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From the Speaker of the House’s blog – a chart showing the job-losses by month in the past two recessions (red=2001, blue=1991) against the current recession (that suicidal green line plunging to its death).
Shit. What 3.6 Million Jobs Lost Over 13 Months Looks Like (via Isen)
Many Albany veterans suspect that Mr. Smith and the Democrats will find some way to avoid reform now that they are in charge. Maybe. But for Senate Democrats, this is their first real test. If they can really change the culture in the Senate — not try to sell a few tweaks of the rules as reform — they might embarrass the Assembly to make its house more democratic as well.
slow-mo parkour and the Notwist as a promo for a movie exploring movement in urban space. yes please!
via hereiamnyc: hungryghoast: Kitsune Noir.
(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
These people in the photos are believed to be “cashers,” low-level players, in a scheme devised from some mastermind – a dangerous computer hacker or hacking ring authorities fear could strike again.
and so it begins… at noon, he took out his razor, shaved a 5cm square on his left arm & opened the package. after a bit of befuddlement, the nicotine patch started to tingle.
noneck’s kicking the habbit
NY State Senate 2.0 – this is big!
in 2004, i came to NYC to work for the NY State Senate. after my old boss became the Lt. Gov (now gov), i parted ways and set sail around the world.
now my friend, Andrew Hoppin (@ahoppin, former NASA scientist, coworking advocate, drupal fan, second life adventurer, and big west clark fan), has been hired as the first New York State Senate CIO. THIS IS BIG NEWS FOR geeks, activists and policy wonks.
i know he has ambitious plans that will change how state governments interact with their constituents (ie State Gov 2.0). mark my words, this is BIG.
btw, they are hiring.
The New York State Senate is back in Democratic hands for the first time in 43 years, and there is an immense amount of new technology-driven government transparency & efficiency work underway. I’ve taken on a newly created position as CIO, and we’re hiring asap in Manhattan, Albany, and around the State.
We’re looking for coders, database gurus, online organizers, and web designers in particular, and even a few more policy people to work with Central Staff, as well as for individual Senators who want to make online organizing a priority.
Drop me a line for specifics!
Andrew Hoppin
andrew.hoppin_a_gmail.com