Code for America's year in civic tech

Gmoke writes, "Code for America organizes a network of people dedicated to making government services simple, effective, and easy to use by building open source computer and communications technologies. They have 133 chapters and more than 40,000 members."

"I like the amount of cross-fertilization happening:

* CyclePhilly a smartphone app for cyclists was redeployed in Knoxville, TN and Dusseldorf, Germany.

* MBTA.ninja which gives real-time reports from fellow T riders was redeployed in Poland and the port of Virginia.

* Code for Miami and Triangle NC both stood up instances of Citygram.

This Year in Civic Tech: 2015 in Review
[Hannah Young/Code For America]

• Musk's ad boycott lawsuit thrown out with prejudice

  A federal judge in Texas threw out X Corp's antitrust lawsuit against Unilever, Mars, Orsted, CVS, and the World Federation of Advertisers, ruling that X had not demonstrated harm under… READ THE REST

• Delivery robot crashes into Chicago bus shelter and backs away slowly

  This surveillance footage shows a delivery robot crashing into a CTA bus shelter. The delivery robot is rolling along the sidewalk on its merry way until it runs right into… READ THE REST

• This guy used AI to document his grandmother's life on a personal Wikipedia and now you can, too

  After the pandemic, Jeremy, the creator of whoami.wiki, visited his grandmother and found a cupboard stuffed with 1,351 loose photographs spanning decades. They sat together and sorted through them —… READ THE REST

• Skip the Windows 11 Pro learning curve with this $20 bundle deal

  TL;DR: Give your operating system a boost while learning how to make the most of it with this Windows 11 Pro + The Essential Windows 11 Pro Course bundle for just $21.25… READ THE REST

• Embrace peace with this EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard subscription

  TL;DR: With EaseUS, you can recover audio, email, video, graphic, and even archive files from a variety of devices—including but not limited to PCs, laptops, cameras, hard drives, SSDs, and USB… READ THE REST

• Your "throw it in your bag" laptop can be a MacBook Air for just $200

  TL;DR: A refurbished Apple MacBook Air for $199.97 (down from $999) with free shipping—perfect as a backup, travel, or "don't panic if it gets spilled on" laptop. Your main laptop is doing a… READ THE REST