personal website of James Turk, a developer in Washington, DC
a new idea in keeping configuration dotfiles in sync
taking a look at why three recent changes to facebook's policies are harmful
a re-imagining of what this blog for and a set of 2010 goals to be hopefully cataloged here
reflections on the 2008 election results
Links to some outside work and writings from Summer 2008.
a plug for Patrick Simmons' blog thedepths.org
reflections on the death of Jesse Helms, growing up in the south, and how I discovered my politics
looking back at four years college and what happens next
first impressions of the KDE4 release of Kubuntu 8.04 from the point of view of a long time Ubuntu user
a rant about what I like to call "vestigal syntax" furthering my rejection of C++
My Rochester Barcamp3 presentation from April 2008 on how developers can make a real difference.
experiences with the ubuntu 8.04 beta and reflections on 3 years of ubuntu
A look at what it would take to make a todo list that truly fit the way that people think about their various tasks.
announcing the new RIT Democrats website
What's wrong with the question "Would you rather an innocent person be executed or a guilty person freed to kill again?"
My breakup letter with C++
An attempt to consider what would it look like to have laws that were truly founded in the 10 commandments.
a rundown of the tools I was using in November of 2007
James Turk is a 23 year old currently living in Washington, DC working for Sunlight Labs. This site is a place for my projects and thoughts.
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