Just for fun, I once went through the "shipped" mailing list and summed up the claimed impact of new features and compared it to actual company growth. The two didn't even come close to adding up, but it's in the interest of product org to be able to claim big wins, real or not.

Or think about public service! U.S. DOGE Service U.S. Digital Corps @18F U.S. Digital Response Code for America FAS is now @scientistsorg x.com/ModeledBehavio…

Layoffs suck You know what doesn't? Working for your state or fed government or non-profit serving the community! Some awesome paths fwd Crisis Text Line @18F U.S. Digital Service U.S. Digital Response Code for America Also check out usajobs.gov Hopefully others will put their recs too!

The Legibility Fallacy: influencing something you can easily measure is better than influencing something you can't easily measure.

Same energy

This is useful - theverge.com/2022/11/10/234… Would be a good feature to add to Twitter!

Excited to write my first desystemize in ages but this tweet does such a perfect job of capturing the argument I'm drafting I wonder if i even need to lol

Nice thread about the misconception that major tech companies run systems that can run without intervention because they're automated The example comes from Google, which is more automated compared than most major companies (MS, etc.), but still quite manual in an absolute sense

"The Education of a Civic Technologist" by Alex Allain Alex Allain from Strange Loop 2022 youtube.com/watch?v=nxlotD…

My talk from Strange Loop Conf about what I've learned in our work U.S. Digital Response is up!

Interested in how technology can be used as a force for good? Wondering how to make an impact in the #civictech space? Check out this talk by Alex Allain, U.S. Digital Response CTO!

This is an absolutely gem of a talk on what effecting actual change requires and the importance of humility when working with large complex systems. While the talk is about working with governments, the lessons are likely applicable to any tech job

Check out our latest Scaling Civic Tech series, hosted by Alex Allain! This time we're exploring the engineering work behind our Federal Grants Portfolio Also hear from our panelists on their decision to transition from the tech industry to civic tech. youtube.com/watch?v=-S3icH…

y'all important PSA: despite being a "zero calorie sweetener" every gram of Splenda contains 3.36 calories: fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/… Apparently the trick is that the serving size is 1g, and you can call anything with <5 calories "zero calorie" 🤦

❤️‍🔥 Considering a career change to civic technology, but not sure where to start / if the move is right for you? 🧑‍💻Our next Scaling Civic Technology, hosted by Alex Allain, will featuring a panel of tech experts who made the switch! 📅 Join us Dec. 13th! eventbrite.com/e/scaling-civi…

Scaling Civic Technology: Transitioning to Civic Technology by U.S. Digital Response is coming up soon on the civic tech event calendar (ift.tt/EBJIPcA). Event info here: ift.tt/L0ozxNR

#localgov #stategov friends - do you have some #civictech #govtech #it #digitalservice jobs to fill? Join us at the Digital Service Network career fair and we’ll feature your org and the great work you do. Learn more: mailchi.mp/digitalservice…

🌟 Bay Area governments & job seekers who are public service curious! U.S. Digital Response is hosting a happy hour in Oakland on Wednesday 12/7. eventbrite.com/e/getting-into…

The Elections team at U.S. Digital Response is hiring a software engineer role. You'd get to work with awesome people like Priya Garg Lindsey Melissa House & Alex Allain! us-digital-response.breezy.hr/p/f0d568e3ad43…