phildini @phildini

CTO, @burbteam. Partner, @GalaxyBrainCo Formerly @ask_trim, @patreon, @stripe, @eventbrite. Core contributor, @PyBeeWare I don't check Twitter DMs. Alameda, CA Joined March 2007

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phildini @phildini

3 years ago

Hello. I have returned to bad site to inform you all: The coolest person on earth, @rosemaryforyou, has released an indie emo EP, and you owe it to yourself to buy it and listen to it: fennelflowers.bandcamp.com/album/down I can't get these songs out of my head, and I want that for you.

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Time for my regular reminder: friends don't let friends use counter-dot-social. That instance's owner is untrustworthy, racist, gleefully disregards software licenses, tracks every click his users make on the site. Ok good talk, send your friends to me if they need help

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

People who worked in the bay area in 2000 / 2001 tonight:

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

It would be so nice to live in precedented times. You know, as a treat.

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Wowow did not know #django has kept up to date with postgres development and now has search built-in. ✨ @pauloxnet #djangocon

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4 years ago

The fact that every coffee shop on Park St is closed at 530 on a Thursday afternoon is an act of violence against the parents of newborns. What’s #alamtg doing about the real issues, hmm???

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

In case y'all are curious what it's like to work with @drewdil at @burbteam #startuplife 🤣

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Hello #berkeley folks! (I don't know if there's a #berkmtg?) Here's my last civic data drop for a bit, and it's a big one: data.berkeley.place/city_minutes/p… 56,951 pages of minutes from city meetings, full-text search, going back to 1905. We're well beyond microfiche at this point.

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

For the past couple weeks I've been working on digitizing 55,000 pages of civic meetings minutes (starting with #alamtg and #oakmtg) to give residents visibility into what their governments are doing. I wrote about my process and next steps: phildini.dev/digitizing-55-…

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Hello #oakmtg and all the folks who care about #oakland govt. I have a gift for you! At data.oakland.works/oakland_minute… you will find a searchable database of 37,172 pages of Oakland civic meeting minutes, going back to 2003. Full-text search. Microfiche on steroids. (RTs appreciated)

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Ok #alamtg I'm back with another gift, and this is a big one. If you go to data.alameda.one/alameda_minute…, you'll find a searchable database of the minutes of every @CityofAlameda govt meeting, going back to 2005. Yes, I mean full-text search. Think of it like microfiche on steroids.

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Hello #alamtg! I am back with another gift: A queryable database of every public session vote taken at the Alameda City Council, going back to 2010ish. data.alameda.one 1/5

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Has someone written a script to automate pulling voting history for #alamtg Minutes PDFs? Yes. Someone has.

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Tagging some folks who might find this _particularly_ interesting: @laurendo @JasonBiggs @gaylonparsons @brianrmcguire @Rasheed_Shabazz

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Want to know what was said about bike lanes or rent control a month ago? We got you, and the data will keep improving over time. If you want to help me on data correctness, I would love the help! You can reach me or, leave issues on the repo. 3/n

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Hey #alamtg folks I have a gift! councildataproject.org/alameda/#/ This is city meetings from mid-April to now (I'm adding more over time), with videos and transcripts, searchable and broken down by topic. 1/n

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phildini @phildini

4 years ago

Hi folks! It sucks I have to mention this, but: if you track menstrual cycles and you're worried about data subpoena, Apple Health data is encrypted on-device! This aint perfect, but using their built-in tracker will be much more resilient to the data slurping. Feel free to RT.