Blueberries situated in the grid created by waffles that reads "HNY!"
I made blueberry waffle typography. HNY!
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Blueberries situated in the grid created by waffles that reads "HNY!"
I made blueberry waffle typography. HNY!
Oh Matt 💔
Thank you for all you did to make the USWDS move forward, even in the hardest times ❤️ For saying the thing when no one else would. Grateful to have worked alongside you!
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
the cast of Hackers (1995) posing in a series of adjacent phone booths
Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers
Love how this normalizes being honest about your limits and creates natural buddy pairings. Turns “I don’t want to seem weak” into “I’m being responsible.”
Comfort Scores: A risk mitigation tool for pre-trip briefings
jacobian.org/2025/aug/4/c...
Gah! I miss those faces ❤️😭
I dunno. It’s kinda nice to go to a place where everybody knows your name.
Is it from the design we used for the first DjangoCon?
Happy Free Comic Book Day, one of the best days of the year!
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
You won’t regret it.
Mina! 😍
Frances Ha has to be one of the most underrated films of all time.
I carry these experiences and relationships with me always as I embark on this new chapter.
Farewell for now. ✌️❤️
I'm deeply grateful to the brilliant minds I've collaborated with while solving some of government's most complex digital challenges. It has been a profound honor to work alongside these remarkable individuals who have each shaped my journey in meaningful ways.
1. Design is a powerful force for equity.
2. Security and usability are complementary, not opposing forces.
3. And most importantly, the people behind the technology matter infinitely more than the code itself.
As I reflect on the work of growing the Login.gov design practice and seeing our platform expand to serve millions of members of the public, I am reminded of what truly matters:
When I joined Login.gov in 2020, we were a small but ambitious team tackling a monumental challenge: creating a secure, equitable, and accessible authentication platform for online government services. What began as a technical mission evolved into one of the most meaningful chapters of my career.
This is my last week at GSA.
Picture of a muffin with pistachios and lemon curd on a flowered plate.
Pistachio muffin with lemon curd topping.
This is the most detailed guide I’ve found for the 65,000 voters in NC whose votes might be thrown out. Tells them step by step what to do.
list five famous people you’ve met, but one is a lie.
Barack Obama
Frank Black
Kate Bosworth
Layne Staley
Robert Davi
The reason the IRS has no data-leaking API is not because they don't know how to schedule a "hackathon." Instead it's because the API:
1. Likely violates the Privacy Act of 1974
2. Is not within the IRS's mandate
3. Would be a huge target for attacks against the privacy of all Americans
If you are a North Carolina voter OR YOU KNOW PEOPLE IN NC check to see if your/their name is on the list. There are 15 days to fix the incomplete registrations so these votes don't get tossed out.
Booker just broke the record for the longest floor speech in US Senate history. He used his power to:
1. forestall the dismantling of democracy by DOGE
2. tell his personal story
A good time for all of us to think about how we can do both these things
Incoming.
