Introducing the U.S. Digital Service to GDS
James Duncan and I were invited recently to present to the U.S. Digital Service at their “off-site” meeting near Washington D.C.
Technology news
Freeing up unused IP addresses
This post by Hadley Beeman from the Office of the CTO is about looking for extra value in the resources we already have.
Guest post: D5 and connectivity
Michelle Thorp, Director, Digital Infrastructure in the Cabinet Office, tells us tells us why connectivity has been a key topic of discussion at the inaugural D5 Summit. The Digital 5 (D5) Summit, which brings together a group of some …
This week in tech links: make-up from a 3D printer and a re-designed axe
For various reasons it’s been a couple of weeks since I last wrote up the various tech news that has caught my eye. That doesn’t mean I’ve not been looking though! I really love new solutions to old problems, and …
This week in tech links: Augmented Reality helmets and electricity-generating graphene
In the future, firefighters will use Augmented Reality to help them with their dangerous jobs. I don’t know about anybody else, but I’d probably walk around with one of these fancy hats before I walked around in Google glasses. Google …
This week in tech links: slime mold, a 128 GB RAM module and a 30 second phone charger
Last week we saw news that changing fonts would save a lot of money, but this week there is news of a split at the heart of what is one of the most successful typeface teams ever. Slimey, but kinda …
This week in tech links: ink-saving typefaces, Cloudera and robotic kangaroos
This week we learned about a science fair project that identified millions in potential savings by simply switching fonts. Swapping from Times New Roman to Garamond would save the U.S. federal government $400 million in the cost of ink. Make …
This week in tech links: Google Glass, graphene and geneticat
Facebook have disappointed begoggled kickstarter backers of the company Oculus VR, makers of the Rift virtual reality goggles. $2 billion dollars was probably hard to say no to, though. http://time.com/37842/facebook-oculus-rift/ You’ll never look cool with Oculus Rift goggles strapped to …