Tom Lee
@tjl
Policy & Mobile Maps product @ Mapbox. Former geocodeur. Before: Director @ Sunlight Labs. Other than that my Github's mostly firmware for Halloween costumes.
I'm really pleased to share how we think about protecting user privacy at @mapbox. I was part of the team that first examined these questions prior to launching our telem pipeline years ago. I'm proud of the answers we arrived at then & since. blog.mapbox.com/prioritizing-p…
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US government to release crypto report on July 30th.
"It is often cited as the single most effective public health campaign ever, saving an estimated 26 million lives in low-income countries over 22 years."
U.S. Quietly Drafts Plan to End Program That Saved Millions From AIDS PEPFAR, the campaign to end H.I.V. globally, would morph into an effort to detect disease outbreaks and sell American products, according to documents obtained by The Times.
I've explained before why I'm not a fan of this policy (x.com/tjl/status/189…) looks like its implementation is even more confusing than I'd expected
If you get a ticket from a D.C. traffic camera soon, you may notice a new insert advertising a possible 50% discount for low-income drivers who get food benefits. It's part of a newly launched pilot program to see if repayment rates increase and driving habits change.
Step one: throw a massive tantrum about new housing in your neighborhood Step two: force the developer into an inflexible deal as a condition of building Step three: when the deal you forced proves inflexible, use that to delay some more
An “outrageous” attack on DC Home Rule. DC Del, Eleanor Holmes Norton’s office lays out House Appropriations’ long list undermining local government. Vote set later today. @wcp norton.house.gov/media/press-re…
One suspects a lot of them have spent time complaining about CEO behavior, too, without realizing they’re beholden to anyone else
This is actually interesting - at least 206,000 people have no idea what a board of directors is.
This is actually interesting - at least 206,000 people have no idea what a board of directors is.
Excited to be heading into the office this am! Top of the to-do list: calling a vote on restoring the Click to Cancel Rule. It’s time the FTC gets back to protecting consumers from real abuses like subscription traps that cost Americans countless hours and millions of dollars.
For students at McKinley Tech High School, going phone-free during the school day is second nature. Engineering students at McKinley even designed and built the cell phone lockers that students use daily. Here's what they have to say about going phone-free👇🏾
We are proud to announce an expansion of our partnership with Watch Duty, the nonprofit wildfire alert system used by millions of people across the U.S. to stay safe during emergencies. @watchdutyapp #wildfiretech #builtwithmapbox #techforgood mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-pa…
A study in the Lancet recently looked at the cumulative impact of reductions in American aid. It found that, by 2040, 8 million more children will die before their fifth birthday: b-gat.es/44wCCQO
"Don't use such ladder" Soviet work safety poster, 1972.