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27/ @hanaschank has been doing brilliant work on this and has a great article in Fast Company about vaccine appointment scheduling: https://www.fastcompany.com/90593617/when-can-i-schedule-a-covid-19-vaccine-appoint-why-the-government-cant-answer-this-simple-question
28/ Hana is also quoted in this MIT Tech Review article on vaccine distribution by Cat Ferguson and Karen Hao. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/27/1016790/covid-vaccine-distribution-us/
29/ Anyway, @nytimes, you should publish a counter to your irresponsible cheap, better vaccine website piece and I don't mean just in the @nytopinion section.
30/ One last thing.
You know *how* Airbnb and Uber and all those celebrated tech companies grew and delivered innovative services people love?
By *deliberately ignoring laws and regulations*.
Here's wikipedia entry on Airbnb's regulatory violations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbnb#Regulatory_violation
You know *how* Airbnb and Uber and all those celebrated tech companies grew and delivered innovative services people love?
By *deliberately ignoring laws and regulations*.
Here's wikipedia entry on Airbnb's regulatory violations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbnb#Regulatory_violation
31/ Should vaccine websites cost $44m, what CDC bought from Deloitte, and is "plagued by problems and abandoned by most states"?
Maybe! Probably! Because they're in really complicated environments.
*They should also work and do what they need to do!* https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/30/1017086/cdc-44-million-vaccine-data-vams-problems/
Maybe! Probably! Because they're in really complicated environments.
*They should also work and do what they need to do!* https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/30/1017086/cdc-44-million-vaccine-data-vams-problems/
32/ Here is another article on volunteer vaccine websites and tools, this one from MIT's Tech Review from 1 February.
It is much more responsible and acknowledges the complexity of the problem and environment. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/01/1016725/people-are-building-their-own-vaccine-appointment-tools/
It is much more responsible and acknowledges the complexity of the problem and environment. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/01/1016725/people-are-building-their-own-vaccine-appointment-tools/
33/ Another point on why the NYT's "$50" headline is irresponsible and harmful.
COVID-19 is exposing new groups of people to massive deficiencies in government services in general. These deficiencies include underfunding *as well as* bad/outdated/ineffective policy.
COVID-19 is exposing new groups of people to massive deficiencies in government services in general. These deficiencies include underfunding *as well as* bad/outdated/ineffective policy.
34/ For example, @ny_covid is translating their site into 30+ languages.
The point here is *government services should be accessible to the people who need to use them in general*. How many services are localized into 30+ languages at the best of times? https://twitter.com/ny_covid/status/1354515872472313857
The point here is *government services should be accessible to the people who need to use them in general*. How many services are localized into 30+ languages at the best of times? https://twitter.com/ny_covid/status/1354515872472313857
35/ But the NYT's story is celebrating that these sorts of deficiencies can be solved by volunteers for trivial amounts of money, discounting time and effort and complexity, *instead of showing that they point to systemic deficiencies in government*.
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(1/2) OK wrapping up. I'm excited to be involved in the @codeforamerica Summit for the (4th?) year. If you're interested in government and technology and equity, sign up for announcements & availability AND tickets are just $25 this year! https://summit.codeforamerica.org
(1/2) OK wrapping up. I'm excited to be involved in the @codeforamerica Summit for the (4th?) year. If you're interested in government and technology and equity, sign up for announcements & availability AND tickets are just $25 this year! https://summit.codeforamerica.org
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(2/2) and for all of you working in government and adjacent, *thank you for your work* AND the @codeforamerica Summit call for proposals on the theme DESIGNING AN EQUITABLE GOVERNMENT TOGETHER is now open! https://summit.codeforamerica.org/call-for-proposals/
(2/2) and for all of you working in government and adjacent, *thank you for your work* AND the @codeforamerica Summit call for proposals on the theme DESIGNING AN EQUITABLE GOVERNMENT TOGETHER is now open! https://summit.codeforamerica.org/call-for-proposals/
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I'm gonna go have lunch.
I'm gonna go have lunch.
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