Author: DXO
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Illinois Personal Finance Challenge
Today I attended the Illinois Personal Finance Challenge at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Good shit.
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In Praise of Martha Lavey
I did not know Martha Lavey, who died this afternoon. She was a living legend, a towering figure who made Chicago better, made us more relevant to the world, and contributed to the advance of American art in ways that people who are were close to her will tell over the coming days. But I…
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The Use of Simple Digital Tools for Communion
Thoughts in preparation for The Impact of Digital Communication on Civic Engagement at DPLA Fest. A lot of my career has revolved around data and communications. The first civic tech tool I ever made, in 1999, was “KillerOnThe Loose.com”, a dumb notification tool that let you know, via Wireless Application Protocol, if there was a person…
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Video of People Lining Up for the 10AM Buses for Chance the Rapper at #MCW2
Today my youngest child and 5 of his friends went to see #MCW2 by Chance the Rapper. By all accounts, it was a magical experience and it may soon be on Netflix. We walked them over to the secret bus location and I took a quick video. The shows seem to be over now, so I…
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Field Trip!
One of the great joys of parenting is chaperoning field trips. I have never passed one up that has been offered to me. Sometimes the opportunities are hidden, tbh— parents and teachers collude to fill the slots before publishing them widely 🙂 So the key is to watch those calendars, religiously read the slips that…