Kevin Curry
I organize things using the Web as a platform. Code for America, Bridgeborn, Inc., CityCamp, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, King's Grant Community League, and my local PTA. Graduated from Virginia Tech with degrees in History (BA '92) and Computer Science & Applications (MS '99). I sometimes post over at The Butter Room. I am a native and resident of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Recent Tweets
@kmcurry
This wins the Internet today.
Ultimately this is community leading government to better technology.
Parker Thompson, Pivotal Labs on Code for America Brigade
this is amazing.
Downtown #757 #aeparker #iphonography #instagrammers757 #instagram #365 #iphone4s (Taken with instagram)
We are seeing a healthy review of best practices for hackathons and apps contests. Source the problem ahead of time. Add sustainability to judging criteria and award categories. Consider what comes before and after the event and use the event to sprint to the first iteration of a viable outcome.
Observations from CfA Brigade
The way I see it, there’s a lack of need for any legislation at all. As a publisher, I have a very deep experience here, and the fact is that piracy is not a significant problem. Yes, there are people who are pirating my books, there are people who are sharing links to places where they can be downloaded. But the vast majority of customers are willing to pay if the product is widely available and the price is fair.
Clever clock at Leaping Lizard
This.
(via trappedintime)
10,000 times thinner than a human hair – with the same capacity to conduct electricity as a traditional copper wire.
