I haven't worked on a Django app in 8 years. I just opened a terminal and `python manage.py runserver` came flying off my fingers. Hi, my old friend. Maybe people management hasn't totally ruined me.
(Now I'm going to bitch about why on earth `python` is still aliased to Python2 on Mac, tyvm)
"Direct File showed what real government efficiency is—identifying a need and delivering for people in a way that actually makes their lives better.” — @merici.bsky.social
I asked for dark mode as in “less eye strain” not “the collapse of shared reality and permanent democratic nightfall” just to be clear
We have some news to share with you. 🥄
Today we took legal action to challenge our termination, filing an appeal with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. We did this because we believe the elimination of 18F violated safeguards that exist to protect a nonpartisan civil service.
What does "working transparently" mean, actually? Hint: It's not what DOGE is doing. Here's how 18F infused an ethos of transparency -- and accountability -- into everything we did. 18f.org/working-in-t...
this is when the internet peaked imo
Resume-writing is bad enough, but when you're a generalist and a manager, you end up with:
- owned a thing nobody else wanted
- paired with some folks but they didn't really need me
- made shit suck less in some unquantifiable way
- [mumbles in performance management]
hire me I guess?
I spent the last 9 years of my life in >7 different jobs with 18F. I worked on high-publicity items you've seen in the news and low-profile tools that made life for someone in a back office tolerable.
Pulling off this last IRL is my proudest achievement. I'll miss you all so very, very much. 🥄
