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ejesse

I would presume Congressional IT? No idea. Good question.
Re:The White House just open sourced their first Github repo on Thursday August 23, 2012 @08:08PM (#4425568)
Now if we could just get THOMAS into Github so we can upgrade that beast...
Re:OAuth 2.0 and the Road to Hell on Thursday July 26, 2012 @06:36PM (#4299105)
FWIW, just implementing the server-side version of FB's or Foursquare's implementations will basically get you to the same place.
Re:Rick Santorum's Fake Donation Meter on Friday May 25, 2012 @06:35PM (#4025661)
To be fair, it's not any less accurate than prayer.
Re:Piccsy Pitchdeck on Thursday May 24, 2012 @03:18PM (#4020066)
"Ajax" is listed under Technologies. May as well include "computers" and "internet," too.
Same principle: The original Tron being essentially impossible to find (I think I saw a DVD for like $300 on ebay) on any service... until... The Tron: Legacy blu-rays came out. Then suddenly, the original Tron is easy to find. And the crappy 480p torrent that I may or may not have downloaded now may or may not have been replaced with a (purchased!) 1080p rip.