I have to see the acquisition package for this, the government cost estimate, the acquisition plan, solicitations, etc. This is phenomenal www.newsweek.com/satellite-im...

The thrilling conclusion of my iPhone story is now out for the dozens of you who read it: plucking-the-eagle-my-misadventures-in-government.ghost.io/the-agony-an...

I just keep thinking about Margaret Hamilton essentially inventing software as a govie for the Apollo program in the 1960s versus this...

Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew...I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph.

Seeing this is what made me write up my encounter with these, I'd guess this cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 million.

I love it when the season-long plot lines finally converge

Hopefully some light weekend reading, a break from my iPhone story. This is something I shared in a different forum recently but in a much truncated format. plucking-the-eagle-my-misadventures-in-government.ghost.io/industry-kno...

Hey isn't it weird that every single AI lab is saying that their ultra-powerful flagship AI model is just around the corner, but it isn't ready yet and you can't see it and they don't know when it'll be done? Isn't it strange that everybody is having the same problems?

*NO AI WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON HUMAN THINKING*

A perfect storm starts forming...Governor Rick Perry shows up, someone tries to commit murder, typewriters, Nintendo cartridges, American Psycho, and more in just another day in the life of a government buyer... plucking-the-eagle-my-misadventures-in-government.ghost.io/the-agony-an...

Besides the possible criming here, I don't understand the technical benefit. As @edzitron.com has been marvelously reporting on -- they would need training more data than has ever existed or basically could ever exist to advance the current crop of AI models. So what's the point of this?

I signed the fork today, maybe saving myself or someone else from getting RIF'ed...and ServiceNow's electronic signature came out in Comic Sans. I have been laughing at this fact for far longer than I should.

The saga continues... plucking-the-eagle-my-misadventures-in-government.ghost.io/the-agony-an...

With #Andor ending soon I demand a nature mockumentary about a group of Ghorman refugees rescuing and re-habitating some of the spiders on a new planet. 3 season minimum named Star Webs.

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

The for-profit prison industry is impressive, not only do they get to make money on every inmate but then they get special treatment in government contracting and get to pay slave wages (cents/hr) for all kinds of stuff as "rehabilitation" www.bop.gov/inmates/cust...

Yeah they cancelled it. Clown show. Feel bad for the contracting officers over there. federalnewsnetwork.com/contracting/...

The thing I'm academically curious about here is the actual *mechanism*? Because from what I've seen they've been fucking up "termination for convenience". I have no idea how you ressurect? Do they sole source? Say oops? So many lawsuits... DOGE’s Zombie Contracts: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...

The RNC says they’re interviewing the “smartest people” in every state to join DOGE, so we took the quiz. Spoiler: it’s not going well. 🧵 Read the full breakdown and laugh (so you don’t cry): https://bit.ly/3SubBbb #WeTheBuilders #BuiltToServe #FederalGov #DOGE

I've started writing a confessional about my 14 years in government. Past is Prologue: plucking-the-eagle-my-misadventures-in-government.ghost.io

Fun fact: I was in the room with FEMA's senior IT leadership trying to fix their backend IT infrastructure during Trump 1.0 when they fired *that* FEMA administrator and everyone got notices on their phones as the same time. This one seems like a better reason to get fired over than that other guy.

I lived, loved, and laughed. But then I burned out and gave up on social media, work, and more...then DOGE came...