Thoughts on the proposed Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, S.2608
The proposed law is a good start but it has problems that should be fixed before it is enacted. Here are some of them.
Category Archives: Boston
Blast from the past: Boston Globe “special section” on Clinton Impeachment
Look back on simpler times, when the GOP pretended that lying about an affair was sufficient grounds to remove a president from office. Look, and despair.
City of Boston electronic poll books: they DO know what they’re doing!
Boston has robust plans in place to ensure that Poll Pad failures will not compromise an election, but I still have some concerns.
Boston Election Department switching over fully to electronic poll-books; I hope they know what they’re doing!
Using electronic poll-books at 275 precincts on election day is a much heavier lift than using them at ten early-voting locations. I hope they’ve covered all their bases!
A letter to the rabbi of a local congregation
I just sent this letter to the rabbi of a local congregation regarding the sermon he gave from the pulpit this past Shabbat morning, which focused on the war Israel had just started with Iran. Not a fan, 0/10, would not recommend.
Live Thu, Mar 6 on “America Unhinged”, plus Stand Up For Science, other recent updates
Hello, democracy lovers! Please join me on America Unhinged at 8pm Eastern on Thursday, March 6, where I will be talking with hosts Francesca Fiorentini and Wajahat Ali about DOGE’s slash-and-burn march through the federal government, what it means for the American people if we don’t stop it, and how we can do that. I… Read More »
Boston Herald article about my termination by DOGE
The article about my firing from USDS and VA is fair, accurate, and even-handed.
Boston online poll-worker training thread
Thread of posts about online Boston poll-worker training.
UX failure of the day: Eastern Bank’s new personal banking portal
Whatever Eastern Bank’s priorities were in rolling out its new portal, good UX and security seemingly weren’t among them.
Ups and downs of patronizing Sullivan Tire in Watertown MA
They do good work, but they often put you through a significant amount of turbulence along the way.