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rebeccawilliams / kaitlin.py
Created April 23, 2014 21:13
going away love for Kaitlin from her Python students
import os
from time import sleep
Kaitlin = "Awesome!"
# made with love by Lindsay
print "Thank you Kaitlin!"
sleep(1)
print "for teaching us useful things like..."
sleep(1)
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rebeccawilliams / openlaw2014.md
Last active August 29, 2015 14:01
Open Law Tools (Code) Open Lawmaking Tools (Legislative Data) Supportive Policies Supportive Organizations
AmLegal Decoder, AmericaDecoded (redeploying StateDecoded across the U.S.) AskThem (representative contact information and crowdsourced city council agenda Q&A) New York City passed a resolution amending their City Council Rules to make all proposed ordinances and associated legislative information available openly through an online database and [passed an amendment to the New York city charter](ht
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rebeccawilliams / keybase.md
Created June 16, 2014 03:49

Keybase proof

I hereby claim:

  • I am rebeccawilliams on github.
  • I am rebeccawilliams (https://keybase.io/rebeccawilliams) on keybase.
  • I have a public key whose fingerprint is 15A8 AC31 D3B4 F19D 14BD C6C9 85DA 1D49 543B 763F

To claim this, I am signing this object:

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rebeccawilliams / alldata.py
Last active August 29, 2015 14:12
get all of the data in many files
import urllib
dataset = 137
url = 'http://catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_search?rows=1000&start=%s' % (dataset)
while dataset > 0:
print "downloading all the Data.gov metadata"
urllib.urlretrieve(url, "datagov%s.json" % (dataset))
dataset = dataset - 1
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rebeccawilliams / keybase.md
Created January 15, 2015 07:14

Keybase proof

I hereby claim:

  • I am rebeccawilliams on github.
  • I am rebeccawilliams (https://keybase.io/rebeccawilliams) on keybase.
  • I have a public key whose fingerprint is 9696 A24D 1CDD 458F 9572 3929 5EA0 5D6D 77F8 3A4C

To claim this, I am signing this object:

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rebeccawilliams / legalhackingDCtalk2015.md
Last active October 14, 2015 04:19
Legal Hacking in DC -- Talk for Legal Hackers Congress 2015
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rebeccawilliams / opendatabrownbag.md
Last active October 19, 2015 15:48
Links and resources for: "Two years later: How are agencies performing on M-13-13 Open Data Policy-Managing Information as an Asset??"

Two years later: How are agencies performing on M-13-13 Open Data Policy-Managing Information as an Asset?

Agenda

  • 12:05 - Welcome
  • 12:10 - Hello Open Data Policy / CAP Goal / IDC
  • 12:15 - How are CFO-Act agencies doing?
  • 12:20 - Project Open Data Dashboard 101
  • 12:35 - How to help move agencies forward with M-13-13 to become more data driven
  • 12:40 - Tips on helpful data that is currently being reported by agencies
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rebeccawilliams / houseplants.csv
Created November 23, 2015 01:39
We can make this file beautiful and searchable if this error is corrected: Unclosed quoted field in line 4.
"Accepted Symbol","Synonym Symbol","Scientific Name","PLANTS Floristic Area","State and Province","Native Status","Flower Conspicuous","Fruit Conspicuous","Height, Mature (feet)","Shape and Orientation","Toxicity"
"ACAM","","Acorus americanus","NA (L48, AK, CAN)","USA (AK, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VA, VT, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)","L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)","No","No","3.9","Erect","None"
"ADPE","","Adiantum pedatum","NA (L48, CAN)","USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)","L48 (N), CAN (N)","No","No","1.3","Semi-Erect","None"
"AGGR2","","Agrimonia gryposepala","NA (L48, CAN)","USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)","L48 (N), CAN (N)","
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rebeccawilliams / 2006-City-of-Washington-DC-Mayors-Office-Data-Feed-Publication-Memo.md
Created August 2, 2013 18:01
2006 City of Washington DC Mayors Office Data Feed Publication Memo permalink copy here
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rebeccawilliams / 2009-City-of-Portland-Resolution-36735.md
Created August 2, 2013 19:55
2009 City of Portland Resolution #36735 permalink copy here

See government hosted document [here] (http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=275696).

###Resolution No. 36735

Mobilize and expand the regional technology community of software, hardware and service professionals by promoting open and transparent govemment, open data, and partnership opportunities between the public, private and non-plofit sectors, academia and labor (Resolution).

WHEREAS, the City of Portland is committed to engaging the community by working with citizens, soliciting their ideas, input, and creative energy; and

WHEREAS, the City of Portland is committed to using technology to foster open, transparent, and accessible government; and