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@johnnyICON

Change agent. Focusing on democratizing the way governments create social services. Closing the divide #equality #equity #impact 🇨🇦🇳🇿 #civictech #govtech

 NYC // NZ
Joined July 2008
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So, is Codex banked reset just a new scam?
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Not sure how I feel about this, but @claudeai just Rick Rolled me.
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Finally, a co-worker who gets my sense of humor! Took many years for us to get this level of innovation, and many more compute credits, but we've finally arrived. "Run it! Run it!" #AI #PairProgramming @chrisbrown
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Just posted a photo @ Wellington, New Zealand instagram.com/p/CnVwts2sLzQ/… – at Wellington City, New Zealand

kanepaamauloa.kekoaokalani (@kanepaamauloa) • Instagram photo

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Its been recently said that @elonmusk is Lex Luther versus Tony Stark. I think the key possible insight in this comparison is that Elon hasn't had the catharsis yet that Stark experienced... no fatal reconning. May this happen, to change the world for the better.
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Kia ora koutou katoa. Good morning, Wellington! One thing that I always notice as soon as I get off the plane is the air here. It’s so fresh and so clean - breathing it all in! It feels good to be back! #purenz – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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Thanks for showing a bit of that legendary Southern hospitality @kkoym! It was great to see you again brother & connect into your work and community at @TechRanch and @ImpactHubAustin. Keep it up - we need more change agents like you in the entrepreneur & startup world! #impact – at Austin, TX
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Could this be you @justadandak? :) time.com/5590623/queen-socia… – at Texas, USA
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Excited to be in #austintexas! Looking forward to catching up with the #GovTech and #Impact folk here! – at Austin, TX
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Hello #NYC
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Congratulations @JumaaneWilliams! @malikwrightnyc nytimes.com/2019/02/26/nyreg…
Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams Wins Special Election in New York City (Published 2019)

Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams Wins Special Election in New York City (Published 2019)

The race was a free-for-all with 17 candidates. Mr. Williams, a councilman from Brooklyn, was a front-runner after his insurgency campaign for lieutenant governor.

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Good morning #NYC! Here for my second visit to connect with the #GovTech & #CivicTech communities – at Manhattan, NY
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TIL about food deserts 🌵 in NYC. I never knew there was a term for it. Wild! #NYC #GovTech #CivicTech #Impact – at New York, NY
The time is always right to do the right thing. - #MartinLutherKing #KingDay2019 – at Manhattan, NY
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Going to be in #NYC next week speaking with district councils to see if we can help make the design & delivery of social services more inclusive and citizen-centric. Would love to meet up with anyone else who would like to share their thoughts! #GovTech #CivicTech #FutureCities
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Wow. I'm happy to see this! Congratulations to my people back home for making concerted efforts to make an impact by participating in this movement and for raising themselves to a higher standard. #futurecities #civictech #urbantech @businessinsider
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@BusinessInsider26 May 2018
The Philippines is planning a $14 billion "pollution-free" city that will house up to 2 million people businessinsider.com/philippi…

The Philippines is planning a $14 billion 'pollution-free' city that will be larger than Manhattan

The Philippines has unveiled designs for a futuristic city called New Clark. Plans for the $14 billion development — which will be larger than Manhattan — call for drones, driverless cars, a giant...

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To anyone in children's education thinking of using technology in the classroom, here are some cautionary insights for you to weigh up your decision from many leaders in technology. #civictech #edtech #education #govtech
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@nytimes28 Oct 2018
“I am convinced the devil lives in our phones and is wreaking havoc on our children." A dark consensus about screens and kids begins to emerge in Silicon Valley nyti.ms/2D68X6Q
A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley (Published 2018)

A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley (Published 2018)

“I am convinced the devil lives in our phones.”

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This is good. #MakeAllAppsMoreCivic
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*All* crypto communities, ethereum included, should heed these words of warning. Need to differentiate between getting hundreds of billions of dollars of digital paper wealth sloshing around and actually achieving something meaningful for society. teapawt.org/AmirPolyteknik/status/…
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Knowledge is discovered by all of us, each adding to the whole. Wisdom is rediscovered by each of us, one at a time.
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