer experience with @hover and their "valet service" for transferring names, highly recommend them as a registrar.
2012-11-05 13:34:49265447075771215872RT @kaythaney: Hands down the best Venn diagram I've ever seen. http://t.co/L7kfVjMr (HT @jsteeleeditor @jakeporway) #datafun
2012-11-05 10:41:50265403545874997249Hands down the best Venn diagram I've ever seen. http://t.co/L7kfVjMr (HT @jsteeleeditor @jakeporway) #datafun
2012-11-05 13:10:23265440926879600640@peterhoneyman nope. just foundations.avatar peterhoneyman265299545204862976
2012-11-04 23:40:22265237080614006784Told somebody his lawyer was totally out of touch. Hoping that isn't considered legal advice in the technical sense.
2012-11-04 22:07:07265213615278276608Hey @amac, wonderful dmca policy. http://t.co/P2bgewX2 Could you license that text as creative commons so others can steal the language?
2012-11-04 21:35:34265205673413984258@captainbadbeard @mattblaze pushing a lot of paper these days. more like a factory than a noc. http://t.co/lARqO8hPavatar captainbadbeard265202519502909440
2012-11-04 21:19:38265201662602387456Hoover was a mining engineer, made millions in his 20s. Mining was the dotcom of his times, Hoover the most admired man of his generation.
2012-11-04 21:16:56265200985910177793FDR offered to be Herbert Hoover's campaign manager if he'd run for President in 1920. FDR went to Hoover's house, lobbied hard.
2012-11-04 21:12:21265199831658659841@mattblaze You're a real programmer, don't have to surface before crack of noon. I'm a government bureaucrat, our wheels grind early.avatar mattblaze265199100843147265
2012-11-04 21:07:04265198500868919296Don't trust computers, believed my analog clocks, left house at 6am, couldn't figure out why coffeeshop closed. Still a n00b IRL.
2012-11-04 19:32:13265174629470060545I like @EdFelten's take on the New Jersey voting plans. http://t.co/5NAfgYin The post is calm, precise, and informative, like the author.
2012-11-04 19:23:48265172512139264000@seamuskraft you ever hear Chase? http://t.co/PBd6RJDp when I lived and breathed trumpet, they were my heroes.avatar seamuskraft265164183849533440
2012-11-04 01:49:32264907198465978368Soul of the Rhino reviewed in The Hindu. http://t.co/bBRMdgh4
2012-11-04 00:42:22264890293348868098@dalepd I made India-style pickles out of hot peppers once. Sent a case to a friend in Thailand, they were a big hit.avatar dalepd264888422764797952
2012-11-03 23:09:21264866886892785664On election night, somebody sent Hoover a telegram which read "Vote for Roosevelt and make it unanimous."
2012-11-03 20:09:30264821626531610624RT @kenyanpundit: Source tells me some Kenyan MPs claim up to Kshs 300,000 weekly in mileage claims for "trave to constituency"..damn/$3514!
2012-11-03 20:06:26264820854871957508Congrats to @pahlkadot for being named to the Democracy 20. Kicking some big democratic butt.
2012-11-03 18:20:31264794200426557440Partisan report f/Cato was "hustled ... out before the election" to "sway ... marginal voters." http://t.co/TylalM1a (Quoting the author).
2012-11-03 16:48:30264771041002414081Big fan of Triumph 3915-95. Cuts through standards docs like butter! (Bulgarian standard for butter costs 25.20 лв: http://t.co/SqBfasJq)
2012-11-03 13:57:18264727957103316992RT @EdwardTufte: Brilliant comment: Sophie Raseman @raseman "Are iCal's faux textures 'creepy' because they are in the uncanny valley?" ...
2012-11-03 05:36:52264602019103399936Brilliant comment: Sophie Raseman @raseman "Are iCal's faux textures 'creepy' because they are in the uncanny valley?" http://t.co/zDHpkY14
2012-11-02 21:15:55264475952078278656@DarrellIssa A tamalon is a tamale.avatar DarrellIssa264472695763255297
2012-11-02 19:33:31264450180886179841RT @gnat: help, @flyairnz! We are 45 minutes and counting in Denver trying to check in as agents battle checking 2 extra bags for our fa ...avatar gnat
2012-11-02 19:18:24264446378049146880help, @flyairnz! We are 45 minutes and counting in Denver trying to check in as agents battle checking 2 extra bags for our family.
2012-11-02 13:03:16264351971870384129@pitrodasam #innovation Q: What can Indian govt do to make standards, regulations, court opinions more broadly available for people to read?avatar pitrodasam
2012-11-02 12:42:38264346778650963968Big presentation at Rashtrapati Bhavan by @pitrodasam of innovation report. webcast: http://t.co/ZHPL6WEf report: http://t.co/CZZA5xgn
2012-11-02 01:10:35264172620247883776Dubai's Taj Arabia to be 4x exact replica of Taj Mahal. http://t.co/RgbV5EyH Worries that tourists will foresake Original Taj for Big Taj.
2012-11-01 23:51:35264152739263705088Thanks to @digiphile's informative PLAN piece http://t.co/1xj18Bk3 I went and bought J-STD-102 http://t.co/FUzkqpK8
2012-11-01 22:06:48264126371062763521@waldojaquith you need rich lessons. the point is not to use it, it is to keep other people from using it.avatar waldojaquith264102239352811520
2012-11-01 20:44:51264105747107962881@kleinmatic @derekwillis there's a tarball of all the metadata at the root level. http://t.co/g1JZFrH0avatar kleinmatic264105301458948097
2012-11-01 20:28:42264101683741724672Love it when we make mainstream media. http://t.co/7iDAIo8X @BoingBoing talks tax returns.
2012-11-01 20:24:27264100612000595968@waldojaquith you knight fellows live large!avatar waldojaquith264099957890502657
2012-11-01 19:51:00264092193134870529@LibraryatLaw sounds like a perfect Petroski book "The Serbian Staple"avatar LibraryatLaw264091126808600576
2012-11-01 19:41:47264089875895169024Taking the staples out of Serbian standards. A welcome change from slinging tax returns. Serbian staples are very durable.
2012-11-01 18:56:52264078571809681408@mkapor can't be any worse than the last 3 star wars movies!avatar mkapor264077808140161024
2012-11-01 17:18:17264053760358244352@digiphile wfm.avatar digiphile264051936960053249
2012-11-01 16:29:45264041549795569664@johnrlyman I might be able to get the data for free eventually, but important that I get the data quickly. So, paying for subscription.avatar johnrlyman264040943290830850
2012-11-01 16:27:42264041033581600768@johnrlyman I'm spending your money. :)avatar johnrlyman264040943290830850
2012-11-01 16:08:04264036092611817472.@InternetAssn Your web site has no information on your staff, where you're located, what kind of an organization you are. Care to share?
2012-11-01 15:50:56264031781366398977It makes me really depressed that I'm *still* writing checks to the federal government for public data that should have been online.
2012-11-01 15:44:29264030155356397568Writing a check for $2,580 to IRS for 2013 returns. We don't qualify as media, can't get a government agency to commit to sending for free.
2012-10-31 23:01:27263777737272094723@edsu I could live on bread and data.avatar edsu263762843311144960
2012-10-31 21:54:28263760879529631744I think our new IRS service is ready to go. https://t.co/GGk4shG7 Let me know if you find any bugs.
2012-10-31 15:13:59263660093961297922.@acusgov @ansidotorg Everyone who can afford the entry fees! The law shouldn't be a conceal-carry privilege for the rich.avatar ansidotorg
2012-10-31 02:59:33263475265693442049@McAndrew Have you read Judge Dave and the Rainbow People? http://t.co/0QAtJVnM Explains a bit of the DC Circuit mindset.avatar McAndrew263473598428241921
2012-10-30 21:40:23263394946625720320In the interests of precision, I weighed my IRS DVD collection. http://t.co/ESelG4KH 98.7 pounds.
2012-10-30 01:23:36263088733820174337@ryanalfred can you just wait a couple of days? I told you it would be ready Weds, you know where I tweet.avatar ryanalfred263080494919475203
2012-10-30 00:40:56263077994061508609@ryanalfred you can start downloading data on weds. 2002-current.avatar ryanalfred263073194032893952
2012-10-30 00:10:56263070444373020673@ryanalfred not digitizing ... moving from one digital format ($30k worth of DVDs) to a free on-net resource w/6.5m returns. Available soon.avatar ryanalfred263069560045969408
2012-10-29 05:52:31262794018595938304Under early Irish law, there were 7 grades of poets. http://t.co/Qp5F2FT1 Poets could get very rich, but bad poems resulted in hefty fines.
2012-10-29 00:48:29262717507763314689Updating my phone to iOS 6. The lead item on the readme tells me there's a great new map feature "that will change how you see the world."
2012-10-28 23:48:00262702286801862657adkathā - The Story of Indian Advertising http://t.co/QyJOkm3j In case you missed "Thanda Matlab Coca Cola!" and the loveable zoo-zoos.
2012-10-28 20:58:51262659719515209728I like this public alert system from http://t.co/jWAHwjLN: http://t.co/NeCnNGzB Here's their Sandy page: http://t.co/VFbIuHT4
2012-10-28 19:18:08262634371369021440The good news is nonprofits apparently got the memo, there are far fewer SSNs from 2009 on. Finished my first pass through 2,882 files.
2012-10-28 14:43:43262565311218327552At Public Resource, we use the Redacto Knife from GInsu. Slices a Social Security Number so thin it only has one side!
2012-10-27 22:01:57262313211578179584Made it through 907 files. One more big batch tomorrow.
2012-10-27 20:58:36262297266025549824@fernandezpm email better. carl at media dot orgavatar fernandezpm262297182978338817
2012-10-27 20:22:13262288112909160451@socmediapros @cdibona most patents are invalid, should never have been granted. those people deserve $0.avatar socmediapros262287805982588928
2012-10-27 15:48:39262219266911252482Up to Q4/2004, where we have 62 docs with 5,986 suspected SSNs. Over time, fonts get cleaner, easier to spot them. Plus, people more aware.
2012-10-27 12:58:11262176368148770816Ha. @doctorow is "touring complete." http://t.co/NdmhgwmK The touring test is look for the guy guzzling cold brew with his eyes on England.
2012-10-27 04:42:56262051731783958528.@acusgov headlines popular @ansidotorg newsletter, "Did You Know? Did You Know?" http://t.co/SJ4jc7sJ Vice versa! http://t.co/ebleU6h5avatar ansidotorg
2012-10-27 01:13:49261999107839778816Perhaps inappropriate given the forecast? Weather has a "Enjoy the rest of the Weekend!" clock going on DC weather. http://t.co/zz2J55mI
2012-10-27 00:58:41261995298203766784Really nice set of GPO pics in this WaPo gallery. http://t.co/iJ1kMafD The Library also has a good selection: http://t.co/MVwTkeX5
2012-10-26 23:52:54261978744653217792Hippie bakery wanted to know why I looked tense, told them I had to redact 25k SSNs from govdocs. They gave me a free vegan scone.
2012-10-26 22:59:02261965188377477120@mulka that's what I do fulltime. I don't buy the ayn rand what's in it for me morality.avatar mulka261965072165912576
2012-10-26 22:56:59261964671320461314@mulka sigh. just because you can get away with something doesn't mean you should. that's wall street thinking. have a nice day, I'm done.avatar mulka261963411909386240
2012-10-26 22:44:43261961584400793600@UsefulArts should be ready in a week or so. we'll have 6.4m nonprofit returns. my interface will be google. :)avatar UsefulArts261961341361864705
2012-10-26 22:26:54261957099607687169@mulka you're seriously defending a $683k salary for a nonprofit breast cancer foundation?avatar mulka261956761907515392
2012-10-26 21:47:19261947138429317120@mulka That is *not* the going rate for the president of a 501(c)(3) who works as needed. Abuse of position.avatar mulka261946666050023424
2012-10-26 21:29:15261942591682138112@DeepEddy yup. I didn't redact his salary. :)avatar DeepEddy261942505359155200
2012-10-26 21:27:16261942095722450944Moral issue. Pres. of Breast Cancer foundation makes $683,646, works "as needed." Removed his SSN but feeling like I'm helping a bad person.
2012-10-26 19:40:33261915236070735872Suggestion for @DarrellIssa: If somebody submits an SSN or other PPI on a Form 990, authorize IRS to charge them $50 per SSN.
2012-10-26 17:50:38261887577349562369Problem with autoredact tools is if it finds 1,300 SSNs in a 277 page return, you still have to page through and look for ones it missed.
2012-10-26 17:06:59261876591876009984Going through 2002 returns redacting SSNs. 32-page list of student SSNs in one return.
2012-10-26 00:20:49261623381466693632RT @nickbilton: Apple now has $121.3 billion in cash. Or, $17.50 for every single human being on planet earth. // way more than that f/me!
2012-10-25 22:58:25261602643925942272@cdibona My suggestion in WIRED was to use eminent domain on the RSA patents. http://t.co/Uq0thDSzavatar cdibona261590042412208128
2012-10-25 16:54:41261511107280269313We have met the enemy and they are us. http://t.co/dXyefmlr by @timbray on the Identity Wars.
2012-10-25 16:38:19261506988222070786Working with the IRS, I find myself saying this often: ^./([^/]+)/[^:]+:(..)([^,]+),(....)(..),[^,]*,[^,]*,[^,]*,[^,]*,[^,]*,-([0-9.]+),.*$
2012-10-25 15:11:23261485113139941376Washington insiders report on $350/plate forum on free access to the law. http://t.co/ebleU6h5 Professor Strauss represented the Internet.
2012-10-25 10:20:32261411917204180992How to cross the road. (And eat bacon.) http://t.co/KRnFFcCF From the @UkNatArchives
2012-10-25 10:12:16261409837043298304RT @DavidHalperinDC: Federal magistrate rules that fraud case against #4profit college #EDMC should go forward #highered http://t.co/nJy ...avatar DavidHalperinDC
2012-10-25 09:22:06261397211093557248Federal magistrate rules that fraud case against #4profit college #EDMC should go forward #highered http://t.co/nJyyzDJZ
2012-10-25 02:01:40261286372395073536Elegantissima! http://t.co/fCFhh5WF
2012-10-24 22:53:36261239042996318209This week, expecting couriers bearing standards docs from Jamaica, Malaysia, Ireland, Germany, Serbia, and Italy. Loading dock filling up.
2012-10-24 22:35:35261234508882403328Using the stupid "burn to a virtual audio cd" loophole in itunes to de-drm 516 tunes and make myself drm free for music. Never again.
2012-10-24 06:51:32260996932233736192@danxoneil holy shit ... you have 473 members in that Chicago opengov meetup group?! You'll need the auditorium theater if they all show up.avatar danxoneil260974114003636224
2012-10-24 06:28:09260991046262071296Sunny in Rome today. http://t.co/E9imsbXS Weatherman arrested for predicting rain.
2012-10-23 23:40:48260888536226603010@andysherry that's pretty impressive. good job.avatar andysherry260884489637601281
2012-10-23 22:59:14260878075615670272@MarkBoTech Horn books great if you're studying for an exam. Unfortunately, I'm preparing for a real world battle, need to arm myself fully.avatar MarkBoTech260877028578967554
2012-10-23 22:53:34260876646700154881Every year, somebody amazing gives a lecture to Indian Parliament. http://t.co/Xk8DDaYm India, please give a gift to the world, post video!
2012-10-23 22:34:28260871842288525312Received 3000pp, $150 copy of The Law of Human Rights. http://t.co/Nj0GRu0t Puts me 4000pp behind in reading for the week. Like law school!
2012-10-23 19:04:48260819079022133248Reading Sen's Idea of Justice while waiting for @kenyanpundit, a tireless worker for justice.
2012-10-23 16:15:00260776344005271553Korean Standard KS C 9321: Electrical Storage Box for Kimchi. http://t.co/0K2Xsak8 $18 in Korean, $230 in English.
2012-10-23 15:52:27260770669594288128Feeling very librarian-like ... needed to check a May 2003 IRS DVD and was able to find it!
2012-10-23 03:24:51260582530028285952@waldojaquith @slifty here's their policy. http://t.co/DO6HOQbK @robkennedy is their executive cyclist if you have questions.avatar waldojaquith
2012-10-23 03:22:45260582000715501568@waldojaquith @slifty if it's government proceeding, c-span has broad cc-like noncommercial license. if it's non-governmental, need to ask.avatar waldojaquith260581017327398912
2012-10-23 03:19:47260581257249955841Here's Khemka's civil service file in the IAS with all 43 postings. http://t.co/KwBs6zLI
2012-10-23 03:15:43260580230706638848Khemka-ji is my kind of bureaucrat. http://t.co/l60YdkSY Demoted 43 times for promoting rule of law. (Has a Ph.D. in comp sci to boot!)
2012-10-22 23:19:30260520785125466112@JoeBeOne Not a true seal, I can tell. Always authenticate your Pinnipeds!avatar JoeBeOne260517669307047936
2012-10-22 23:02:59260516631195815937Now at 6,461,326 IRS returns. Another 54,483 have gone missing, but probably findable. 2,878 returns flagged for manual inspection.
2012-10-22 22:19:33260505698201387008@vkhosla Looking at how the courts use technology, it is no surprise many can't do science either. Priests next for promising world peace?avatar vkhosla260483407103004672
2012-10-22 20:33:25260478992451244032UPS says my $1800 purchase of medical standards has shipped, the box weighs 2.0 pounds. Cheaper than Saffron: http://t.co/UbY4UHjz
2012-10-22 19:59:24260470430203273216First rain of the year in Sebastopol, or as it is known here, "the day the Jeep gets washed."
2012-10-22 19:47:48260467509415772161Doing QA and privacy work on the IRS database all week. QA says I need to rerun 3 of 303 months. Privacy is a mess, will take several days.
2012-10-22 19:29:55260463010584338433More details on the Amazon Kindle fiasco from @webmink http://t.co/LNFBXJ5s
2012-10-22 18:51:22260453310509744128@aabibliographer sigh.avatar aabibliographer260451682561953793
2012-10-22 16:47:39260422176581238786Fastcase announces eBook advance sheets. http://t.co/JdE4j0JS No auto-recall feature on these e-books, they stay where you put them.
2012-10-22 15:41:28260405517996920833@digiphile the hardest part of being an archivist is deciding what to delete. Ms. Woods was a pro!avatar digiphile260405021152264192
2012-10-22 15:36:51260404355914682368@digiphile Nixon was a big believer in records management, just didn't think anybody else would see them.avatar digiphile260384343741054976
2012-10-22 15:16:37260399265099153408@JamieXML hopefully, shysters will evaporate leaving nothing but good honest lawyers who serve the public!avatar JamieXML260396413240877056
2012-10-22 01:04:05260184718627176448My ringtone of Justice Breyer saying "If it's not public, it's not a law." m4r (iphone): http://t.co/Wo02S429 mp3: http://t.co/oPcGgnkz
2012-10-21 20:01:20260108530797903874Coming up this week: 2,936 suspect docs to do redaction on, 5-foot high stack of standards to scan.
2012-10-21 19:33:19260101477136216064@kinggary maybe because US reviewers care about looks? (assuming "food is good" is based on reviews?)avatar kinggary260100212280926208
2012-10-21 18:43:30260088942131544064@sushantsinha even worse is anonymous says X, happening more and more often in mainstream journalism.avatar sushantsinha260086292593922048
2012-10-21 17:33:44260071382031949824@gnat The Australian Building Codes Board has made a fortune on the National Construction Code. http://t.co/FzIzA29v Big success story!avatar gnat260070632543379456
2012-10-21 17:27:46260069881033154560@alicedaer Merriam-Webster doesn't list schwag, says swag is Australian for pack of personal belongings. But, much of Internet uses schwag.avatar alicedaer260065433103777793
2012-10-21 16:20:15260052892759777280@alicedaer if it's in the wikipedia, it must be right. ;) http://t.co/8OpvALavavatar alicedaer260042806226202626
2012-10-21 16:17:40260052241615028225@robreich Liked the essay if not the conclusion. To me, Dennett, Chomsky, Rawls all philosophers. But, hard to dismiss Freeman altogether.avatar robreich260044832347668482
2012-10-21 15:59:22260047636298612736Official EU list of standards for gym equipment, cribs and cradles, barbecues, paragliding. http://t.co/JSWGreFA Mandatory codes, all heed!
2012-10-21 14:14:30260021243460345856Mamas, don't your babies grow up to be shysters / Don't let em pick clauses or write them old writs / Let em be hackers and artists and such
2012-10-21 12:58:49260002198631616512Reading a terms of service that is 3,273 words. More like a tome of service. Lawyers can kill your startup with a tomb of service.
2012-10-20 23:13:33259794513030172672"pro tanto brutum fulmen" http://t.co/Zr7edLXA "the worst type of latinism" Means "ignore that empty noise" e.g., that law is void, go away
2012-10-20 22:02:10259776548595445761@dalepd If it were in Marin, of course, that would be 10 Ferraris. A different kind of rural.avatar dalepd259770610845097984
2012-10-20 20:35:42259754790433746945Have read 3 papers about Harry Potter and the rule of law. What a bunch of hogwash! Muggle lawyers should stick to topics they know of.
2012-10-20 01:07:02259460684201488384Feeling like the farmer in Babe.
2012-10-20 01:06:53259460646062678016Year ago made a SWAG in funding proposal (unsuccessful) that there were "about 6.5m IRS returns." Turns out, I was wrong, it was 6,461,026.
2012-10-19 23:32:09259436808100794369Trying to set it up so once a month I have to spend a couple hours juggling IRS DVDs when they arrive, the rest should be all scripted.
2012-10-19 23:28:01259435766151778306Testing workflow on Sept. batch of 14 DVDs, arrived at noon, should be done processing about 3am. Form 990PF: http://t.co/NbpJkFXC
2012-10-19 21:28:36259405716169826306@jamesoreilly Thanks for the pointer on William Dalrymple. Wasn't familiar with his work, now have 3 of his books to read.avatar jamesoreilly
2012-10-19 19:20:08259373386021625857Nate Silver on Daily Show says coin toss beats most predictions. http://t.co/niqxUZ0x (At the Fed, we found the same for money supply.)
2012-10-19 19:12:10259371379474956289If you're using http://t.co/b3WSQxjU, it will be pretty sluggish for a few hours. Chewing up 50 MB/s copying from secondary servers.
2012-10-19 18:59:22259368158568267777Reading EN 15759-1: Guidelines for heating churches, chapels and other places of worship.
2012-10-19 16:27:47259330012833005568Wow. Trying to buy Irish National Standards. Had to undergo a phone interview before getting approved.
2012-10-19 15:44:53259319215792717824This is kind of fun ... deleting 58 million files I don't need (the tiff files were all tarred up, don't need the untarred versions).
2012-10-19 14:54:12259306459421081600RT @mkapor: Minnesota bans Coursera: State takes bold stand against free education. http://t.co/iP4f0bKw
2012-10-19 14:48:27259305011362807809Minnesota bans Coursera: State takes bold stand against free education. http://t.co/iP4f0bKw
2012-10-19 14:05:53259294299122962433@McAndrew several of their videos on the site are private. (Stacey Lawson, Craig Newmark for example).avatar McAndrew259289848966422529
2012-10-19 04:04:23259142928201547776Found a $150 copy of the 3000-page "The Law of Human Rights." http://t.co/wRZUYl7B Lord Bingham called it "magisterial."
2012-10-19 03:20:02259131766839861248@waldojaquith I bet the @ftc could easily deploy a bunch of those honeypots! Hey @SteveBellovin, use Asterisk to build yourself 100 agents?avatar waldojaquith259126645309440000
2012-10-19 03:16:16259130821640876032@pahlkadot they're trying to get you to understand what a fontastic idea b1 is!avatar pahlkadot259130485685506049
2012-10-19 02:13:15259114962167930881I've wondered for 4 years what these dummy lines with no files were, but just logged them as a non-fatal error, went on to the next line.
2012-10-19 02:12:30259114773579440130The IRS finally let me know what Form 990R is today. That's when every page is redacted and therefore there are no pages, will be rescanned.
2012-10-19 02:08:39259113803780857857@laurelatoreilly Marin has some pretty strange political conversations as a general rule.avatar laurelatoreilly259111022529503232
2012-10-18 23:35:07259075164044664832@rklau Last Lion shipping early, will arrive on Weds!avatar rklau
2012-10-18 23:13:10259069641673035776@doctorow That must have been some reading ... no wonder you draw crowds.avatar doctorow259063613749334016
2012-10-18 20:42:50259031806999941120@_mtr answered my question ... 10.7.4 or later. I guess I'm going to need to upgrade some day. :)avatar _mtr259030415132741633
2012-10-18 20:40:49259031303314354177@_mtr compatible with 10.6?avatar _mtr259030415132741633
2012-10-18 19:56:36259020173577711618Your boss reminds you that "voting matters, elections matter." http://t.co/vXIjGPdk "Don't embarrass your country."
2012-10-18 19:26:07259012501121953792BSI has 329 "Publicly Available Specifications" available for sale. http://t.co/Lixi8Fct What part of "public" do they not understand?
2012-10-18 18:59:20259005762100137984British Standards Institutions. "Some publicly available specifications are available free." http://t.co/dKUabFBH
2012-10-18 14:36:55258939724385882112View the frequency of ngrams on the Ngram viewer! http://t.co/Aqhc9PuN ht @orwant's blog post: http://t.co/dIdQPRhY
2012-10-18 01:10:02258736662752927744@digiphile Wonder what he'd do with data as one tiff file per page like the IRS distributes? Can we add US .gov to his portfolio?avatar digiphile258729991557246976
2012-10-17 22:10:58258691601877061632@beccarosen "fired up and ready to hoe"! too funny!avatar beccarosen258680671806038016
2012-10-17 22:02:58258689589328351234"I've got the profiteering blues!" http://t.co/IMGHkqLi 1920 recording.
2012-10-17 21:59:46258688781505417217@OddLetters That's great! I wish LOC had more audio recordings on-line. Here's their sheet music collection: http://t.co/JLvtC0TBavatar OddLetters258686412713508864
2012-10-17 21:47:06258685595235258368@OddLetters Here's a great William Jennings Bryan campaign song: http://t.co/hJ2dnulw (+ Bryan campaign reform: http://t.co/yloQLiYg )avatar OddLetters258681855098904576
2012-10-17 20:27:01258665439448686592Folks at #StrataRX might be interested in EU standards for medical devices. http://t.co/QMIZV8Sa 579 standards, none on the net to read.
2012-10-17 20:17:47258663117653954560Tim Stanley (@justia) on building a successful site. http://t.co/34hsPgeP "The first thing you need is some content." Easy to forget!
2012-10-17 18:55:09258642321288093697Received copy of Philippine Standard PNS/PAES 233:2008: Agricultural Machinery - Multicrop Washer-Peeler - Methods of Test
2012-10-17 18:48:05258640541728780289Received copy of Serbian Standard SRPS 1526: "Hand, arm, leg, genital and neck protectors for use in ice hockey - other than goalkeepers"
2012-10-17 17:11:22258616202740510720@jswatz ha! that means you'll have to call me Mister, Mister!avatar jswatz258616018488942592
2012-10-17 17:07:17258615178072031232@MartyRLucas welcome to the 3100 percent!avatar MartyRLucas258614661602230272
2012-10-17 17:05:59258614849364455424Great talk by @wilbanks at #strataRx "openess as a monopoly" (thanks to @oreilly for streaming the conference!)
2012-10-17 16:54:55258612062429777920@MartyRLucas who needs knowledge when you have a spiffy new badge!avatar MartyRLucas258604819235868673
2012-10-17 16:53:19258611660669992960@NickMoline "first thing we should do is tax all the lawyers"avatar NickMoline258611549562892288
2012-10-17 16:52:24258611428997595136@NickMoline taxes!avatar NickMoline258610605219520512
2012-10-17 14:09:40258570477163909120@Thayer @steiny Your compatriot seems to be going for the world shark-jumping record. Is he trying to get a job at GDS?avatar Thayer
2012-10-17 01:43:10258382614803668992@KatieS you're not even a binder, you're an insert in a binder ... just in the eventuality that women might be needed for some task!avatar KatieS258382203422130176
2012-10-17 01:41:15258382133364682752The only way the governor could fill his cabinet was ask some guy to bring him a "binder full of women"?
2012-10-17 01:26:03258378307106643970RT @MarkeyMemo: Oil production on federal lands is higher than the last 3 years of Bush admin. #facts matter. // if anybody knows, it's him!
2012-10-17 01:08:54258373991566286849@nancyscola a 5-point plan! omg! meanwhile, Romney's whipping out notes from guys he met in Philadelphia.avatar nancyscola258373789547651072
2012-10-16 20:05:31258297641149009922People who read @grimmelm Sealand, HavenCo, and the Rule of Law http://t.co/IjwZLggS also read Harry Potter and the Trouble w/Tort Theory.
2012-10-16 20:03:11258297057012502528@jahendler I went and got a copy. Thanks for the tip!avatar jahendler258285614187827201
2012-10-16 19:00:14258281212118970368Received my copy of "Judge Bao and the Rule of Law: 8 Ballad Stories from 1250-1450". Here's an overview of Lord Bao: http://t.co/aQPj4ImX
2012-10-16 17:28:42258258179287289858@cdibona you have measuring marks on your spittoon?avatar cdibona258257170913693697
2012-10-16 14:16:38258209841695322112@IlvesToomas I've tried repeatedly to get public standards from Estonia, can't understand arbitrary policies on who can read your laws.avatar IlvesToomas258208174098751489
2012-10-16 13:58:32258205288077881344@NeelieKroesEU Europe should lead the way towards a Universal Boltosphere!avatar NeelieKroesEU258173989967511552
2012-10-16 13:52:20258203729411571712@steiny 5,049 words about how he wants to turn government into a profit opportunity for contractors in it for a quick pound.avatar steiny258192763902894080
2012-10-16 04:19:30258059567290785792A brutum fulmen is an "insensible thunderbolt," a false display of legal force to make you do something dumb (like take 1.5m blogs offline)
2012-10-16 03:30:47258047309118586880Loving this paper by Steven Jamar on "The Human Right of Access to Legal Information". http://t.co/Ngk8M7pu Lots of footnotes I can use.
2012-10-16 02:01:24258024815426940928@bethnoveck interesting that they went with © McKinseyCo, all rights reserved on @todd_park's interview. http://t.co/VquC3Uhs cc anyone?avatar bethnoveck258017570395918337
2012-10-16 01:21:16258014715010224129@brianstelter Your NPR story ... a red telephone to call each other? For real? (They're in a radio studio w/mixing boards and everything. :)avatar brianstelter
2012-10-16 00:13:00257997536973971456NY Times shows the swinging of the states by election. http://t.co/Uh3ly5q5
2012-10-15 23:16:25257983296896651264Thailand, Indonesia, and Ecuador are the 3 countries I've found that make their public safety regs available to their citizens.
2012-10-15 23:12:19257982263202029569@xenijardin what a beautiful post today on boingboing. so glad that stage over for you, my thoughts are with you.avatar xenijardin
2012-10-15 23:09:14257981487134171136~80% done with my IRS doc signing, 2 more days to go. After that: redaction of known SSNs, a bunch of mv/gziping, then build leaf pages.
2012-10-15 21:34:34257957663349043200RT @Public_Ade: I feel like I should tweet something.
2012-10-15 19:16:52257923013213835264I feel like I should tweet something.
2012-10-15 17:52:26257901764832010240Any chance somebody might be able to shoot me a copy of the UK case Blackpool Corporation v. Locker (1948) 1 KB 349?
2012-10-15 09:59:08257782651195383808Found myself up at 3am telling @maxogden about good things Donald Rumsfeld did. Seems like a dream. (Rumsfeld as key early FOIA supporter.)
2012-10-15 09:53:20257781193305628673@maxogden @ilvestoomas I'm no Rumsfeld fan, but he did something good with FOIA. Read the John Moss bio for more. http://t.co/40JFsuoaavatar maxogden257778893736517632
2012-10-15 09:42:44257778526344867841@IlvesToomas @maxogden Another little-known Rumsfeld fact, when he was in Congress, he was one of the earliest supporter of FOIA laws.avatar IlvesToomas257761171032113152
2012-10-14 19:14:30257560025889898496Taking the guillotine to paper standards, getting them ready for scanning. Engineers to the SDOs: "L'etat, c'est nous aussi!"
2012-10-14 18:23:51257547279911751680So glad the rest of my todo list for today doesn't include "release the seat belt."
2012-10-14 04:04:43257331074860994560Easy Access to Knowledge of Mind-Reading. http://t.co/cxRctan9 $17.99 for the Chinese Edition. Makes one want to learn Mandarin!
2012-10-14 02:14:53257303432724086784@jswatz `:-| "lawyers argue he was unaware that some of the women were prostitutes because they were all naked by the time he arrived."avatar jswatz257301801265659905
2012-10-14 00:56:11257283625530306560IRS signing scripts chugging along at 15 signatures/second. 15 scripts split up on two servers, should finish in a couple days.
2012-10-13 22:52:32257252511319203840@Joi it looks identical to other 4am airports. :) safe travels.avatar Joi257247307634966529
2012-10-13 20:08:44257211287191298048UNI EN 15774:2011, Pasta Safety and Hygiene. http://t.co/Nb3CpB0P (tagliatelle, cannelloni, ravioli, tortellini, orecchiette and gnocchi)
2012-10-13 18:14:47257182613096239105Adonna Khare draws elephants with "a pencil, an eraser, and a sock." http://t.co/hAaRiAs1 Sent the link to @boingboing, very wonderful.
2012-10-13 18:02:14257179453946478592Series of life-sized elephants by Adona Khare. http://t.co/hAaRiAs1 Won the $200,000 ArtPrize. ht @ShankkarAiyar 36-ft pencil drawing!
2012-10-13 03:36:44256961642007498752Mrs. Hitler poses with Winston Churchill to discuss war relief. http://t.co/todWVCQ3 With a name like that, she had to try extra hard.
2012-10-13 03:01:52256952867766808576Woman and man digging money out of a giant's navel. http://t.co/5HYsTkgy [woodblock, ca. 183-] ht @librarycongress
2012-10-12 23:55:23256905940647936000@techdirt She didn't threaten anybody (they have writs for that) and the all-policies-are-nonsense attitude gets an A+ for cynicism.avatar techdirt256886722799992832
2012-10-12 22:35:54256885934900002817@nancyscola The Administrative Office of the Courts reminds you that $.12/page a bargain compared to 50 cents/page on the mimeograph.avatar nancyscola256885543575633920
2012-10-12 22:34:57256885695526871042Thailand wins my prize, all compulsory standards online. http://t.co/sdF5b6uy Plus, all public safety stds in Thai. http://t.co/ksufZG20
2012-10-12 16:30:49256794059400704000Reading Ethiopian Standards 1203, Specification for Beeswax. http://t.co/wRFHBx8N
2012-10-12 11:54:49256724600942112768@jswatz Next year, odds are on "the blogosphere" to get the Literature prize, "the universe" will get the prize for physics.avatar jswatz256699059807588352
2012-10-12 00:42:51256555496440492034Directions to the audience, Bob Frahrenkopf, chairman of debate commission: "please don't tweet for 90 minutes. it's the least you can do."
2012-10-11 22:58:09256529149039108096@danxoneil you could have it in a biker bar and he'd be equally honored! the man is multi-cultural, you can bring him anywhere.avatar danxoneil256519048492376064
2012-10-11 22:30:31256522194954383360@stevenvDC very cool! One of my favorite Washington stories. Was also a great public/private partnership: telegraph lines donated service.avatar stevenvDC256464345704316929
2012-10-11 18:36:36256463326756876288“@ansidotorg: New ATIS standard for National Security/Emergency Preparedness TSP codes http://t.co/1FY3LD4W” // be prepared , $55avatar ansidotorg
2012-10-11 18:32:39256462330903285761@timoreilly @stevenvdc weather service was actually created by the Smithsonian, who then enlisted other gov groups.avatar timoreilly256439885857169408
2012-10-11 18:23:30256460028071006208Building hopping at Google today, and a visit to @justia which is located in the Google suburbs.
2012-10-11 03:09:59256230133650845696This is *exactly* why codes and standards need to be public and free. http://t.co/g3PegkhG Crazy codes deserve to be read by all.
2012-10-11 01:59:38256212433029447682Link for previous tweet. http://t.co/NDCNzXYp On way from Japan to Boston, customs noticed something awry.
2012-10-11 01:58:20256212104762241024Man arrested after grenade, gas mask, leg irons, knives found in luggage. Customs clued in by bulletproof vest, flame-retardant pants.
2012-10-11 01:03:32256198313999749121Love the smell of hot iron in the evening ... running 8 simultaneous signing jobs, pumping 9-12M in reads coming out of ZFS.
2012-10-10 23:22:52256172978667155456@grimmelm that was very helpful ... thanks much!avatar grimmelm256170809222123520
2012-10-10 22:56:32256166353503924224Had to leave the http://t.co/vQjUAg09 event early with lame excuse of "too much govt. paperwork." Thanks to @danny_at_cpj for inviting me.
2012-10-10 22:22:01256157666223730688Up to 6,206,091 total tax returns, 3 more months to finish up. Now maxing out zfs with jobs to sign each return, generate docid, sha256.
2012-10-10 18:21:32256097147458564096@cjoh a Facebook here, a Facebook there, pretty soon you're talking real money. Henry Kissinger.avatar cjoh256093159359139840
2012-10-10 17:48:46256088900831965184Listening to 3 very brave African publishers, puts things in perspective, makes me want to try harder.
2012-10-10 17:28:11256083719369154560RT @ansidotorg: If standards become more freely available, trust of the source is important for continued health, safety, and QA. #stand ...avatar ansidotorg
2012-10-10 16:53:20256074952082612224If standards become more freely available, trust of the source is important for continued health, safety, and QA. #standardsweek
2012-10-10 16:30:01256069084066746369At a meeting of the Committee for the Persecution of Journalists http://t.co/vQjUAg09
2012-10-10 03:19:08255870048856592384@mpinchera 'The concept “might seem obvious now, but that’s only after we spent millions figuring it out,” the executive said.' I quote. :)avatar mpinchera255859698912342016
2012-10-10 01:43:38255846015142354944@simonhackett Simon! So good to see your smiling icon! Long time!avatar simonhackett
2012-10-10 01:26:25255841685630763008Apple exec (anonymous) defends patent on "slide to unlock." "Took us years to perfect that!" It may be art, but certainly not invention!
2012-10-10 01:25:01255841331727986688Pretty incredible look at patents by @cduhigg and @SteveLohr http://t.co/cGPCfZbZ Apple and Google spend more on patents than on R&D.
2012-10-09 23:09:18255807179364368384@gnat you could twirl your cufflinks to let your handlers know you wish to move on. if you had cufflinks, which would require cuffs as well.avatar gnat255790043237597184
2012-10-09 22:57:57255804320505794561@brianwalsh @darinmckeever Left a comment with a suggestion of a possible next step on the blog post. Kudos on your announcement.avatar brianwalsh255794959926562816
2012-10-09 20:12:16255762627693785088@waldojaquith @rklau I preordered the book months ago. Such a wonderful series of books.avatar waldojaquith255762082824351745
2012-10-09 20:04:37255760699584827393@waldojaquith @rklau send the man a bottle of Pol-Roger and a Romeo y Julieta! :)avatar waldojaquith255759562173448192
2012-10-09 19:01:09255744727503224832@StevenLevy He had such a stellar reputation before this ... shows that you should quit at the top of your game, then shut up.avatar StevenLevy255744079701364736
2012-10-09 17:24:03255720293027418113@dferriero Maybe you should wear one of these for hug an archivist month? http://t.co/quQ6vl1aavatar dferriero255710205734707200
2012-10-09 17:21:09255719563495354369@waldojaquith My ring tone is Justice Breyer saying "if a law isn't public it isn't a law" in a chipmunk voice over and over ...avatar waldojaquith255715004618244096
2012-10-09 15:11:48255687012135354368@montserratlj @EJWalters Can there be access to justice where there is no free access to law?avatar montserratlj255683923101761538
2012-10-09 02:29:22255495138493751296Erwin Griswold, in this 1964 book, apologizes to England for huge number of lawyers in US: 269,000. http://t.co/JXJrOlbZ In 2010: 1,225,452.
2012-10-09 01:02:21255473238925271040@doctorow like ISPs that transform into telcos, fedex has become the post office.avatar doctorow255470971488722944
2012-10-09 00:14:31255461203269267458Now mirroring IRS postcard filings ("Form N"), Pub 78 (grants of nonprofit status), Revocation List. http://t.co/YqPfkT8B Will crontab it.
2012-10-08 23:46:19255454105898729472RT @kenyanpundit: What happens to all those departure / arrival forms you complete at airports?
2012-10-08 22:50:16255440000009789440What happens to all those departure / arrival forms you complete at airports?
2012-10-08 23:04:04255443472671182848PDFs almost done. Adding value with sha256, document uuid, and a privacy header. Sample: http://t.co/21fmukrh Metadata: http://t.co/BQrRTfI0
2012-10-08 21:35:48255421260945829888Received £1536 (with 50% BSI member discount) order for 45 UK national annexes to the Eurocode. 4-5 pp. each, >£5/page. Outrageous gluttony.
2012-10-08 21:31:48255420251888558081@digiphile you'd quit your job and go work for Lexis. ;)avatar digiphile255419260648689664
2012-10-08 21:26:49255419000408911872@digiphile @timoreilly you should hear my lecture on why access to the law should cost money.avatar digiphile255415517320466432
2012-10-08 19:04:01255383061280194561Can somebody point me to BCP for log retention policy? (E.g., how long should/must we keep logs before we can delete them?)
2012-10-08 18:00:21255367039739371520@waldojaquith appreciate the thought, but haven't been useful to free law for a couple of years. depressed by my inability to move the ball.avatar waldojaquith255360553432797184
2012-10-08 17:31:51255359868972724224@waldojaquith I imagine with "NSFW" attached to it at times.avatar waldojaquith255359157035737088
2012-10-08 17:09:32255354249926557696Bummed to be missing #lvi2012 Stuck babysitting 6m PDF files from the IRS. Many thanks to @trbruce for 20 years of distinguished service.
2012-10-08 14:15:07255310357311131648@waldojaquith all courts should have a privacy officer. #lvi2012avatar waldojaquith255308011847970816
2012-10-08 13:52:26255304650851491841@doctorow I didn't think he treated Pebbles well. #peoplewhoaredisappointedinBammBammavatar doctorow
2012-10-07 23:05:49255081524918095872On a government document, if I want people to know this is a web address, can I just say "http://t.co/UI03EFba" or do I have to do "a href="http://"
2012-10-07 20:49:57255047332771540992Wrapping up PDF generation for IRS data, now creating a few million sha-256 digests so people can check the doc hasn't been altered.
2012-10-07 19:17:25255024045798608896My IRS pdfs don't have Document ID/Instance ID (UUIDs). Trying to figure out if I care. A pain to generate them, splice them in the file.
2012-10-07 02:20:09254768044159688706@amac @dane why pay for 5 planes when you can send a billion blue birds into the clouds?avatar amac254764670521581568
2012-10-07 01:18:42254752579748257792If you want to be Governor of the Bank of England, the application deadline is Monday morning. http://t.co/LHpZFPqj
2012-10-07 00:06:32254734416297996288@lessig looks like you'll be seeing this in two weeks then. just can't trust that internet! ;)avatar lessig254734004559937536
2012-10-07 00:03:14254733587407073283@lessig I decided to timeshift this one ... surely will be for sale later, download and play much easier, don't mind not being there in rt.avatar lessig254732833862606848
2012-10-06 23:45:06254729025539420160@SarahM Nobody on one side makes all the difference ...avatar SarahM254726756018290688
2012-10-06 22:14:37254706251735396353Traversed the Valley of the Moon. That's many small steps for the grape stompers, one giant party for the tourist kind.
2012-10-06 09:24:55254512550148964352@mattcutts just watched the Apple tribute. agreed, very nice. thanks for the pointer.avatar mattcutts254409914133397504
2012-10-06 00:56:20254384561302151168@gnat Used to play trumpet in marching & pep bands for football games in that weather. Trick is warm up the mouthpiece or it sticks to lips.avatar gnat254383759510605826
2012-10-06 00:34:18254379015874420737Building inspector @PRCity warns teacher @Cuesta_College against using my "pirate" code site. Students writes me to learn about Veeck case.
2012-10-05 23:32:54254363564989640704This article by @ShankkarAiyar says the Indian government borrowed $383m (2000 crore) per day from April to September. http://t.co/vTmCsG5m
2012-10-05 20:05:26254311356264747009Received a copy of "Practical Information for Telephonists" (1892). On the priority scan pile.
2012-10-05 14:30:24254227041992445952RT @SteveMartinToGo: Here is my video for my friend Bob Kerrey who is running for US Senator from Nebraska: http://t.co/q7kb4ZIg
2012-10-05 14:26:02254225941482594304Here is my video for my friend Bob Kerrey who is running for US Senator from Nebraska: http://t.co/q7kb4ZIg
2012-10-05 09:26:13254150490399580160@peteskomoroch yes. putting a 12-year archive of Form 990 PDFs on-line. http://t.co/LxSYvtf0avatar peteskomoroch254060452282265600
2012-10-05 01:55:16254037003828621313@timbray let me know what you find? (and how that might apply to things like adobe cs). vamping at snow leopard, IOS 5.x.avatar timbray254036046705201152
2012-10-05 01:13:022540263768967372811,573,991 tax returns so far on this run. Should break 2m around 10:00am Saturday. 34 more directories to go, we'll definitely be >3m total.
2012-10-05 00:33:43254016482579734528@timoreilly lol. "To date, Paperless Post has outgrown three offices, raised $12.3 million, and sent over 60 million user-generated cards."avatar timoreilly254013906115260417
2012-10-05 00:04:45254009192157937664@seamuskraft sorry about that. didn't mean to impugn the integrity of an entire group, present company included.avatar seamuskraft253997993651494913
2012-10-04 23:16:41253997095474839552@seamuskraft nope, but if you buy me a whiskey, I won't be able to find the manual and you'll pass inspection.avatar seamuskraft253996944257585152
2012-10-04 23:15:03253996683992645632Scanned the 1917 Boston Police boiler inspection manual and the 1942 federal screw handbook. Coming soon to the net.
2012-10-04 14:54:58253870835524325379♩♫ "We're off to see the lawyer, the wonderful lawyer of Oz." ♫ Case? ✔ Wallet? ✔
2012-10-04 02:53:52253689364582899712Nice thing about the debate is it makes subsequent reading of "The Rule of Law in Japan: A Comparative Analysis" sparkle by contrast.
2012-10-04 01:54:19253674377651056640@suzik not true. go look up "incorporation by reference."avatar suzik253674292296957954
2012-10-04 01:51:54253673768214491136Hard to tell if we have too much regulation if you can't afford to read it.
2012-10-04 00:05:54253647093896470528@brianbehlendorf keep hoping the IRS will just do this and I can ctrl/c my scripts and go back to my day job. 1400 DVDs-->rsync ain't hard.avatar brianbehlendorf253645752973271040
2012-10-04 00:04:24253646714911731713@brianbehlendorf you betcha. right now just gathering the data. htaccess mostly for developer preview, later as search engine fodder.avatar brianbehlendorf253645752973271040
2012-10-03 23:04:25253631621197099008One directory has 106,000 tax returns, which means the .htaccess is 11 mbytes. Going to make Apache work for a living. Browsers beware.
2012-10-03 19:32:042535781836711526401,002,149 PDF files generated for IRS Form 990s! http://t.co/rbBcativ Two days ahead of schedule. Multitasking FTW.
2012-10-03 15:39:59253519775483957248@JoshMBlackman good. I'd definitely lean on both of them for your current data. They're taking the lead on fed/state courts.avatar JoshMBlackman253518146223341568
2012-10-03 15:31:12253517564418875393@JoshMBlackman I'd recommend http://t.co/PZFRCxx5 for federal, contact Justia for state materials. They are both up-to-date.avatar JoshMBlackman253516600404238336
2012-10-03 12:47:28253476361954545665@JoshMBlackman got moved to /pub/us Are you using the data? It moved a few months ago.avatar JoshMBlackman253377153058607104
2012-10-03 02:52:26253326615105400832RT @adamliptak: Mad Magazine uses Apple maps to tweak Saul Steinberg’s famous New Yorker cover http://t.co/0P9oMh8l via @sharethis
2012-10-03 02:10:47253316133623586816Mad Magazine uses Apple maps to tweak Saul Steinberg’s famous New Yorker cover http://t.co/0P9oMh8l via @sharethis
2012-10-03 02:03:52253314395462057984An interesting real-time tweetometer for the debates. http://t.co/MJMauV9y From @davidlazer: http://t.co/PhKCQqyn
2012-10-03 01:37:45253307821372870657Hadn't realized almost the entire series of Hamlyn lectures available for download. http://t.co/YM516JES A who's who of rule of law figures.
2012-10-03 01:21:23253303702629273602.@NMenonRao: @DDNational1 broadcast 78 episodes of the Ramayan in 1987. Put that on @YouTube, bet it would get 100m views! cc @pitrodasam
2012-10-03 01:15:23253302194193981440@seamuskraft Read Cicero's Law, in love with concept of ex post dinero laws and the writ of habeas argentum. Perfect for outsourced laws.avatar seamuskraft253293825307574273
2012-10-02 23:02:02253268632363220992.@seamuskraft Watching Life of Brian while monitoring IRS docs. Recommended viewing from the House Oversight Committee. Remember the Romans!
2012-10-02 21:47:16253249819034910720@EthanZ definitely something we're going to look at very hard ... .gov doesn't have the money, foundations don't have the interest.avatar EthanZ253249247984644097
2012-10-02 21:33:28253246346990071809@rklau @jakebrewer underscores how underdeveloped our emergency comms are, huge potential payoff. A 2005 piece: http://t.co/tQQ0dbZ8avatar rklau253242730967334912
2012-10-02 21:28:40253245137789001729@KatieS LA an alien planet. You need the Intergalactic Apple Charger for that one.avatar KatieS253244638671024128
2012-10-02 21:22:13253243515612573696Trying the e-foia module. http://t.co/x3sL8Zp7 Request to @FedRegister for any meetings with SDOs after 7/1/2012. (Hi guys, incoming. :)
2012-10-02 21:03:25253238785008091138The EPA add-on to http://t.co/qOJaUyLf for FOIA processing is now live. http://t.co/0lhCQ05P Worth kicking the tires.
2012-10-02 20:50:20253235490097070081@Mlsif well, that was a long time ago. So, we scanned their logo but drew the line at a blinky. (I was hoping to "multicast" the debates.)avatar Mlsif253227984297811969
2012-10-02 18:52:34253205854017441792@TheAtlanticPOL @mlsif @nancyscola I had extensive talks with CPD in 1994-1995, even built them a site. To no avail.avatar TheAtlanticPOL253183809758044160
2012-10-02 18:03:30253193505017569280@seamuskraft aqueducts don't filibuster.avatar seamuskraft253193429813719042
2012-10-02 17:59:35253192521226792960Spent an hour on the phone tracing wire transfers to Jamaica, Serbia, Philippines.
2012-10-02 16:53:33253175903088160768Ordered 33 more standards from Japan including JIS S 0026:2007 http://t.co/KvUVHi2o Shape, colour, and arrangement of toilet equipment.
2012-10-02 16:50:16253175075128352770@seamuskraft They gave you the senate.avatar seamuskraft253174960305090562
2012-10-02 10:01:50253072289137041408Banned books in India. http://t.co/ZZGr4iwT Publisher of Penguin India does a guest post on @nilanjanaroy's blog.
2012-10-02 03:43:12252977005954465792@waldojaquith show your hacker cred .... buy yourself an iceland bank and run it yourself.avatar waldojaquith252975204861612032
2012-10-02 03:32:08252974217442766848I deleted my @Scribd account on September 7, Ticket 204979. But, they still have my docs online! http://t.co/fgIny25U Very lame, big no-no.
2012-10-02 00:54:11252934468908744704Was getting 1.6 PDFs per second. Struck with inspiration, I ran 2 jobs simultaneously and reached 3.3 PDFs per second. Should patent this.
2012-10-01 22:23:35252896569953755136@jimcraner would have loved to do that.avatar jimcraner252896459433840640
2012-10-01 22:16:55252894890122440705Pretty bummed I'm not in the big city at CodeForAmerica's summit. Stuck in the wilderness with angry SDOs and belligerent bureaucrats.
2012-10-01 21:11:54252878531065942017Holding steady at 1.4 IRS form 990s per second, 474,213 processed so far. Almost done with Private Foundations, will do 501(c)(3) next.
2012-10-01 21:05:39252876957488906240Draft of the cover for my new pamphlet. http://t.co/inFnC08Y
2012-10-01 21:05:12252876842195902464@waldojaquith cashew butter is a wonderful substance! well worth trying.avatar waldojaquith252871826458423297
2012-10-01 19:36:57252854634346082304@g_gerg Thanks Greg!avatar g_gerg252852503564128257
2012-10-01 19:00:25252845443342532610Setting 2 goals for rest of 2012. By end of October, all Form 990s online. By end of year, public safety codes for much of the world.
2012-10-01 08:20:57252684513006727168Modern constitutional law: "The writ of habeas numus shall not be suspended." Show me the money!
2012-10-01 03:05:10252605043990200321Public safety specs required by law but only available for $$ are ex post dinero, as unconstitutional as other forms of ex post facto laws.
2012-10-01 01:44:33252584757962080256@smalljones Hope to have a new essay done in December on "The Rule of Law." Check out this 1860 photo for the cover: http://t.co/DKZaPbFpavatar smalljones252581063166144513
2012-10-01 01:28:25252580694952402944Working on a new pamphlet on "The Right to Bear Knowledge" Front cover: http://t.co/alfiN9up Back cover w.Abe: http://t.co/JstmaHeB
2012-09-30 19:42:21252493605023924225India, by contrast, has the full text of their 1956 highway act online, thanks to @indiankanoon http://t.co/dJwAmLvy
2012-09-30 19:41:53252493487008780288Took a lot of digging to find the U.S. Federal Highway Act of 1956. Our .gov has a glitzy photo of the first page: http://t.co/9yoatkkR
2012-09-30 17:36:33252461949613391872Doing a deep dive into international Rule of Law jurisprudence. On deck: Goodman's Rule of Law in Japan. http://t.co/Vlrd4o8O
2012-09-30 17:34:08252461338612355074Purchased 33 more Japanese standards. These are the "Safety of Machinery" series in both English and Japanese. I have sticker shock.
2012-09-30 12:14:54252381003488845824@guptar Kashmir is a tragedy. I finished my first book on a Srinigar houseboat, remember going to market to buy saffron to bring back to US.avatar guptar252269839635333121
2012-09-30 02:30:44252233990134722561Building the Rule of Law. The story of Francis Nyalali of Tanzania. http://t.co/96qrr1TS
2012-09-30 01:27:56252218185682677760"any reference in these regulations to a regulation is a reference to a regulation contained in these regulations" UK Banking Act 1979 Regs
2012-09-29 23:37:31252190399098146816RT @timoreilly: The Case for Abolishing Patents (Yes, All of Them) http://t.co/7FwKl1KG // Amen. Unleash knowledge, promote arts & science.avatar timoreilly
2012-09-29 22:18:18252170464879841282"Dashboard" for keeping track of IRS PDFs made. http://t.co/KaJOOM1h 220,716 returns so far. (We'll open source our code! wc -l. Done.)
2012-09-29 20:29:35252143104956723200Left work early to construct bookcases Nos. 30 and 31. Drowning in stacks of books. (A book is when you export your kindle docs on paper.)
2012-09-29 18:42:43252116209573720065@sebastienmarion Hoping to get some doc producers to make their stuff more broadly available, especially legally-mandated tech standards.avatar sebastienmarion252114572255842305
2012-09-29 18:31:32252113396756013056ASTM is proud to offer you their Passport to Steel. http://t.co/Y7y24JFv $995 for one person on one PC. DRMed so you don't steal the steel.
2012-09-29 18:16:42252109663099822080Purchased 59 Japanese standards on woodworking safety (in English) for $1,645.43. Downloaded 1,722 Japanese telecom standards for $0.
2012-09-29 15:33:37252068623580016640@johnrlyman @rklau @leullman I don't think anybody was listening, so the passphrase still safe.avatar johnrlyman252066813469396992
2012-09-29 03:36:39251888194109448192Was looking for Judge Kirby's seminal lectures on judicial activism. Every speech he's given is on the court's site. http://t.co/kHdRhYbK
2012-09-29 03:10:49251881690119667712Hear ye, Hear ye: Mayor Bloomberg ushers in @Make Week in New York with the Full Whereas Treatment. http://t.co/EW9GtIYt The man can solder!
2012-09-28 23:54:46251832351787716608Holding steady at 1.5 IRS returns per second, 5,200 per hour. Should reach 100,00 about 4am, first million by next Friday.
2012-09-28 22:30:34251811161677385728@pierre I think his plan is only indict the poorest 47% of the presidents.avatar pierre251808254802403328
2012-09-28 19:07:08251759968041201664@jpalfrey no need for energy drinks at Andover!avatar jpalfrey251755492613951489
2012-09-28 18:44:43251754325901209601@digpublib amazon? ;)avatar digpublib251743128615280640
2012-09-28 17:14:04251731513811542017A list of all the bodies buried in the World Trade Organization. http://t.co/x0VoaQbo
2012-09-28 17:04:10251729022357213184@edyson amen! "millions of people sharing their ideas with no ownership claims." @stevenbjohnson nailed it.avatar edyson251718165061595136
2012-09-28 16:54:52251726681562300417RT @JamesGleick: Potentially devastating to the work habits of authors worldwide. http://t.co/UZD16q9Z HT @TheLondonLib
2012-09-28 16:33:07251721209396486144Potentially devastating to the work habits of authors worldwide. http://t.co/UZD16q9Z HT @TheLondonLib
2012-09-28 16:43:15251723756727308288Done with the form 990Ts, now doing the Private Foundation returns. So far, no core dumps.
2012-09-28 11:13:42251640826113957888@edsu thanks! glad you like the interviews. they're a bit dated, but then so am I at this point. :)avatar edsu251528912516034561
2012-09-28 01:59:22251501321809698817@Joi He looks right at home. The original Internet superhero.avatar Joi251499739319767040
2012-09-27 23:40:58251466490979696640The Library of America boxed set of 9 classic scifi novels is shipping. http://t.co/iNf0OShM Received my copy today.
2012-09-27 22:37:47251450593623826433@kurtopsahl Oman put in place their technical strategy for maintaining the registry. Need I say more about his tech expertise? :)avatar kurtopsahl251449665139130368
2012-09-27 21:48:00251438064113696771Processed 32,707 tax returns, 336 gulf state standards, 61 Israeli standards. My day as a government clerk. Going home to read Aristotle.
2012-09-27 21:44:53251437280378646529@McAndrew I thought you brooklyn hipsters hailed ubers not taxis? :)avatar McAndrew251434877822595072
2012-09-27 18:30:16251388301414658048@sussman middle finger up on the paperweight?avatar sussman251387717819187200
2012-09-27 16:35:07251359322423062528This is one month (July 2012) release of IRS form 990Ts. http://t.co/0xXgRXEU Need to repeat 968 times.
2012-09-27 16:28:34251357674044801024My hack perl code written in 2009 to turn IRS tiffs into pdfs apparently still works. Had to change a few paths. Doing QA on first month.
2012-09-27 13:39:22251315094158458880@DavidHalperinDC And just in time! They're needed in Florida to make sure the election goes smoothly.avatar DavidHalperinDC251313554383323136
2012-09-27 03:18:11251158769277472769"My name is Joe Biden, and I'll be your server." http://t.co/jsoyvIw0 "God bless America, and don’t forget to validate your parking!"
2012-09-26 21:38:24251073259355926528@gnat I was going to put the "Built With vi" icon on our web site.avatar gnat251071755836329984
2012-09-26 21:31:24251071500050915328@gnat http://t.co/7YpBRinm uses visual basic and msft enterprise server? :)avatar gnat251071272644145154
2012-09-26 21:27:34251070531699351552Downloaded all 371 NZ biosecurity standards and purchased a copy of the Australian Building Code. Finishing the day in Uganda.
2012-09-26 20:45:55251060051081576449Reading the standard for importing wild boar gall bladders from S. Australia to N. Zealand. http://t.co/No1atDq4
2012-09-26 19:27:00251040190284574720Yow. Got 500 public safety standards for China. Some are official English translations, others just original text.
2012-09-25 23:30:43250739139182481408City of Chicago urges you to poll early, poll often. http://t.co/xFN4FNQR ht @pahlkadot @juggernautco
2012-09-25 22:19:17250721160399056896222 out of 873 of the IRS DVDs have been extracted. Job should finish tomorrow. Next: stitch TIFFs together into PDFs. Maybe done by 10/31.
2012-09-25 22:10:53250719046650191876ATTN: Standards New Zealand will be moving the PC. http://t.co/ISLovIFx All on-line services will be unavailable.
2012-09-25 22:05:29250717685955055616Measures for Justice is a very impressive new nonprofit. http://t.co/cFUllBpT Follow on @MforJ
2012-09-25 16:47:52250637755225366528Running a script that extracts ~50m TIFF files from 873 .iso images. So far, no friendly fire incidents. Roughly 100 secs per ISO.
2012-09-25 03:04:40250430589973442560@HirokoTabuchi I thought just the snow and beef were unique! ;)avatar HirokoTabuchi250429422446972928
2012-09-25 02:56:00250428409891672064@JamesFallows I certainly had no idea where the air came from until your article today. Hadn't thought about it, would have guessed wrong.avatar JamesFallows250421986474487808
2012-09-25 02:50:38250427058709200896@smalljones of course, if @stevewoz became a perfumer down there, he could market Eau du Snoz by Woz of Oz.avatar smalljones250423566334562305
2012-09-25 02:34:04250422889738805248RT @pranesh_prakash: cc: @carlmalamud RT @sjschultze: Where do all those PACER fees go? Apparently to videos starring Mr. Hanky's cousi ...
2012-09-25 02:27:13250421168887173121cc: @carlmalamud RT @sjschultze: Where do all those PACER fees go? Apparently to videos starring Mr. Hanky's cousin: http://t.co/xTxeNUF7
2012-09-25 02:33:40250422791218814976@pranesh_prakash On behalf of the U.S.A., let me just say "we're really embarrassed!" (Once you hit play, it just loops forever!)avatar pranesh_prakash250421168887173121
2012-09-25 02:19:30250419226756669440@smalljones he wants to move there so he can sign letters home "your truly, the woz of oz".avatar smalljones250413865869918208
2012-09-25 02:16:17250418416933036032Tokyo Bay becomes North Pacific. http://t.co/ztxFRiLI Apple confuses different latitudes. Why not leave apps to others? ht @HirokoTabuchi
2012-09-24 19:07:01250310388237873154@sglassmeyer @EJWalters the corollary being !data = !justiceavatar sglassmeyer250305532936728577
2012-09-24 17:06:20250280015378411520@Sarah_Stierch @Museocat seems like terms acknowledge that some stuff may be public domain. still asserting all commercial rights though.avatar Sarah_Stierch250277951067807744
2012-09-24 16:12:46250266536361742337The @smithsonian doing a nice job with their online catalog. http://t.co/2AtAaCbI Just my imagination, or are they backing away from ©?
2012-09-24 15:45:45250259736560271361Prepare to be amazed! 136 photos from the @smithsonian now available on Flickr. http://t.co/zWyB5HBS For your mashup pleasure.
2012-09-23 20:00:14249961393045004289@waldojaquith I see you've moved to Mongolia!avatar waldojaquith249952787536949249
2012-09-23 00:47:45249671360182366208The Lady: "We were a country of hope in our part of the world, and we want to become that kind of country again." http://t.co/tmQhTmu5
2012-09-22 22:11:34249632054118055936@pahlkadot @jllord By that logic http://t.co/E89VwecH should be the panda fanciers' association. The Internet is so unpredictable!avatar pahlkadot249630234234716160
2012-09-22 17:47:40249565642389327872Net is down at work, water off at home. Need to bring my laundry to the office and debug pdf forms at home.
2012-09-22 04:54:41249371113707143168.@marcygordon Just back from DC where Cowie Wowie is the smell of Congress not passing the farm bill.
2012-09-21 20:08:30249238697151705088These presidential fellows shipping so much even the Spanish Armada won't stand a chance. http://t.co/gHXaaZkD ht seaman 1st class @cjoh
2012-09-21 19:58:07249236081550163968@edd I had 1m miles on united, gladly gave that up for a smile.avatar edd249235640053534721
2012-09-21 19:54:20249235131502587905@edd heh, actually virgin, which is 100% nice. Just demonstrating empathy with the American passengers at the next gate.avatar edd249233347371479040
2012-09-21 19:45:44249232965727555584Notice: All Persons May Be Subject To Additional Screaming Before Boarding Flights.
2012-09-21 18:37:28249215785367642113@digiphile first amendment as yet another big government boondoggle?avatar digiphile249204693560086528
2012-09-21 18:35:31249215296001437696@SarahM when sold out, doesn't the price go to infinity?avatar SarahM249208083174268928
2012-09-21 12:25:30249122180531634178At Dept. of Transportation to discuss #HazMat standards. Does anybody think it is important to prevent oil spills and gas explosions?
2012-09-21 11:44:55249111964603805696RT @pitrodasam: I spoke at Indian National Academy of #Engineering on #Innovation ecosystem in India & challenged them to help prepa ...
2012-09-21 11:42:49249111438281568256I spoke at Indian National Academy of #Engineering on #Innovation ecosystem in India & challenged them to help prepare Innovation roadmaps
2012-09-20 23:04:41248920646720028672RT @NickMoline: Engage! NASA is developing warp drive tech inspired by Star Trek | VentureBeat http://t.co/hPhsom9e
2012-09-20 22:58:54248919189824339968Engage! NASA is developing warp drive tech inspired by Star Trek | VentureBeat http://t.co/hPhsom9e
2012-09-20 22:59:55248919448386408448@jswatz 47% of twitter users talk like a pirate.avatar jswatz248918884864913409
2012-09-20 21:54:02248902865144389633Two very competent and knowledgable IRS employees, very informative 90 minute meeting.
2012-09-20 19:20:41248864274393464832Sigh. http://t.co/qTqbPeUY
2012-09-20 19:15:03248862856148307968Paying my respects at St. Aloysius Church. A some key moments in GPO union history took place here. http://t.co/boFI7BlO
2012-09-20 19:08:48248861283091349504Excited to be meeting the commissioner for exempt orgs and .gov entities at the IRS. Briefing on FTP and other recent developments.
2012-09-20 19:01:38248859482984169473Great catching up with my favorite member of Congress, Pete Visclosky. Known him for 30 years.
2012-09-20 18:06:46248845673871585282@tommyh a dirty lobbyist, one who advocates for special interest, not public interest. My coinage.avatar tommyh248844692068909056
2012-09-20 17:52:04248841972025024512The Rayburn building infested today with well-heeled slobbyists, reeks of special interest.
2012-09-20 14:34:30248792256113414144@JoeBeOne the American National Standards Institute? They shouldn't be bashing government or endorsing one group of companies over another.avatar JoeBeOne248786713877569536
2012-09-20 14:07:10248785374153953280Next: talk with @hudsonhollister about IRS Modern e-File data. Trying to get the Data Coalition hooked on MEF.
2012-09-20 13:46:27248780162290839552Wondering how much http://t.co/TZcW36iF cost. Providing bulk access to Thomas data would be really cheap and would have big impact.
2012-09-20 13:15:10248772288944693249.@ansidotorg that was an awfully political tweet. Could you save that for your private account and not embarrass your 501(3)(c) status?avatar ansidotorg248763465626435585
2012-09-20 12:02:56248754110067793921Courtesy call to Chairman Verkuil at @acusgov, the agency charged with reforming administrative law in the federal government.
2012-09-20 00:59:25248587130719309825Guys in suits standing around Wall Street saying "we love money." http://t.co/R5SSx5oK That's going to make a statement.
2012-09-19 21:06:30248528515572592640RT @tnielsenhayden: @doctorow "If you're not part of the solution, there's a good living to be made in prolonging the problem." #torchat
2012-09-19 20:49:34248524253664784386@doctorow "If you're not part of the solution, there's a good living to be made in prolonging the problem." #torchatavatar doctorow248523408776777728
2012-09-19 18:28:40248488796813918210@aaronsw slide rule.avatar aaronsw248487298021355520
2012-09-19 17:58:40248481244986368000Off to see @dferriero, manager of the biggest record store in town. Great selection of Golden Oldies.
2012-09-19 17:21:11248471814236434432The IRS spent $557k last year with outside vendors to access IRS Form 990s. http://t.co/qhHkECIi
2012-09-19 15:31:56248444319055376384Today is Talk Like A Bureaucrat Day in Washington, but I won't let it impact my personal use case and will remain proactive in my outreach.
2012-09-19 11:14:24248379510771298304Breakfast with @cjoh, who is doing a year of public service as the LMC PIF.
2012-09-19 01:18:51248229633110179840Spent some time with the M-Lab team, walked away with a bottle of Dye-Cast Dubbel from @cmdln. I like my nets neutral and my beer not.
2012-09-19 00:23:45248215770377637888Forum on public access to standards. http://t.co/V9Pc73CN $350 to attend.
2012-09-19 00:20:55248215055244599297@kevinmcashman Peter Strauss will represent the public, including those without $350 to pay to attend.avatar kevinmcashman248192681442938880
2012-09-18 18:29:15248126556789153792Reading Mishra's From the Ruin of Empire. Begins with a story about Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, a journalist who changed the world.
2012-09-18 16:58:49248103797115736067Meeting @digiphile to hear the definitive report on what's what in DC, then off to meet the director of OSHA to talk workplace safety.
2012-09-18 14:09:46248061254101512192There is an unconfirmed rumor that Nehru's father used to send his shirts to Europe for dry cleaning.
2012-09-17 23:49:04247844651451707392RT @internetarchive: Launch of TV News Search & Borrow with 350,000 Broadcasts | Internet Archive Blogs http://t.co/FSGLFmaz // nice!!
2012-09-17 23:47:00247844132544983040Upcoding by doctors costs Medicare $11b. http://t.co/hp7abL0S Many billing packages promise doctors increased $$ by automating upcoding.
2012-09-17 23:26:51247839061488852992@JPBarlow Semper Fi. Good to hear.avatar JPBarlow247802090817216512
2012-09-17 23:14:14247835885729619968@Frauenfelder I get the same volume of books. http://t.co/xFv2nceS But they make me pay $000s for them. Wish I knew your secret!avatar Frauenfelder247823109867073536
2012-09-17 18:06:57247758556588294145Meeting the @whitehouse tech mafia. They were upgraded from New EOB to Old EOB. Not yet first class, but their star is ascending.
2012-09-17 12:17:41247670661852573696@mikeloukides is there an O'Reilly book?avatar mikeloukides247655308451774464
2012-09-17 11:41:57247661669378056192The New Yorker reports that the average shark goes through 10,000-20,000 teeth in a lifetime.
2012-09-16 22:41:13247465189073620994@WillNoel Glory be to the Savior. All Rights Reserved. (Without ©, how will you incentivize the monks to make more 12th century works?!)avatar WillNoel247355073607380992
2012-09-16 21:33:26247448132013658112@johnlsheridan Recommend "Dance of the Bean Counters." ;)avatar johnlsheridan247441934031912960
2012-09-16 21:32:06247447794837778433Loved Lord Bingham's Rule of Law. http://t.co/itLnQTyf Makes the case for access to the law as a fundamental aspect of any modern democracy.
2012-09-16 14:16:57247338284571824128Off to visit the sausage factory in DC. Hoping to press my case on IRS Form 990s, availability of public safety codes.
2012-09-16 01:46:33247149443294564352Murnane's Barley Patch. http://t.co/4w0fiQLx Rare A+ from @MAOrthofer for a "fascinating meditation on fiction, reading, and writing."
2012-09-15 20:03:04247063003319640064@JPBarlow Buddha, not Murakami. First noble truth.avatar JPBarlow247048863129669632
2012-09-15 14:59:12246986530701316096@developingjen I hate the "non-profits are not run like business" meme. WSJ a prime offender.avatar developingjen246980228289814528
2012-09-15 12:43:06246952278983057409@patrikhson Hope brings ICANN governance and exec. compensation back in line. Sad how much previous CEOs looted the coffers.avatar patrikhson246849459714142208
2012-09-15 02:40:15246800569350623233Used to play in marching bands, but nothing like the Hindu Jea Band of Jaipur. http://t.co/ghF19pjh They do weddings too.
2012-09-15 02:17:37246794873343180800NYSE gives "milliseconds or multiple seconds" head start to insiders since 2008. http://t.co/xDQWmrHR SEC levies $5m [sic!] fine.
2012-09-15 01:16:05246779388518096897"A great sample is not, or not only, a piece of plunder; it's an invocation." Michael Chabon in Rolling Stone.
2012-09-14 23:22:24246750779254378496@mdkail but how quick was the espresso made? Metrics That Matter.avatar mdkail246749047484981248
2012-09-14 20:45:22246711258932465664Ecuador for the win! They make all their compulsory standards available for free.
2012-09-14 20:35:46246708843059482624Touring the wide world of standards, getting jet lag. Just left Mauritius, now stuck in Mongolia without a translator. http://t.co/U5a659iS
2012-09-14 19:41:57246695298330669057@KatieS Pour toi, ca doit etre la vie en bleu, comme ton petit oiseau!avatar KatieS246694659294908416
2012-09-14 17:43:17246665436744257536Code of practice of Dried Danggit. http://t.co/FELxDqAE Comes from the Ohheck tree.
2012-09-14 17:36:26246663710955945984@sarawinge They've looted the public trust for decades, have amazingly high gross margins. They can afford to give up some ill-gotten gains.avatar sarawinge246658024410857473
2012-09-13 21:17:50246357042837716992In DC next week to brief .gov officials about our IRS Plan B. Hope to have all 6.5m PDF docs online by EOY. Hoping .gov decides to help.
2012-09-13 21:09:48246355019480301568West called thanking me for bringing broken CD to their attention, they're sending new ones to all customers. NP, I already have it online.
2012-09-13 19:56:09246336483894640640@twneale you don't need to copy/paste, you can save-as. Have you seen our work-in-progress? http://t.co/HA48dTG2avatar twneale246336029290819584
2012-09-13 19:47:29246334305788391424OTOH, if you copy the CD onto a drive, delete the top-level license file, it works fine. Wonder how many customers will figure that out?
2012-09-13 19:46:45246334117917106177California Code of Regs shipped by West on CD with DRM. They put 2 license files on 9/2012 update, LawDesk reports error, won't open data.
2012-09-13 01:37:41246060045798866945RT @USNatArchives: Can you tweet the #Preamble in 140 characters? The Archivist @DFerriero will judge! http://t.co/oOCcb9XZ #Constituti ...
2012-09-13 00:45:04246046806818041856Can you tweet the #Preamble in 140 characters? The Archivist @DFerriero will judge! http://t.co/oOCcb9XZ #Constitution225
2012-09-13 01:37:07246059903192530944US 2.0 launched by @WeThePeople! Justice, domestic Tranquility, general Welfare, Liberty, Posterity. Form a more perfect Union. #Preamble
2012-09-12 04:03:20245734313855963136An "ingabanga" is a Bengali term for an anglomaniac, one besotted of the English. Jnanadanandina and the Ingabangas, great name for a band.
2012-09-12 03:40:45245728631903629313Reading a biography of Rabindranath Tagore, after much practice, I can now pronounce the name of his sister-in-law, Jnanandanandini.
2012-09-12 03:37:27245727801116868608@smalljones roasted a fennel tonight with sweet chili sauce, must have sensed your ingredients in the air.avatar smalljones245711350922362880
2012-09-11 15:47:02245549017923203072Many government agencies and nonprofits gave big bucks to be ISO General Assembly sponsors. http://t.co/MLH9ROlZ NIST is a GOLD sponsor?!
2012-09-11 15:44:08245548289355833344Million $ ANSI CEO Joe Bhatia welcomes the SDO World to the ISO General Assembly in San Diego next week. http://t.co/ImMShJQi!
2012-09-11 15:30:39245544894851067904@sluggernova @mpedson Slide 25 is truth!! @nickpoole1 should be appointed Grand Chief of the Regents!avatar sluggernova245542715696234497
2012-09-11 02:54:43245354657478758400@MAOrthofer maybe they're worried about the book being recognized in bookstores.avatar MAOrthofer245353798497865728
2012-09-11 02:27:04245347700525109248@smalljones that sounds wonderful!avatar smalljones245347519117287424
2012-09-11 02:24:08245346961509740547@smalljones My religion prohibits me from adding beets to Jambalaya.avatar smalljones245346690192777216
2012-09-11 02:22:45245346613093076992@waldojaquith my bitfit has me typing 10,000 characters a day easy.avatar waldojaquith245344375427715072
2012-09-11 02:13:12245344210184712192@waldojaquith I get the 5117 steps/day=2.4m. But, do you believe Americans walk an average of 2.4m per day? Doesn't that sound awfully high?avatar waldojaquith245343883972734976
2012-09-11 02:09:36245343301757190146@waldojaquith that RT can't be right ... Americans walk an average of 900 miles per year? That's 2.4 miles per day for all Americans?avatar waldojaquith
2012-09-11 01:55:39245339793242877955@smalljones ha! I'd throw it in the O'Reilly break room and put a "Courtesy of @smalljones" label on it.avatar smalljones245338521248886786
2012-09-11 01:41:34245336248733036544In a way, no foundation $$ for our IRS project is good. Figured out a Plan B that costs $0. Not quite the same road, but same destination.
2012-09-11 01:35:53245334819779788800@smalljones but if you really want cumulative hot in n dimensions, try gaeng prik khee nu (curry of mouse shit peppers) from S. Thailand.avatar smalljones245324712727691265
2012-09-11 01:34:19245334426156949504@smalljones I'll cook with prik khee nu, jalapeno, serrano, many others, but not with haberno. It's like the red bull of pepper, all burn.avatar smalljones245324712727691265
2012-09-11 00:53:38245324186447380480Can totally sympathize with Homicide Watch struggle to survive. http://t.co/PG5KUjEv Foundations hard to convince for ops oriented .orgs.
2012-09-11 00:07:55245312681144360960@doctorow you make it through your gauntlet?avatar doctorow245310119645151234
2012-09-10 23:50:18245308248859738112@Joi Are all the foundations required to have the board meetings the same week?avatar Joi245305573434851328
2012-09-10 23:48:12245307721061126145Working on an #opengov antonym, the un-blue button to report privacy breaches of personal information in government docs. Has to be orange.
2012-09-10 22:43:36245291460642095105In an effort to become bilingual in English, I now own a Hobson-Jobson http://t.co/XYFLT7Bs and an Oxford Handbook. http://t.co/0MA2VENi
2012-09-10 18:22:38245225789577121792@mpedson that's a lot of leaders! ;)avatar mpedson245218159873900544
2012-09-10 18:20:11245225169113722880Cool! Member of Congress liked our stuff, sent me a U.S. Flag that flew over the Capitol on my birthday with a nice certificate.
2012-09-10 13:20:28245149744953958401Estonian standards agency (EVS) refusing to sell legally-mandated safety standards. Canceled my 2 orders. No more opengov? cc @IlvesToomas
2012-09-10 11:38:38245124118696038400Thanks to @knightfdn and @SloanFoundation for considering our IRS 990 proposal. Though unsuccessful, learned a lot from your feedback.
2012-09-10 02:14:18244982099310936064@jpalfrey loved the "welcome to Andover" video Charlie Nesson posted.avatar jpalfrey244978644932505601
2012-09-10 01:22:45244969124902600704From a digital art site called Project 404. http://t.co/YU7APoax When Cubists use Dreamweaver. ht @robtruman
2012-09-09 20:29:30244895327973412864@mikeloukides Agreed on Midnight's Children, but I still want to see Haroun and the Sea of Stories as a movie. :) Magical little allegory.avatar mikeloukides244874753423331328
2012-09-09 16:48:10244839627305910272@sushantsinha nice photo. :)avatar sushantsinha244822186165161984
2012-09-09 10:26:00244743451718066176@kenyanpundit lol ... "You know, Dryden, Pope, Dickens, Biden." Actually, that's literally funny! Honestly!avatar kenyanpundit244705198663168000
2012-09-08 23:42:48244581583972098048@johnolilly Nobody has done media player well, lot of big flops. Did a startup in that space in 00. Too early then, but could be done now.avatar johnolilly244578099512107009
2012-09-08 23:26:43244577535646629890@johnolilly if you find all that in a business plan, sign them up. :)avatar johnolilly244576216051494912
2012-09-08 20:09:16244527846490509313The legally mandated European standards for personal protective equipment. http://t.co/TZCiYRNL Looking forward to reading all of these.
2012-09-08 19:14:26244514047746265088Ordering the Estonian public safety standards for mountaineering equipment.
2012-09-08 18:28:43244502544657821697Pushed 45 more standards incorporated into the Code of Federal Regulations. We now have 947 standards mandated by Federal regulations.
2012-09-08 03:21:21244274198372036608RT @grimmelm: Jayne v. Google: prisoner claims his SSN upside down spells "Google," sues for $5 billion in a § 1983 action, loses. http: ...
2012-09-08 02:41:02244264049175564288Jayne v. Google: prisoner claims his SSN upside down spells "Google," sues for $5 billion in a § 1983 action, loses. http://t.co/z62fTEIA
2012-09-08 00:08:41244225711634804736Another govt answered request for invoice for 62 compulsory standards with questions about my business. Responded that I'm a legal scholar.
2012-09-08 00:03:58244224524747423744Sent 14,500 PH pesos in cash by express mail to a govt office. They don't do EFT, no web sales. In theory, they'll send me 33 docs by post.
2012-09-07 20:42:05244173718656532481@mistydemeo there's a bunch of similar docs at http://t.co/0Sd9c2iSavatar mistydemeo
2012-09-07 20:28:042441701883737702401995 letter from Knight-Ridder protesting our patent service. http://t.co/BaYCGQkC
2012-09-07 14:34:20244081171913396226Life is too short to spend it arguing with stupid robots. Deleting my @scribd account.
2012-09-07 14:03:56244073521762926592The Scribd robots have notified me that letters I wrote to a federal judge has been removed due to copyright. No appeal or notice.
2012-09-07 06:03:10243952533079470080@grove video marked private?avatar grove243947080014503936
2012-09-07 01:57:09243890619100053504RT @jswatz: Those who are counting the literallys are missing the boat on counting the looks.
2012-09-07 01:56:04243890344373153796Those who are counting the literallys are missing the boat on counting the looks.
2012-09-06 22:28:44243838169081065472@smalljones "IF all registered voters turn out." That's the trick, isn't it? :)avatar smalljones243834298271145985
2012-09-06 20:46:51243812527790780416Jamaican compulsory public safety standard for Jerk Seasoning and Jerk Sauce, JS 215:1998. http://t.co/F3reksrX
2012-09-06 16:57:27243754800519458817Spent 30 min. on phone figuring out how obtain a check for 14,100 Philippine Pesos to present to government agency. They require paper.
2012-09-06 08:56:16243633707225845760@edyson Start of a trend? New law of open? "If it's an open standard, it must be freely available!"avatar edyson243632766783217664
2012-09-06 03:21:54243549557999411200@neeratanden he has such an awesome command of his material. makes a wonk's jaw drop.avatar neeratanden243548427114397696
2012-09-06 02:06:41243530630430871552Surprised YouTube/CSPAN haven't figured out how to do closed caption on high-profile live events like conventions. Borrow teleprompter feed?
2012-09-06 00:17:38243503188232249344RT @gilelbaz: Let the data flow. Factual officially launches Global Products. 500k+ products. http://t.co/Fe9zs8mi
2012-09-05 23:29:55243491180048941056Let the data flow. Factual officially launches Global Products. 500k+ products. http://t.co/Fe9zs8mi
2012-09-06 00:16:56243503008737005570RT @GovInTrenches: @timoreilly I'm really excited about the potential of @captricity #gov20 Would make gov much easieravatar timoreilly
2012-09-05 18:19:49243413138299568128@timoreilly I'm really excited about the potential of @captricity #gov20 Would make gov much easieravatar timoreilly243412768739446784
2012-09-05 21:38:17243463086793707521@szechuan @gnat Dragon was one of the sadder Goldman Sachs tales. http://t.co/KDfs8064avatar szechuan243461433378103296
2012-09-05 17:40:42243403295731904512Our video about making standards available on the front page of the County of Sonoma web site. http://t.co/ijnB0GWa Think local!
2012-09-05 05:37:02243221177319964674@timbray that was very nice.avatar timbray243216850501124096
2012-09-05 00:01:57243136850284396544Jamaica has 100 compulsory standards, maintains active programs for coconut water processing and approval of fans. http://t.co/jVoao3PD
2012-09-04 21:28:03243098121305985024I will sleep better tonight knowing of the existence of ISO 1673:1991, Onions--Guide to Storage.
2012-09-04 20:19:45243080935682220033@martinwass I found them ... no problem. 1,010 docs.avatar martinwass243079822425862144
2012-09-04 20:13:45243079424206069760@martinwass amazing. thanks for the pointer!avatar martinwass243078367929323521
2012-09-04 18:35:43243054751003049984With my 50% member discount, copy of the legally-mandated EuroCode only cost £6742.20. Restricted circulation. Please don't look at it.
2012-09-04 17:50:39243043410980794368ISO 8098:2002. Cycles--Safety requirements for bicycles for young children. http://t.co/m97sN5n0 Need to know? This document is restricted.
2012-09-04 17:07:01243032432624926720Downloading compulsory Egyptian Standard 1042-2005 for Bastarami and ES 1765-2005, safety spec for non-alcoholic barley drinks.
2012-09-04 16:23:52243021573097914368@kirschsubjudice don't know.avatar kirschsubjudice243021514696445952
2012-09-04 15:32:51243008731670011907@kirschsubjudice A lot of enterprise code, particularly financial/health/law firm, all about regulatory compliance.avatar kirschsubjudice243005215308136448
2012-09-03 20:22:48242719312694108160Relaxing with the NY Times, enjoying the profiles of Sun Myung Moon and @amac.
2012-09-03 19:17:34242702897735938048"Good leaders are the custodians of morality." Desmond Tutu. http://t.co/g3nudOPO ht @CKummer
2012-09-03 13:37:29242617314128822273@edsu UK might actually do something with it. Give them a chance. Besides, no rationing on alphanumeric combinations, plenty of alts exist.avatar edsu242613953975439360
2012-09-03 02:51:41242454790167207936@waldojaquith Take a page from Gandhi and start a Bhoodan (or in this case, a Tamaterdan). http://t.co/EAIIb1vK Voluntary gifts of land.avatar waldojaquith242448571956350978
2012-09-03 02:12:05242444826610642944WaPo asserts Washington Times received $2b in Moon subsidies since 1982. http://t.co/8o6LzIFU Paper soon to be unified with the Reverend?
2012-09-02 20:09:03242353467161731072Purchased a bunch of Egyptian standards, but their server melted down, waiting for tech support. Requests pending in Bangladesh, Algeria.
2012-09-02 19:06:19242337679201665025To buy Nigerian standards, you have to buy a prepaid card with a PIN number. http://t.co/dKCxUAm9 Their site: http://t.co/TudGigG9
2012-09-02 16:51:54242303851057774593India accounts for 45% of global spice exports, but exports only 8% of what it grows. India Spice Board: http://t.co/1zOhfudR
2012-09-02 15:49:49242288226121953280@DavidHalperinDC "Although there’s no evidence that Obama is faking his love of beer ..." WaPo's hard-hitting coverage.avatar DavidHalperinDC242279242975555585
2012-09-02 13:38:33242255191242596352@chelsearustrum the good ones are a bit of both.avatar chelsearustrum242141278328999937
2012-09-02 05:10:09242127250428932097Shoutout to work of Bureau of Standards in my comment on this @NewIndianXPress article. http://t.co/O2Zem79n BIS docs now available online.
2012-09-02 04:27:48242116593482600448@PrabhuChawla Submitted a comment to your excellent power/electricity story with a pointer to newly available BIS govt public safety docs.avatar PrabhuChawla242114945741881344
2012-09-02 01:02:30242064925101543425When I was younger, had severe inode problems. But thanks to the miracle of ZFS, my sysadmin says "no problem" to adding 58m tiff files.
2012-09-01 18:47:07241970456926765056Seen on the road into Sebastopol: "Bakery Outlet" "New and Used Merchandise!" Anybody for a gently used croissant?
2012-09-01 18:44:39241969838589890560Longest speech on record at the UN is V.K. Menon from India at 9 hours. Made Castro look like Coolidge.
2012-08-31 21:04:21241642604758958080Added the National Building Code of India. http://t.co/qAOUMVVF Includes a version in HTML with some SVG graphics.
2012-08-31 15:17:26241555301172645890Added the National Electrical Code of India to our collection. http://t.co/uE4asufA Building code coming next.
2012-08-31 14:21:29241541220118179840Removing the IRS DVDs from the chair in my office. Joe Biden says he'd like a seat.
2012-08-31 02:11:50241357598559973376Indian law students take note. http://t.co/nqZJG7fq (pdf) We're offering 84,000 IRP in bounties for cites in Indian law to these ISO docs.
2012-08-31 01:04:51241340741832548353opengov before/after shot. Before: http://t.co/gYxMqs9I After: http://t.co/90Zm071t
2012-08-30 23:26:54241316094072217600Finished ripping my 52-pound box of IRS DVDs. http://t.co/XaE9MUPF Last 163 ISO images uploading to server. What a PITA that was.
2012-08-30 21:50:38241291864442040320From @boingboing: Specification for Tamarind Pulp, revealed at last! http://t.co/WxrlbcCm
2012-08-30 20:41:36241274491496439808701 public safety standards from the Republic of India. https://t.co/LkR0IK43
2012-08-30 18:32:18241241955152048128Any city that wishes to obtain the ANSI/NEMA "public" C136 road lighting standards should be prepared to spend $1,452. http://t.co/grVzWW2n
2012-08-30 15:46:52241200323111301120@USNatArchives of course, teleprompters in those days used lead type. ;)avatar USNatArchives241179742940823552
2012-08-30 15:29:53241196045151895555Turned what was 4 days of carpal-tunnel-inducing munging of 701 PDF docs into 5 scripts. Now takes 22 mins, read twitter while waiting. Yes!
2012-08-30 14:30:53241181201363238913@mkapor love the bottom line: "whiter than Provo, Utah."avatar mkapor241179815003160577
2012-08-29 22:57:12240946228823719936RT @alexismadrigal: On Obama's @Reddit appearance: http://t.co/huu2Xcds Tech is not the answer to modern politics' problems.
2012-08-29 22:02:28240932455358537729On Obama's @Reddit appearance: http://t.co/huu2Xcds Tech is not the answer to modern politics' problems.
2012-08-29 22:24:30240938000119382016@alexismadrigal Still like your writing! Your mars coverage has been great, loved the arctic analysis. Anybody could have done reddit. :)avatar alexismadrigal240935133987876864
2012-08-29 22:19:07240936645812174849@alexismadrigal Saw the buzz. Maybe just me, not a fan of is-this-a-watershed-moment-in-social-media stories. Pro or con. Nothing personal!avatar alexismadrigal240935133987876864
2012-08-29 22:09:53240934322209697792@smalljones sheesh. kind of an empty column. you think they have @alexismadrigal on a word per day quota?avatar smalljones240933611988217856
2012-08-29 21:15:31240920641325379584North Korea maintains an official Cafe Press shop: http://t.co/TLduob4n Linked from the official web page: http://t.co/BUoZRN7B
2012-08-29 21:01:08240917022668619776@StevenLevy Only acceptable answer in an election year is "American Cheese!"avatar StevenLevy240913422655561728
2012-08-29 19:40:17240896674124406784Ralph Nader proposal to open a GPO Bookstore in every post office. http://t.co/f7If41c0
2012-08-29 17:32:19240864471311081472@davidascher btw, kudos to mozilla on the pdf.js ... very nice piece of work.avatar davidascher240857956818767872
2012-08-29 17:20:06240861394176716801@davidascher I like pdf.js. But, for production, that's downstream. I get the files ready in bulk, building a UI is post-liberation.avatar davidascher240857956818767872
2012-08-29 16:40:56240851541085540354Having typed 701 lines of Indian metadata, it's all scripting from here on in. pdftk for forms, exiftool for xmp, ugly regex to make html.
2012-08-29 01:38:26240624417879781376"Educate, Agitate, Organize!" said B.R. Ambedkar. He created the People's Education Society to build schools on those lines.
2012-08-28 22:50:48240582231914057728@JamesGleick Though "dehumanize" is a very apt word.avatar JamesGleick240581533956718592
2012-08-28 20:20:47240544478266523648RT @amonck: The American Conservative writes "Our plutocracy now lives like the British in colonial India" http://t.co/rIhGor7s
2012-08-28 20:03:10240540046992748544The American Conservative writes "Our plutocracy now lives like the British in colonial India" http://t.co/rIhGor7s
2012-08-28 19:14:55240527902733643776Got a nice thank you note from a Plumbers and Pipefitters local. They use our codes in their apprenticeship program.
2012-08-28 18:16:15240513139588878338IS 11972 (1987, Reaffirmed 2007): Code of Practice for Safety Precautions To Be Taken When Entering a Sewerage System. Read carefully.
2012-08-28 18:08:52240511282556596224@smalljones If I had $1m, many things could be me!avatar smalljones240511195046637569
2012-08-28 18:06:50240510769526104064@smalljones Your development officers beg to differ: http://t.co/PlBPJLayavatar smalljones240510676928458752
2012-08-28 18:04:49240510261356793856@smalljones You'll be speaking in the John Q. Supporter Building!avatar smalljones240508660953001985
2012-08-28 17:55:04240507809060507648Inside the beltway humor: when somebody says a meeting is in Ford House Office Building, the proper answer is "That's in Virginia, right?"
2012-08-28 17:33:57240502493929422848@sushantsinha I think it is a combination of special edition and logistics. Pity as I'm a great book customer. :)avatar sushantsinha240495537059659777
2012-08-28 17:03:37240494858945572864@sushantsinha I wondered how that was working for Flipkart. Also don't get why they won't ship to the US. I'd happily prepay for books!avatar sushantsinha240493933111689216
2012-08-28 16:40:01240488919743995904This copy of IS 10553 (Part 4) is a seasoned traveler. http://t.co/9ba2RgRE 30 years of chlorination!
2012-08-28 05:38:29240322441543569408@gnat not to mention a barrier to public safety.avatar gnat240320552764600320
2012-08-28 04:51:35240310636293287936@rklau seemed in character and on message to me.avatar rklau240309105741418496
2012-08-28 04:40:29240307845927677952@cdibona he makes legitimate pseudoscientists laugh.avatar cdibona240306103324385280
2012-08-28 03:18:20240287169376292864Still puzzling at NY Times description of 16 shots being fired "at nanosecond speed." http://t.co/sDvC8DP8 Millisecond? Split-second? Fast?
2012-08-28 01:57:02240266709406187520@jswatz you're swimming upstream! be careful.avatar jswatz240262309082185728
2012-08-28 01:19:38240257296897286144Loading the 118 2009 exempt organization DVDs. http://t.co/sXQfBwyO All that's left are 2008 EO, will finish this week. 50 pounds of DVDs!
2012-08-28 00:29:14240244616509673472@JoeBeOne scsi-1, just in case I try and boot that old sparc pizzabox and need to connect the disk drive, which is probably 200 mbytes.avatar JoeBeOne240242456522809345
2012-08-27 21:52:31240205176407986177@atrubek @footnotesrising you want to talk to @PamelaSW at NARA.avatar atrubek240204917703331840
2012-08-27 19:24:08240167833844195328Reading Indian Standard 8884, Code of Practice for Electric Bells and Buzzers.
2012-08-27 17:18:41240136264400134145Reading Uganda Standard 223, Specification for Ostrich Feed.
2012-08-27 15:13:26240104743177969665GPO reports sales of 700 copies over 50 titles. http://t.co/lN7uVzNK Deals with Barnes, OverDrive, Ingram, Zinio, Apple cost $$+ to set up.
2012-08-26 18:09:27239786652007026688My neighbors at @make warned me 15-20 robots stopping by for a photo shoot. No problem, many of my friends are robots.
2012-08-26 17:35:56239778216938721281Looking at standard IS 6541, Code for Hygiene for Midday School Meals. http://t.co/HHxm0dOq How can we put a price tag on things like this!
2012-08-26 17:22:44239774894634708992Fascinated by the FAD 9 committee of Bureau of Indian Standards. http://t.co/dh5yI0WL Spices and Condiments safety specifications.
2012-08-25 20:20:18239457192212844544RT @mkapor: Wake up policymakers, the patent system is broken. No way UI gestures should be patentable.
2012-08-25 19:37:40239446464915464193Wake up policymakers, the patent system is broken. No way UI gestures should be patentable.
2012-08-25 18:24:09239427965384003585Purchased Part 3 of the EuroCode. With my 50% member discount, comes to 1726 great pounds of flesh. There are 9 parts to the EuroCode.
2012-08-25 16:03:28239392559078703104Snoek lovers all over the world will be pleased to hear that the Compulsory Specification for Smoked Snoek will soon be available in xhtml.
2012-08-25 11:36:26239325358053277696Indian Prayer. "Where knowledge is free." http://t.co/i2G8uFst Free as in birds, not beer. Tagore read this to the Congress in 1917.
2012-08-25 03:19:38239200335166586880From the Film Division of the Government of India, a biography of Rabindranath Tagore by Satayajit Ray. http://t.co/3UaiPSbB
2012-08-25 01:40:39239175424595329024My mom's a big meringue maker, reports back that the egg trick @doctorow posted works like a charm! http://t.co/lZp0ErYA
2012-08-25 01:36:44239174436908048384From @IndLit's excellent REDE site, pointer to Tagore and His India. http://t.co/aG0kM7rE Amartya Sen talks about Tagore and Gandhi.
2012-08-24 23:53:30239148458467012608@KatieS I'm often out the door at 5am to make meetings in the Valley. But, I run a non-profit so don't know anything about biz.avatar KatieS239138216387674112
2012-08-24 20:30:48239097449136918529How low can you go? http://t.co/eVmznRGj
2012-08-24 04:25:19238854474741981185@gnat how about Air New Zealand?avatar gnat238848208359542784
2012-08-24 00:08:54238789948399054848My local herd of turkeys has grown to 12. http://t.co/mtKzYugL The other 6 around the corner at the apple tree enjoying happy hour.
2012-08-23 23:36:48238781866654715904Another reference to Nehru's "dynamic personality" (fisticuffs) in Constituent Assembly debates. http://t.co/CoJZoIr5 ht @indiankanoon
2012-08-23 22:40:39238767738036817920@techdirt ITU didn't consider me to be legit as O'Reilly's correspondent, flew to Tunis for WSIS hoping I'd get in. http://t.co/IWIaWSRMavatar techdirt238761103134453763
2012-08-23 21:40:48238752678350581760When the press reported "the dynamic personality of Pandit Nehru restored order" it meant Nehru punched the troublemaker. No Fear.
2012-08-23 20:06:04238728834046902274Will I really go on national television looking like a cross between Captain Jack Sparrow and a waitress from Hooters? http://t.co/GGEsHpzd
2012-08-23 19:41:30238722651739287552RT @gilelbaz: Check out Factual's new blog post: "5 Principles for Applying Machine Learning Techniques" http://t.co/JPvXB7O7
2012-08-23 19:40:17238722349178974208Check out Factual's new blog post: "5 Principles for Applying Machine Learning Techniques" http://t.co/JPvXB7O7
2012-08-23 14:54:35238650449065029632@pahlkadot @cjoh he should have got a mohawk.avatar pahlkadot238649287725170688
2012-08-23 14:48:34238648933725900802@pahlkadot @cjoh he looks like a diplomat!avatar pahlkadot238648794214985729
2012-08-23 14:45:07238648067082047489RT @cjoh: Happy to announce I've been appointed to a Presidential Innovation Fellowship working on @ProjectRFPEZ and procurement #innova ...
2012-08-23 14:44:03238647797014986752Happy to announce I've been appointed to a Presidential Innovation Fellowship working on @ProjectRFPEZ and procurement #innovategov
2012-08-23 14:17:57238641228034482176@digiphile the head of OPM seems like a really happy fellow. A people person as it were.avatar digiphile238641082752180224
2012-08-23 14:11:40238639650107961347Watching @todd_park talk about the forthcoming explosion of civicmindedness. http://t.co/wT259yxl #innovategov
2012-08-23 14:04:07238637746191728642@sushantsinha If somebody RTs you, does that count against your daily limit?avatar sushantsinha238632852810506240
2012-08-23 10:17:04238580610984206337@sarawinge I've got a copious supply of blue loctite if you'd like more ...avatar sarawinge238489810505961472
2012-08-23 00:50:22238437995945017344'Due to Govt. directives, More than 5 SMS per day are blocked. Please retry tomorrow. Anticipate your co-operation'. http://t.co/PoNwrbop
2012-08-22 15:44:42238300672150347776"Dude, if you're reading this, you're a carbuncle on the face of humanity." http://t.co/xfPPCnGw ht @sarawinge
2012-08-22 15:37:59238298982542110722@sarawinge lol ... "confrontational confidence of the totally ignorant is, in my experience, gendered".avatar sarawinge238288444110032896
2012-08-22 15:28:09238296506006925313Reading SANS 631: Public Safety Code for Crocodiles in Captivity. http://t.co/IuTZy7HS
2012-08-22 02:08:40238095312663760896Eloquent @gnat mea culpa now #4 in my Google search results. https://t.co/Yj1DiUrzavatar gnat
2012-08-21 20:47:16238014427495030784@mattblaze shades of WWII "friend or foe" questions! They should ask you the minimum number of bits in a valid https certificate.avatar mattblaze238012388023103488
2012-08-21 20:44:52238013826254139392Thursday's @whitehouse introduction of their fellows program is going to be great. http://t.co/YUEJSZzu #innovategov
2012-08-21 20:33:55238011067937202176Ashoka had two endearing nicknames: Piyadasi ("one who looks with kindness upon everything") and Beloved-Of-The-Gods
2012-08-21 20:03:32238003420643069952RT @OReillyMedia: Free our government codes: Citizen law #video w/ @timoreilly, @carlmalamud, + @efrencarrillo http://t.co/MnyCutlR #Son ...avatar timoreilly
2012-08-21 19:50:02238000027228852225Free our government codes: Citizen law #video w/ @timoreilly, @carlmalamud, + @efrencarrillo http://t.co/MnyCutlR #SonomaCountyavatar timoreilly
2012-08-20 22:11:30237673236962344960@timoreilly @bryce that's a touching story, the kind of commitment to people that is rare today. Way to think long-term.avatar timoreilly237671350444097538
2012-08-20 22:01:27237670710976323585@scrawford What Would Ayn Rand Do? Sell!avatar scrawford237668983145390081
2012-08-20 21:52:07237668359515283456Google tech talk, tour of Obama headquarters, great visit with @pitrodasam. Pitroda doing amazing work in India. Back at ORD.
2012-08-20 19:34:15237633663414718464RT @jswatz: So many retweets on my Mississippi story! Feelin' the love, and thankin' my buddies. http://t.co/J6u0fdre
2012-08-20 16:46:22237591415998251008So many retweets on my Mississippi story! Feelin' the love, and thankin' my buddies. http://t.co/J6u0fdre
2012-08-20 01:32:55237361538925735936Greatly enjoying @alexvtunzelmann's Indian Summer. http://t.co/bR7k9Rra History of the British sunset and the Indian tryst with destiny.
2012-08-20 01:24:31237359424220569600@seamuskraft purple vegan donuts too weird for me, and I'll eat pretty much anything.avatar seamuskraft237357377773527040
2012-08-20 01:21:35237358687591739393@johnolilly well, these imperialistic corporate-oriented airport eateries aren't like getting it straight from the donut farm.avatar johnolilly237350791390830592
2012-08-20 00:48:12237350284781821952SFO had organic vegan purple donuts. Didn't see any at O'Hare Airport.
2012-08-19 19:24:43237268880156921857@johnolilly normal for NBA players.avatar johnolilly237265733711716352
2012-08-19 19:00:17237262730023809024A satyagrahi is Gandhi's term for a practitioner of truth-force, the art of militant non-violence.
2012-08-19 17:52:08237245576968814592First time in an airport since December. They seem to have survived without me.
2012-08-19 03:22:20237026685650882560The Mahabharata is reputed to be the world's longest poem. Evidence of this is that an index of names is 807 pages. http://t.co/XFvDzsHC
2012-08-19 01:03:51236991835631919104Instead of ordering this from the IRS: http://t.co/1LDgEbNG ($2500 per year), consider this: http://t.co/sKWUugPL (still very rough).
2012-08-18 22:49:30236958024751779840@stereogab issue date was 6/1/2011 for that Foundation Center notice.avatar stereogab236943849631666176
2012-08-18 22:21:16236950920053784576@stereogab Probably issued in 2011. We're preparing a full-throated run at the IRS database, stay tuned for ongoing developments this fall.avatar stereogab236943791733473282
2012-08-18 18:35:13236894031794286592RT @marcygordon: This attracts and repels me at the same time -- #wbc12 http://t.co/I8TSuWG6
2012-08-18 18:34:12236893778076659712This attracts and repels me at the same time -- #wbc12 http://t.co/I8TSuWG6
2012-08-18 18:05:11236886477294940162When IRS gets nonprofit e-filings, it images data onto TIFF-based forms. With errors. http://t.co/xOBQglvl (pdf)
2012-08-18 17:28:11236877162483970048@pahlkadot think global, act local!avatar pahlkadot236869908019965953
2012-08-17 21:21:34236573510804328449Democratic Convention: "A description for this result is not available because of this site's robots.txt. http://t.co/fWODTWPi Sigh.
2012-08-17 18:54:31236536500727189504@jstogdill 1993 http://t.co/jdrj0emAavatar jstogdill236534299652919296
2012-08-17 18:44:44236534039853559809Lovely picture of Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk. http://t.co/2JTqQ6gg
2012-08-17 17:22:57236513457267167232Finished scanning the 50 lbs. of docs, will finish the 50 lbs. of DVDs next week. Taking a break Mon. to give a tech talk at Google Chicago.
2012-08-16 22:05:47236222249550639105@dbentley isn't that nuts?avatar dbentley236222019862159360
2012-08-16 21:38:01236215258845425665@Mlsif @timoreilly the right to public information is timeless, no problem at all!avatar Mlsif236214790874337280
2012-08-16 21:03:44236206632776916992@maxogden code for dehydrated garlic -> code for India -> knowledge is a treasure that cannot be stolen (ancient Sanskrit poem)avatar maxogden236205671417262080
2012-08-16 20:47:21236202511248289793IS 1798 (2010). Spices and Condiments--Black Pepper, Whole and Ground--Specification (Second Revision)
2012-08-16 20:44:40236201832941232130IS 5452 (2008), Code for dehydrated garlic. "The garlic, after steeping in water for 4h, shall reconstitute to form a product [akin to] raw"
2012-08-16 20:19:19236195455963377664@grimmelm If we're going to nationalize somebody, let's start with ANSI and West.avatar grimmelm236195260336840704
2012-08-16 17:41:39236155777570701312@mrkoot For now it is.avatar mrkoot236152290417979392
2012-08-16 16:58:38236144953590419456@mrkoot These are food safety standards from a regional body in the Southern Hemisphere.avatar mrkoot236133264191012864
2012-08-16 16:07:40236132125185818624Reading a standards document that says copying is prohibited, "violators may be persecuted."
2012-08-15 21:23:30235849221423652864@gnat yup.avatar gnat235848977172529153
2012-08-15 15:32:47235760957194903552@DarrellIssa @timoreilly @techpresident before they were allowed to plug in a modem, we ran infrared down to the lawn.avatar DarrellIssa235754712018849792
2012-08-15 09:47:54235674165603102720If you have leftover yak cheese and green chilis, try making a nice dish of Ema Datshi. http://t.co/GTLFO7Hp Bhutanese Nachos.
2012-08-15 09:37:41235671595094523904Freedom Deferred. http://t.co/hcdHeQ7u Review of Stephen Kantrowitz' new book on early abolitionists of Boston.
2012-08-15 01:22:09235546891948007425.@orwant would make a great patent commissioner. http://t.co/Z6nworZn Posts patents in bulk and uses the net to find prior art.
2012-08-14 18:05:07235436906471624706Done with the scanning, now doing QA on each doc. http://t.co/Wojx7qzZ
2012-08-14 16:19:35235410350013562881@macon44 We're talking about two different things, I was being a smartass. Sent you mail.avatar macon44235402592853827584
2012-08-14 15:44:44235401578734026752@macon44 Ah! For that, I just use the "America Inside" mark. http://t.co/Rq7wHTHh (pdf) Can't go wrong with the red, white, and blue.avatar macon44235400874111942658
2012-08-14 15:40:18235400462713630721@macon44 it would like the cc-zero mark. "I disclaim all ownership." http://t.co/uZK1fcfLavatar macon44235392213297807360
2012-08-14 03:08:21235211229231206400Cool medley of guaranteed employment songs at a rally in Rajastan. http://t.co/ctTc52OW! Officials jamming out on NREGA songs.
2012-08-14 02:47:53235206077585711104Circle of life. http://t.co/LbTBu96Q Hearse driver dies driving body to funeral.
2012-08-14 00:52:32235177049860485121Tweeted I was looking for a quote by Chanakya, famous medieval statesman. http://t.co/HrkDTLuK Turns out he's on twitter: @chanakya_neeti
2012-08-13 21:56:14235132681812328450@guan Doesn't look like they need any help!avatar guan235132283764490241
2012-08-13 21:48:05235130629510012928@guan I don't know what a 5500 is ... got a link? If it's for sale, I'm bullish on the IRS, happy to buy.avatar guan235101693044469760
2012-08-13 17:15:43235062087422976000@NFPA Love it! But, you have a bad link on your blog page to the journal. Reads http//, should say http://avatar NFPA235051872275271680
2012-08-13 17:09:56235060629881372672@SeriousGivers I'd give 30, then a polite letter back in. (I've had requests often take several months, 20 days actually the exception.)avatar SeriousGivers235055332806758400
2012-08-12 22:29:46234778733586812928Lawyers, law schools, and the ABA (justifiably) savaged for "selfishness and myopia" and other crimes/misdemeanors. http://t.co/KL0e3OMu
2012-08-12 15:24:12234671633808375809@footage we assert public domain on government videos until we see evidence otherwise. isn't that the proper path?avatar footage234668573350572033
2012-08-12 01:38:54234463940787175424@guan nonprofit tax returns for a decade.avatar guan234460941553651712
2012-08-12 01:16:1423445823746487500846 gbytes of IRS data now on the server, averaging 16 mbps for last 146 minutes. If that pace continues, done uploading by end of August.
2012-08-11 23:14:06234427500153954304@gnat I'm still at Snow Leopard and am pretty sure it is time to move on to other things when it stops working.avatar gnat234424810690732033
2012-08-11 20:33:49234387163557527552@naypinya it appears I can keep extracting 6 DVD images at a time while I'm transferring off another disk to server. fingers crossed.avatar naypinya234386664804454400
2012-08-11 20:30:37234386358511214593uploading 3,108,000 files to server. estimated time: 18 hours, 57 minutes.
2012-08-11 05:34:52234160936183803904ISO 26000:2010, Guidance on Social Responsibility, now on sale for the low price of $235.00 http://t.co/ASdsmtOy Site license available.
2012-08-11 02:26:13234113459489472512If you went to Univ. of Takshila in 800BC, you could get a post-graduate degree in medicine, law, or the art of finding hidden treasures.
2012-08-10 23:20:02234066605116624897@ironnoir turning on two-factor on my Google accounts ... http://t.co/xbVmiy4o Plugs a lot of attack holes.avatar ironnoir234066130778595328
2012-08-10 23:04:49234062777550008320Have reached a new plane of enlightenment by turning on 2-factor authentication. Thanks to @JamesFallows and @mattcutts for nagging.avatar mattcutts
2012-08-10 21:13:57234034879065636864The quote from Manu is in "The five laws of Library Science" http://t.co/DuDuWGWf A seminal book in Indian library community.
2012-08-10 21:09:59234033878988378113Here's a version with a solid white background, easier to read. http://t.co/N9an241M
2012-08-10 21:08:40234033547676119040Would a Hindi speaker (reader) mind typing in this text into UTF-8 for me so I can typeset it? http://t.co/0JfCo7Ea From Manu.
2012-08-10 20:25:29234022678086942720My week was all scanning paper http://t.co/nCbrY47q and DVDs http://t.co/EYe7raBu One more week of heavy lifting coming up.
2012-08-10 19:50:18234013826293579777L'état, c'est boeuf. http://t.co/698WDQo8 @nancyscola says let them eat tofu. ht @ChadwickMatlin
2012-08-10 17:20:36233976153197641728RT @commoncrawl: Amazon Web Services sponsoring $50 in credit to all @commoncrawl code contest entrants! http://t.co/Onrxw3j9 #aws
2012-08-10 17:19:38233975909542162432Amazon Web Services sponsoring $50 in credit to all @commoncrawl code contest entrants! http://t.co/Onrxw3j9 #aws
2012-08-10 16:32:04233963938100940801@rklau they're planning on opening some beaches in a few years if the weather holds on the present course.avatar rklau233961027769876481
2012-08-10 01:20:49233734616085823490ISO has published more than 19,000 standards since 1947. They have 3,335 "technical bodies" and 150 full-time staff. http://t.co/apDPmeuj
2012-08-10 00:01:54233714755171389440@timoreilly @maxogden impressive was that the page materialized in 24 hrs. If you're going to meet, might as well do something useful!avatar timoreilly233710437001216001
2012-08-09 18:27:29233630595480166400Ordered 169 docs from Ugandan Bureau of Standards. The unified East Africa food safety docs (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi).
2012-08-09 09:34:49233496547772477440@xor yes, seems like a nice job. revision control definitely the right approach. bulk access to boot!avatar xor233422701904146432
2012-08-09 03:02:31233397820349112320At U. of Takshashila, "Knowledge was considered too sacred to be bartered for money" so there were no fees. http://t.co/wuGsCnY7 Go Taxila!
2012-08-09 02:49:58233394663405543424Got Chanakya's Arthashastra. http://t.co/FDVZE14d Looking for a quote to support proposition that technical information needs to be free.
2012-08-08 22:40:10233331799726645249@TheMan cc: @timoreilly Great essay. Public purse looterism is particularly a problem with government contractors and legal info. firms.avatar TheMan
2012-08-08 22:33:46233330187285176321@Ghonim Small world, was watching that movie just last night. (Reading Nehru's Discovery of India ... I've become obsessed.)avatar Ghonim233319002435379200
2012-08-08 20:51:47233304524884951041Join @AHRI2009 at tonight's Congressional Reception in the Rayburn Building. http://t.co/zHiUpWwq Let them eat HVAC cake!
2012-08-08 17:57:32233260672073469952Snagged a copy of "Vision Values & Velocity" by @pitrodasam He's the CTO of India, long-time advisor to Prime Ministers.
2012-08-08 15:02:55233216729172557824@waldojaquith Don't let the platitude be the enemy of getting something done.avatar waldojaquith233215823316123648
2012-08-08 04:02:09233050440558858240@smalljones For some, stupid is their destiny. The Internet is just a path to that enlightenment.avatar smalljones233042113498079233
2012-08-08 01:48:18233016757428834304RT @ferenstein: @seamuskraft at #focas12: Q: How much does a hipster weigh? A: an instagram
2012-08-07 17:26:36232890499428646912@seamuskraft at #focas12: Q: How much does a hipster weigh? A: an instagramavatar seamuskraft
2012-08-08 01:45:12233015977263132672From the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation. http://t.co/pVl1EtJQ Burn, Baby, Burn Revolutionary Hot Sauce, official salsa of the Black Panthers
2012-08-07 17:16:07232887861731545088@jswatz I'm all for repealing poopycare.avatar jswatz232887221080952832
2012-08-07 17:13:24232887177032376320Good to see @macon44 and @seamuskraft having a constructive #FOCAS12 conversation. This is how DC is supposed to work.
2012-08-07 16:26:09232875285480103936@waldojaquith privatized prisons==for-profit colleges. Looting the public treasury for private profit, taking advantage of the disadvantagedavatar waldojaquith232874501862486016
2012-08-07 00:10:44232629812827668480Love this @pitrodasam quote: "Invent a new India using knowledge."
2012-08-06 23:33:36232620471361863680@waldojaquith Hunter Thompson swore by a case of gin and a case of grapefruit.avatar waldojaquith232620026350403584
2012-08-06 20:57:13232581115653783552.@maxogden Looks like he's an undercover operative testifying about opengov. http://t.co/ZwrCchHa #FOCAS12
2012-08-06 20:34:23232575366420631553My $0.02 is that if the frame were more on effectiveness and less on transparency, might make more headway. #FOCAS12 .gov IT is *so* broken.
2012-08-06 20:32:04232574787006910464Listening to @ellenmiller talk at #FOCAS12 about openess/transparency. Revolution happening very slowly.
2012-08-06 19:44:59232562937229877248The problem with a technology stack is it ends up being lowest common denominator.n - ##FOCAS12 live on http://t.co/OtdVE2vD
2012-08-06 17:30:10232529008703700994dd for the win! 6 DVDs in 66 minutes, highly scriptable, tested that ISO image readable. Climbing the mountain of legacy IRS data.
2012-08-06 05:40:47232350485733072896RT @sarawinge: "We're safe on Mars...now let's see where Curiosity will take us."
2012-08-06 05:33:41232348701325148161"We're safe on Mars...now let's see where Curiosity will take us."
2012-08-06 02:21:47232300406733144064@therealfitz watched your poison people talk with @sussman today ... well done!avatar therealfitz232299630996627456
2012-08-06 00:46:22232276394204352512Bought an annotated Periplus of the Erythraean Sea from a Dehli publisher. http://t.co/R8kjM9P1 Early India travel book, still in print!
2012-08-05 23:25:08232255952311685120@g_gerg @jdunck @emorisse dd definitely the right approach. thanks! 6 drives, 600 DVDs, 3.2 gbytes/DVD = 100 cycles, 1 2tb drive.avatar g_gerg
2012-08-05 22:18:40232239224819167232Each DVD has 60,000 50k files. cp -r is amazingly slow. Suggestions?
2012-08-05 20:34:13232212936523935744@seamuskraft Wish I had a life. Sunday afternoon and I'm playing nanny to 8 DVD drives. Appreciate the thought!avatar seamuskraft232206008011857920
2012-08-05 19:35:22232198129083109376@timoreilly @maxogden had to cancel Aspen (50 pounds of DVDs to process), but 2 fellow geeks for you to see: @seamuskraft and @waldojaquithavatar timoreilly232195432988696577
2012-08-05 16:53:19232157348125356032"Hawkers shall wear clean uniforms (preferably white)." Code for Hygienic Conditions for Food Hawkers. IS.10973-1984, Reaffirmed 1985.
2012-08-04 09:26:08231682420968128512Tomatoland. http://t.co/LtjVP8Zh Learn about the all-powerful Florida Tomato Committee.
2012-08-04 00:15:34231543869072891905@grimmelm do courtlistener or justia have those opinions yet? URLs reflecting state based on sessions should be unconstitutional.avatar grimmelm231542142340829185
2012-08-03 23:09:03231527126334046208We've created a mirror of the @acusgov proceedings on Incorporation by Reference. http://t.co/uzSGadaw Includes transcripts.
2012-08-03 20:58:22231494242059558912I extracted 28 grams of staples from standards docs today. http://t.co/857iuyU2 How was your day?
2012-08-03 20:48:23231491727523991553@AluminumNews Here's another example, making a geodesic dome out of beer/pop cans at Fermilab in the 1970s. http://t.co/vdPXr8qxavatar AluminumNews231484356756135937
2012-08-03 18:29:34231456794067759105If I worked for Lockheed Martin, I'd patent this Massively Parallel Opengov Station and charge the .gov $6m. http://t.co/dhLtqchN
2012-08-03 17:49:04231446601409892353Patent-pending destapling station is used to dis-bind standards docs so they can be scanned. http://t.co/DbhVIIHv Recycling knowledge.
2012-08-03 16:19:17231424006157389824@gnat In Washington, I'm considered a computer expert because I know all about "big data" and use technical terms like "gigabytes/pound."avatar gnat231421993893916672
2012-08-03 16:09:54231421646823636992Using the IRS bulk data opengov service to access nonprofit tax returns. http://t.co/2BiRXzIl This is about 50 pounds of bulk data.
2012-08-03 03:48:54231235166188756993For the love of larb. http://t.co/AmtCh3UX By the same author, an ode to kaeng som cha-om choop khai poo khai: http://t.co/p1Km4GFC
2012-08-03 02:23:59231213794867691521@jstogdill Church of the Universal Texture would make a cool cult. Could persist for centuries.avatar jstogdill231207168274223104
2012-08-03 01:06:55231194400972230656There's a flame war in shrimp world. http://t.co/L21Z7uT0 115,004 YouTube views and 95 angry comments on this USDA FedFlix classic.
2012-08-02 23:32:27231170630551228416Bollywood on the telly, curry on the stove, Nehru on the bedstand. Can't go, so bringing India home. भारत एक अद्भुत देश है ।
2012-08-02 22:02:24231147966621163521@alexismadrigal all law is code and all engineering is politics.avatar alexismadrigal231147371814322176
2012-08-02 22:00:35231147511841169411Hindi speakers ... is this correct for "Indian Standard": भारतीय मानक And "Right to Information": सूचना का अधिकार Thanks!
2012-08-02 20:56:35231131404208074752Today: de-staple 200 Indian standards, copy 38 IRS DVDs. Day++: rinse, repeat. This will be my August.
2012-08-02 18:47:52231099010730045440@captricity will we be able to specify a page number(s) instead of just first or last?avatar captricity231094225738006529
2012-08-02 18:47:05231098814134628353RT @captricity: You've been asking, and now you've got it - automatic parsing of PDFs, template re-org & faster processing. http://t ...
2012-08-02 18:28:51231094225738006529You've been asking, and now you've got it - automatic parsing of PDFs, template re-org & faster processing. http://t.co/64XT9Qxo
2012-08-02 09:03:19230951903612268544@IndLit thanks! That "Words of Freedom" series looks very interesting.avatar IndLit230912649632817152
2012-08-02 04:24:31230881742150565888@IndLit Specific book you'd recommend by him or about him? He didn't get as much press as some of the others.avatar IndLit230877078889840641
2012-08-02 01:22:33230835946571063297@peterhoneyman Think deeper. Nehru, Gandhi, Phizo, Narayan.avatar peterhoneyman230834360453054464
2012-08-02 01:01:05230830547499376640Pulled Nehru's Discovery of India off the shelf. Written during an unplanned 5-month stay at the Ahmadnagar Fort.
2012-08-02 00:25:56230821698717503489Looking for a pithy quote by a founder of India about knowledge flowing freely for government to work. Would Nehru be the Indian John Adams?
2012-08-01 22:47:49230797008867299328@DarrellIssa "I won't slave for beggar's pay / likewise gold and jewels / But I will slave to learn the way / of this ship of fools."avatar DarrellIssa230786908924551168
2012-08-01 21:10:10230772435417460738Have been unsubscribing from Atlantic Monthly spam for months to no avail. Finally called them up: "Hi, I'm a 20-year subscriber!"
2012-08-01 20:23:30230760691299147776Here's the hex, Pantone, and CMYK colors for the Indian Flag. http://t.co/SUtualZI Specs are in IS 1-1968 and ISO 1803-1973.
2012-08-01 20:02:32230755415581917184Working on standards from India. 25 kilos at the ingest station: http://t.co/gYxMqs9I Std for Fire beaters: http://t.co/t78zwpni
2012-08-01 04:04:05230514212097634305When Churchill wanted something done ASAP, he'd slap a red "ACTION THIS DAY" sticker on. Queen wrote a song inspired by those stickers.
2012-08-01 02:07:08230484780083470336"Names on the Land" is the classic study of place-naming. http://t.co/ejCS7pK1 Written during WWII.
2012-07-31 22:39:55230432633232953347Trying a Tamed™ Jalapeño pepper. Pairing suggestion: Goes well with diet no-cal Cola and gluten-free pasta.
2012-07-31 21:27:34230414427122438144Here's most of the state/local public safety codes for the country. http://t.co/xsZHnEkW This page goes out to my friend Peter Veeck.
2012-07-31 19:44:56230388595469471744@sarawinge Mother Jones hanging out with her pal Cal. http://t.co/NoRMvZOc Happy birthday Mary!avatar sarawinge230375932706312194
2012-07-31 13:29:36230294141500792832@Beautyon_ get a life or it didn't happen.avatar Beautyon_230212532781076480
2012-07-31 03:54:02230149296689926144Before running for the House, Churchill carefully read all 27 volumes of the Annual Register of 100 years of parliamentary debates.
2012-07-31 01:34:15230114116839288833The RDC student summer program has reverse-engineered 232 graphics and 237 formulas from the California Code so far. http://t.co/6V2icikq
2012-07-30 06:23:26229824503407050754Military-grade chilis. http://t.co/HB1IlRDk
2012-07-29 02:54:55229409641929535488Humble little sugar-glazed fried pies, part of the city's sweet soul. http://t.co/ew56bAZD A eulogy for Hubig by @jswatz.
2012-07-28 13:55:23229213466999803904@CKummer I'd nominate "the protein."avatar CKummer229203735082049536
2012-07-28 07:22:03229114479449866242Standards from @ansidotorg power the Olympics. http://t.co/G90NlGG5 Includes ANSI GELPP 0003-2002 from the National Pork Producers Council.avatar ansidotorg
2012-07-27 23:34:02228996698872102912Made it through the 50-state audit of accessibility, plumbing, energy, building codes. Still need to do fuel/gas, mechanical, fire.
2012-07-27 19:29:54228935261755682816The @commoncrawl indicates they have 3.8 billion web documents.
2012-07-27 00:51:44228653865707388928MT @andysherry: 2.5 mins well spent: watch @pahlkadot of @codeforamerica talk about how code can change our .gov http://t.co/xiXGCv3W
2012-07-26 22:09:00228612913391349761Most of this stuff has been scanned. Getting ready for next week's release. http://t.co/WIQPdXHV
2012-07-26 22:07:02228612417326825472@p6trick they have a very long explanation that basically comes down to "we're working on it" and "we don't have an ftp server."avatar p6trick228612185490866177
2012-07-26 20:11:59228583463127756802Ed Long @SeriousGivers writes how IRS takes data in Modernized E-File (MEF) (e.g.,XML), then images it to TIFF files. http://t.co/GCNTALkW
2012-07-26 07:45:22228395574297243648The Post's View. Germany's bad circumcision ruling means U.S. must upgrade cyberdefenses. http://t.co/OGRF6urS
2012-07-26 07:32:14228392268514619393Great news, ANSI and NIST working in committee to build THE National Standards Search Engine. http://t.co/lyC78ncH Now includes key words!
2012-07-26 02:54:02228322256739254272Biography of Ferdinand Ward by his great-grandson. http://t.co/2mYMxeGL If you can't get rid of a family skeleton, make it dance. GB Shaw.
2012-07-26 02:43:54228319707181223937@jswatz wow! 25 ads on that archive page.avatar jswatz228318578477260801
2012-07-26 02:26:09228315237386969089@andysherry yeah, I got that part! I like your telling of the story better ... 140 chars the right size. An aphorism, not an essay.avatar andysherry228314640625582080
2012-07-26 01:58:04228308170441912321@andysherry I had a tough time following the point of that piece. Seemed very inside baseball, abstract opengov theory.avatar andysherry228302998462402560
2012-07-26 00:07:58228280462576070656Did boiler and elevator code 50-state surveys, ordered 12 more docs to round it out but otherwise got it covered. Plumbing tomorrow.
2012-07-25 23:00:16228263427779461120@p6trick looking at the version linked f/boingb? the 360p version out of sync, 1080i is fine. http://t.co/BReq00Uh has fixed version.avatar p6trick228256516480847872
2012-07-25 01:46:21227942834030927872My shipment of IRS data has arrived after a long journey! http://t.co/LDUoM523 This may take a while. 10^^3 DVDs.
2012-07-25 01:27:46227938156333371393Next release of docs is slated for end of month, going to break 1,000 total. Started with 73 on March 15. Love working in a startup.
2012-07-25 00:40:11227926183256395778The Colours of the Queen. http://t.co/5OvFqgOw Get your official Pantone Queen Wheel.
2012-07-25 00:05:16227917395598139392These Google Webmaster blog comments are a glimpse into another Internet. http://t.co/AgfU5Wsn Like listening to CB radio the first time.
2012-07-24 21:52:02227883867732865025Today was a systematic survey of all amusement device (water slide, go kart, etc.) safety standards. Tomorrow, boilers, then elevators.
2012-07-24 20:29:58227863213168005120Really helpful people at the Aluminum Association (@AluminumNews). No lightweights at this SDO!
2012-07-24 05:23:56227635201805795328Key to a great campaign web site is to be like not super boring. http://t.co/QQLkwego Inspired by Elle Woods, go beyond the red/white/blue.
2012-07-24 02:52:46227597163209846784@peterhoneyman quick essays over a large number of actual engineering projects. not very deep, but interesting.avatar peterhoneyman227596619367981056
2012-07-24 02:48:30227596088645918720Curling up with Landmarks in Mechanical Engineering, the History and Heritage of ASTM International. http://t.co/z63zcHFd From @asmetweet
2012-07-23 18:45:12227474461304188928Portrait of standards from a body to be named at a later date. Before: http://t.co/MdsTfPSB After: http://t.co/Z6hOCeep
2012-07-23 18:44:14227474217380237313@MarcDrummond They said it's an artifact of Silverlight, will get me info on the right URL for download.avatar MarcDrummond227459480365961216
2012-07-23 00:10:33227193948844740608@jswatz if you ever get it going, I'd love to be a fail fellow. the museum will of course need volunteer dontcents.avatar jswatz227190394847371264
2012-07-22 22:55:36227175090440269825@javicmuniz thanks much. that would be very helpful. I like to make a mirror of video from govt webcasts we participated in.avatar javicmuniz227173321383497728
2012-07-22 22:08:54227163337807523843@jswatz Failing wall built out of tech devices that didn't make it. Newton et. alia. Write prayers on flash drives and floppies to leave.avatar jswatz227130741576847360
2012-07-22 22:05:04227162369967669248@javicmuniz It was inside the http://t.co/wB9Uuv8i site. I think I figured out an mms url I can use. Is there any easy trick?avatar javicmuniz227160525795123200
2012-07-22 19:56:03227129901617139712Battling a @granicus-hosted site of .gov video that actively prevents download. There should be a law or FAR provision preventing this.
2012-07-22 19:54:17227129459893997569@jswatz "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it" carved on entrance! Love the #FailMuseum. Need a hall of fail-fame.avatar jswatz227126903113383937
2012-07-22 18:28:13227107800453623808@edadams Amazing transition considering the number of Word Perfect users still out there!avatar edadams227107089238073346
2012-07-22 14:31:55227048331770224640@edyson Protecting privacy more like prohibiting dumping mercury into the water to extract the gold.avatar edyson227045936235429889
2012-07-22 03:15:53226878204441415681"Quadrillion kernels of corn need to pollinate across the grain belt" http://t.co/whA6TR8V Likely to be disappointed. ht @JPBarlow
2012-07-22 02:15:11226862929205657600Of course, you can just spend the $2118.55 and get a 15-lb bag of dried morels sent to you. http://t.co/mTzUC6UT
2012-07-22 02:10:31226861751814197249These people claim that for $31.95, you can tame morels and breed them at home. http://t.co/T1AAICaL This for real? Are there morel farms?
2012-07-22 00:14:41226832600793219072ASTM Standards on Amusement Rides and Devices now available in French Canadian. http://t.co/LWCJ1IcA Poutine classified as dangerous ride.
2012-07-21 08:10:18226589909320863745@dane here's a wonderful radio history of the telephone we posted ... http://t.co/polv0EQzavatar dane226550813932269569
2012-07-21 04:38:03226536493613727745The city was filled with "errorists of every name and grade." http://t.co/9Dnp6ytf An apt description of many modern capitols.
2012-07-20 22:17:02226440605717389312RT @rklau: Congrats @waldojaquith on being named in the Fastcase 50! http://t.co/v12URcKL
2012-07-20 21:30:23226428869492736000Congrats @waldojaquith on being named in the Fastcase 50! http://t.co/v12URcKL
2012-07-20 21:55:22226435155336769536@techdirt The FCC seems to have a problem being honest with the public. Frankness would help immeasurably on many fronts, including M-Lab.avatar techdirt226433056582545408
2012-07-20 04:08:09226166582454411264Almost done with Alif the Unseen by @GWillowWilson. http://t.co/UTO9WmFW Djinns and firewalls, Haroun al-Rashid meets @GreatDismal.
2012-07-20 02:36:11226143437202812928Potential red flag was $20,578.24 for 4,000 drumsticks for the team-building event. http://t.co/UvpXjAf7 Easy to overlook in $270k budget.
2012-07-20 02:24:07226140401017450497Turns out LA is short for El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciúncula.
2012-07-20 00:52:32226117350645182466Was able to image a stack of docs 2 feet tall this morning in 2.5 hours. We're approaching our production goal of 1 fathom/day.
2012-07-20 00:13:16226107470081323008@seamuskraft @nancscola of course, if a member wants a tweet, the loc will send a trained vocalist over within 24 hours to sing it for themavatar seamuskraft226105771849555968
2012-07-19 23:55:43226103055656050688@nancyscola you can fill out a tweet request and they'll print it out and deliver it to your desk.avatar nancyscola226090060561399809
2012-07-19 13:31:08225945873115398144RT @indiankanoon: The website is now fully updated with the latest judgments http://t.co/KO0B3hvb
2012-07-19 13:17:03225942329733824512The website is now fully updated with the latest judgments http://t.co/KO0B3hvb
2012-07-19 06:27:57225839373793492992@hmsat Thanks for putting up the workshop video! Here's a copy of the talks on YouTube: http://t.co/zvY7ZrgVavatar HMSAT
2012-07-19 05:42:58225828054684024832Extracted video from the PHMSA workshop in 22 parts: http://t.co/zvY7ZrgV The @DavidHalperinDC part is here: http://t.co/1Uas7fBZavatar DavidHalperinDC
2012-07-19 00:52:52225755046237831168@seamuskraft using it since the day it was released. if .gov would fork over the bits we paid for when it comes to video, would be easier.avatar seamuskraft225751889210392576
2012-07-19 00:37:36225751205048115201Doing movie-screengrabs (Snapz Pro) of 478x275 pixels on a MacBook Air to extract video f/Silverlight of @DavidHalperinDC testifying at DOT.avatar DavidHalperinDC
2012-07-18 23:22:26225732291748581376@gnat nice Judge Harvey post.avatar gnat225730056620744705
2012-07-18 23:10:06225729185136652288Donuts Are Forever #LessViolentFilms
2012-07-18 01:11:38225397384463654912Good news. Well-placed government officials inform me that 52.3 pounds of DVDs have been dispatched to our attention. Delivery in 5 days.
2012-07-18 00:12:30225382502620073985Developing countries–54 of them at this writing–are making @ASTMIntl standards part of their regulatory requirements. http://t.co/OgWmioCQ
2012-07-17 23:26:31225370929914593280Had a nice to-do list labeled "Tuesday." All I had to do was s/Tue/Wed/, everything else stays the same. Better luck tomorrow.
2012-07-17 16:04:23225259664428900352More on the USDA cheese tax in a WP article. http://t.co/c4j7DW4g
2012-07-17 16:02:30225259189629501441Dairy farmers pay a mandatory milk tax, which goes to Dairy Management Inc. http://t.co/oGu6MyUA This 501(c)(3) pays $1m salaries.
2012-07-17 15:16:27225247599488282626RT @sluggernova: Collections managed in the public trust should be "ready to be used" by the public.
2012-07-17 14:52:29225241570218221570Collections managed in the public trust should be "ready to be used" by the public.
2012-07-17 02:34:28225055842699976704How many times have you wished for books that don't weigh you down with complicated stories? http://t.co/mrwipcQd
2012-07-17 01:22:52225037821319196675RT @jsb: For-profit schools account for 13% of students, 38% of GI Bill $, 47% of loan defaults: For-profits rake in GI Bill $ http://t. ...
2012-07-17 01:09:45225034522163556353For-profit schools account for 13% of students, 38% of GI Bill $, 47% of loan defaults: For-profits rake in GI Bill $ http://t.co/scKia1D0
2012-07-16 23:59:13225016769159499776@nancyscola I suppose that's better than no subject at a time, which seems to be their usual modus operandi these days.avatar nancyscola224989854667251714
2012-07-16 21:49:42224984178054270976@jstogdill @matthewburton see, I would have happily believed Shell and a fancy ad agency did it and screwed up. :)avatar jstogdill224982403930796032
2012-07-16 21:36:02224980737122766850@alexismadrigal Don't forget that Eric Schmidt did a stint at Novell to get his CEO chops, then did Google. Marissa following that book.avatar alexismadrigal224980577131040769
2012-07-16 21:35:19224980557543653377@jstogdill I love that they're so clueless they're leaving them up. Somebody did a great job of protest.avatar jstogdill224980399435165696
2012-07-16 21:28:10224978756048142336Amazing Shell Advertisement http://t.co/1NaDLs0f
2012-07-16 20:09:452249590252871393282012 crawl data now available from @commoncrawl http://t.co/EzvpVmKo
2012-07-16 16:33:55224904705736847361http://t.co/F0axX94q now hosting 3 more standards docs. http://t.co/wEPTLpyS http://t.co/V0uiJqCR http://t.co/h3Z81Tjt From ISO, ASTM, ASME
2012-07-16 00:22:31224660247233564672Working on a grid with 13 safety codes across, 50 states, some cities down. http://t.co/VnPWmO17 Most of these will be up end of month.
2012-07-15 22:07:12224626194069471232RT @rael: Morels #boardgames http://t.co/knvgdRBj
2012-07-15 22:06:15224625956072079360Morels #boardgames http://t.co/knvgdRBj
2012-07-15 20:21:42224599641897975809DONE: ☑ q2 books to accountant ☑ report to current donors ☑ proposal to prospective donor ☑ laundry. TODO: ☐ beer ☐ chicken
2012-07-15 20:01:59224594682515161089@cjoh never mind ... say your @rklau tweet. If it's good enough for him, wfm!avatar cjoh224559697414459392
2012-07-15 20:00:59224594430886289409@cjoh recommended vendor for nfc tags? I get my nexus 7 next week.avatar cjoh224559008349036544
2012-07-15 09:49:00224440420749422593Book-burning party really a ruse to raise taxes. http://t.co/K1EoCZf5 Firing up the voters.
2012-07-15 09:31:05224435910220062721@kenyanpundit up late worrying about hazmat specs. :)avatar kenyanpundit224434350849134592
2012-07-15 09:00:02224428096080723968@kenyanpundit Pricing article points to an interesting book: http://t.co/nHBXOLEv Thanks for the Sunday Reads, always good!avatar kenyanpundit224420494521278465
2012-07-15 08:47:06224424840872988672@fgbjr try this http://t.co/BBIiIxDb or http://t.co/XdcOphLKavatar fgbjr224340635031838721
2012-07-15 03:00:50224337702412230656"dude...i only wached this vid for 1:10.. what a waist of my life." http://t.co/murF7oaJ His mine is such a terrible thing to waist.
2012-07-15 02:08:27224324516053135360The world's only all-Winston Churchill bookshop. http://t.co/W9i1UOWm
2012-07-14 21:05:51224248366392029184Here's the breakdown of the $83,164.86 we spent on public domain materials in 2012. http://t.co/VTKjkeh0 Double-key is for retyping.
2012-07-14 21:00:58224247136169107456@pahlkadot they make a really nice butter as well. One of the Strauss farms next to my house.avatar pahlkadot224239452267085824
2012-07-13 23:36:50223923972587266048@JoshData my $0.02 is that making that change hurts you (your software) more than it hurts anybody else. so a few of your users are jerks ..avatar JoshData223922861042180096
2012-07-13 23:07:13223916521372655616@JoshData so you're not changing your terms of use? I'd hate to see your wonderful software encumbered with something like that.avatar JoshData223915955250663424
2012-07-13 22:52:30223912817319878656@cjoh if you're running software for president, microsoft bob would make a great veep candidate.avatar cjoh223896859972861952
2012-07-13 22:50:10223912231929249792@JoshData isn't changing your terms to block users/uses you don't like exactly the same behavior the netroots folks engaged in?avatar JoshData223894870257967105
2012-07-13 20:53:33223882881859207169@bethnoveck Chief Analog Officer would be much more fun. Office of Metaphorical Excellence.avatar bethnoveck223875906257690624
2012-07-13 18:50:51223852003347013632Early release of the open version of the California Code of Regulations. https://t.co/heaU1N7B
2012-07-13 18:22:41223844914541236224.@DavidHalperinDC Commenting on why SDOs will adjust their business models. "Some of the CEOs make $6m a year. They must be smart!"avatar DavidHalperinDC
2012-07-13 14:18:33223783477944909824.@DavidHalperinDC speaking now at the DOT workshop. http://t.co/rlEltvm1avatar DavidHalperinDC
2012-07-13 14:04:08223779850433994752@petrillic I did that analysis ... http://t.co/Wp71EwX8avatar petrillic223779253114769408
2012-07-13 14:02:22223779404583673859Rep from @asmetweet says "People ask us why our standards cost so much. Well, they don't just fall from the sky!"
2012-07-13 13:55:40223777718397976576@petrillic yup. I bought a 2-pager from ISO for $56. Underwriters Labs are $500-$850 each. Spectacular pricing!avatar petrillic223775276298010624
2012-07-13 13:37:43223773200725708800Rep from @ASTMIntl explains that $40-$57 retail price for standards "is a fair price for the technical knowledge."
2012-07-13 13:28:14223770816385527809The @ansidotorg rep is arguing that making legal-mandated standards available meaningless since they in turn reference other standards.avatar ansidotorg
2012-07-13 12:52:05223761718906601472NIST representative says there are about 3,000 unique standards incorporated into the CFR. We have about 900 of those.
2012-07-13 12:50:31223761324906266625The representative from @acusgov explaining why we're not smart enough to understand standards. http://t.co/rlEltvm1 "Highly technical."
2012-07-13 03:54:02223626313955672066There are 3,143 counties in the U.S. Over 1,000 of them have been declared a disaster area because of drought. http://t.co/hNEdKnIe
2012-07-13 00:14:18223571015047987200How wonderful! Boing Boing posted our new video! http://t.co/iAEScs2h Own your country, read the manual.
2012-07-12 22:27:06223544038823960577.@DavidHalperinDC will speak for Public.Resource at this .gov workshop tomorrow. http://t.co/Y1RozD3j Full-day program about standards.avatar DavidHalperinDC
2012-07-12 19:02:02223492430182367232Studies prove if you spend a lot of time configuring Windows and your Facebook page, you stop believing in God. http://t.co/P31LwuPY
2012-07-12 16:47:02223458459096592384Kind of depressing. We've spent $80,141.88 on purchasing codes so far this year.
2012-07-12 02:33:28223243649750794241@digiphile that would be such a nice database to make available (assuming it actually works). always wanted to tap into the exchanges.avatar digiphile223240829156868098
2012-07-12 01:36:07223229218954297344@ghelleks i read every single comment on my channels.avatar ghelleks223227180631597056
2012-07-12 01:27:02223226930223263744@ghelleks yeah, but I feel like I represent the congress and the national archives because it's their data, so there's all that 1st A stuff.avatar ghelleks223225901578596352
2012-07-12 01:19:04223224926163828736Here's that 1943 Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels. http://t.co/kOp2A3kQ (pdf) 7.5" tall with foldouts 23" wide, still required in the CFR.
2012-07-12 00:35:56223214073842642945Running a medium-sized YouTube channel (FedFlix is about 10% of TED), I glance at a lot of comments, am always astounded by lack of signal.
2012-07-11 22:30:11223182425784717312http://t.co/F0axX94q is now hosting standards docs for us. 3 exs: http://t.co/tf0BOULR | http://t.co/QWNnWpGs | http://t.co/NvVFYu1D
2012-07-11 20:24:53223150893149847553Regulators are conducting a hearing on availability of HazMat specs. http://t.co/Y1RozD3j Here's what's available: http://t.co/pP05EVkP
2012-07-11 16:20:55223089494788800512If you don't like navigating http://t.co/qOJaUyLf, here's our mirror of their docket: http://t.co/wBBkROi9 Sent in 6 annotated standards.
2012-07-11 16:20:22223089359484755968We submitted annotated copies of standards that are law into this official .gov docket. http://t.co/Y1RozD3j
2012-07-11 01:46:20222869399189716992@JoshData There's also the "embed DVD product in anonymous FTP server" option which I favor.avatar JoshData222867024592908289
2012-07-11 01:45:11222869110185410560RT @JoshData: LibreOffice's PDF export includes "embed OpenDocument file w/in PDF" option. Gov should use that. Would majorly improve pa ...
2012-07-11 01:36:53222867024592908289LibreOffice's PDF export includes "embed OpenDocument file w/in PDF" option. Gov should use that. Would majorly improve parsability.
2012-07-11 01:44:57222869051360292866SF city officials are now officially banned from buying foie gras and Macbooks. http://t.co/5Yyanc0s
2012-07-10 23:41:50222838071211737088The CCR is 6 DVDs/year. Think I've cracked the baseline now that the graphics are mapped on DVD 1. Just got DVD 2, will see how it changes.
2012-07-10 22:51:47222825475117023232Nice progress reverse-engineering the graphics in the California Code. http://t.co/bNB2a8ra
2012-07-10 22:43:28222823382524235776@mkapor that will be an amazingly tough sell.avatar mkapor222820194152742912
2012-07-10 21:58:0522281195855716352061 new standards all prepped and ready for upload tomorrow.
2012-07-10 02:43:05222521295483568128RT @timoreilly: Awesome! RT @codeforamerica: A gift from our landlord, @storekbuilding, thanks! http://t.co/Ue1nwkJnavatar timoreilly
2012-07-10 02:09:03222512731742420993Awesome! RT @codeforamerica: A gift from our landlord, @storekbuilding, thanks! http://t.co/Ue1nwkJn
2012-07-10 02:41:59222521017598357504Received my copy of the 1943 Unfired Pressure Vessel Code required by the feds. Should be able to post tomorrow. This doc cost $1 back then.
2012-07-09 21:26:14222441555145924608Nice study of the extent of Facebook's infestation in web pages. http://t.co/dHf659sV Uses @commoncrawl data.
2012-07-08 08:22:16221881877554925568"It was probably a soundless laugh; most of Ayn Rand's heroes laugh soundlessly, particularly while making love." Nora Ephron.
2012-07-08 02:37:11221795035774074880Here's the stepladder standard we bought for $$: http://t.co/uiZaOzXI (pdf). Here's the double-key with svg version: http://t.co/wQVPj6hJ
2012-07-08 00:11:58221758488915877891@cjoh too bad you're not in the midwest, you could order cold on-line: http://t.co/ZZKADq5Oavatar cjoh221714632434397184
2012-07-07 22:23:48221731267740319744Our new 20-minute video is out and we have a new web site design. https://t.co/xxsKiuhr
2012-07-07 04:02:06221454017019133952@LannyDavis got your direct message. thanks!avatar LannyDavis221436688688361473
2012-07-06 23:18:36221382672579166208After spending a week with the California Code, shaking my head in disbelief at how government lets vendors get away with such shoddy work.
2012-07-05 22:09:31221002897792565249Finished my first pass on California Code images, have located 3,102. Going back and doing QA.
2012-07-05 22:05:56221001997304868866The 990 PF IRS returns I purchased have arrived. White House has said they'd furnish the regular 990s for 08-11 free of charge.
2012-07-04 23:26:46220659951197106176I enjoyed the PM's salute to UK scientists in the Higgs Bosun adventure. http://t.co/kj0pLLYf Sail on Britannica!
2012-07-04 21:44:252206341943495311402,741 images from the California Code of Regulations are celebrating their independence today. 3 more titles to go, then QA.
2012-07-04 02:43:45220347133423923203NY Times report from Santa Claus highlights role of @ASTMIntl amusement park standards in wooden roller coasters. http://t.co/bv4z0frK
2012-07-04 01:11:15220323855883968512We got 5 years of 990-T DVDs from the IRS. Next up is the 990 Private Foundations, then the 990 EOs. A river of DVDs.
2012-07-03 23:16:43220295032228417536Purchased the 1943 Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels, which is still on the books at 49 CFR 173.32(c)(4). Coming soon to a tube near you.
2012-07-03 22:47:48220287755819827201My TIFFbit stats: 2,312 images from the California Code have found a home. Another 1,000 or so to go, but I'm picking up speed.
2012-07-03 19:06:38220232096172617728Standards New Zealand sent me snailmail indicating that prices would now go up 3.1% due to increased costs.
2012-07-03 13:52:45220153106439208962ABA publishes official Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Word. http://t.co/zybBffsG $69.95 for 267 pages, not aimed at "computer science majors."
2012-07-03 02:21:13219979076570587136In 1985, Warren Buffet bought the Ginsu Knife company. http://t.co/FkPD7Rxu But don't wait for Barry Becher, he is no more.
2012-07-02 18:44:56219864247503560705@JoshData s/usual pallid complexion/#ff0000/avatar JoshData219862131330400256
2012-07-02 18:14:38219856625320734720Received my copy of ASME B16.9, everything you wanted to know about Buttwelding Fittings. Please don't try this at home.
2012-07-02 00:40:50219591426546216960@jswatz .@adamliptak is really The Front for a team of a dozen legal scholars.avatar jswatz219578174466560000
2012-07-01 22:25:17219557314053672961@marcygordon or a self-help community forum for methadone addicts.avatar marcygordon219555832814256130
2012-07-01 16:44:18219471501668270080Loading 93 more standards incorporated into law into CFR directories. UL, ISO, ASTM, Civil Engineers. Loading to Internet Archive as well.
2012-07-01 00:49:16219231158829985793RT @seamuskraft: Nice little write up on our site: http://t.co/Ts2kWUP9 // wordpress style section no less!
2012-07-01 00:42:22219229426334961664@cjoh heh. she said "last mail today" ... tomorrow's another day.avatar cjoh219228215129014274
2012-06-30 23:46:14219215295917735936♫ 99 sluices of knowledge on the wall, 99 sluices of knowledge. Take one down, pass it around, 98 sluices of knowledge .. ♫ Everybody sing!
2012-06-30 18:08:13219130232941182976@ontolawgy hard to get people to use infrastructure systems when you add a layer of complication. hard to define/understand what is ok.avatar ontolawgy219120554542776324
2012-06-30 11:47:16219034362329575425@ontolawgy "Content, domain name, URL structure, and redirection code are copyright © 2012 ontolawgy™ LLC. All rights reserved." Have fun.avatar ontolawgy218943116793741313
2012-06-30 00:03:02218857137558921216@waldojaquith Soon, a couple weeks away from making it available, then it will get steadily better over the summer.avatar waldojaquith218853132455772160
2012-06-29 22:43:34218837138437967872The California Code is kicking my ass. Now have 1,534 TIFF images put into place.
2012-06-29 21:12:15218814157758271488@JoshData well, in the case of California Code of Regulations, I'm forking it. But, someday government is going to have to step up.avatar JoshData218810255914700801
2012-06-29 17:07:10218752480811565056@JoshData I had to go into xp/sp 3 to read the California Code of Regulations, official version.avatar JoshData218751222759436289
2012-06-29 16:30:33218743264881291265Finishing up closed captioning on our new video. Next up is audio mixdown, then the colorists do their magic. Release next week.
2012-06-28 23:40:55218489183726075904The first figs are out and perfect raspberries are still at the market.
2012-06-28 16:30:43218380921357877248@MattLira it would be trivial to run OC192 from Capitol Hill to a municipal ring to the major peering points.avatar MattLira218376875247013889
2012-06-28 16:13:15218376523634323458@patrikhson you could charge $185,000 to speak.avatar patrikhson218376221334044672
2012-06-28 16:12:16218376279437742080In Berkeley, hoping to procure the municipally mandated Safety Specification for Organic Tie Dyed Apparel.
2012-06-28 05:05:04218208372263100416Making hay while the spam shines. http://t.co/Np7k8l0p Robert Wagner's innovative business model turns garbage men into cash.
2012-06-27 22:54:58218115231749128192My TIFFbit statistics for today ... 1,470 of the California Code of Regulations images have found their proper home.
2012-06-27 20:11:11218074016089509889ASTM C971-82 was withdrawn because subcommittee "can't find anyone using the standard". http://t.co/f68vouR8 Incorporated in the CFR.
2012-06-27 09:20:29217910260952870912@gnat iced tea trotskyite?avatar gnat217835324221554688
2012-06-27 09:17:45217909571929378817Maker Studios has 20,000 square feet of studio space, 500 channels. http://t.co/8elOgkum That's 40 sq. ft. per channel. ht @zzzbee
2012-06-27 09:06:22217906709459509248National Renderers Association (@renderers) estimates 25 million gals used cooking oil stolen each year. http://t.co/zRvg0jUm "Free money."
2012-06-26 16:54:10217662045653450753Letter to the ABA concerning the idea that read-only access to the law on an SDO's site is enough. http://t.co/S5oFz0CJ (pdf)
2012-06-26 00:36:19217415964189401088RDC students getting sophisticated open source design chops while reverse engineering the CCR. http://t.co/SuOtkmM8
2012-06-25 22:23:07217382440287735808My TIFFbit stats for 6/25: I've found 1,158 of the images for the California Code of Regulations.
2012-06-25 22:14:13217380203469615104@aneeshchopra @macon44 Wish WH would endorse the proposition that the law belongs to the people, copyright on the law is undemocratic.avatar aneeshchopra217378521293668353
2012-06-25 18:24:35217322411551502336House Broadcast Studio doesn't have a license to make commercial television available on their internal system, but they do it anyway.
2012-06-25 18:24:16217322331427704832Ah, figured it out ... House Broadcast Studio has a pirated cable feed of broadcast television, a bit was recorded on the end.
2012-06-25 18:14:08217319784105246720The schmucks at NBC Universal have claimed this video as their own and penalized my account. http://t.co/gKebVl9y
2012-06-25 17:33:47217309630257299458I like when Thomson-Reuters sends me my $150, 10-page standard, they include a free coaster so I have someplace to put my Martini.
2012-06-25 03:45:27217101169674301441The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the official fanfare ensemble for the POTUS. http://t.co/ChE9i7YA This is "Call to Statesmanship."
2012-06-25 01:04:04217060559055630338Two Brits leading race for world's hottest chili. http://t.co/RF0LRylQ 1.1 megaScovilles for Infinity, 1.3 megaScovilles for the Viper.
2012-06-24 21:38:53217008923226537984@VY1CA the comment was actually about a particular barbershop quartet performer, ham in the vaudeville sense of the word.avatar VY1CA217005217676410881
2012-06-24 20:35:13216992901580865537The good thing about hams is they can be cured.
2012-06-24 20:11:32216986939633577986@MattH :) you should do the executive compensation sections too ... those truly are art!avatar MattH216900194028109824
2012-06-24 12:59:22216878180139679744Kim Dot Com, famous NZ political figure, reaches out to local citizens. http://t.co/qRCFaOWK ht @nzdodo @nzben
2012-06-24 04:03:06216743223803129856Nice shoutout to @JoshData in this impressive WaPo analysis of congressional self-dealing in stock. http://t.co/aCHeij29
2012-06-24 01:25:42216703615862194177An important public hearing on standards incorporated into law on 7/13 in DC. http://t.co/tS0wcgdq Expecting fireworks. #hazmat
2012-06-23 23:33:10216675294701035520956/3400 graphics are now mapped for the California Code of Regulations. My opinion of West goes down with every tiff file.
2012-06-23 02:21:45216355330702049281@grimmelm that's really sad. explains a lot about the blog though!avatar grimmelm216342717104521216
2012-06-23 02:16:03216353899001552896RT @Joi: The result of NHK seeing my tweet about my meeting at the Harvard Club and snagging an interview on the street: http://t.co/ncQ ...
2012-06-23 01:59:31216349736721055746The result of NHK seeing my tweet about my meeting at the Harvard Club and snagging an interview on the street: http://t.co/ncQLEuLx
2012-06-23 01:56:16216348920912150530Here's a 21-second excerpt from a new video we're working on. http://t.co/OIkXgb7Y 25-minute program, releasing in July.
2012-06-23 00:09:22216322017291550720Watching The Big Year with Steve Martin. I'm also doing a big year, have sighted 700 standards so far, going for a world record.
2012-06-23 00:05:31216321046561816577Students coding formulas in the California Code into MathML. http://t.co/hTsjTAQ6 Pitching in and helping out the Republic of California.
2012-06-22 23:57:28216319022214561795I've mapped about 700 of 3400 graphics into their proper locations in the California Code. Gaining velocity though.
2012-06-22 14:24:42216174880037670913Placed an order with Compressed Gas Associaton for $1529 in hazmat standards. Invoice showed "completed" but they forgot to ship the order.
2012-06-22 02:38:052159970557751582724 semi-trucks and 50 volunteers labor 8 hours in 100° heat, put 857 desks on national mall. http://t.co/z9RSUqhV Story by @Public_Ade
2012-06-21 23:45:29215953618468220928@JoeBeOne Totally about courage. If they thought they were really right, they'd sue. Instead, they bully artists who don't know better.avatar JoeBeOne215953342361374720
2012-06-21 23:43:47215953190863126529Spent most of the day on the road, fetched 13 UL standards, a rare and precious cargo. Now safely digitized, enjoying their new foster home.
2012-06-21 23:36:08215951266063454208Queries today from lawyers on @smithsonian IP. Answered SI didn't give us courtesy of a reply, probably don't have courage to sue anybody.
2012-06-21 22:36:36215936282168270848@gcarothers we ran into huge opposition from a small but influential and petty subset of law librarians and government officials.avatar gcarothers215928799462825986
2012-06-21 10:38:09215755478997803008@DirDigEng curious if s47 might be made to the EuroCode or standards. send me mail? carl at http://t.co/I0YXAfMj, would love to discuss.avatar DirDigEng215734560456052737
2012-06-21 04:29:05215662602624315393@james_clark "sorry, only my employees have fax. maybe your boss should email it to me?"avatar james_clark215659012220387330
2012-06-21 02:06:05215626615546327040Entry with @kuang for the #newschallenge to open up nonprofit IRS data. http://t.co/cJSyY5tc Please ♡ us.
2012-06-21 01:54:51215623785292902400@nickbilton not necessarily a bad thing to have different kinds of grunts available.avatar nickbilton215622390003142658
2012-06-21 01:36:31215619174221877249@gnat +$100avatar gnat215616519416188928
2012-06-21 01:27:32215616910388244481Got the first 1080i ProRes files for titles, credits, and interstitials on our new video. Looking very Hollywood. Good dress rehearsal.
2012-06-21 01:11:46215612943935619073.@ACAinfo No worries on the backorder. Do you have a list of states that have enacted your standards into law? That would be really handy.
2012-06-21 01:10:38215612661168218113Looking at West's 3,900 randomized TIFFs of the California Code, reminded of Einstein's warning that law shouldn't play dice with the world.
2012-06-20 23:43:51215590818956853249Spent the day matching the California Code with a directory of 3,800 randomized graphics. West was all about public trust--100 years ago.
2012-06-20 21:23:13215555425821671424@knightfdn didn't mean to pester, but good thing that I did. :) I did get a "waiting moderation" on the first submission.avatar knightfdn215552311332839424
2012-06-20 21:07:54215551574704013312@knightfdn resubmitted "Opening IRS Nonprofit Tax Returns"avatar knightfdn215549452302303232
2012-06-20 20:35:25215543399233765376@knightfdn i saved my text ... let me know if you want me to resubmit.avatar knightfdn215542811238477825
2012-06-20 20:34:35215543189212368896@knightfdn had "IRS" in the title. I think "IRS Form 990s".avatar knightfdn215542811238477825
2012-06-20 20:30:07215542066405572609@knightfdn submitted a data #newschallenge app yesterday, but it seems held up in moderation? trying to be timely for your 6/21 deadline.avatar knightfdn
2012-06-20 18:20:39215509484347465728@ACAinfo @seamuskraft You charged me for 4 books, but only shipped 3. Each book is $30-$50. Why so much money?avatar ACAinfo215217645358821376
2012-06-20 01:39:06215257435642920961@seamuskraft so do most companies.avatar seamuskraft215254543112478720
2012-06-20 01:32:28215255763919183873South Africa distributes for free VC 8021, Compulsory Specification for Smoked Snoek. http://t.co/Uh3MdQ6E (pdf). Mandatory safety spec.
2012-06-20 01:27:06215254414724829184Received my standards from South Africa. Bought all the Compulsory Specifications and added the Dangerous Goods Collection for good luck.
2012-06-19 23:22:21215223021001121792RT @ACAinfo: @seamuskraft @carlmalamud standards manuals are available for anyone to purchase by calling 703.224.0129. ^TC // @@
2012-06-19 21:58:0121520179674913996813 UL standards incorporated into law ($800 each!) have taken the freedom train. Will drive to halfway house, have 24 hours to copy them.
2012-06-19 21:31:09215195037594693633Barclay's California Code has 5-minute timeout. http://t.co/wgXBGdEJ If you don't click, go back to main screen, renavigate. No bookmarks.
2012-06-19 16:08:41215113883151646721Congrats to @WillNoel, new Founding Director of the Schoenberg Institute! http://t.co/t1g51HlP
2012-06-19 02:45:28214911748434690049@lessig how about: for Art I, § 9, Cl. 8, "prince" includes anybody on the Fortune 500 list of corporations or Forbes list of people.avatar lessig214903275395362816
2012-06-18 22:54:36214853650890235904Lady at the country market who sells pies can't be a day under 70. Today she tells me: "Glad you like the pies! My mother makes them!"
2012-06-18 01:16:50214527055889571840I'll be taking part of http://t.co/BReq00Uh off-line tomorrow in order to check the Code of Federal Regulations into SVN on googlecode.
2012-06-17 20:01:05214447594531856385I bet there's a good business in selling a bound set Internet RFCs for $1,850 to the folks that bid on the gTLDs. Limited time offer!
2012-06-17 17:21:08214407341347581954@timoreilly My dad made superconducting magnets that brought the Fermilab main ring from 1 trillion electron volts to 2. Pretty crazy!avatar timoreilly214393319852228608
2012-06-17 16:32:18214395052598886401Pushed 300 more .svg graphic files, including svg versions of NFPA 10, 54, 72. http://t.co/Pk0ouWpT
2012-06-17 15:31:29214379747298377728Pushed a bunch more double-keyed standards (pdf->html). ANSI: http://t.co/VTBx65CY ASTM, APHA: http://t.co/YZ0Z2wco
2012-06-17 13:48:14214353763102752769@edyson has anyone written about what ICANN is going to do with all this cash?avatar edyson214351004085391360
2012-06-17 04:32:06214213808711942144"our aim should be to create a world free from the displaced, the homeless and the hopeless" Daw Suu. "the honor lay in our endeavor" indeed
2012-06-17 04:21:37214211172298260481Aung San Suu Kyi's Nobel Lecture. http://t.co/J0CW2jFH Calls for "beneficial coolness" and the "conservation of harmony."
2012-06-16 23:29:19214137611692945409Summer students are reverse-engineering the images in the California Code of Regulations. http://t.co/28nOHI1B Part of an Open CCR effort.
2012-06-16 19:44:40214081074819645440The U.S. Army Band sings "Here Comes the Engineers!" http://t.co/VvzsE8SL
2012-06-16 18:59:48214069785674252288@kenyanpundit if #Sundayreads is all hangover recipes, we'll know why.avatar kenyanpundit214068632425218048
2012-06-16 18:48:57214067053638848513If you want a quick overview of which standards are available, this manifest loads into a spreadsheet. http://t.co/LoUiU6qa
2012-06-16 18:47:40214066729486270465New standards uploaded. Available on @internetarchive http://t.co/J4JryzZk and on our server http://t.co/IbGLY3rb 746 CFR docs total.
2012-06-16 15:53:43214022953527033856Wrapping 161 more standards up in the American flag, should have them published tomorrow.
2012-06-16 15:51:20214022354974670848@Joi they used to say "welcome to America" and "have a nice day."avatar Joi214013432024924161
2012-06-16 01:28:53213805310970830850"No Theft Charge for Researcher" is a novel in 283 words by David Tuller. http://t.co/v8W51giD
2012-06-16 00:45:36213794418564673537Bought docs in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, then the code for prisons before bank's fraud detection kicked in and they called.
2012-06-15 22:29:19213760121367572480Ordered mandatory Australian (New Zealand) product safety standards. http://t.co/1xbvIXHm Safety of baby bath aids shouldn't be a secret.
2012-06-15 22:18:14213757334307090433@cjoh I think we produce more than most government agencies. :)avatar cjoh213757250869805059
2012-06-15 22:17:20213757106615099392@cjoh we try to split our time between producing content and alienating bureaucrats and profiteers.avatar cjoh213746766300971008
2012-06-15 17:46:12213688875535695872Mandatory standard for bean bags. http://t.co/53yaA216 Specification for material sack encasing large quantity of polystyrene foam beads.
2012-06-15 17:30:01213684802254143488Purchased the Core Jail Standards from @ACAinfo, the American Correctional Association. Standards shouldn't be behind bars.
2012-06-15 16:48:44213674411218309121@UsefulArts amazing. who would have thought a delegated namespace would need so much at the root.avatar UsefulArts213572658464436224
2012-06-15 04:53:39213494455632797697In all the discussions of the gTLD expansion, nobody seems to be talking about what ICANN is going to do with ~$370m. Any pointers?
2012-06-15 02:36:12213459864100421632@johnlsheridan try counting tweets.avatar johnlsheridan213453802504855552
2012-06-14 19:10:52213347794021396480"The Right to Bear Knowledge" from the #dpla plenary in May. https://t.co/gZRLeTuZ Video on both @internetarchive and @youtube
2012-06-14 07:30:32213171550176804864Top 10 voter fraud myths. http://t.co/rERENBhM Only 9 dogs have been found registered to vote.
2012-06-14 07:16:25213167997311913986The Coalition for Current Safety Codes. http://t.co/HgVfQIqX Let's make current codes available for all. ht @ansidotorgavatar ansidotorg
2012-06-14 02:29:53213095886937522176Looking at this list of medical device standards, how could one not want to broadcast this information? http://t.co/ThtQEynb
2012-06-14 01:40:27213083445927227393Sure would love to provide a mirror of the Medical Device Standards Portal -- U.S.A. http://t.co/gQv3RRA2 $20,000 entry-level subscription.
2012-06-13 11:29:41212869344462512128W.A.S.T.E. http://t.co/QSFq7Hha We Await Silent Tristero's E-Book.
2012-06-13 11:03:02212862637443264514@edyson omg ... 2,000 gTLDs at $185k each!? Even after paying ICANN executive salaries, still a lot left.avatar edyson212852374673424384
2012-06-13 02:36:39212735205155418113@zzzbee yankee doodle on bagpipes in a roman amphitheater for the credits? http://t.co/S3VcHY8Havatar zzzbee212729634763186176
2012-06-13 01:01:00212711130240532483Of the 38,300 search results for "battle hymn republic accordian", I believe this must be one of the best. http://t.co/EvHZ3V7v
2012-06-13 00:55:09212709661168766976Battle Hymn of the Republic, better known as Gonbei san no akachan. http://t.co/atdIsvM3 Yankee Doodle on B side of American medley.
2012-06-13 00:42:27212706464249298945International wire transfers just so clumsy. South Africa lost or mislaid my 2,078 Rands sent in for compulsory specifications.
2012-06-12 22:35:58212674632480862209@pboothe @patrissimo @JayDugger @govtrack I'm not doing u.s. code. Cornell does a good job on that, no need to duplicate.avatar pboothe212588406595784704
2012-06-12 21:49:12212662864127856640Hipster swing version of the Battle Hymn. http://t.co/zRxzTeAP This one goes out to all the dead and dying ...
2012-06-12 21:46:11212662105554423808Battle Hymn of the Republic, Lounge Lizard version. http://t.co/pf0mET3M
2012-06-11 14:26:20212189026759884801Draft @astmf24 standard on trampoline parks goes to second ballot. http://t.co/7OrXdtBl
2012-06-11 13:28:12212174394443829250@billtrippe trying to make standards incorporated by reference into federal law available. http://t.co/4eB53jPOavatar billtrippe212156101045653504
2012-06-11 00:16:21211975118572896260@billtrippe yep. cheapest way to procure. $45/doc if you buy retail from the on-line providers. I need 1200 docs. Spent $320 on 80 books.avatar billtrippe211973095848820737
2012-06-10 23:45:58211967471463301120Ordered 85 random ASTM volumes (any <$4). 56+ volumes arrive Mon, testing theory that I'll find many of 1,271 target standards.
2012-06-10 23:42:11211966522032259072ASTM standards are 80+ vols/year. http://t.co/k6ZDPb6h The feds incorporate 1,271 standards from 1938 to 2011. http://t.co/Zme8ttd1
2012-06-10 05:51:28211697065024167936@footage are these frames of film that have been scanned?avatar footage211688341383544832
2012-06-10 05:13:32211687519711019008Working on sound for new video, using the Patriotic Melodies collection. http://t.co/hg3luMzA Eternal Father, Yankee Doodle, Over There.
2012-06-09 02:43:24211287352281268224Feeling like a hacker. Took apart my Xerox 4250 copier and fixed it.
2012-06-08 23:11:14211233958652936195Scientific facts from the Xerox service manual: "Electricity Can Cause Death."
2012-06-08 20:36:34211195034798792704I Will Fax Anything. http://t.co/tj2FbsIK By Dennis O'Toole, The Facsimilator.
2012-06-08 12:02:05211065559423516672Register today for @ansidotorg master classes in international standardization. http://t.co/lsiDyaB3 Become fluent in ISO, speak good TAG!avatar ansidotorg
2012-06-08 11:57:10211064322712027137@JoshData even better, what happens if the task force walks in front of a bus?avatar JoshData211057221692432386
2012-06-08 11:54:54211063753410748416RT @seamuskraft: Using my increase and diffusion of mocha mug this morning. Cc @carlmalamud #opencoffee
2012-06-08 11:47:29211061883451604994Using my increase and diffusion of mocha mug this morning. Cc @carlmalamud #opencoffee
2012-06-08 03:46:14210940772877467648From @lessig: We must "show the people that the law serves the people." http://t.co/I7WqWYZe Beautiful commencement speech.avatar lessig
2012-06-08 02:16:11210918113380794369@mdkail absolutely. IT can't treat the rest of the world as the brain-dead other side. Got to have some friends!avatar mdkail210915208644931584
2012-06-08 01:29:58210906483519537152textutil -convert html -output https://t.co/sPbif4HJ title4.rtf ; echo "ca.gov's ccr is going to be an easy conversion."
2012-06-07 21:23:57210844571758903298@librarylulu the march 2012 is in fact their latest. They only update the electronic quarterly, paper is weekly.avatar librarylulu210824748559630337
2012-06-07 21:08:37210840710516178944Title 4 of the CCR as an RTF file (no graphics). http://t.co/BKVG9o4V Is this useful to folks?
2012-06-07 20:59:26210838399022661633@librarylulu hi ... I got the thing working. Was able to export everything as .rtf files. Thanks for offering to help though!avatar librarylulu210824748559630337
2012-06-07 19:23:33210814272035495937@librarylulu not a problem. i'm carl at media dot org for email. thanks very much!avatar librarylulu210812854100692992
2012-06-07 19:09:09210810644658786304@librarylulu do you have it? Trying to understand if the interface lets you save (or print) a PDF file of a title.avatar librarylulu210810051395469312
2012-06-07 19:05:30210809727389663232If anybody out there using the California Code of Regulations (CCR) on DVD/CD? It uses "Law Desk" as the interface, which is Folio Views.
2012-06-07 02:04:52210552876530020352"The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday that it has cleared itself of wrongdoing ..." http://t.co/mSdnuyXs
2012-06-06 23:00:15210506417180917760Ordered the 21 compulsory specs that are not yet online in South Africa. http://t.co/oTB1KhQy
2012-06-06 22:59:0021050610366087987481 new standards pushed to our server and the Internet Archive. ASTM, SAE, Underwriters Labs, and Association of Pool and Spa Professioals.
2012-06-06 21:58:36210490901452173312Auditing @usnistgov-maintained registry of ASTM standards incorporated by reference, I've found 160 errors. Errors are the new standard.
2012-06-06 15:46:59210397382372900864Check out this comment by Prof. Strauss on the OMB rulemaking docket. http://t.co/Y5y7pAuG OMB totally screwing the pooch on this issue.
2012-06-06 01:12:37210177341584965632Just purchased the Official California Code of Regulations - Complete Set, on CD-ROM for $1,550 including a year of updates.
2012-06-06 00:28:16210166180718198784Any Library of Congress folk who might help me figure out rights on this recording? http://t.co/ECB2KDi6 Noncommercial use in a video.
2012-06-05 22:53:21210142293687156736@KatieS tell him it won't hurt a bit and he'll smile more often.avatar KatieS210141165629079553
2012-06-05 19:02:49210084276509741056Received a 49" stack of standards docs. http://t.co/xFv2nceS
2012-06-05 17:31:05210061191916171264Getting "ASTM D2015: Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Solid Fuel by the Adiabatic Bomb Calorimeter" ready for publication.
2012-06-05 17:24:59210059657115471872@VY1CA oh, I'll remind them. ;)avatar VY1CA210056414750715904
2012-06-05 17:01:30210053745747308545@VY1CA Office of Management and Budget, includes the White House "regulations czar." Here's their notice on the issue: http://t.co/lZp0CDe0avatar VY1CA210037718992949249
2012-06-05 15:31:20210031056693379073@jsteeleeditor incompetence and indifference are both great ways to be discriminatory. OMB has a B team on this docket, actively hostile.avatar jsteeleeditor210030668451823617
2012-06-05 15:27:47210030161121394690Amazing. OMB "forgot" to put one of our submissions and the submission from Public Citizen et. al. into their record. Discriminatory?
2012-06-05 02:50:50209839667934269440@xeni the comments to the la times piece are totally deluded! lots of women played prominent roles in creating the net in addition to Radia.avatar xeni209827512740618241
2012-06-05 01:35:57209820825531060225The bat publisher also has a pretty amazing Turtles of the US and Canada book. http://t.co/D4AzuSbG
2012-06-05 01:29:00209819074459471873Got my mom Bats of the US and Canada. http://t.co/lvnG5nFz She's an invertebrate physiologist by training, but likes also flying mammals.
2012-06-05 00:08:28209798806840160256Lost our primary on http://t.co/BReq00Uh, easy switch to hot backup now taking all the load. Love it when backup plans work as planned.
2012-06-04 22:50:45209779251224915968@seamuskraft quitting your job and becoming a surfer?avatar seamuskraft209777749190123520
2012-06-04 17:53:19209704398866227202Got 59 pound package from Standards NZ. Screwed up the airbill (wrong phone, wrong address, wrong value), so stuck in customs for a week.
2012-06-04 15:27:19209667658864529409@sushantsinha Our court system is the same way. Totally unresponsive. Took me forever to alert them to privacy problems on their systems.avatar sushantsinha209642831982247936
2012-06-04 06:52:29209538093303332864RT @indiankanoon: [Un]blocking of http://t.co/C72vrwRi by judis http://t.co/STl0pIwF
2012-06-04 02:09:54209466979764011011[Un]blocking of http://t.co/C72vrwRi by judis http://t.co/STl0pIwF
2012-06-04 06:50:00209537469211885569@sushantsinha Somebody should introduce nic.in to robots.txt, help them fix their html. Even their comments have errors. Syntax is law too.avatar sushantsinha209467355137449984
2012-06-04 06:40:07209534982450970624Got a light? http://t.co/4bh5BomC Her Majesty's Pageantmaster organizes 4,000 jubilee beacons from Tonga to the palace.
2012-06-03 23:51:29209432148241956867From the Big Picture blog. http://t.co/3H9uZH3g Check out the Segway camera-rig the video guy is using.
2012-06-03 03:39:43209127196592308225"The smartest person in the room is the room itself." @dweinberger on the networking of knowledge.
2012-06-03 03:09:45209119654541656064Mapping Mother India. http://t.co/XZwXxGBV Pictorial history of Bharat Mata, the symbol of the nation.
2012-06-03 02:36:14209111220488376320@aabibliographer looks like a wonderful book. You're familiar with Leonard White's magisterial Study in Administrative History in the U.S.?avatar aabibliographer209084567934611458
2012-06-03 00:27:57209078937387671552Always amazed when they take an entire production service offline for a day, or don't use https or other modern amenities like a real UI.
2012-06-03 00:25:37209078347404296194Tough day at the erulemaking office. They had planned a 7am-3pm outage for http://t.co/qOJaUyLf, got extended 6 hours. http://t.co/TAwQzmTu
2012-06-02 21:20:22209031729573396481@smalljones he was a great lawmaker. Justinian code came out under him. Only emperor to voluntarily abdicate, wanted to grow vegetables.avatar smalljones209030241044279298
2012-06-02 21:11:23209029468868714497@JoshData the only thing related to http://t.co/HtxJ3lV1 is a 404 error.avatar JoshData208705140302159872
2012-06-02 21:10:32209029253528956930@smalljones london celebrates everything in the rain. say hello to emperor diocletian for me!avatar smalljones209028633858293760
2012-06-02 21:05:26209027970214531072@timoreilly good thing twitter doesn't have sponsored RTs.avatar timoreilly209022026592169984
2012-06-02 19:34:5120900517689859276842.6 pounds of public safety standards have left India, will dock at the Port of Sebastopol next week.
2012-06-02 14:17:46208925379568746496@TGFjr that was an extremely strong letter and a very broad group of signatories. why so critical? we all do what we can.avatar TGFjr208921215564390401
2012-06-02 13:28:28208912971366277120@russnelson that's why I published 500 technical standards. you can argue all you want (with somebody else) once they are public.avatar russnelson208912736703352832
2012-06-02 13:23:02208911604539072512@russnelson You're holding me responsible for the entire Progressive Party USA? why me? I don't have that power. Harass somebody else.avatar russnelson208910744643829761
2012-06-02 13:17:48208910286395150337@russnelson If I want to learn, I'll read a book. Don't need to accosted on way to work by people in red robes and asked leading questions.avatar russnelson208909390567313408
2012-06-02 13:13:23208909173856022528@russnelson perhaps, but why are you lecturing me?avatar russnelson208909106923319296
2012-06-02 13:08:05208907840566464512@russnelson you should practice your religion elsewhere. I'm just trying to do my job, not interested in overly-broad generalizations.avatar russnelson208899369339076609
2012-06-02 13:06:00208907318853771264@TGFjr you could have written a letter ...avatar TGFjr208860193705037824
2012-06-02 02:01:29208740087968698369@tbeckett not societal costs. I'm talking paralegals, clerks, junior analysts. On-the-clock costs for painful downloading of docket.avatar tbeckett208737848956956672
2012-06-02 01:48:28208736809537126401Wasted 4+ hrs on http://t.co/qOJaUyLf. My pain replicated by .gov, k-street, think tanks every day. True cost of this system must be huge.
2012-06-02 00:42:26208720193738907648FedFlix has reached 26,195,162 views. YouTube: http://t.co/WbnzbEI6 Archive: http://t.co/mj2DIy72
2012-06-01 22:38:53208689099538829312@floatingatoll good enough for government work.avatar floatingatoll208688917455708161
2012-06-01 22:37:26208688736131751937@sunlightlabs good to know. http://t.co/qOJaUyLf badly in need of disintermediation. what a pile of cold spaghetti!avatar sunlightlabs208688024337387521
2012-06-01 22:36:21208688461279006720@floatingatoll try a reload. is that better? changed it from "large" to "12 pt"avatar floatingatoll208687962832113665
2012-06-01 22:34:01208687875057922048@floatingatoll what browser are you on?avatar floatingatoll208687328363954176
2012-06-01 22:30:48208687064714182657http://t.co/F0axX94q just too braindead, so we scarfed all the comments about standards, made them available here: http://t.co/IbGLY3rb
2012-06-01 20:27:02208655917871403008Anybody at Sonoma County Library or other local library who can help me do an inter-library loan transaction?
2012-06-01 20:09:04208651399083470849Strong letter to White House about public access to the law. http://t.co/401AwLK3 (pdf) Public Citizen, AFL-CIO, Sierra Club, many others.
2012-06-01 02:47:38208389312990019587Mr. Justice, Tear Down This Paywall! http://t.co/VN14Lwfw PACER inspired by $1/minute phone sex lines? Nice piece by @gregbeato
2012-06-01 01:40:07208372320316833792The same IAPMO committee does the solar energy code and the spa/hot tub code. http://t.co/WLZVSqdQ Party down and standardize!
2012-06-01 01:36:04208371301767852035@trabernlaw There's even a committee! http://t.co/WLZVSqdQavatar trabernlaw208364820632829953
2012-06-01 00:27:34208354064222797824I bought the private sewage, storm shelter, hurricane, solar energy, hot tub, elevator, and log cabin public safety codes today.
2012-05-31 19:54:42208285393429331968@sebastienmarion icc has a version on-line with limited search and print capability ("read only"). http://t.co/K9ungh7f We can do better.avatar sebastienmarion
2012-05-31 18:24:34208262709777666048You'd think for $582.95 they'd throw in a free big slurp.
2012-05-31 18:23:58208262561064423425Sigh. $582.95 just spent on the New York City building/fire codes. Can't believe nobody has these online yet!
2012-05-31 16:12:51208229564026073089Does anybody know if there is a free copy of the NY City building codes online? http://t.co/2kwZ4hx9 Surely somebody has posted these?
2012-05-31 03:09:12208032350909632512@JPBarlow Surrender?avatar JPBarlow208031817641631744
2012-05-31 01:47:28208011783892504577@jswatz Loved your recipe for Swatzed Sprouts. Throw a handful of pancetta in the pan while it preheats.avatar jswatz
2012-05-31 01:28:15208006946341658624My 39 New Zealand standards have shipped via TNT Couriers. NZ$4264.75 for the lot after a 30% discount. Love collecting rare books.
2012-05-31 01:21:05208005143705292800Congress forms committee of black hole to deal with Thomas issues. http://t.co/GQPfNOll PDF as holy grail declared by synod of staffers.
2012-05-30 18:15:53207898136881012736Fact check ... that wasn't the city of Houston, just an inspection service. They're still proud though.
2012-05-30 18:15:11207897962209230849City of Houston is proud to state "you cannot look up building code sections on this web site nor anywhere else." http://t.co/n5lkzPab
2012-05-30 14:02:51207834462619303937UK entrepreneur wrote in wanting to verify all our videos are public domain, wants to sell them to UK schools. Rather dodgy proposition.
2012-05-29 21:09:15207579378392121344Why the rights of Middle Age Artists don't matter. http://t.co/0yUN7qcV Interview with @WillNoel on the secret to museum survival.
2012-05-29 20:59:11207576846836047872After reading the specs for the "Modernized e-File" format from IRS, my head hurt. So, wrote my own format. Key-value pairs, simple header.
2012-05-29 18:57:35207546245093392384@WillNoel nice talk ... love the comments, a couple of those people should have their heads palimpsested.avatar WillNoel207537551257509888
2012-05-29 17:24:17207522764242956288Learning about the IRS Modernized e-File (MeF) XML formats. http://t.co/QkNKckTj MeH.
2012-05-28 23:32:26207253027445420032Spent the day auditing the definitive version of the Pennsylvania Code. http://t.co/pIJg8cHB Only 5 404 errors so far.
2012-05-28 23:29:11207252208134262784May was all CFR. Letting that cheese ripen, June will be all about building codes.
2012-05-28 20:09:30207201953732763648Biweekly, I put a series of http://t.co/NDp4AYrp photos on magnet stock on fire doors. http://t.co/wSgaigza http://t.co/Hcu6GATn Flag day.
2012-05-28 18:27:40207176326640173056Somewhat racy 1901 American flag "glamour portrait" from the Library of Congress. http://t.co/tTQbfc0e
2012-05-28 17:15:50207158251391946752Any librarians have access to California Code Regulations on CD-ROM? Would like to know the format before I purchase.
2012-05-28 15:53:24207137505831682049@brianbehlendorf you'd think after the first 2.5 million fraudulent returns, they'd look for something a little stronger. $11b/year!avatar brianbehlendorf207132242806444032
2012-05-28 00:32:50206905838416306176@jswatz are the sprouts cooked or raw?avatar jswatz206899003605004288
2012-05-27 20:57:59206851767978303488The handy @internetarchive "Browse by Creator/SDO" function for our standards docs. http://t.co/Z3xsuvIx Choose from 175 organizations.
2012-05-27 01:48:24206562468577812482Clever @internetarchive title page finder tries to start on p. 3. Overrode it so people see official certificate 1st. http://t.co/kQvzqCd0
2012-05-26 19:13:49206463167277178881Loading all the standards into the Internet Archive. http://t.co/J4JryzZk OCR and rendering should be done this evening.
2012-05-26 17:43:27206440423273668609Pushed the latest batch of standards, now up to 521 tech laws published. http://t.co/IbGLY3rb Bulk file 2.8gbyte.
2012-05-26 03:14:02206221628110143488@pahlkadot If you're interested in that topic and have $56, see E1537. http://t.co/4da2PVXe Standard test method for upholstered furniture.avatar pahlkadot206216221006376963
2012-05-26 01:22:57206193675011756032Prosecutors said the attacks came after the mayor's son googled "How to Hack." http://t.co/xSlj4RVp
2012-05-25 18:07:15206084028523220993RT @kuang: Chatting w @carlmalamud inspired the idea of using @captricity as redaction service. http://t.co/GRIXPQFU Thanks Carl!
2012-05-25 17:48:48206079384162013184Chatting w @carlmalamud inspired the idea of using @captricity as redaction service. http://t.co/GRIXPQFU Thanks Carl!
2012-05-25 18:06:30206083837241982976@kuang good to hear! I'm slogging through my IRS data, hoping to be able to use your service.avatar kuang206079384162013184
2012-05-25 17:44:35206078320650108929Getting 40 more standards-that-are-law ready for public inspection. IEEE, ASTM, SAE, NEMA. Out this weekend.
2012-05-25 16:20:48206057238220115969@thetorpedodog @qrush heh. very cool. added it to my stack of federal standards. thanks for the pointer.avatar thetorpedodog206047962000916480
2012-05-25 01:27:01205832310065610752Going through the OMB docket on standards, happy to see the IETF/IAB and W3C filed strong comments in favor of open access.
2012-05-24 22:08:39205782387286749185Love the smell of hot scanners on a cool spring day. http://t.co/hGKf9D4P New batch should be ready this weekend.
2012-05-24 22:07:31205782104733270016@TGFjr works for me.avatar TGFjr205779779687940099
2012-05-24 19:48:53205747216072196097There's still time to share your views on Incorporation by Reference! http://t.co/lSkgudG7 Thanks to @acusgov for posting!
2012-05-24 15:09:43205676960360300545@librarylulu @digiphile I paid so I could give it to you.avatar librarylulu205667385309532161
2012-05-24 14:28:19205666541688205312@digiphile @EllnMllr @Todd_Park @StevenVDC Just had to write $12k check to buy .gov data, WH was unable to help. Opendata=marketing slogan?avatar digiphile205665293886963714
2012-05-23 09:50:51205234329469726721RT @aabibliographer: The Library of Congress Announces Modeling Initiative http://t.co/cW5g2v1Z // Project Runway for the card catalog?
2012-05-23 03:41:40205141421840277504@JenHoward It is likely this picture of NARA under construction taken while Horydczak was working for the government. http://t.co/AQlhmP2Davatar JenHoward205135781101178880
2012-05-23 00:42:52205096421991526402RT @codeforamerica: Shouldn’t an entrepeneur be able to read the regulations governing their business? http://t.co/GtzEu9t4 @carlmalamud ...
2012-05-22 19:58:42205024912463769600Shouldn’t an entrepeneur be able to read the regulations governing their business? http://t.co/GtzEu9t4 @carlmalamud #gov20
2012-05-23 00:38:21205095286861873155Covert for America advocates keeping all our laws secret to stem the unwanted flow of wanton innovation. http://t.co/VcBqOEnI
2012-05-22 15:29:24204957136894181377Require free access over the Internet to scientific journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research. http://t.co/SXG9N5hV
2012-05-22 00:32:32204731434508894208We object to OMB secret extension for filing on standards issue. http://t.co/2Iwv7wMZ (pdf) Letter by @David4America Must play by rules!
2012-05-21 22:45:26204704480585990145Good news! Standards New Zealand having a big summer standards sale. http://t.co/7Kd6RARi I'm going shopping tomorrow!
2012-05-20 23:02:55204346495699390464Exiftool reports that we have published 32,320 pages of CFR standards, which is a stack of double-sided 20-pound paper 5' 4" tall.
2012-05-20 19:04:58204286611003936768Published another 160 standards, 600 mbytes of data. https://t.co/Gd57CZ3r Total of 472 standards.
2012-05-20 03:35:45204052768858714112auto-transcription >> auto-correct. has me saying "people look at my quest to make the laws saleable", "put that Patton database online"
2012-05-19 23:09:23203985732648435713@mdkail you're having an amazing day!avatar mdkail203985642009538561
2012-05-19 21:26:11203959761425793025Thanking Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (@ahri2009) for making their safety standards available. http://t.co/0p1rfGlB
2012-05-19 21:19:01203957958705553409Thanking the helpful staff at Water Quality Association (@wqa_ ) for making their safety standards readily available. http://t.co/ikO85dDL
2012-05-19 03:08:44203683579312615425IETF RFC 3418 available now for low low price of $39.00. http://t.co/M7OuNCdl
2012-05-19 02:36:34203675486298189826Can't get past this article about 60,000 people at sold-out ultra-orthodox anti-Internet rally. http://t.co/JsllXZQ9
2012-05-18 23:00:01203620989937008643@normansolomon The "Congressional Jeopardy!" ad you mailed is venal, mean and exactly what is wrong with America. You should be ashamed.avatar normansolomon
2012-05-18 22:55:53203619947090411520@todd_park would love to donate these safety standards mandated by law to http://t.co/Z6jbdP2r. https://t.co/Gd57CZ3ravatar todd_park203619114365886465
2012-05-18 22:54:0420361948944572006498 more standards scanned and dressed. Need to OFFICIALLY CERTIFY on behalf of USA, should be ready for Sunday release.
2012-05-18 20:41:08203586039464468481Standards New Zealand sent me a certificate suitable for framing. http://t.co/sHUJAXh9 A proud day for http://t.co/YUvY2FcX. cc @gnatavatar gnat
2012-05-17 22:45:10203254863239446529Good news, New Jersey incorporated the 2003 version of the public pool standard, so it's law. http://t.co/HVKOa1v6
2012-05-17 22:36:24203252655953424384Typical SDO. http://t.co/gdAs7jSr 1991 public pool standard is required by law, costs more than the 2003 standard. Cities pay for these.
2012-05-17 14:55:21203136629668458497Reached out to GSA, White House, IRS for help getting 990s. None of them return phone calls. Thanks to @DarrellIssa for being responsive.
2012-05-16 19:26:39202842517190877184From the Republic Report. @unitedrep: http://t.co/K3zZ2pdV Industry Groups Insist on Charging you $1,195 to Read a Public Law.
2012-05-16 03:08:03202596244844052480Thanks to @David4America for smuggling this bootleg video out from the OMB fatcat standards summit. http://t.co/rCf8y8ud
2012-05-15 20:53:23202501955732504577IRS charged me $1000 for 2006-7 SOI Zip Code Data in clear violation of the E-Government act. http://t.co/qbJPxUhG Now it's free.
2012-05-15 16:41:13202438498698002432RT @onthemedia: Follow up to OTM interview w/ @carlmalamud from April - Malamud has started publishing safety standards on his website. ...
2012-05-15 16:24:23202434261477883905Follow up to OTM interview w/ @carlmalamud from April - Malamud has started publishing safety standards on his website. http://t.co/Rlt6XAG8
2012-05-15 14:43:51202408961868177408America's for-pay, private laws, featured on @boingboing http://t.co/4eB9ATQI
2012-05-15 00:01:012021867888051609606 sluices of knowledge now available for public inspection. https://t.co/Gd57CZ3r
2012-05-14 16:00:34202065877741473793Using the machine transcription on a video to create an accurate transcription. Love "there is a right to read the lawn."
2012-05-12 04:45:21201171179090874369.@ansidotorg mother's day poem cites 16 standards. http://t.co/QspRLpSp Would cost $1,980 to buy those, DRM means can't share with mom.avatar ansidotorg
2012-05-12 04:24:03201165818845863938Minnesota police accused of giving joints and double cheeseburgers to Occupy protestors. http://t.co/MefJiK5s Massive police conspiracy.
2012-05-12 02:39:48201139582220255232Testing workflow this week, scanned 7-ft stack of docs. http://t.co/0ZGK3N4I 3 service calls on one of the 4250s, but got 60 ppm peak.
2012-05-11 03:18:31200786937819299840@EllnMllr The Chlorine Institute has an informative set of pamphlets to give away. http://t.co/mbutgKRD Some are incorporated into the CFR.avatar EllnMllr200782457052733440
2012-05-10 16:05:29200617565255507968If corporations are people are candidates corporations? http://t.co/H9mWUr1G
2012-05-09 23:25:12200365835175469056Pleased that @morninj will be a Public Resource Fellow this summer helping us start a registry of state IBR actions.
2012-05-09 14:59:37200238600598724610Been trying to pay $14k to IRS for 5 years of 990s. Even White House can't help me get that data. Anybody in Congress have any pull?
2012-05-09 14:50:48200236380893351936Paid $1000 for "SOI" data from the IRS. They sent it via USPS, didn't put enough postage on it, returned. IRS is USPSing it again. So sad.
2012-05-09 13:17:41200212950022242304The U.S. Senate and the Hoosier State have no room for left-wing, bleeding-heart liberals like Dick Lugar.
2012-05-09 01:49:1920003971635833651234.3 pounds of printable magnet stock has left the magnet depot, scheduled to arrive in Sebastopol on Monday.
2012-05-09 01:21:07200032618975203328@jswatz great train story! they really make the engineer walk back a mile and throw a switch?avatar jswatz
2012-05-08 16:26:14199898013299261440RT @LeslieCRoberts: To all who love Antarctica, introducing the 24/7 penguin camnhttp://t.co/heN2Z8BZ
2012-05-08 15:56:30199890528953839617To all who love Antarctica, introducing the 24/7 penguin camnhttp://t.co/heN2Z8BZ
2012-05-08 14:07:24199863072234536960OMB sets agenda for workshop on looting the public domain by selling law at inflated prices. http://t.co/bz3wKmCn
2012-05-08 01:20:10199669990486577153@mattcutts get a roving casino license and you could add a slot machine for the !driver to use.avatar mattcutts199669440051281920
2012-05-07 21:50:06199617126003249152Spending the week dismembering standards, getting ready them ready for the scanner. http://t.co/35NkY7pz
2012-05-07 19:49:53199586874627588097@todrobbins wish the xml source was released so everybody could work with the data instead of becoming a monetization opportunity.avatar todrobbins199583908466143232
2012-05-07 18:53:41199572732046880768A dozen packages of used standards in today's postal mail. http://t.co/HCIRXp3b Several dozen more on the way.
2012-05-06 18:33:00199205135681986560If elected, Roland Sledge pledges not to pee on an electric fence. http://t.co/FOLCeg5a
2012-05-06 17:45:12199193108490104834Scored at the local Thai market. Fresh prik kee nu and galang, preserved duck egg, nam prik klang dong, nam prik mang da. Kin khao rue yang?
2012-05-06 13:45:55199132890888540161@johnlsheridan where's the automatically-inserted crosslinks to other sections? :)avatar johnlsheridan199073144676433921
2012-05-05 18:02:28198835064287662080@digiphile when did ny post and fox become civilized debate?avatar digiphile198832998878162944
2012-05-05 17:40:12198829462253604865@mdkail I'm probably covered on that account.avatar mdkail198806326657302528
2012-05-05 17:39:47198829357433757697Spent $4.50 on Thickness Design: Full Depth Asphalt Pavement Structures for Highways and Streets. It's not just a smooth ride, it's the law!
2012-05-05 03:44:30198619151953174528RT @zzzbee: Just wrapped @codeforamerica shoot with@carlmalamud @pahlkadot @timoreilly presenting. http://t.co/etfFES0javatar timoreilly
2012-05-04 19:57:13198501554200907777Just wrapped @codeforamerica shoot with@carlmalamud @pahlkadot @timoreilly presenting. http://t.co/etfFES0javatar timoreilly
2012-05-05 03:43:36198618923439112192Beautiful drive home from Sebastopol on the Bodega Highway. Full moon, no traffic, just me, the cows, and the raptors.
2012-05-05 00:25:05198568964761202688RT @timoreilly: "I didn't come back here to screw it up." Jerry Brown is passionate, inspiring, and refreshingly honest. Humor very disa ...avatar timoreilly
2012-05-04 21:07:04198519132533161985"I didn't come back here to screw it up." Jerry Brown is passionate, inspiring, and refreshingly honest. Humor very disarming! #outlook
2012-05-05 00:18:38198567344027611136It was a long week but I gained inspiration and energy from @codeforamerica , got my second wind. Now officially beer o'clock.
2012-05-04 15:51:45198439777740136449Here is the "set" http://t.co/Rd7bYlo8
2012-05-04 15:51:01198439596852379648Setting up for @codeforamerica http://t.co/so3ouiMF
2012-05-04 13:33:27198404974273761282Waiting outside @codeforamerica with 120 pounds of standards and other public safety gear. http://t.co/WOgNnuZ0
2012-05-04 00:58:03198214873044361217@JoeBeOne The duct tape lobby adamantly opposed to making building codes available for that reason. Ignorance of the law==duct tape revenue.avatar JoeBeOne198182545223974913
2012-05-03 15:14:46198068087524818945@TGFjr Patrey stood up several times in favor of the law being available/unencumbered, at least from state actors.avatar TGFjr198006820273520640
2012-05-03 01:24:56197859251262193665The bunting is 6 foot across by 3 feet tall, red white and blue pleated polycotton. Made in America, 6 of those + 6 8' patriotic dropdowns.
2012-05-03 01:17:43197857435480887297Shot 4 segments today. Tomorrow, gastropub manager and a chef, then I do b-roll for 2 hours. On Friday, we invade @codeforamerica w/bunting!
2012-05-02 23:01:27197823141714739202Received my Landmark Herodotus. A decade in the making (plus 2500 years http://t.co/RMFoTS0J
2012-05-02 20:00:10197777521138348032Received NZ$525 of standards for safety of cots, pedal bicycles, toys. Doesn't seem fair to charge so much for public safety info!
2012-05-02 16:02:08197717621007855617Post by the West Reference Attorney blog on incorporation by reference. http://t.co/VB5JVlxs
2012-05-02 13:09:24197674151010500608Today, shooting a maker, building inspector, and an automotive expert. Public safety ads for "let me read the law because I care" campaign.
2012-05-02 12:33:48197665189921951744@robtruman calling it a movement then showing why it isn't is disingenous, his comments about cfa and o'reilly were totally off the mark.avatar robtruman197551810850979841
2012-05-02 03:06:57197522536592982016@honyocker I think he's doing a wonderful job. I'm not really interested in pursuing this conversation.avatar honyocker197522260490321920
2012-05-02 03:04:28197521914430898176@honyocker don't be disrespectful. he's an elected official and your supervisor.avatar honyocker197521665746403328
2012-05-02 00:16:26197479624211566594Don't usually comment on inane posts, but this Whimsley was dissing @timoreilly @codeforamerica in very ignorant way. http://t.co/1dECB4ejavatar timoreilly
2012-05-01 23:50:30197473099229298688@robtruman Does that peudo-anonymous blogger do anything besides blog? Easy to have strong opinions in an armchair.avatar robtruman197470157776490498
2012-05-01 23:45:26197471825150750721Sonoma County Water Agency collector facility was very cool. From pump house, can look 80 ft down into the well. http://t.co/s86jP7h7
2012-05-01 23:19:29197465295441494016@cmdln you aren't a fish out of water, you are a fish who has evolved, become a higher life form.avatar cmdln197460807280377856
2012-05-01 23:17:58197464911897559040RT @ansidotorg: Fireworks Safety Standards: Fireworks safety has a long, storied, and very necessary history. Fireworks displays... http ...avatar ansidotorg
2012-05-01 23:10:16197462975601319936Fireworks Safety Standards: Fireworks safety has a long, storied, and very necessary history. Fireworks displays... http://t.co/rnF3rZv7
2012-05-01 23:16:34197464559718637570At the Sonoma County Water Collection facility to interview Supervisor Carrillo. http://t.co/oyr2BZVt
2012-05-01 19:18:57197404760851230721Yes! Chairman Verkuil of @acusgov: "It seems inconsistent with good government to make people pay for a public law." At the Chamber.
2012-05-01 14:57:04197338857618931714Would have been nice if this @acusgov @uschamber event available outside the beltway. http://t.co/nxkBs6dh Real lobbyists don't webcast.
2012-05-01 00:17:48197117582128590848Getting ready for week of video. Tomorrow, we interview a fire marshal, water commissioner. I'll masquerade as the talent, try and be glib.
2012-04-30 10:00:44196901893442764801RT @swardley: Did ISO / BSA misrepresent Gov open standards policy to support their business interests? - http://t.co/x28CrrJ5 by @markj ...
2012-04-30 09:25:29196893022061989888Did ISO / BSA misrepresent Gov open standards policy to support their business interests? - http://t.co/x28CrrJ5 by @markjballard
2012-04-30 09:55:44196900635638112256@goMarielle these standards are America's secret laws. http://t.co/HxLjVoDlavatar goMarielle196801834466279426
2012-04-30 03:09:38196798438359310337Especially excited to find a $50 copy of the 1977 edition of the CFTA cosmetic ingredient dictionary. Mandated in 21 CFR 701.3(c)(2)(i).
2012-04-30 03:06:56196797757632159744Got used copies this weekend of a few dozen standards. Lab ventilation, food service sanitation, handling explosives, botanical nomenclature
2012-04-30 02:47:30196792867832864768@johnolilly I use mail.app, always feel guilty in doing so. But, I switched to mail.app from elm, so that was progress. A decade at a time.avatar johnolilly196791682388336641
2012-04-30 02:33:20196789300996743168@johnolilly do you use Google Calendar on your desktop and sync with it? I'm ready to dump Apple Calendar, looking for right place to jump.avatar johnolilly196783018340392961
2012-04-28 21:38:32196352725271851008@librarylulu yes, LOC has a pretty good collection, but most libraries don't because of the cost. Would love to make copies.avatar librarylulu196324126456168448
2012-04-28 16:21:39196272981230620672@demartin some dns cache weirdness at local nodes. Try https://192.101.98.221/dpla.west.pdf in the meantime. (will get a security warning.)avatar demartin196256398110240769
2012-04-28 15:13:35196255849298145280@joemerante not sure AALL wrote that up yet. @evwayne at Stanford Law did the heavy lifting on the survey.avatar joemerante196022640555728897
2012-04-28 15:12:05196255470820925440Here's a copy of my prepared remarks from #dplawest yesterday. https://t.co/OqHMyoe5
2012-04-28 04:41:53196096876532088833AHRAE unveils the 2012-13 senior HVAC scholarship winners. http://t.co/4N1Lydtk $100k over 22 schools pays for equipment. ht @ashraenews
2012-04-28 04:03:02196087101710802944Big Hy should get the Medal of Freedom. http://t.co/kPQ3rVuH
2012-04-27 16:17:52195909634991722496Audience at #dplawest listening to Brewster Kahle at the pulpit. http://t.co/kE4C5g2O
2012-04-27 03:32:59195717148860092416In India, deities can own property, though the law treats them as minors and they must be represented by a guardian. via @newyorker
2012-04-27 02:51:45195706772739198976RT @morninj: Texts from @carlmalamud: http://t.co/w7nQNZiu #dplawest
2012-04-26 21:50:30195630959348039680Texts from @carlmalamud: http://t.co/w7nQNZiu #dplawest
2012-04-26 20:07:13195604970576424960Getting ready for #dpla at First Church of Brewster, Scientist. In the name of the father, the scanner, and the holy host.
2012-04-26 16:36:16195551881941090306http://t.co/AI9BWupJ Nice piece by Nicholas Carr about #dpla I share many of his views.
2012-04-26 16:26:41195549469708787714Hanging out in google 42 lobby waiting for a 10am meeting.
2012-04-26 15:27:30195534577450758145RT @ASTMIntl: New ASTM standard for recertifying gas-filled pressure vessels used on aircraft for fire suppression. http://t.co/rjXblqNH
2012-04-26 14:54:39195526307633827841New ASTM standard for recertifying gas-filled pressure vessels used on aircraft for fire suppression. http://t.co/rjXblqNH
2012-04-26 15:25:11195533994819985408@aabibliographer added a comment suggesting maybe they could scan them before binding.avatar aabibliographer195531562215944193
2012-04-26 00:14:22195304779537326080EPA has this great archive. http://t.co/48E6oorl Look what they do to pub #'s so they are hard to enter (regex anyone?), not visible on net
2012-04-26 00:04:36195302319754182656Spent a few days finding standards mentioned in the CFR created by federal agencies. Not straightforward. Copying, renaming what I find.
2012-04-25 19:14:03195229199777271808Paid $1000 (!!) to IRS so they can send 2 DVDs that I'll publish. http://t.co/jBvoqV89 This is 2006/2007 SOI zip code data. I feel used.
2012-04-25 04:07:08195000970185424896.@digiphile That Facebook "co-sponsor app" sets a new price performance point in gov 2.0 fertilizer. We spent money on this?
2012-04-25 04:05:08195000463719010305From "the people who have done more to open the House of Representatives than anyone in history." http://t.co/7YktqWKj Co-sponsor charades.
2012-04-24 16:50:40194830728574406657@honyocker fixed. thanks for letting us know.avatar honyocker194826890773659650
2012-04-24 16:40:37194828202974261249@honyocker thanks. will check.avatar honyocker194826890773659650
2012-04-23 22:18:44194550903959846912@mattblaze their rural utility service, so not quite as strange as it sounds. :)avatar mattblaze194550723076300800
2012-04-23 22:16:14194550272960368640@mattblaze I'd love to make a copy! It's been incorporated into the Code of Federal Regulations by the USDA.avatar mattblaze194548889565659136
2012-04-23 21:43:13194541965025624066Anybody have Bellcore's BOC Notes on the LEC Networks, 1990, Issue 1? Bellcore SR-TSV-002275.
2012-04-23 21:14:05194534633860382721Anybody with access to MIT or UC-Berkeley libraries who might be able to help me out in filling out our version of the Code of Fed. Reg.?
2012-04-23 18:42:21194496448061128705Continuing standards. Called the Fertilizer Institute, Fluids Control Institute, can't seem to find the Fir and Hemlock Door Association.
2012-04-23 01:17:09194233413568430081In 1911, 108 varieties of Corn Flakes being made in Battle Creek. http://t.co/qaDwpmgs Kellogg buying Pringles for $2.7b.
2012-04-22 21:23:47194174685074829312Spent $203 for 14 old standards I found on used market including Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater: 16th Edition.
2012-04-22 14:14:11194066572292272128At EPCOT center, learn about fire safety, ride safety, and product safety! http://t.co/D65e5Ll8 Co-sponsored by @NFPA and other partners!avatar NFPA
2012-04-22 02:31:47193889810019127296How to pronounce Herodotus. http://t.co/ReAbSk8T Interesting crowd-sourced pronunciation dictionary.
2012-04-22 00:18:26193856249371172864@w1bp yup, that's what the second link was.avatar w1bp193847906225229824
2012-04-21 23:15:40193840456373772289Using Elmer's Glue and Pantene Hair Spray, I'm able to affix a crinkle-pak American flag on foamcore, polyethylene seals the package.
2012-04-21 21:08:20193808411253686273http://t.co/b3WXo7t4 and http://t.co/UI08cfkk are temporarily off the air. will resume our normal broadcast schedule soon.
2012-04-21 20:11:42193794157884608512@szakulec it is sold by a private body, which is of course allowed to put DRM on things they sell, even public domain.avatar szakulec193793519201165312
2012-04-21 19:45:55193787669019500544Government requires hundreds Fed Std and FedSpec, but doesn't have them anywhere! http://t.co/31dDxQkQ has some copies. http://t.co/iplBR1KU
2012-04-21 19:19:27193781010062782464The standards people will sell you FAA AC 20-45 for $23 (with DRM). http://t.co/N2YCAFjQ FAA sells it for free. http://t.co/E594To6A
2012-04-21 17:40:00193755981631594497@timoreilly Photos of Killarney from the Library of Congress. http://t.co/U62SBkyi I have some of these on 11x17 magnet stock if you'd likeavatar timoreilly193754360705069057
2012-04-21 06:25:29193586232511569920Virginia also makes heavy use of Documents Incorporated by Reference (DIBR) http://t.co/K6WC7mSB Local governments spend $$+ buying these.
2012-04-21 06:16:32193583983223767040In Wisconsin, Attorney General *and* Revisor of Statutes have to agree to Incorporate standards. http://t.co/vQzlgApm Deliberate process.
2012-04-21 03:01:49193534979274317824My 3x Valley Forge 50-Star Poly Cotton 20-Inch by 8-Foot Pull Down have shipped. http://t.co/mmp3EErw Stocking up for @codeforamerica
2012-04-21 01:29:43193511801651085313@MurthySudarshan none of those materials are the law. there's a line between primary legal materials and other government works.avatar MurthySudarshan193510174265327618
2012-04-21 01:26:31193510997074522112Nice to know that NIST (@usnistgov) will sell you a carton of cigarettes for $192. http://t.co/eadJWl5m
2012-04-20 22:33:29193467452447928320Spent most of week hunting standards listed in CFR. Bagged over 100 specimens, will stuff and mount them over the mantle. Standards safari!
2012-04-20 16:30:06193376003874230272Called trade association to get copies of older standards in CFR. Person answering phone knew my work, gave me the member price. :)
2012-04-20 13:02:33193323769794789376@jswatz set the draft on fire and he'll run in and carry it to safety at the Post.avatar jswatz193296517493309440
2012-04-20 13:01:35193323526499991553After all the PR and other posturing by @EricCantor and @Dan_Lungren, THOMAS *still* not available in bulk?! http://t.co/myxBey1g JFDI!
2012-04-19 23:24:11193117822145134592@lawgeeknz the moral is that officials with tin ears shouldn't try and judge music. very sad.avatar lawgeeknz193104261511516160
2012-04-19 23:22:47193117471581016065RT @lawgeeknz: Greg Ham: #Copyright Sadness - Judge for yourself if you think the case was justified http://t.co/Mk9zsAV4 #auslaw
2012-04-19 22:30:18193104261511516160Greg Ham: #Copyright Sadness - Judge for yourself if you think the case was justified http://t.co/Mk9zsAV4 #auslaw
2012-04-19 21:59:08193096417584226304After long search, found $4.40 copy of 1982 "Monetary Values of Freshwater Fish and Fish-Kill Counting Guidelines" cited in 43 CFR 11.62.
2012-04-19 18:36:30193045423307493376Ordered the 4-volume set of ASTM Standards on Transportation Applications - 2004. Handy $875 reference for county and state road officials.
2012-04-19 17:59:05193036008357498881Ordered 23 standards from ANSI, ASME, IEC, NEMA. Electromagnetic safety, plastic urinals, fuel gas piping, microwave ovens.
2012-04-19 14:37:47192985350103240704ASTM WK36573, Practice for the Installation of a Single-Sized Cured-in-Place Liner for Manholes Having Various Sizes. http://t.co/RvXaAQLq
2012-04-19 00:26:52192771208117358593My order of 2x Valley Forge 3-Foot x 6-Foot Pleated Full Fan Flag With Stars Bunting has shipped. Stocking up for @codeforamerica
2012-04-19 00:24:41192770659447881728@digiphile I thought @cjoh was the Prime Minister of Georgia.avatar digiphile192769079768121344
2012-04-18 23:53:42192762864073834497@tvol thanks!avatar tvol192753167421808641
2012-04-18 22:54:33192747976014307330@honyocker I can't answer questions like that in 140 characters.avatar honyocker192735603039797248
2012-04-18 21:58:32192733879751290881Bought 16 great standards from the Association for Information and Image Management. microform, microfiche, micrographics, photographic film
2012-04-18 21:43:41192730142924214275Bought 9 great standards from American Society of Sanitary Engineering. Flush tanks, dishwashers, showers, backflow, hose sprays.
2012-04-18 20:55:55192718123047194626Spent $1,200 buying standards from the American Boat and Yacht Council. Standards ahoy!
2012-04-18 18:40:37192684073012047875RT @johnlsheridan: Open Standards Consultation Needs You! http://t.co/dVYcfVwUavatar johnlsheridan
2012-04-18 18:12:57192677110911991809Open Standards Consultation Needs You! http://t.co/dVYcfVwU
2012-04-18 18:22:22192679478089089024@digpublib @dylanflesch I'd love some ANSI standards.avatar digpublib192660130142228480
2012-04-18 18:07:01192675615642624000@nancyscola He "wanted to give something back to society" by becoming a domain name speculator? Seems like pretty sleazy business. Pioneer?avatar nancyscola192665283184439296
2012-04-18 00:41:50192412586485104641@cmdln Figured rubber stamp would be something folks in DC could relate to! Tool of the trade! Trodart Pro is top-of-the-line bureaucrat!avatar cmdln192411646034067458
2012-04-17 23:16:19192391067558092801Congressional video becomes transparency theater. http://t.co/mHelVRB7 @SunFoundation on the mark, Congress talking but not walking.
2012-04-17 23:13:06192390256190959616This Rubber Stamp Kit to @cmdln obviously had a tough journey with FedEx. http://t.co/VMbRAvWD Gives the box texture.
2012-04-17 22:24:44192378085260267520@cdibona bet he knows the price down to the penny of every proprietary Oracle product.avatar cdibona192376836901191680
2012-04-17 22:04:48192373067673120768@M_Murrell thanks!avatar M_Murrell192367311498387456
2012-04-17 22:04:14192372925402324992@bhroberts thanks. appears to be an apple numbers bug. google docs did it for me.avatar bhroberts192371989133008897
2012-04-17 21:10:44192359464375042048@floatingatoll thanks. looks like a mac numbers bug, was able to load them into google docs just fine.avatar floatingatoll192359148028051456
2012-04-17 21:05:33192358158537203712@dsmorgan77 stupid non-compatible apple software won't read it. thanks for looking!avatar dsmorgan77192357961312632833
2012-04-17 21:03:38192357674845872128Would somebody with excel download one of these and see if you can open them? http://t.co/Gth0ZJvm I get a "cannot read, encrypted" error.
2012-04-17 18:23:56192317485960273920@amac ipa very impressive.avatar amac192306807547502593
2012-04-17 18:17:32192315874743558144RT @bethnoveck: Wow! Twitter announces defense-only Innovators Patent Agreement commitment to its employee-inventors http://t.co/gIXVoYs ...
2012-04-17 18:14:12192315034951630849Wow! Twitter announces defense-only Innovators Patent Agreement commitment to its employee-inventors http://t.co/gIXVoYsH cc @uspto #innact
2012-04-17 14:16:36192255243654938624Use of open standards "would breach international treaty obligations." http://t.co/tMs36bAl British Standards resists communism, open ICT.
2012-04-16 23:44:52192035862182248449@grimmelm congratulations!avatar grimmelm192032534501138433
2012-04-16 20:01:36191979677752107009http://t.co/fjGlQUg2 seems awfully overly-clever. http://t.co/LrcLZGNN Wish they were more transparent about corporate and legal structure.
2012-04-16 19:48:15191976315505741824Interested in egress widths or fire curtain specifications? http://t.co/lJeSDC0X Transparency theater public safety.
2012-04-16 18:07:15191950901974544384Nice article by Keith Barritt on purported copyright in consensus standards. http://t.co/9TRx2fah
2012-04-16 02:34:23191716135803166720Ex-Boeing exec thinks it's dumb for me to read ASTM docs. Wants me to hire an engineer to read them for me. Safety! It's for professionals!
2012-04-16 02:31:41191715457223503872Getting outraged email from standards people. Figure they don't listen to NPR, so maybe @bw? They're aghast I want to nationalize the law.
2012-04-16 02:22:16191713086133112832@lippard no, I only did standards in the Code of Federal Regulations. T1.678 (aka ATIS) is specified in the U.S. Code.avatar lippard191708785037942784
2012-04-16 01:51:33191705358249627648Hillary Clinton la rompió en la pista de baile! http://t.co/oxclQ1Hh Party on.
2012-04-15 01:55:16191343904367448064In New Zealand, "fair" woven into the fabric of society. http://t.co/soCgFiCi In the U.S., an occasion for deep-fried twinkies.
2012-04-14 22:53:32191298168724529153Images of justice. http://t.co/nysURqua multinational image search by @aaronsw via @OddLetters
2012-04-14 22:50:06191297305817792512RT @johnlsheridan: Insightful and thoughtful answers from @jenit to UK Government Open Standards Consultation http://t.co/DUF8794oavatar johnlsheridan
2012-04-14 21:47:35191281575042891776Insightful and thoughtful answers from @jenit to UK Government Open Standards Consultation http://t.co/DUF8794o
2012-04-14 18:35:49191233313829171200In New Zealand, if you loan a baby stroller to a friend, you are responsible to make sure it complies with ASTM F977. http://t.co/QbKJvzdM
2012-04-14 18:32:05191232373482979328Want to check that kiwi chain saw and see if it is safe? http://t.co/LxPhPC08 Standards New Zealand sells ISO 6535:2008 for only NZ$78.57.
2012-04-14 14:54:07191177520635330561@jswatz @SFDoug @markoff in the state-funded Organic Lettuce Wildlife Refuge.avatar jswatz191121511619379200
2012-04-14 05:30:03191035568711417856RT @kinggary: 'The plan is to open source pretty much all of [the Netfix] platform, over the rest of this year' http://t.co/Luz6L9JS
2012-04-14 04:58:09191027539265851392'The plan is to open source pretty much all of [the Netfix] platform, over the rest of this year' http://t.co/Luz6L9JS
2012-04-14 04:47:50191024946259042304@markoff @jswatz an 8 ft. tall vegan saying "Have a nice day!"avatar markoff191020691892600832
2012-04-14 00:07:30190954398401310720Here's the NPR unboxing. http://t.co/5NZf7LJk Nothing says you care like a self-inking rubber stamp!
2012-04-14 00:06:09190954056209018880I go on @onthemedia, they go outside (and inside) the box. http://t.co/YhGjLAF0
2012-04-13 18:33:48190870417878167553RT @brianwc: Looks like #bcltorphanworks saved the best for last: @matthewsag 's presentation on nonexpressive uses really nice.
2012-04-13 18:20:21190867032642813953Looks like #bcltorphanworks saved the best for last: @matthewsag 's presentation on nonexpressive uses really nice.
2012-04-13 16:20:12190836795192258562Today is the 5th anniversary of http://t.co/YUvY2FcX. We're just getting started.
2012-04-13 01:20:43190610435123318784Nice piece by @brendanhgreeley in @BW about incorporation by reference. http://t.co/lLRLbJHB Love the infographic!
2012-04-13 00:03:14190590936345092096Enjoyed "In Chambers," stories about SCOTUS clerks. http://t.co/kllH49re Or, as J. Douglas called them, "the lowest form of animal life."
2012-04-12 21:41:07190555168931201024@sarawinge #F00 is the official red of http://t.co/YUvY2FcX. We use it on letterhead, web site.avatar sarawinge190553182370406400
2012-04-12 20:34:36190538431808536576@brewster_kahle ask her what she thinks of standards incorporated by reference. she never answered our 30-pound letter. :)avatar brewster_kahle190532360813543424
2012-04-12 18:34:51190508294778011649Good survey by Judge Harvey of constitutional obligation in NZ to make the law available. http://t.co/04JgH87q
2012-04-12 18:05:45190500969245704193Fascinating list of technical auto safety standards that New Zealand imports from other countries into their laws. http://t.co/zcWycpXA
2012-04-12 17:23:08190490245534449664@grimmelm maybe I'm the one being ignorant, but Brewster seems awfully smart to me!avatar grimmelm190489434884554752
2012-04-12 17:19:32190489340466561025@stephdavidson you mean, would I be interested in doing the digitization? maybe out of my price range. but, send me mail. carl at media org.avatar stephdavidson190479678702755841
2012-04-12 14:56:06190453244621893632@footage I looked at the contract. They're allowed to do this "in all current and future available formats, including ..."avatar footage190448453875286016
2012-04-12 14:32:28190447295622430720@footage fascinating. Amazon seems to be dropping DVD sales, just doing DRM-d streaming on NARA flicks. http://t.co/MY1IB5dmavatar footage190264296876417025
2012-04-11 20:21:07190172651103338496@swardley my understanding is that the Standards People all over this consultation and almost nobody from the open side has bothered.avatar swardley190168564546813952
2012-04-11 20:20:17190172438263365632RT @swardley: This is why the Cabinet Office consultation on Open Standards is so important - http://t.co/mWhp7mUn
2012-04-11 20:07:24190169195898613762This is why the Cabinet Office consultation on Open Standards is so important - http://t.co/mWhp7mUn
2012-04-11 19:52:07190165350640390144Our submission to OMB about technical standards as law. http://t.co/5wj3ISfM Thanks to @David4America for doing a great job on this doc.
2012-04-11 02:34:12189904152866992130Prince Phillip meets J. Marshall: "Do you want to hear my opinion of lawyers?" Marshall: "Sure, do you want to hear my opinion of princes?"
2012-04-11 02:32:13189903651236618242Thurgood Marshall to Chief Justice Burger: "What's doing, Chief-y baby?!" The Chief was not amused.
2012-04-10 22:37:21189844546258087936Technical regulation of table olives in the Emirates. http://t.co/6oaXEl3K I suspect the Martini is out of scope.
2012-04-10 18:29:40189782213989122048@Frauenfelder Boing Boing becoming the definitive legal blog, will nominate you for the ABA Blawg 100. http://t.co/uudr10ER ;)avatar Frauenfelder189780461260783616
2012-04-10 17:22:40189765353281302529RT @ASTMIntl: ASTM committees on bed rails, strollers, high chairs, slings, cribs, etc. -meet April 16-20. Schedule: http://t.co/LEkBzvnE
2012-04-10 17:00:11189759695324594176ASTM committees on bed rails, strollers, high chairs, slings, cribs, etc. -meet April 16-20. Schedule: http://t.co/LEkBzvnE
2012-04-10 15:49:54189742008020119553@nancyscola yes, but they've tried various registered professionals TLD schemes. None ever got traction. Consumers not impressed.avatar nancyscola189741592989548545
2012-04-10 15:45:32189740909586423810@nancyscola restricted registration tlds is one of those ideas that sounds great in theory, doesn't work too great in practice.avatar nancyscola189740655302549504
2012-04-10 15:43:21189740359394410496@nancyscola great idea. can we restrict .com to companies that actually do business, .org to nonprofits that actually do good?avatar nancyscola189732408688525312
2012-04-10 04:02:53189564079453634561Having run out of parchment, RIT now writing directly onto walls and on person of @WillNoel, the talking palimpsest. http://t.co/LC46LYqX
2012-04-10 00:57:01189517307117187072Julia Child: "Don't allow a lot of kooks and nuts to run around your kitchen while you're making french fries."
2012-04-09 23:55:33189501838821830656@digiphile total number of followers in the federal agency accounts as a percentage of @timoreilly?avatar digiphile189498312691433475
2012-04-09 22:15:55189476763921940481Learning about the Department of Fertilizer. http://t.co/qEEZFm2T
2012-04-09 18:29:04189419675854192641@brettbobley I use them to create a set for my troupe of lego men activists for street theater. http://t.co/k2kuiSUnavatar brettbobley189419201998499840
2012-04-09 18:16:45189416575252697092If you're going to spend $19,375 for a current version of the boiler code, might as spend $20,425 and get the binders. http://t.co/INp0Tece
2012-04-09 18:14:37189416040478937088@MattH no problem, I'm bringing red, white, and blue crinkle-pak. I'm sure that will be showing up in the carpets for months.avatar MattH189415500227428352
2012-04-09 16:16:42189386362988933120@nickbilton you seem to have adapted to California very well!avatar nickbilton189382546004512768
2012-04-09 05:35:26189224985888440320Blog post by @NFPA on why standards cost money. http://t.co/jgeO2jEO NFPA is my favorite SDO, they do very high-quality work, save lives.avatar NFPA
2012-04-09 05:31:53189224091973197824Nice article by @br츙71 on Incorporation by Reference in The Daily Finance. http://t.co/yRkUFtsg
2012-04-09 05:20:33189221240274296832@honyocker onthemedia ... might air next weekend, maybe the week after.avatar honyocker189217743210414080
2012-04-09 04:41:46189211477071237120@mattcutts here's some hi-res Muybridge scans we liberated from the Smithsonian. http://t.co/s6AwtFbj backstory: http://t.co/a0GwaUb4avatar mattcutts189209696815681536
2012-04-08 22:08:28189112501189881858@KatieS hah. Suppenkuche on top of that list. That's kind of place that thinks cooking your sauerkraut in lard is vegetarian!avatar KatieS189110972261203969
2012-04-08 21:43:23189106186765864961@fgbjr we could just put an all-purpose warning on my forehead. handles transport of lumber products, visit to government offices.avatar fgbjr189102236020908032
2012-04-08 19:19:29189069974432776193Trying to make sure the 2x4 was safely in the back, gave it an extra shove and broke the windshield. Better sorry than safe!
2012-04-08 02:43:55188819431458213890The campaign to humanize Mitt sure having to dig deep. http://t.co/F6MqLJMj The zaniest he gets is doing laundry in the sink.
2012-04-07 21:11:16188735716665200640Barrista: "Would you like room for cream?" Customer: "I don't know yet." Remaining 10 Customers: RME.
2012-04-07 19:32:30188710862087917568Market opportunity! http://t.co/nJO9mGNt Create a Sin Simulator to train the next generation. Perfect for @LockheedMartin, beltway bandits!
2012-04-07 16:19:55188662398348046337@dane I doubt it. will probably stick to comcast until you show up or I move.avatar dane188661054170079232
2012-04-07 16:09:17188659722319175681http://t.co/fSsRDax0 now claims they have service to my hamlet, but I'm still hoping @sonic will show up soon so I can dump @comcast
2012-04-06 20:57:00188369740555747330Have law will travel! http://t.co/W2uWh2Tl New Gator cases hold 60 pounds of legal documents.
2012-04-06 20:39:24188365313224605696@oyez thanks!avatar oyez188364462137421824
2012-04-06 20:26:37188362096013086720"The purpose of freedom is to create it for others." Bernard Malamud
2012-04-06 19:43:39188351279179898880Our submission to the @FedRegister on their request for comment on public access. http://t.co/YXchaI0U (pdf)
2012-04-06 17:02:13188310656020267008More details on the GSA story. http://t.co/ivNjkrSj They bought the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals a herd of goats.
2012-04-06 04:45:05188125149684432897Reading RFC from Cass Sunstein's office, bemused by use of "non-consensus standards developed in the private sector" http://t.co/lZp5adeU
2012-04-06 04:22:46188119534123749376@superwuster ask the 1Ls to write you a letter explaining why the judge erred.avatar superwuster188116781238460416
2012-04-06 01:16:36188072682858889216@mlfeatherston thanks!avatar mlfeatherston188072181794738176
2012-04-06 01:01:17188068826615787521I love that http://t.co/YUvY2FcX's 5th anniversary is this Friday the Thirteenth.
2012-04-05 22:05:17188024537814810625Seeking UK lawyer to talk about Statutory Instruments Act. Shouldn't these cited British Standards be covered? http://t.co/tx7dxbXw
2012-04-05 20:58:40188007773164933120"Natural justice requires that before a law can become operative it must be promulgated or published." Harla v. State of Rajasthan
2012-04-05 18:38:24187972472593850369Back from taping an NPR interview. Thanks to @krcb for loaning their studio!
2012-04-05 15:39:45187927513048166400RT @nickschaper: Twitter in DC: your #1 source for political fake outrage.
2012-04-05 15:18:08187922073753108480Twitter in DC: your #1 source for political fake outrage.
2012-04-05 14:23:49187908404629606400Scaramouche! Scaramouche! Will you do the fandango?
2012-04-05 14:09:53187904897390362624@DouglasESchoen You apparently have put me on some email list. Why are you sending me spam? Kind of slimey, no?avatar DouglasESchoen
2012-04-05 02:20:58187726493336608769The wind map never stops. http://t.co/qFkuzMUV from @wattenberg @viegasf ht @amprog
2012-04-04 22:16:34187664990096986112"Why do you preach more boldly than you live?" Senaca
2012-04-04 21:48:21187657888389533696.@ChuckGrassley Repeatedly contacted your office about Inc. by Reference, CEO compensation. I'm not a lobbyist, will you talk to plain folk?
2012-04-04 17:33:04187593644704923648Herbs of Commerce, 1st Ed., required in 21 CFR 101.4(h), costs $250, no printing. 2nd ed, not required, costs $79. http://t.co/d1DnFKFA
2012-04-04 17:17:15187589661844176896Congratulations to the American Hardboard Association for making all 3 of their ANSI standards in the CFR available. http://t.co/bwCTtKFm
2012-04-04 04:42:24187399698951315456@MurthySudarshan examples?avatar MurthySudarshan187397855210778624
2012-04-04 04:29:12187396377632980995The threshold ?: Is the Bureau of Indian Standards a state agency for purposes of RTI 2005? Does any © asserted by BIS vest in the state?
2012-04-04 04:01:14187389340517806083White House and OIRA frequently acts odd with the FDA. http://t.co/Hwm1rab1 5th article of an excellent series on politics and science.
2012-04-03 23:24:36187319721643872256@MarkRosch I totally don't get their marketing strategy. They should give away what everybody else has, try to drag you in for unique stuff.avatar MarkRosch187315692146659328
2012-04-03 23:23:53187319539304894465@MarkRosch thanks. before, it looked like somehow lexis had written in and clarified something and maybe it was available somehow.avatar MarkRosch187315692146659328
2012-04-03 22:53:31187311899837341696@MarkRosch it is/was unclear if the database is/was dead.avatar MarkRosch187310764636385281
2012-04-03 21:36:05187292412601843713@laurelatoreilly seed bank is very cool. you should also stop by luther burbank's farm in sebastopol and house in santa rosa.avatar laurelatoreilly187290982771998720
2012-04-03 20:46:37187279964058562560@MarkRosch Very hard to understand where you are speculating, where you are reporting, what has changed. Not a very useful post.avatar MarkRosch187275500920635393
2012-04-03 19:53:31187266600100040704@JoeBeOne @jerrybrito I turned down an OUP publishing contract a couple years ago because they seemed so clueless.avatar JoeBeOne187264791465828352
2012-04-03 19:31:05187260955271507972@laurelatoreilly love how the brits do something real instead of sitting around congratulating themselves.avatar laurelatoreilly187251590770606080
2012-04-03 19:29:01187260436570312705Received Naib's RTI Act of 2005 Handbook. http://t.co/GGwCQ842 Now I can be not a lawyer in India and U.S. Multijurisdictional nonpractice.
2012-04-03 19:15:52187257124584300545@jerrybrito looks like a great book. Bought it, but at $78 have to say I grit my teeth and feel like @oupacademic doesn't understand sales.avatar jerrybrito187255105542823937
2012-04-03 18:06:52187239762048978945Have spent the morning learning about the Web Sling & Tiedown Association, the Wire Rope Technical Board, and the Cordage Insitute. Hazmat!
2012-04-03 15:19:59187197765078630402@EnergyTomorrow Thanks Jess!avatar EnergyTomorrow187192260448886786
2012-04-03 03:39:48187021557326028800@jswatz Mind reader walks into a GSA off-site. "Hello?! Is this thing on?"avatar jswatz187021160783949824
2012-04-03 03:36:33187020740330143744@jswatz '150 “American Artisanal Cheese Displays” at $19 apiece.'!! Couldn't the mind reader tell them what Congress, the POTUS would think?avatar jswatz187016703937478656
2012-04-03 03:32:55187019824831021056MT @jswatz: GSA Vegas blowout featured 400 "petit beef Wellington" at $4.75 and other delicacies http://t.co/NLpEcYH2 // and a mind reader!
2012-04-03 01:15:53186985341083848705@eee_eff :)avatar eee_eff186985215451869186
2012-04-03 00:13:15186969578688094208Make bacon from duck skin. Brown endives in the fat, add bacon and cup of stock, cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Add more stock if needed.
2012-04-02 22:40:33186946248413167618@lippard heh. I interpreted the question not as one of acquisition but of training and guidance once acquired. :)avatar lippard186944743048089601
2012-04-02 22:27:15186942902138703872Q. to the Oracle at Delphi: "What should I do to have useful children?" Answer was not recorded, but I imagine it must have been "43."
2012-04-02 21:32:25186929102727553024To invade Greece, Xerxes built a bridge ganging up 350 boats, laying logs, then planks and rails, then ran the horses. http://t.co/MEFevkOB
2012-04-02 21:10:45186923648446242816RT @ansidotorg: Know a dedicated standards volunteer? Nominate them for an ANSI leadership and service award! http://t.co/bnPU9S1Xavatar ansidotorg
2012-04-02 20:55:17186919755763032064RT @edadams: Lexis ends access to free case law: http://t.co/yNbPMyGh Background: http://t.co/8cHDXes5 // Lexis=venal, greedy, moneygrubbing
2012-04-02 17:11:51186863529863819266http://t.co/GBG6EHqd (@EnergyTomorrow) has public portal to read standards but REGISTER link hasn't worked for weeks. http://t.co/4IqUdRbE
2012-04-02 16:01:18186845775576305664@mlfeatherston Yes, the President has announced a comprehensive plan, Republicans already denouncing ObamaComic.avatar mlfeatherston186844636856324097
2012-04-02 04:50:26186676945658978304@johnrlyman @timoreilly would love to help fix KQED. Once tried to give all Internet Talk Radio assets (plus me) to NPR, they declined.avatar johnrlyman186675659035246593
2012-04-01 22:09:14186575977407709184@cjoh sorry, bit blog isn't on my list of "the only 10 blogs in the world worth reading."avatar cjoh186574593253851137
2012-04-01 21:50:07186571167182753792Reprinted public domain books iffy. Bought Cardozo's Judicial Process from @BiblioLife. Facsimile very faint, full of underlining. Unusable.
2012-04-01 00:32:20186249605325930496The duck has entered the oven. An epic cornbread and sausage stuffing in a pan will join it in 2 hours.
2012-04-01 00:27:43186248442278977537@gnat At the bar with a VC, and as is their wont, VC did most of talking. We drank, sniffed tequilas. Talked a little about Roman Republic.avatar gnat186237798402097152
2012-03-31 23:30:30186234041010360320@gnat I had the pleasure recently of sitting at an open bar drinking far too much whiskey and tequila with him. I don't think he was armed.avatar gnat186231803869270017
2012-03-31 23:20:11186231448339103746Having finished reaming de latest @nealstephenson, feeling like I should be ignoring furious muses and chambering shells. A wonderful book!
2012-03-31 19:39:06186175807545290752@WillNoel Sorry, I'm in the Government Scanning Union, only do edicts. You need the United Brotherhood of Medieval Digitizers and Rebinders.avatar WillNoel186171701745291264
2012-03-31 19:20:37186171157102338048@WillNoel @michabt no wimping out over oversize, yes we scan!avatar WillNoel183263358613594112
2012-03-31 02:12:53185912518324142080"Cooking With Poo" takes home the top prize. http://t.co/5uywNyg5 I was rooting for "The Future of American Mass Hysteria."
2012-03-31 01:28:37185901381163560960Fascinating examination of copyright by Professor Heald of Illinois. http://t.co/4n9mcaU9 Real data.
2012-03-31 00:10:43185881777380921344RT @cjoh: #infodiet interview at the New York Times: http://t.co/yr9DS801
2012-03-30 23:27:12185870825344348160#infodiet interview at the New York Times: http://t.co/yr9DS801
2012-03-30 21:33:23185842181746077696MT @ansidotorg: Putting together response to FedReg notice on OMB A119. Contribute by 4/9 http://t.co/E6BM2zpH // Already gave at the officeavatar ansidotorg
2012-03-30 21:19:08185838595876196352Long week on pins and needles, planning out work on several different possible vectors, not sure which dimension I'll end up in.
2012-03-30 20:01:32185819068715114497RT @ASTMIntl: ASTM members love these golf shirts http://t.co/eUDwvmy7
2012-03-30 19:32:49185811841170153472ASTM members love these golf shirts http://t.co/eUDwvmy7
2012-03-30 18:33:03185796798412107777@dsearls they block secure email. pita, isn't it?avatar dsearls185794467855474688
2012-03-30 11:37:20185692180868894721Now playing on @boingboing, a real-life action adventure by @paulvixie http://t.co/4gVCSvSd Day of the DNS Changer.
2012-03-30 04:57:28185591550917607424If you act now and have $495, you can learn The American Way. http://t.co/6jadzXUX From @ansidotorg, learn the benefits of accreditation.avatar ansidotorg
2012-03-30 02:16:51185551130913288192@JoshData come to the dark side!avatar JoshData185540570486280193
2012-03-30 02:03:24185547746940424192Hungarian President had Ph.D. from University of Physical Education. http://t.co/YNHlDXsF Turns out, degree not as impressive as it sounds.
2012-03-30 01:37:01185541107642413058@pahlkadot good to keep an eye on the horizon, aim high, think for the future. fyi, 2,258 copies of quickbooks pro = $415,359avatar pahlkadot185537031399677953
2012-03-29 22:00:54185486717644574720@pahlkadot $1.9b for the california court system, also doesn't work. http://t.co/Fta9rdOl There are several dozen $1b+ boondoggles.avatar pahlkadot185480699707535361
2012-03-29 20:34:27185464963945607168RT @mkapor: For-Profit University Sets $199-a-month tuition #we_invested http://t.co/jIHKoXbq http://t.co/zmd2OGiL
2012-03-29 20:23:46185462275673563136For-Profit University Sets $199-a-month tuition #we_invested http://t.co/jIHKoXbq http://t.co/zmd2OGiL
2012-03-29 20:32:22185464436423790593@mkapor This looks very impressive, Mitch. Congratulations, an important initiative.avatar mkapor185462275673563136
2012-03-29 20:16:43185460501441036288@digiphile nanotech .... http://t.co/NNX0eQIjavatar digiphile185459232978649088
2012-03-29 18:57:08185440472892846080RT @ansidotorg: Did you know ANSI has recently released a new section on its webstore for safety http://t.co/tgQnyvyK @SpeakinOfSafetyavatar ansidotorg
2012-03-29 18:21:51185431592666267648Did you know ANSI has recently released a new section on its webstore for safety http://t.co/tgQnyvyK @SpeakinOfSafety
2012-03-29 18:39:03185435921812946946Whoops. We asked OMB's OIRA to reconsider Circular A-119, not OSTP. Confusion in the land of acronyms.
2012-03-29 18:37:21185435492261703680We asked @whitehouseostp to consider revising OMB A-119. I'm sure tomorrow's Federal Register notice a coincidence. http://t.co/glWOPpR0
2012-03-29 14:20:27185370841104650243@EllnMllr @bethnoveck @ldan_munz big public battle between epa/nara et. al. v. doj et. al. seems like waste of time, very inside-washington.avatar EllnMllr185360450081390593
2012-03-29 01:52:29185182611805700096Anyone else think this FOIA food fight feels faux? http://t.co/b1NUCrZk ht @EllnMllr
2012-03-28 23:26:22185145839377850370Discover the truth about the DNS Changer and Conficker plagues on the Internet in an amazing @paulvixie confessional. http://t.co/pdCrqA0p
2012-03-28 21:36:14185118124612399105@aaronsw I'm pretty sure they get paid, but probably a token payment not their usual rates.avatar aaronsw185107686105415680
2012-03-28 20:24:44185100127768293377@WryneckStudio http://t.co/MMvsh5BW is pretty good ... was able to turn a .mov file into a .mp2 transport stream.avatar WryneckStudio185099087987744769
2012-03-28 20:22:00185099441076838400OSHA listens, noise now a priority. http://t.co/fDPpFOTJ New EPA noise final rule will be law of the land. ht @ansidotorgavatar ansidotorg
2012-03-28 20:17:41185098354034884609@WryneckStudio ffmpeg or one of the other commandline tools another way to do it. ffmpeg (or ffmpegx on your mac) pretty versatile.avatar WryneckStudio185098020470259712
2012-03-28 20:16:53185098154029498368@WryneckStudio one advantage of working in a 1-person shop is if I don't like my workflow or customer requirements, I throw them away.avatar WryneckStudio185098020470259712
2012-03-28 20:13:49185097382231425024@WryneckStudio how about compressor or final cut? with compressor, pretend you're making a DVD, should make mp2.avatar WryneckStudio185096741006225408
2012-03-28 20:06:50185095624461524993@WryneckStudio mpeg streamclipavatar WryneckStudio185095062122790912
2012-03-28 20:06:12185095465199599616@brendanhgreeley thanks much for posting that. sorry to be a PITA. it really was a very nice article!avatar bhgreeley185088373537521664
2012-03-28 18:56:49185078002961481728Eloquent chiding by attendee at @acusgov, asking the committee to say something more significant about PRA. She was rebuked.
2012-03-28 18:50:56185076524779716609@hgil @nancyscola @kcivey I agree that it is a huge issue. Folks in DC keep telling me that the problem is trivial, not an issue.avatar hgil185070957692596224
2012-03-28 17:45:48185060132768587777At the @acusgov con call on the paperwork reduction act. http://t.co/NUb0uOGk Recommending increased paperwork for greater efficiency.
2012-03-28 16:43:13185044382913789952@seamuskraft why don't you hold hearings? cover email, thomas, house video. seems like "House Oversight" to me!avatar seamuskraft185044096505757696
2012-03-28 15:36:52185027683644751873@trbruce If I've been incorporated by reference, you may clone me at will and make derivative works. Nationalize Peter Veeck!avatar trbruce184989522185039872
2012-03-28 09:11:47184930776402497536If you'd like to listen to 8,658 Grateful Dead concerts, @internetarchive has your ticket. http://t.co/6TnZKXtc 100,000 concerts overall.
2012-03-28 00:55:32184805891072196608On I-80 towards Sacramento, somebody had mowed "Occupy!" into side of hill. Landlord finally clues in, it now reads "Odaddy!"
2012-03-27 22:19:02184766507866259458@seamuskraft amazing congress doesn't have working email, more amazing congress keeps giving out sweetheart deals to braindead contractors.avatar seamuskraft184766083780186113
2012-03-27 21:00:05184746636126326784Wondering if I can get a Kluge Fellowship based on life experience? http://t.co/htchU6vl Great title.
2012-03-27 20:41:16184741904213213187Thanks @bw for updating article to include my email. http://t.co/mpkXGmuT Good article, but wanted to be clear "Don't Sue Me" our message.
2012-03-27 20:34:17184740143666700290The Law: Still Not Free http://t.co/pVPXqX20 I'm with the pug on this issue.
2012-03-27 17:52:27184699416677072898@mlfeatherston a waste and a way to annoy customers and make life inconvenient for them. :) but, I don't mind jumping through hoops.avatar mlfeatherston184699183540867074
2012-03-27 17:51:08184699087717801984@MurthySudarshan lots of windows tools out there do similar things.avatar MurthySudarshan184697689617862656
2012-03-27 17:39:14184696091709685762I'm happy with PDFpen as a global search/replace tool for PDF docs. http://t.co/IeFQUBq8 Good supplement to Acrobat Pro, Exiftool.
2012-03-27 17:35:23184695121852375040PDF "secured" docs are security theater. Open in Preview, save as new name, security disappears. Signatures better than faux-security.
2012-03-27 15:33:55184664554100371456Editorial in @computerweekly about ISO, blockheads, fudge, and open standards. http://t.co/nhA0SP9Y ht @swardley
2012-03-27 01:37:40184454106511978496Father of MIME moonlights as certified yoga laugh instructor. http://t.co/y5U8Ygur 20th Anniversary of the Attachment.
2012-03-27 00:32:14184437637166280705A unique opportunity to run a critical piece of the Internet. http://t.co/ZCacC0cb F-Root, BIND, public hosting and peering.
2012-03-26 23:47:57184426495454879745@MubecInspection hi. that's a lot of tweets. I have no idea who you are ... your profile is blank. can you identify yourself in some way?avatar MubecInspection184423602433687552
2012-03-25 22:27:24184043833800130560@mdkail I've never had a moat around a machine room, but sometimes puddles, lakes, rain.avatar mdkail184042853616467968
2012-03-25 17:47:12183973321187147777Oxford History of the Laws of England. http://t.co/qJy83URF At $400/volume, this is definitely a landmark series!
2012-03-25 09:36:46183849901262774272RT @JosephJEsposito: Factual’s Gil Elbaz Wants to Gather the Data Universe: http://t.co/n9ztnmd8
2012-03-25 06:08:11183797408440922112Factual’s Gil Elbaz Wants to Gather the Data Universe: http://t.co/n9ztnmd8
2012-03-24 20:24:25183650496538611712Helped mom move. Fridge, washer, drier, sofa, 2 beds, sofabed, armoire, desks, bookcases. So sore!
2012-03-23 23:22:29183332921841696769Eat your hearts out cheeseheads, authentic Sonoma County bratwurst, kraut, and beer for dinner.
2012-03-23 22:21:09183317486450638848SANS 10400 is the South African building code. http://t.co/b8N6o3zU
2012-03-23 22:18:41183316867081965570Intrigued by South African South African Promotion of Access to Information Act. http://t.co/UNSYfZ3Y Access to building codes=human right?
2012-03-23 19:44:14183277996281577472Anybody out there based in Indonesia? I'd like to look at some Indonesian national standards, available for download to computers in .id.
2012-03-23 18:36:00183260825870536706@cdibona @wonderlandblog Didn't Marc A patent the <blinky>?avatar cdibona183260089484976128
2012-03-23 18:32:48183260020518035456RT @johnrlyman: MT "@kenyanpundit: Very proud of work we've done in Ghana - judicial opinions now available online: http://t.co/gn4wpBJi ...
2012-03-23 18:29:52183259284195381248MT "@kenyanpundit: Very proud of work we've done in Ghana - judicial opinions now available online: http://t.co/gn4wpBJi CC @carlmalamud
2012-03-23 07:17:58183090194910687232@edsu I'm impressed!avatar edsu183041273727434752
2012-03-23 01:52:17183008230790799360Anybody know somebody at the @googleio team? They are sending out massive amounts of unsolicted email for their conference.
2012-03-23 01:45:53183006621969022976@googleio Denial of service attack via email to register for your conference. What gives? Never opted-in, was annoying, but now?avatar googleio
2012-03-23 00:47:51182992016530092033RT @shimshamshimmy: Graduation day, KEIO univ., congraturation! http://t.co/dZNNKYim
2012-03-23 00:41:36182990443053715456Graduation day, KEIO univ., congraturation! http://t.co/dZNNKYim
2012-03-23 00:07:10182981777822986240RT @dtapscott: Harvard launches WiredDifferently, a citizen science platform to map the human brain http://t.co/6eWyFerm
2012-03-22 23:45:03182976212698791937Harvard launches WiredDifferently, a citizen science platform to map the human brain http://t.co/6eWyFerm
2012-03-22 23:52:54182978189541376000@digiphile Stan Ulam's cellular automaton. http://t.co/G6FYnmRD Dyson makes link from Ulam to AI to living organisms like search engines.avatar digiphile182977495237279745
2012-03-22 23:48:45182977144014651393@digiphile Klari implemented monte carlo simulation in 5k bits of memory, used it for weather forecasting, hydrogen bombs, simulating life.avatar digiphile182974358816423936
2012-03-22 23:46:13182976506354601984@digiphile Klari von Neumann (Johnny's wife and a champion figure skater) was first modern programmer, hacked the MANIAC. ht George Dysonavatar digiphile182974358816423936
2012-03-22 23:01:36182965279016501248@GlennF Plus, it would be so unamerican to object to the law being available! Even for ISO and British Standards Institute!avatar GlennF182964927072436225
2012-03-22 22:59:31182964754053210112@GlennF exactly! That was my note to @bw editor. Never sued, never even threatened, intend to keep our record that way. That was the point!avatar GlennF182964477329813504
2012-03-22 22:53:37182963270532071424@GlennF the reporter never talked to me. as you know, I'm pretty easy to reach, even on deadline.avatar GlennF182962873109200896
2012-03-22 22:44:54182961077594755072Professional soldiers avoid conflict whenever possible. War is last resort. Our message to SDOs was "leave us alone." No law suit==no war.
2012-03-22 22:43:25182960704171679744I liked the @bw article for the most part, but asked for a correction. They had me saying "sue me" which ain't true. http://t.co/mpkXGmuT
2012-03-22 21:39:19182944572089970689@JoeBeOne here you go. ;) http://t.co/8OrrV2mpavatar JoeBeOne182939139371569152
2012-03-22 21:05:05182935956146503680Wow. CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (a 501(c)(6) nonprofit) has salary of $4,761,900.
2012-03-22 20:32:38182927791812132865RT @seamuskraft: Take the bass out of your voice // put it in the blender where it belongs!
2012-03-22 20:30:49182927333190156289Important that *you* comment! MT @ansidotorg: Federal Register "incorporation by reference" extended to June 1. http://t.co/fWfrGaLTavatar ansidotorg
2012-03-22 17:50:05182886884010237952From @bw BusinessWeek: The Push to Put Building and Industrial Codes Online. http://t.co/mpkXGmuT
2012-03-22 17:23:05182880086628909059Putting new tires on the jeep then looking into the hazmat standards in 49 CFR 171-177.
2012-03-22 10:54:26182782282061447168@seamuskraft you'd have to ask a certified standards professional. http://t.co/ozckajJFavatar seamuskraft182781902485331968
2012-03-22 08:34:19182747019067133952Save the date. World Standards Day going to be October 11 this year. http://t.co/G51h1Blz Was October 14 last year. Hard to keep straight.
2012-03-22 03:12:3918266607157943091450g vials containing essence of bacon. http://t.co/vKjhfyTT 1.2 kg boxes of extract of mussel water. http://t.co/1yO68gat
2012-03-22 02:47:19182659693733355520REAMDE has risen to the top of my stack, am about to be sucked in.
2012-03-21 22:33:30182595820095414276Trying to re-engineer my workflow for paper->scan->double-key->html->pdf. Hopefully, won't have to do the fullblown box experience again.
2012-03-21 21:05:50182573756219269121Got 2-sided color scan to email working on my Xerox 4250s. Quality is so-so, but 45 pages per minute * 2 machines is good.
2012-03-21 19:21:29182547498110423041Internet Society hires ex-MPAA senior exec to run North America. http://t.co/3aUkXjAI Prior to MPAA, worked at Verizon, so knows the net.
2012-03-21 18:11:42182529934563086336.@TropeGroup Ordered a table from you Feb. 13, it finally arrived defective, no date as to when you're fixing it. Not satisfactory service.
2012-03-21 10:45:32182417652256481282@rklau the app is way better. sure wish there was a better api for alternative apps (or scripts) to control these. (same with my roku box!)avatar rklau182328426487742464
2012-03-21 10:36:09182415291396014080Important step by the National Gallery of Art for open access. http://t.co/LJ165fWN Report on @infodocket via @aabibliographer
2012-03-21 01:18:44182275013355905024@JoeBeOne if only there were a wholesale version of inter-library loan ... 1,000 items at a time.avatar JoeBeOne182274559792254977
2012-03-21 01:10:03182272828698140672@JoeBeOne btw, on the topic of IBR, the Illinois State Library has one of the only reasonably public collections of tech standards in U.S.avatar JoeBeOne182271916441206784
2012-03-21 01:08:15182272375172243457@JoeBeOne they need a new public printer. of course, they need a lot of new officials.avatar JoeBeOne182271916441206784
2012-03-20 23:21:29182245507790422016Bought a medium-grade trimmer today. http://t.co/9uMyw8tm Lusting after the Triumph 4315, but $3779 a little rich. http://t.co/e9tSZ9cv
2012-03-20 20:15:29182198699156443136Reddit going to town on the Incorporated by Reference Issue. http://t.co/MwaImaoN
2012-03-20 20:13:36182198223019048961My brief before the Court of the Happy Mutants has been appealed to the Supreme Tribunal at /. http://t.co/PqZycWMh
2012-03-20 16:56:44182148681259171840RT @David4America: Private groups charge citizens up to $849 to read a federal law. See how+why @CarlMalamud (& I) are trying to fix ...
2012-03-20 16:56:23182148594986516481Private groups charge citizens up to $849 to read a federal law. See how+why @CarlMalamud (& I) are trying to fix this http://t.co/TTLtavzT
2012-03-20 16:56:36182148648774279169Curious if my pro se filing to the en banc sitting of the Honorable Court of Happy Mutants will get appealed.
2012-03-20 08:44:50182024892907130880The letters to government officials and notice to SDOs are contained in our packing slip. http://t.co/echn4uos (10 mbyte pdf file).
2012-03-20 08:36:03182022680298532864The Boing Boing Official Guest Memorandum of Law http://t.co/HxLjVoDl
2012-03-20 01:32:29181916087544315904Reading the New Yorker, got to "the evangelical Christian Web site Caffeinated Thoughts" and decided to pursue alternative media.
2012-03-19 23:17:36181882139879542786@nanaze they pay politicians instead of taxes.avatar nanaze181878664810602496
2012-03-19 23:16:38181881897872396289Received 11 kg of public safety standards from India. Fascinating, high-quality docs. Still looking to procure the Australian building code.
2012-03-19 03:24:47181581957858213888@chachasikes I would think usda has the data, the question is how to ask for it.avatar chachasikes181568749512564737
2012-03-19 02:27:19181567497491849216@chachasikes who has the data? is there some official procedure to get it out of .gov?avatar chachasikes181566835437744129
2012-03-18 05:50:591812563653926707202 FOIA czars "trying to outdo each other by dazzling the senators with descriptions of ... new multi-agency portals." http://t.co/9ETZ6mmw
2012-03-18 00:49:35181180515909517312Receipt of all boxes confirmed, board members briefed, legal review complete, hall is booked. Polishing text for Monday announcement.
2012-03-18 00:44:37181179265591676930@mdkail $10 on the Mayans. (I don't believe in inbox zero anyway. Empty desk, empty mind.)avatar mdkail181174685969547265
2012-03-18 00:12:10181171099281797121@chachasikes @jdunck ha, sure wish @smithsonian would take http://t.co/VDXTRbNH seriously! They haven't even bothered to answer!avatar chachasikes181168010776690688
2012-03-18 00:10:19181170633365917697@chachasikes I see http://t.co/k1SODiOZ sells the data files as a value-add, but isn't the .gov data available as well? http://t.co/wUX4Ysjdavatar chachasikes181168221582405632
2012-03-17 18:58:36181092184999727105When the garbage disposal was invented by Irving Langmuir, he called it the "electric pig."
2012-03-16 22:31:43180783431968489472Important post from @JoshData about access to Congressional data. http://t.co/lFSXY9Xd Lots of recent PR from house but little progress.
2012-03-16 22:11:59180778466218745856If you work with computers, you really must read George Dyson's Turing's Cathedral. It is our foundation story.
2012-03-16 21:49:58180772925199237120The ENIAC used 174 kilowatts of power.
2012-03-15 22:24:36180419254250766336When a clerk fails to promulgate an edict of government within one day of receipt, he shall receive 10 blows. http://t.co/7XsNsl98
2012-03-15 22:11:31180415961864749057@MartyRLucas You've got a pollen alert as well. Be careful out there!avatar MartyRLucas180415380114767872
2012-03-15 21:40:41180408201458614273So Easy a Congressman Can Do It! http://t.co/K4xWgzZr Congrats to @DarrellIssa on a new http://t.co/W636cGsr web site. Way better.
2012-03-15 20:05:41180384294240403456@jakebrewer + American Flag + Eagle == docs look officialavatar jakebrewer180378427210215424
2012-03-15 09:21:59180222302162657280Watching Duck and Cover, getting ready for tomorrow. http://t.co/YZpA5b3X (BTW, the ContentID match on this video got dropped.)
2012-03-15 08:25:01180207962458038272Boxes for ISO, British Standards Institute, and CorDoc-Co, Ltd (UK) have all cleared customs and are out for delivery.
2012-03-15 07:23:25180192463573622784Should know in the next few hours how British customs reacts to the 2 boxes bound for the UK. Hitting FedEx tracking refresh for status.
2012-03-15 06:03:59180172470450524160@mdkail when I tried Sparrow in December, it didn't have enough hooks to work on our mail servers. was fine for gmail though.avatar mdkail180144037330812929
2012-03-14 20:50:30180033182136143874Having pushed all my paper out the door, office empty and depressing. Paid contractors, taking rest of day off, many phone calls tomorrow.
2012-03-14 19:04:23180006479053598720Why I am leaving ... Goldman Sachs. http://t.co/udH2qjFs The Empire. http://t.co/2pjQKflH ht @LaughingSquid
2012-03-13 23:24:18179709501216260097Now do you believe in rock and roll? Can standards save our mortal soul?
2012-03-13 22:49:22179700708965220353Having given 5 lightning talks in the valley, I then procured whiskey and pie at the country market and am now safely ensconced at home.
2012-03-13 03:34:36179410105085865984Thanks to @zzzbee for coming in this morning and taking some photos of calm before storm. http://t.co/1xSRbSjo On the road tomorrow.
2012-03-13 00:26:01179362643994345472@smithsam will be disclosing the purpose in a few days ... need the recipients to get the packages before the Internet does.avatar smithsam179362105152118784
2012-03-13 00:22:28179361752729927680Bah. Fedex and Firefox got in a big fight and screwed up my airbills. Reprinted with Safari, but missed today's deadline, shipments delayed.
2012-03-12 18:38:14179275122849484800My project having reached a cusp point, 22 27.9-pound boxes are loaded onto a cart and handed to FedEx. http://t.co/CduwdGvJ
2012-03-11 11:56:59178811755613536257I vote we send Bill O'Reilly to France for 10 years.
2012-03-11 11:55:19178811334929027073Ostracism: Each year the people get to vote on which famous person gets exiled for 10 years. http://t.co/nOgqATu5
2012-03-11 11:33:21178805809176784896Philip Freeman's new book about ancient OMGs. http://t.co/XNnAv1Vs
2012-03-10 23:25:10178622554792148992The John Adams sluice label came out very nicely. http://t.co/l13xj3f5
2012-03-10 21:46:23178597694435098624All 25 27.2-pound boxes are now packed and awaiting final dispatch. http://t.co/R7XYFULj
2012-03-10 17:32:39178533843404464128My crinkle pak flags improving. http://t.co/ELAKaCaP This one is anatomically correct!
2012-03-10 01:25:57178290565471932416Really enjoying this public printing project. Went to work this morning with a goal: make an American flag out of crinkle pak. Check!
2012-03-09 23:16:29178257981203431424Added 4 more photos of our shipping pallet being constructed. http://t.co/SC9PV7CA 12 boxes are completed, will finish the rest Saturday.
2012-03-09 20:23:58178214566038208512Who needs peanuts or air bags ... I've learned to make an American flag from crinkle pak as a void filler. http://t.co/GbzvmZes
2012-03-09 18:21:52178183839645040640@JoeBeOne will disclose soon!avatar JoeBeOne178173575914721282
2012-03-09 17:13:29178166628893212672Beginning the day by assembling 25 shipping boxes. http://t.co/w59Il1LW Using authentic USA packing tape.
2012-03-09 03:01:38177952257264984064Received "The Song of Achilles." Madeline Miller is a total greek geek, looks like an amazing book. http://t.co/Jsucqzak
2012-03-09 00:55:19177920468513333249Spent the day bundling legal docs. Somehow, pretty sure I'd have more influence if I spent the day bundling campaign contributions.
2012-03-08 18:11:57177818954570534912Hard at work today at the bundling station. http://t.co/XmQ3zqgE Hope to get through this red tape today.
2012-03-08 11:38:19177719894337531905"Let every sluice of knowledge be opened and set a-flowing." John Adams, Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law
2012-03-08 05:14:56177623413198831616@pahlkadot Does Santa tweet?avatar pahlkadot177619520746303488
2012-03-08 03:34:58177598255251718144@naypinya comic sans as font, orange as color. seemed appropriate.avatar naypinya
2012-03-08 03:01:10177589748498579456Having 50 boxes of rubber stamps to include in upcoming shipment, ordered "Rubber Stamp Included" stamp for the boxes. Recursion FTW.
2012-03-07 21:03:59177499862433153024Beginning to understand bureaucracy. Ordered way too much red tape because had to procure it from the UK. Looking for ways to use it now.
2012-03-07 20:43:13177494633939599360My own personal red tape tying station. http://t.co/rwbleKJR Feeling like a real bureaucrat now!
2012-03-07 18:42:30177464258257371136We've now cleared 300/326 of the ContentID matches on @youtube. http://t.co/FZN3E5hZ
2012-03-07 16:47:03177435200328966144Very happy with how my pads of forms came out. http://flic.kr/p/boiiW7
2012-03-07 12:07:42177364900925026305Had to look up "a master of billingsgate." A person proficient in profanity or offensive language. From the Billingsgate Fish Market.
2012-03-07 01:16:41177201067971461120In reading Egyptian and Roman histories, they often refer to the "corn supply." Throws me for a loop, thinking "maize," they mean "grains."
2012-03-06 18:32:18177099302278152193The padding press appears to work! http://t.co/YSBNeYZB Will see how dry the adhesive is at the end of the day.
2012-03-06 09:43:08176966131146440705Nice look at @opencorporates by @digiphile about the addition of directors/officers. http://t.co/9xGjomtT
2012-03-06 00:46:44176831143751065600ULINE has confirmed delivery of 60 pounds of red/white/blue crinkle paper. http://t.co/nmlaSUUD
2012-03-05 23:27:10176811119179071488Only repetitive task for the day was applying 400 drops of super glue to the brass screws. http://t.co/s8VRuY2R Next, the padding press!
2012-03-05 00:54:13176470640025538560@jahendler stay tuned to this channel ... we're shipping in a few weeks.avatar jahendler176469088632188928
2012-03-05 00:44:54176468294096789504@Redswipe I use blue loctite for screws that get swiveled alot, e.g., docs that might get handled.avatar Redswipe176467980610322432
2012-03-05 00:44:19176468148416032768@Redswipe yes, but loctite needs to be on the threads, and when you have 3,000 of them, that is hard. drop of glue on bottom much easier.avatar Redswipe176467980610322432
2012-03-05 00:40:33176467199182114816@emilychang it was a gorgeous day!avatar emilychang176467120429875200
2012-03-05 00:38:061764665828333322251/8" screws have very little thread, might vibrate open. Tried drop of super glue on bottom. Works! Bought $52.37 in super glue from ACE.
2012-03-04 13:15:02176294682333159424The WaPo ombudsman hears from the elders of the Internet. http://t.co/hK0dB4re via @judithd
2012-03-03 23:57:54176094075974455298@ariherzog The posts are screwed in, hold the doc together. You can proceed to nail them to a door if you want to get all Lutheran on them.avatar ariherzog176082153870860288
2012-03-03 23:22:10176085086356250624Julia Child is teaching me how to cook a 9-pound goose with prune and liver stuffing. The original iron chef!
2012-03-03 20:01:17176034529377648642Having concluded the chapter of my life where I install 3000 brass screws in 750 documents, no surprise my favorite perfume is Obsession.
2012-03-03 17:37:02175998231342354432I was so pleased to be informed of this I made 20 xerox's in his honor.
2012-03-03 17:35:57175997957651431424Listening to Rolling Stones on the Internet radio station/And the lawyer said, 'You know, you always have fair use by your side'.
2012-03-03 01:02:55175748052127186945950 more brass screws today, 500 left for tomorrow and then I am done with this phase! Next week: assemble packages. Week after: delivery!
2012-03-02 04:13:19175433579734638592Procured a copy of THe True Story of H.P. Sauce. http://t.co/YyTL7PlZ
2012-03-02 00:54:17175383491909918720850 little brass screws, 75 color propaganda posters on the Epson, 2 opengov conspiratorial concalls. Bartender!
2012-03-01 19:01:47175294782799740928@captainbadbeard you probably can carry a tune!avatar captainbadbeard175292726005346304
2012-03-01 18:48:14175291371035435010While I love a good tune, arrythmic, atonal whistling in the workplace ranks up there with cell phone ringtone abuse as harassment.
2012-03-01 02:47:10175049513323597825@waldojaquith called a bunch of vendors. the guy at http://t.co/7YJVFohu has a tool made by a horse guy in Kentucky, paid $60 for a unit.avatar waldojaquith175046763026198529
2012-03-01 02:00:47175037837228523520RT @andysherry: @carlmalamud I know your project got funding but will you spread the word to info start-up types about #newschallenge ? ...
2012-02-29 17:18:55174906508654546944@carlmalamud I know your project got funding but will you spread the word to info start-up types about #newschallenge ? http://t.co/9QFaQ5qFavatar carlmalamud
2012-03-01 02:00:27175037754453917696Got 500 more screws done today, 2100 left to do. The jewelers finger tape helps. Have an idea for a tool, but brute force piecework for now.
2012-02-28 22:26:00174621398814306304No great tools for putting in little Chicago Screw posts, but finger protective tape like jewelers use seems like it will help.
2012-02-28 22:08:02174616878126350336@gnourtanit I like the machine transcription, but sure is nice when we can rescue the text already embedded!avatar gnourtanit174610252753403905
2012-02-28 18:12:51174557693523140608My fingertips still numb from installing about 250 screw posts yesterday. I have another 1700 to go, so am investigating special tools.
2012-02-28 17:34:21174548002109788160YouTube now grabbing closed-captions embedded in MPEG2 files! http://t.co/v2kykSLZ Big accessibility win.
2012-02-27 20:38:49174232037287411713Hoping to spend the rest of the week screwing. http://t.co/X8LrhxY6 The Chicago Screw is the choice of discerning bureaucrats.
2012-02-27 06:25:08174017201181949952Fairness and Freedom. http://t.co/ocPQ1uyg The story of two great superpowers, United States and New Zealand.
2012-02-27 03:04:17173966655846744064Who would've thought? A whole universe of floor standing corner rounders. http://t.co/RStcnKkI
2012-02-26 21:38:54173884770558803968This weekend, I punched 4 holes in a stack of paper 14.5 feet tall. Time for couch, beer, nytimes crossword puzzle.
2012-02-26 18:39:05173839517025976320Got Liability? http://t.co/As6Pk1g5 Moola, the SDO Cash Cow says "Real Standards Cost Real Money!"
2012-02-26 18:38:29173839368488878082Smokey, the Happy © Scare Bear, says "Don't Play With Standards!" http://t.co/G6x43VLb
2012-02-26 18:37:39173839158933061632Need Access To Justice? http://t.co/FHVWuzZ7 Don't Leave Home WIthout It! (Loving these gold foil laser labels!)
2012-02-26 07:56:02173677689771790336Diagram Prize shortlist for Book of Year revealed. http://t.co/dNDaN1ZI Estonian Sock Patterns, Taxonomy of Office Chairs.
2012-02-25 21:53:51173526144992280576@MitchellBaker "Mobil World Congress" ... Mozilla makes Firefox Unleaded now?avatar MitchellBaker173525553528311808
2012-02-25 21:01:02173512852257251329Found good clip art for "Moola the SDO Cash Cow" and "Smokescreen, the Copyright Scare Bear." Coming soon to a label near you.
2012-02-25 18:46:56173479105390575617Here's the heavy-duty new paper jogger. http://t.co/9m663cv2 Gets those stacks of paper ready for inspection, squares those corners.
2012-02-25 18:43:17173478185810407424Photos of the punching station. http://t.co/Tel3HBsf We proudly use CARL products. http://t.co/QfqbWFUo Learn about our DNA!
2012-02-25 12:37:05173386029892517889Ordered Striggio's 40 Part Mass. ht @johnlsheridan http://t.co/CBjLlvnvavatar johnlsheridan
2012-02-25 12:32:43173384932247347200Reading about Antiphon the Athenian, world's first speechwriter. http://t.co/NiIXjpKw Gagarin the Texan does a nice job on Greek law.
2012-02-25 12:21:10173382023610773504@patrikhson if you substitute irish whiskey for the milk, it is easier to digest.avatar patrikhson173370079373819904
2012-02-25 01:52:32173223823666188289Leading my list for worst idea of 2012 is facebook profiles linked to airline seating charts for browsing. http://t.co/nZQieRmb
2012-02-24 05:18:47172913338752315393@johnolilly those were the days ... sitting around all afternoon eating donuts, drinking whiskey, watching FOX.avatar johnolilly172897427030933505
2012-02-23 21:20:58172793092141887489@brettbobley I decided to skip the commercial model and go straight to factory. :)avatar brettbobley172789547028070400
2012-02-23 21:05:11172789121813716993The two-headed stapler poses for a publicity shot. http://t.co/gWobGVnn Tomorrow, the paper jogger arrives for a run.
2012-02-23 01:11:30172488722900725760Finished collating, will spend the next few days getting to know and love my new two-headed stapler w/foot pedal. After that, hole punching.
2012-02-22 19:46:52172407025135915008As Bill "The Bod" Shakespeare said, "Newt is the winner of our discotheque." http://t.co/59IaM3oa
2012-02-22 00:37:20172117733847216128Looking at paper trimmers, came across interesting high-capacity paper cutter. http://t.co/fboPPdk2 Cuts a 21.5" wide sheet 3.625" thick.
2012-02-21 23:39:09172103093578760192Loving that my todo list for tomorrow includes "order more red tape" and "order rubber stamps." Getting the hang of the civil service thing.
2012-02-21 04:05:57171807845363367938@digiphile @jstogdill instead of just buyihg sticks, let's get a coop stick factory going. we can poke all the bears.avatar digiphile171802292914372611
2012-02-19 20:40:051713332527186575363 hours collating at the civil service gym makes for a great workout. http://t.co/2hOHYJUQ Hope to move up to CrossFile training soon.
2012-02-19 09:21:04171162371765706752I really enjoyed Ernst Posner's Archives in the Ancient World. http://t.co/NGQsYjYL Ironically hard to find a copy.
2012-02-19 09:03:41171157997152776192If you want to learn about Greek archival records, look for pickled crocodiles. http://t.co/wMVQSXXP
2012-02-19 02:31:44171059359579783168Rash of tuba thefts part of big banda explosion. http://t.co/oOV9geEE Sousaphones just walking out the door.
2012-02-18 19:40:35170955890197929984Spending a few days at the collation station. http://t.co/o79ro1EP
2012-02-18 11:18:52170829630784286721The Innovation Movement™ from the CEA. http://t.co/3Hd4By2w You can Support Innovation by purchasing CEA standards. http://t.co/JpjhPs46
2012-02-17 17:16:29170557238992310272Delighted! Did our 5-year public support test for our nonprofit status and we passed. Means we're a real 501(c)(3) not a private foundation.
2012-02-17 00:26:22170303036034514946"A typical American eats 28 pigs in a lifetime." Wondering if that's true.
2012-02-16 20:49:59170248582899843072Noise safety standards. ANSI blog post: http://t.co/2YPfmuX0 You can purchase these legal requirements online: http://t.co/2YPfmuX0
2012-02-16 20:44:03170247086196002817@kenyanpundit for $250 I'll send you a link to the man page. ;)avatar kenyanpundit170244000832430081
2012-02-16 16:09:42170178043778842625After 2-week hiatus, receiving the NY Times again. Whew, was worried I'd have to move!
2012-02-16 00:54:16169947668980838400There are 18,942 gif files in the Code of Federal Regulations. http://t.co/oXUiZr8v What if these were all svg files?
2012-02-15 21:58:42169903488304807937@kongharald whereas our high status is Warren Buffet's secretary. :)avatar kongharald169876030721507328
2012-02-15 20:45:54169885167425556480This is scary. I have 5 printers going at once. I need a leather apron now.
2012-02-15 20:02:34169874259802460162Ancient Greece used citizens as officials, no professionals. For continuity, cities owned "public slaves" who were the civil service.
2012-02-15 11:18:23169742347121336321Agathe.gr has a nice model of the monument of the heroes. http://t.co/4jtG60Pc Each citizen assigned a hero.
2012-02-15 11:08:09169739771814477825Reading about the eponymous heroes. http://t.co/yajXCvJ3 If you had a proposal for a new statute, you'd post it on their statues.
2012-02-15 02:32:11169609920990289921Intrigued by the Mini Pak'R Air Cushion Machine. http://t.co/YenmbyDW Would like to buy standard box sizes, need to fill excess space.
2012-02-15 01:45:33169598187982696449@gnat united put true value into the super premier executive elite class. all you need is some more qualifiers.avatar gnat169597384505049089
2012-02-15 01:05:52169588199398719488My first industrial stapler arrives Thurs. Your Swingline is to this Staplex S-620N like an imac to a server. http://t.co/Cwrl9mls
2012-02-14 18:54:19169494698589818882Report by @brianstelter, local TV stations starting to stream over net. http://t.co/WlUDKPrs Can we have our spectrum back now?
2012-02-14 18:28:28169488189885644800MT @google: Launched 2+ years ago, Google Public DNS is largest public DNS service in world, 70B+ requests/day // ISC f-root does 2.7b/day
2012-02-14 04:11:23169272499677315073Bill Joy crawls out on a limb, predicts RAM at $300/mbyte. http://t.co/WXj495gM via @stevej
2012-02-14 03:39:03169264363541241856@gilelbaz we would have been done by now!avatar gilelbaz169259930250002432
2012-02-14 02:51:41169252442096140288My scanning capacity now 90 pages per minute, at this rate would take 21.13 years to do 1 billion pages. 1000 of us could do it in 7.7 days.
2012-02-14 02:33:43169247919596240896@gnat what if you could talk back to them while they blither and they had to pay attention? 2-way comms the next frontier for parliaments.avatar gnat169242408033333248
2012-02-13 23:54:58169207969563684865Was impressed by how easily the 4250/S copier installed. http://t.co/INKStgnN Waiting on high-capacity feeders still.
2012-02-13 00:23:23168852733091254272The six-station hand-cranked collator. http://t.co/L5uF3CsW All important projects eventually involve collating. Plan ahead, be prepared.
2012-02-12 16:47:40168738047498788864Looking at staplers today. This two-headed model looks great. http://t.co/WGIIdZUj There's an optional foot pedal as well.
2012-02-11 23:19:16168474209809481728@digiphile was thinking of braising some leeks in coconut milk.avatar digiphile168472804298211330
2012-02-11 23:05:48168470819645820928The duck has been trussed and soaked in bulgoki sauce and now a 300-degree 3-hour miracle of culinary transformation will occur.
2012-02-11 19:50:01168421550729592832Having wielded rubber stamps 3400 times, developed a case of bureaucrat's elbow. Occupational therapy is to repeatedly lift beer bottle.
2012-02-10 20:45:13168073056038830080My artisanal public printing project includes gold foil seals on the back of every document. http://t.co/US5KJu9b
2012-02-10 20:44:12168072799401938944My 9 pro-grade stamps in action. http://t.co/2RufqY6h Here's the CODE IS LAW stamp. http://t.co/tVo4kSl2
2012-02-09 20:30:56167707071960190976Updated Guidestar and "About" page to add our 2011 audited financials. http://t.co/MstgLmEs Also updated grateful thanks to donors section.
2012-02-09 03:26:45167449328963690499The Adventures of Barry McKenzie. Paid $11.95, received my DVD, am about to view the Australian "Gone With the Wind."
2012-02-09 02:22:50167433244483133440People camping out overnight for a taste of Pliny the Younger in Santa Rosa. Had 2 of the Elder at local market, everyone had a comment.
2012-02-08 22:43:23167378015368654849Smithsonian removes statue, uses giant crane. http://t.co/niyeftDY Perhaps can also remove copyright policy which has been welded in place?
2012-02-08 17:14:33167295264326029313Yes, They Scanned! http://t.co/6TZJp25X #wikipedians picking up the CCD and running with it at NARA.
2012-02-08 09:44:38167182037587992576"A fine thing, my fellow Athenians, a fine thing is the preservation of public records. For records do not change." http://t.co/As5c8WEs
2012-02-08 00:08:00167036920973635584Debating if using "cahootinizing" in a letter to a government official would be considered overly familiar.
2012-02-07 19:50:17166972065298124801If you're looking for a really mind-blowing talk (literally), here's Mary Lou Jepsen on the brain display. http://t.co/aDJrzkKS
2012-02-07 05:28:10166755108619694081Yes We Scan (Again!) http://t.co/KwhI5qiQ Post by @dferriero on his We the People teleconference.
2012-02-07 03:55:46166731854194540544@johnolilly Droptox ... for nuclear and industrial waste.avatar johnolilly166712409157935104
2012-02-06 20:58:11166626766264336384Very pleased that they still use red tape in the UK for legal docs. (Actually, pink tape, but close enough!) http://t.co/K69yWGYO
2012-02-06 18:43:19166592827885752320Found two Xerox 4250/S copier/printers. 90 ppm aggregate capacity. Should be in house within a week.
2012-02-06 18:29:20166589307019214849@smatheson they're planning on going live today ....avatar smatheson166587634515312640
2012-02-06 02:28:11166347426725236736"If Kissinger can win the peace prize, I wouldn't be surprised to wake up tomorrow and find I had won the Preakness."
2012-02-06 01:22:47166330967659790337RT @mattcutts: @carlmalamud redundant arrays of inexpensive copiers! Very Googley. :)avatar mattcutts
2012-02-05 23:49:01166307370790694912@carlmalamud redundant arrays of inexpensive copiers! Very Googley. :)avatar carlmalamud166299788621529088
2012-02-05 23:42:56166305839529988096@dericed using paper as the output medium for this particular application.avatar dericed166302253840478209
2012-02-05 23:18:53166299788621529088Have concluded that if staff has spare cycles/can multiplex, 5 $2k copiers far more effective than 1 $10k copier for throughput, downtime.
2012-02-05 21:56:04166278945937956864NY Times terminated route 5 days ago with no notification, keeps charging. Would happily give $$, but require product. 35-yr subscriber.
2012-02-05 20:07:21166251585763151874I need to purchase a high-speed (20-40 ppm) copier. Anybody out there already go through the evaluation fire drill who can give me advice?
2012-02-05 19:02:30166235265738874880267/326 of these videos now have contentid matches withdrawn. https://t.co/LTVlkbUB Still working on the rest.
2012-02-05 17:25:41166210900838187008RT @gilelbaz: HB418,New Hamp. bill, mandates open data standards with 8 principles driven by @carlmalamud @timoreilly http://t.co/i1Wlhc ...avatar timoreilly
2012-02-05 17:20:05166209490868383744HB418,New Hamp. bill, mandates open data standards with 8 principles driven by @carlmalamud @timoreilly http://t.co/i1Wlhccm #data #progressavatar timoreilly
2012-02-05 05:09:54166025736975687682Handed out at a recent conference. http://t.co/SYVjC7wh Breathable energy. Works fast anywhere. Red Bull, move over.
2012-02-05 04:56:36166022389971427328@johnolilly lol. <tips over play:3, no line-in, looks up the play:5 on net, omg ... he's got a line-in!> never mind, your plan a good one!avatar johnolilly166021390854660096
2012-02-05 04:52:02166021239217995776@johnolilly do you want to get audio from your tv out of your sonos? (or audio from your youtube video on your pc out to your sonos?)avatar johnolilly166020555865206784
2012-02-05 04:48:32166020359399800832@johnolilly not happy with sonos software. great radio, but not so good as extension speaker device, not very flexible.avatar johnolilly166004274344632321
2012-02-04 20:20:29165892502606446593RT @kenyanpundit: "@cdibona: The Summer of Code, 2012, is coming: http://t.co/BxzXovnw
2012-02-04 19:12:11165875316315791360"@cdibona: The Summer of Code, 2012, is coming: http://t.co/BxzXovnw
2012-02-04 15:02:01165812357082259457Asked for a suggestion for a famous author for an upcoming conference, said if they could get Borges that would be truly impressive.
2012-02-03 20:27:44165531938059329538@danielschuman they have no policy on public access, going to require each committee to sign up + loc (contractor) development.avatar danielschuman165477617259134977
2012-02-03 18:31:06165502586269605890Harnessing synthetic genetics andnthen learning for all children. Not a bad set of talks to reboot my brain in the morning.
2012-02-03 08:14:28165347406387486721@mattcutts I hate their expiring credits scheme at istockphoto. It's like they are gaming their customers with gotchas.avatar mattcutts165343957977530369
2012-02-03 07:26:00165335209099800577After the two astronauts, I gave a talk about technical standards incorporates into law.
2012-02-03 06:26:52165320330460663809Two astronauts showing us video and pictures they shot on the space shuttle.
2012-02-03 04:51:59165296450509602816@timoreilly @gnat gold medal winner.avatar timoreilly165293363199881216
2012-02-02 05:31:54164944109067444224"I saw the best minds of our generation writing spam filters." Neal Stephenson on <getting big stuff done>
2012-02-02 05:25:36164942521053614080Somebody just called Neal Stephenson an "imagination professional."
2012-02-02 05:19:24164940959694598144Eric Schmidt and Sergey Brin are the warmup act for Neal Stephenson. http://t.co/2r9HIQJJ
2012-02-02 01:05:42164877115773296640Update on the National Inventory of Legal Materials from the @aallnet http://t.co/i6k5Lxce
2012-02-02 00:59:49164875637314686977@nabihasyed A couple foia assists coming up soon. I'll format and publish the contact list as a table first, then there's going to be sw.avatar nabihasyed164873960662642688
2012-02-02 00:45:35164872054968025088@ghelleks I may have to miss that conference call. Let me know what they say? I have a pressing prior engagement to discuss world peace.avatar ghelleks164814773224095744
2012-02-02 00:43:17164871475940171776Spent an hour harvesting FOIA contacts from FOIA.Gov. Developed by @TheJusticeDept, this may be one of the worst .gov sites ever.
2012-01-31 01:44:32164162115345715200sae.org mission bullet: "One of the world’s largest libraries of intellectual property focused on technology within the mobility industry."
2012-01-30 01:06:47163790226966319105Very slick. @mdkail took us off sunfire/ubuntu for email and /misc web sites onto generic/freebsd/doubled-up-servers without a hiccup.
2012-01-29 20:12:26163716151468228610Here's my MEULA (pronounced "moola"). http://t.co/iuVGt1Gg Borrowed wording from a professional EULA. http://t.co/c1XYVgmk
2012-01-29 19:57:35163712411914862593Today I created a MEULA. It is a EULA, but printed on 11x17 magnet stock. Features intimidating language about how the law is for all.
2012-01-28 05:52:02163137236467056640People on the move from @ansidotorg spotlights trailblazers in standardization. http://t.co/K0ndJadN Submissions with ANSI discretion.avatar ansidotorg
2012-01-28 04:53:34163122520499822592Investing in self-inking pro-grade stamps. Ordered this one today in honor of @lessig http://t.co/9usB3eDF Red ink of course.avatar lessig
2012-01-28 03:54:26163107640279437313My two color laser printers cranking out ~800 pp/day of 200g cover stock and labels. Set of toner cartridges every ~2 days. 8000 page job.
2012-01-28 03:08:03163095969406263297@VY1CA my office has two mac pros and enough disk that is nice and toasty even when the heat is off on the weekends. Home, alas, all books.avatar VY1CA163088730268246018
2012-01-28 02:51:08163091712057683968@cjoh information diet for kids by the e-tiger daddy. You could be Dr. Spock.avatar cjoh163081989036060672
2012-01-28 02:49:45163091362353385473@gnat the Sebastopol Disco Festival has Comic Sans as official font, rum and Tab as official cocktail. Stop complaining.avatar gnat163090174186766336
2012-01-28 02:06:05163080373797011459Heater still broken so staying in a Sebastopol motel, enjoying the urban ambiance. Don't usually leave the farm after dark.
2012-01-28 01:24:48163069981989412866Good to see @stacey4congress touring the MAKE facilities. She'd be a terrific member of Congress for this area.
2012-01-27 15:56:45162927028339879936Sent the House a past due notice on the invoice I sent to Chairman Lungren in December. https://t.co/4vzxTr9U
2012-01-27 15:39:27162922677730938880Nice start. Heater went out in house, engine light lit on jeep, audit committee meets at 10, printers out of toner. Life in civil service!
2012-01-27 01:04:34162702504021331968Watching Julia Child "wham a fish head." She had a real poetic touch.
2012-01-27 00:35:05162695085195145216RT @ansidotorg: Get to know more about online piracy, copyright & trademark infringement & more through the work of Chilling Effects htt ...avatar ansidotorg
2012-01-26 21:17:18162645312534609920Get to know more about online piracy, copyright & trademark infringement & more through the work of Chilling Effects http://t.co/hMrZpDD7
2012-01-26 23:03:01162671913024499712Does anybody have any idea how much Rob Steele, the Secretary General of ISO, makes per year?
2012-01-26 04:18:36162388944552595457Angry Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Channeling Sarah Palin. http://t.co/i967Swyc Report from the UK analysing Newt Gingrich.
2012-01-26 00:42:49162334644270923777RT @charleymooreesq: Fun talking to @carlmalamud today about free #legal information. Great work going on http://t.co/6CT3t4Ce http://t ...
2012-01-25 23:52:49162322054891319296Fun talking to @carlmalamud today about free #legal information. Great work going on http://t.co/6CT3t4Ce http://t.co/GDBtHjCk
2012-01-25 22:34:56162302460315185153@mjbommar I'm more than happy with former white house chief of staff up front on this!avatar mjbommar162258224081412096
2012-01-25 22:34:37162302381151887361TechCrunch says "This one is a no-brainer." http://t.co/Qf1KJoXD YesWeScan
2012-01-25 18:12:33162236430570110978In the city to meet the http://t.co/9BMarrRN(s). The future of forms.
2012-01-25 03:20:08162011845966827520You know how you go to fancy banquet, but leave hungry? Wondering if West Wing on.
2012-01-25 02:05:15161993001336446977Switched back over to C-SPAN. Official .gov channel had way too many commercials. I want to see the people milling around.
2012-01-25 01:47:49161988610843881472Amazed by the production values on the official .gov e-sotu channel. Can we download all this video? Reuse it? The Bo B-Roll for example?
2012-01-25 01:15:08161980389110452224Cool. You can mix your own padding compound colors. http://t.co/n79mmPw9 Making pads of forms, proud owner of a new padding press.
2012-01-25 01:02:36161977231831334912Hey @macon44 that bloopers roll on your live channel is *really* funny. I'm staying tuned in here. Way better than CNN or C-SPAN.
2012-01-24 01:07:44161616138281816064Reconfigured office. Betacam and Umatic to cold storage, we're a heavy-duty print shop now. Binding, padding press, punches, 4 printers.
2012-01-23 19:20:54161528853813133312@alexismadrigal that was at public.resource.org/freedom ... one of my favorite Ben Franklin stories.avatar alexismadrigal161510415724056576
2012-01-23 19:18:31161528253109125120My /. interview is live. http://t.co/ICssvb71 Hoping that @dferriero will incorporate by reference the /. comments into his blog.
2012-01-23 07:04:09161343446328680448An impressive rubber stamp. 2x3.2"! http://t.co/37sRYToT The Trodat line is pro-grade. Consider myself a rubber stamp connoisseur.
2012-01-23 00:15:59161240726510903296Making cotechino sausage with lentils, will need my strength tomorrow as /. interview goes live.
2012-01-22 22:58:42161221276579532800First Kim Jong-eun now Kim Dotcom. So hard to stay up-to-date on world leaders.
2012-01-22 17:12:38161134185103376384The Great Pyramid of Drobos. http://t.co/jyF0fvNq This tomb, built by millions of taxpayers, houses the remains of the House.
2012-01-21 02:43:54160553174216871936@digiphile Good question! Answers on Monday.avatar digiphile160509363965005825
2012-01-20 23:44:54160508130109825024Official White House response to YesWeScan petition. http://t.co/5zOaKXQZ
2012-01-20 21:02:13160467187075776512@alancloutier ha! much easier than the abacus I was working with!avatar alancloutier160466936306728960
2012-01-20 19:51:54160449490099245057@dericed @waldojaquith thanks to both! This is going on a /. interview, so I'm sure if I'm wrong I'll get corrected in nanoseconds.avatar dericed160448809581805569
2012-01-20 19:36:46160445683952926721@opengavin do you know something I don't? I know we didn't meet their threshold so our petition expired.avatar opengavin160433377470726144
2012-01-20 19:32:05160444506142015488@waldojaquith are you off by factor of 8? 8 mega bits per second = 1 mega byte per second?avatar waldojaquith160436443527909376
2012-01-20 18:46:11160432955653750784@DGleebits of course. just wanted to make sure I had my decimal point in the right place.avatar DGleebits160432386738360320
2012-01-20 18:36:53160430613504073728Video people check my math? "20 years of video at 8 mbps is only 630 Tbytes."
2012-01-20 18:23:01160427123847344128@smalljones @rtburg @uncmedialaw I've always wanted to be a model.avatar smalljones160417988766470145
2012-01-20 16:51:22160404059856183297The voice of the semantic web. http://t.co/ruTXWiF2 RDF: { @gilelbaz "talks about" @commoncrawl }
2012-01-19 21:36:24160113402226814976@bethnoveck normally, you get instant responses. But, was paying attention to our yearly audit, so there was a longer-than-usual-delay.avatar bethnoveck160111754309935104
2012-01-19 17:21:04160049146793955328RT @algore: Support this worthy effort to digitize our federal assets: https://t.co/lSb5BXbZ
2012-01-19 12:31:30159976271638568961Support this worthy effort to digitize our federal assets: https://t.co/lSb5BXbZ
2012-01-19 16:39:23160038654100774913@bethnoveck Sorry, but #htagginwbeth has been registered at the copyright office. Your twitter will be canceled if you persist in using it.avatar bethnoveck160037089377914880
2012-01-19 16:06:06160030278826467328Stop the leap second. http://t.co/FXQbmApm All my clocks going dark at midnight in protest. #nochrono
2012-01-19 12:25:47159974833613049856Wooden it be nice? http://t.co/BGw1Tygn Step right up to a brief history of British Standard Specification for Wooden Stairs, BS 585.
2012-01-19 03:24:38159838649075240961The Oatmeal nails SOPA (and the goat). http://t.co/HZhyEJKf via @zephoria
2012-01-19 02:49:17159829753975681025What time were we supposed to reboot the Internet? Need to set up crontab to flip house.resource.org back on and was unclear on schedule.
2012-01-19 01:17:02159806538041663489Got my self-inking red "fair use" stamp. It's great. Now, need to figure out how to rent a DocuTech for a few months.
2012-01-18 19:37:31159721095036014592Waiting to meet a reporter for lunch in the city, hoping the sushi place hasn't gone dark. #nosoba
2012-01-18 16:37:56159675904543563776RT @zephoria: "What does Wikipedia have against soap?" & other priceless blackout responses posted @herpderpedia #sopa
2012-01-18 16:17:15159670699416498176"What does Wikipedia have against soap?" & other priceless blackout responses posted @herpderpedia #sopa
2012-01-18 02:50:17159467619269885953White House got anguished call from Ambasaddor, called NSF (who ran the net). NSF said "hey, we're not the boss of him." Site stayed dark.
2012-01-18 02:47:57159467030813224961Taking house.resource.org off-line reminiscent of the time we took the French Embassy dark because of nuclear testing in the South Pacific.
2012-01-18 02:30:10159462554396139521https://t.co/77zrPLOw and https://t.co/FNjFaZ4K have gone dark. Be Free.
2012-01-18 00:17:20159429125935869952Does anybody know who the people are who are behind fightforthefuture.org, the group which runs http://t.co/WAsm61XL
2012-01-17 17:53:17159332475364048896I've sent the India Building Code and the Kenya Building Code off to the double-key team. Will take a few months to get results back.
2012-01-17 09:45:29159209717502185472Dr. @WillNoel selected to give the 125th Anniversary Lecture, will tell the story of the Palimpsest. http://t.co/sOvBvlDo
2012-01-17 09:42:29159208963378913280Gagarin's excellent book about how Greeks wrote laws down so the community would know them. http://t.co/mFE9MK85
2012-01-16 22:35:00159040986067116032Ordered a really big red self-inking "FAIR USE" rubber stamp.
2012-01-16 19:40:32158997080826843136I appealed to a higher authority. http://t.co/F9Ksq5l2 Boing Boing covers the Judge Paul pseudo-takedown snafu. ht @doctorow
2012-01-16 16:36:19158950720031305729RT @CementAmericas: A proposal was approved to permit up to 15 percent ground #limestone in blended #cements under @ASTMIntl C595. http: ...
2012-01-15 21:20:03158659736575819776A proposal was approved to permit up to 15 percent ground #limestone in blended #cements under @ASTMIntl C595. http://t.co/F8riniaP
2012-01-15 22:05:19158671126728409091Added call-to-action overlay on disputed YouTube video, goes to the + post when you click. http://t.co/soLW7Wt6 Take that Judge Paul!
2012-01-15 20:06:34158641243553923072Judge Paul called me at thief. http://t.co/uZxwcowt I reuploaded the offending video 2x. Stop SOPA or people like Judge Paul will rule.
2012-01-15 11:56:40158517954286329856There's an Association to make National High Five Day a national holiday. http://t.co/kpnUPgLR From @kenyanpundit
2012-01-14 22:47:11158319274350485504Went through 14 reams of paper today practicing fair use. Practice makes perfect.
2012-01-13 19:52:59157913050068942848@jgerencser i'm definitely annoyed. ;)avatar jgerencser157892379288928257
2012-01-13 19:05:51157901186673025025@nickschaper pentagon parking lot probably not a good idea either.avatar nickschaper157898283178672128
2012-01-13 18:58:24157899312209203200El Casco started out making revolvers, but now makes gold-plated two-hole paper punches. http://t.co/2cwhnHEh A Basque tradition.
2012-01-13 05:29:52157695837307281409@therealfitz I know where he lives. we can take it from here. :)avatar therealfitz157695492912984064
2012-01-13 05:27:22157695210485321729@therealfitz send me your copy or send me metadata.avatar therealfitz157689435360739329
2012-01-13 01:44:12157639047634886657@therealfitz received copy of Bechbretha, An Old Irish Law-Tract on Bee-Keeping, reminds me of your bee book story. Early Irish Law Vol. 1.avatar therealfitz
2012-01-13 01:30:13157635529335246848Lunch truck had white bean and quinona vegiburger. Nothing wrong with that of course, but skipped lunch, happy the lasagna has hit the oven.
2012-01-13 01:10:38157630599417434112@seamuskraft kids these day just don't know the value of boiled water.avatar seamuskraft157623912556015617
2012-01-13 00:25:50157619326550163456Trying "oven ready lasagna." No boiling needed on the pasta. When I was young, we actually had to boil water.
2012-01-12 21:43:43157578526936137728Instructions for those wishing to join the Congressional Metadata Militia. http://t.co/owcxUhrc Help process the House Broadcast Studio.
2012-01-12 21:08:56157569775659253760shoot, misread the CMS. We've only cleared 250/326 of the ContentID Matches. http://t.co/FZN3E5hZ Back to the copyright salt mines.
2012-01-12 18:05:41157523658569547777YouTube has rolled out a new rev of the disputation mechanism that now includes an option for "This video is public domain."
2012-01-12 18:03:59157523232348581888We've now cleared 312 of 326 of the videos that had ContentID matches. http://t.co/FZN3E5hZ
2012-01-12 02:39:33157290589728157697@PhilDonaldsonNJ "No matter where you go, there you are." -Buckaroo Bonzaiavatar PhilDonaldsonNJ157282956753383424
2012-01-12 00:27:01157257237419663360@freegovinfo I'll do a detailed "how to adopt a committee" post in the am.avatar freegovinfo157255288439840768
2012-01-12 00:25:58157256971760844801@freegovinfo Hoping people don't just duplicate the work we did. OGR in good shape. But, we have *all* the other committees. Could use help!avatar freegovinfo157255288439840768
2012-01-12 00:17:24157254814911303680@maggiekb1 @GlennF w/the deepest bench in journalism, you'd think they could do better than "the only food in the middle is a baked potato."avatar maggiekb1157231747136897024
2012-01-11 22:43:02157231066942418944@maggiekb1 not only that, it was a lousy dining section piece. he couldn't review one decent restaurant?avatar maggiekb1157228988299870208
2012-01-11 21:15:42157209088470687744@ghelleks hey, I saw the RFI but didn't respond. wondering how serious the effort is, but certainly wish them luck.avatar ghelleks157167765067796481
2012-01-11 20:42:59157200857174245376The National Coalition for History weighs in on YesWeScan.Org http://t.co/WknHxp9N
2012-01-11 14:27:18157106314621886464From the yes-we-scan? dept at @techdirt: Is It Time For A Federal Scanning Commission? http://t.co/dg1pzQME
2012-01-11 00:41:41156898538545102848Ordered 24 rolls American Flag carton sealing tape, 3000 USA packing slip pouches, a kit for making pads of paper with red padding compound.
2012-01-10 22:08:59156860112693243904RT @archivesnews: #AOTUS Blog: @DFerriero on #YesWeScan campaign http://t.co/kyW5QNwP
2012-01-10 22:05:07156859140143190016#AOTUS Blog: @DFerriero on #YesWeScan campaign http://t.co/kyW5QNwP
2012-01-10 21:43:51156853786437103616The Archivist of the United States on YesWeScan.Org http://t.co/75LWQ8d7 Thank you @dferriero!
2012-01-10 20:09:13156829970134614016These technical public safety standards work out to $472/pound, about the cost of a good truffle. http://t.co/SvWzEbh5
2012-01-10 17:21:52156787854926819329Hollywood takes down my .gov video, sends me to copyright school. http://t.co/tZ4l34OB Still up on archive: http://t.co/F1j5AP9N
2012-01-10 03:26:11156577549558874112Move beyond SOPA, unlock the power of the Internet. http://t.co/rwAIXaAh YesWeScan on ThinkProgress.
2012-01-09 23:54:11156524199706509312RT @campusprogress: “If we can put a man on the moon, why can't we launch the Library of Congress into cyberspace?” http://t.co/ac2HCdls ...
2012-01-09 16:24:46156411096864010240“If we can put a man on the moon, why can't we launch the Library of Congress into cyberspace?” http://t.co/ac2HCdls #YesWeScan
2012-01-09 21:41:32156490816569868288I bought the law and the law won $153.00 for ANSI S3.22-2003: Specification of Hearing Aid Characteristics.
2012-01-09 19:29:56156457696751665152The CEO British Standards Institute made $1,001,748 in 2010 Salary. CEO of ANSI made only $916,107. Both are nonprofits.
2012-01-09 19:22:00156455702460760064@glynmoody Don't believe they've invited me inside.avatar glynmoody156450708047142912
2012-01-09 18:57:36156449561852915712I'm now a registered member of the British Standards Institute. Paid £1539 for a few pieces of Euro Codes, but shipping is free.
2012-01-09 09:11:14156301995190394880YesWeScan.Org Editorial in the Sacramento Bee. http://t.co/P8FgjaMa
2012-01-08 22:10:40156135757378105344PDF docs with form fields or typewriter need to use Preflight on Acrobat Pro to "Flatten Form Fields" for iPhone PDF reader to see them.
2012-01-08 20:31:12156110729374744576@szakulec they learned how to write copyright warnings from the MPAA. more on this issue in a few months.avatar szakulec156109096133734400
2012-01-08 19:38:21156097425336049665My 1967 standard on Safety in Welding and Cutting, which is part of the OSHA regs, comes in a shrinkwrap license. http://t.co/c1XYVgmk
2012-01-08 19:37:18156097164760711168The standards I bought from IEEE, Underwriters Labs, ASTM, and ISO cost about the same as caviar. http://t.co/DIvQHuNu
2012-01-08 18:34:49156081438045913088.@KatieS "I won't lose the hope in this great nation that the darkness of this time will change for a better future for all of us." Wow!
2012-01-08 17:57:23156072017769140225A + post about 4 challenges facing the House when it comes to making their proceedings public. http://t.co/B9tM2xvU
2012-01-08 03:19:44155851150724300801How do I get in on some of that sweet 1 Percent action? http://t.co/6IINojeX NY Times economics correspondent @jswatz joins the $400k club.
2012-01-08 00:43:33155811846757163008the AC MOTORS AND GENERATORS comment room is more heated than I would have expected. http://t.co/2FrN4Ctb
2012-01-07 03:33:02155492108181049344Surfing two roads, ended up at same time at beekeeping http://t.co/VpWFDezx and beehunting http://t.co/lFFlMf8f
2012-01-06 23:39:42155433388562587648.@google is displaying files in robots.txt. Verified on webmaster tools that it is blocked, shows up anyway. Can somebody help?
2012-01-06 22:50:54155421108416425984@smatheson I waste so much time with government that this isn't worth worrying about. My time worthless anyway.avatar smatheson155411198509203456
2012-01-06 19:18:31155367661658849280Sent in 31 more ContentID disputes. To date, have cleared 223/325 of the matches. http://t.co/FZN3E5hZ
2012-01-06 18:29:45155355388177428482RT @DarrellIssa: And a big thanks to @CarlMalamud for his help & support to deliver @GOPOversight hearing #video #transparency: http://t ...
2012-01-06 18:17:20155352262141689857And a big thanks to @CarlMalamud for his help & support to deliver @GOPOversight hearing #video #transparency: http://t.co/Ei1MmaZd
2012-01-06 18:24:56155354174853353472We deliver. http://t.co/mVEIX5Q1 Finished our 1-year project with U.S. House. 41 terabytes of video released. Thanks @DarrellIssa
2012-01-06 11:51:20155255124657311744@lewisshepherd same here. http://t.co/0FldCRxgavatar lewisshepherd155232913867276288
2012-01-06 04:04:42155137690931695616@waldojaquith I expect big ROI on these private standards.avatar waldojaquith155135558526574592
2012-01-06 02:08:36155108474303418368@aaronsw and weather is a secret that should be sold. http://t.co/genZji3b that is counter to how things are supposed to be!avatar aaronsw155107080712359936
2012-01-06 01:19:33155096130672263168RT @JPBarlow: This is good. Right to Know legend @Carl Malamud takes on Rick Santorum. http://t.co/7wYocZ7i
2012-01-06 00:12:17155079200397729793This is good. Right to Know legend @Carl Malamud takes on Rick Santorum. http://t.co/7wYocZ7i
2012-01-06 01:14:56155094966031495168@smalljones i did! actually pressing the corporation-as-person argument irt p.r.o., want to sue courts for denying "me" our rights.avatar smalljones155093984056836096
2012-01-06 01:07:55155093203559792640@smalljones not sure protecting acuweather is the appropriate mission statement for the u.s. senate.avatar smalljones155086687985336320
2012-01-06 00:38:26155085783764713472@smalljones I am claiming my progressive merit badge for this campaign.avatar smalljones155085067423727616
2012-01-06 00:37:31155085553203818496Great review of @cjoh book by @oso. http://t.co/C9BgQI9l On a diet, but first 58 words a rave review. Then, turns out I got distracted.
2012-01-06 00:19:54155081116414509056Never understood why @ricksantorum did that. http://t.co/genZji3b Classic example of follow the money. Campaign surely won't answer.
2012-01-06 00:10:41155078800009461761RT @Stakesh: 人類を月へ送ったのに比べれば、すべての文書、書籍をディジタル化するなんて容易なはず http://t.co/xHIcx9UI
2012-01-05 22:38:37155055629797560320@filbertkm @Dominic_MP @justgrimes I sent a note to @dferriero at @USNatArchives asking what's up so you can scan.avatar filbertkm155053614732292096
2012-01-05 22:27:21155052793806323713@dbentley @cjoh I'm voting for Senator O'Reilly.avatar dbentley155043004594405377
2012-01-05 22:21:17155051266991587330Updated master public safety code files. http://t.co/l1eF39bE svg.html uses SVG graphics, .pdf are re-typeset files from xhtml using Prince
2012-01-05 22:02:53155046636001828864@justgrimes are you sure about that? did @filbertkm have same experience? they just did a scanathon.avatar justgrimes155040476876115968
2012-01-05 21:01:18155031139839512576.@DarrellIssa Your reporter analogy doesn't work. When you hold a hearing, you don't grant a reporter an exclusive right to publish.
2012-01-05 20:54:48155029503842861056.@DarrellIssa @timoreilly I'm with Tim! The bill you introduced is all about publishers extracting unfair rents. Misuse of taxpayer funds!avatar timoreilly
2012-01-05 20:52:59155029046827286528Some sample navigation files for California Title 24. http://t.co/1XoNsFB2 Mouse over each part for a TOC. Many more widgets to come.
2012-01-05 20:28:43155022938976956416@Kim_Bruning we're going to make a federal case out of it.avatar Kim_Bruning155020609280151552
2012-01-05 20:16:32155019873012031488Ouch. Spent another $1,760.57 buying private standards incorporated into law. Underwriters Labs, Compressed Gas Assoc, ASTM, IEEE.
2012-01-05 01:12:35154731990132858881Just a respondent, will answer whatever ?s posed, but hoping /. asks about wwlbd.org yeswescan.org house.resource.org law.resource.org
2012-01-04 21:48:20154680587578384384RT @laurelatoreilly: Yes we scan! Digitize all public government information : http://t.co/TaF0jlTs
2012-01-04 21:45:51154679964132843520Yes we scan! Digitize all public government information : http://t.co/TaF0jlTs
2012-01-04 19:58:36154652972226322434@david_allison send me mail? it's on the public.resource.org/about page.avatar david_allison154648495524020225
2012-01-04 19:39:44154648225566044160I'm being interviewed on Slashdot. http://t.co/VNWA0JAF Your chance to ask about grey goo. (Please also ask about YesWeScan.Org)
2012-01-04 19:37:06154647563323191296Submitted 77 more ContentID disputes. http://t.co/FZN3E5hZ
2012-01-04 03:55:25154410577777799168@lewisshepherd an overwhelming plurality.avatar lewisshepherd154409904654921728
2012-01-04 03:37:28154406062366273536RT @kevinokeefe: AOTUS' Citizen Archivist Dashboard + Malamud's Digitization of Gov Petition - @glambert http://t.co/Zxj3bAwX
2012-01-04 02:33:54154390066020618240AOTUS' Citizen Archivist Dashboard + Malamud's Digitization of Gov Petition - @glambert http://t.co/Zxj3bAwX
2012-01-04 03:17:04154400929809055744"As a test of skill, the Indians tossed popcorn kernels into the fire and caught them in their hands as they popped." http://t.co/HfOlayKZ
2012-01-04 02:35:29154390463183454208The unidentified archivist on the left is @dferriero who works for .gov. http://t.co/umMF5gFI Can we scan? http://t.co/uTtgFT0Z
2012-01-04 01:52:16154379587772620800You know how many DVDs have braindead menus? I'd like to amend SOPA to allow people to copy media to hack the menus, make them play better.
2012-01-04 00:47:36154363311415234560@tvol hi Tim! I sent you mail introducing you to @glennf who wrote the very nice piece to which your very nice photo is nonattributed.avatar tvol154314172673433600
2012-01-03 19:24:18154281951522586624Scan and Deliver! http://t.co/umMF5gFI The YesWeScan campaign covered in the Economist. Thanks @GlennF!
2012-01-02 17:03:22153884095615741952@WillNoel it's about time!avatar WillNoel153881213424246784
2012-01-02 15:17:05153857350229438465@kfogel it does seem to be free and open source. click on "index of chapters". license is cc-attribution.avatar kfogel153854574514544642
2012-01-02 00:36:02153635628301549568RT @freegovinfo: Happy Public Domain Day 2012 ... except in the US http://t.co/L74Erdkb
2012-01-01 23:31:02153619269169594368Happy Public Domain Day 2012 ... except in the US http://t.co/L74Erdkb
2012-01-01 22:54:00153609948029394944Pico Iyer extols The Joy of Quiet. http://t.co/wwR3hq2d Is your life too loud? Try an information diet.
2012-01-01 22:00:07153596389660692481Ancient Egyptians believed that when you went to heaven, you'd get 1,000 jugs of beer. Workers on the pyramids were given 1 gallon/day.
2012-01-01 21:39:14153591133635739648The annual report for Public.Resource.Org. https://t.co/M7IcVrEw
2012-01-01 05:59:201533546006054338582012 is the international year of work on stuff that matters. happy new year and let's get to work.