This thread from Dan Hon is also very informative. Dan is organizing an event this Friday on the fallout from the removal of 18F: verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
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You should know that a big part of 18F's work was to make sure multi-million to multi-*hundreds*-of-millions dollar contracts at fed *and* state level didn't go to shitty enterprise IT consultancies that *repeatedly* delivered tech that didn't work, was late, or didn't even do what it needed to
March 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This thread from Dan Hon is also very informative. Dan is organizing an event this Friday on the fallout from the removal of 18F: verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
bsky.app/profile/danh...
bsky.app/profile/danh...
Do you want to learn more and talk about what's happening to technology in the U.S. government? About what 18F and the U.S. Digital Service did, and what happens next?
“The DOGE shitshow: what happened, and what comes next” is my next Hallway Track this Friday.
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
“The DOGE shitshow: what happened, and what comes next” is my next Hallway Track this Friday.
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
March 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Do you want to learn more and talk about what's happening to technology in the U.S. government? About what 18F and the U.S. Digital Service did, and what happens next?
“The DOGE shitshow: what happened, and what comes next” is my next Hallway Track this Friday.
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
“The DOGE shitshow: what happened, and what comes next” is my next Hallway Track this Friday.
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Hallway Track 011: The DOGE shitshow
Now with @waldo.net, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.socialP, and @rebeccawilliams.info
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Now with @waldo.net, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.socialP, and @rebeccawilliams.info
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
March 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hallway Track 011: The DOGE shitshow
Now with @waldo.net, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.socialP, and @rebeccawilliams.info
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Now with @waldo.net, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.socialP, and @rebeccawilliams.info
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
While today's Hallway Track is full, you can still sign up to hear about future Hallway Tracks and find out about previous ones here:
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
March 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
While today's Hallway Track is full, you can still sign up to hear about future Hallway Tracks and find out about previous ones here:
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
... that's a wrap on today's Hallway Track 012: The Thing About COBOL!
Thank you to Marianne Belloti, Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social and Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social & everyone who came along.
Sign up for news about more Hallway Tracks at verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Thank you to Marianne Belloti, Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social and Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social & everyone who came along.
Sign up for news about more Hallway Tracks at verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Hallway Track by Very Little Gravitas — Very Little Gravitas
Small groups. Impromptu conversations. Interesting people. A free, ad-hoc series of gatherings, held just after an interesting discussion, for about an hour, on Zoom.
verylittlegravitas.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
... that's a wrap on today's Hallway Track 012: The Thing About COBOL!
Thank you to Marianne Belloti, Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social and Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social & everyone who came along.
Sign up for news about more Hallway Tracks at verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Thank you to Marianne Belloti, Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social and Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social & everyone who came along.
Sign up for news about more Hallway Tracks at verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Hallway Track is my accidental casual event series where we pretend to be in the hallway after a great talk.
We'll have Angie Quirarte, Sarah Schacht, and Emily Tavoularas & more, people who've worked in tech in federal and state government.
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
We'll have Angie Quirarte, Sarah Schacht, and Emily Tavoularas & more, people who've worked in tech in federal and state government.
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
March 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Hallway Track is my accidental casual event series where we pretend to be in the hallway after a great talk.
We'll have Angie Quirarte, Sarah Schacht, and Emily Tavoularas & more, people who've worked in tech in federal and state government.
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
We'll have Angie Quirarte, Sarah Schacht, and Emily Tavoularas & more, people who've worked in tech in federal and state government.
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Hallway Track is back with Hallway Track 012 The Thing About COBOL on Monday 2 June.
Join Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social to talk about the whole deal with the programming language people love to hate.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
More below -
Join Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social to talk about the whole deal with the programming language people love to hate.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
More below -
May 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hallway Track is back with Hallway Track 012 The Thing About COBOL on Monday 2 June.
Join Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social to talk about the whole deal with the programming language people love to hate.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
More below -
Join Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social to talk about the whole deal with the programming language people love to hate.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
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This looks like a gem of an event. www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Hallway Track by Very Little Gravitas — Very Little Gravitas
Small groups. Impromptu conversations. Interesting people. A free, ad-hoc
series of gatherings, held just after an interesting discussion, for about
an hour, on Zoom.
www.verylittlegravitas.com
October 12, 2023 at 8:59 PM
This looks like a gem of an event. www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Register for Hallway Track 12 The Thing About COBOL today at 1pm ET!
Chat with Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social in depth about the programming language people love to hate.
Free, Monday 2 June.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Chat with Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social in depth about the programming language people love to hate.
Free, Monday 2 June.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
May 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Register for Hallway Track 12 The Thing About COBOL today at 1pm ET!
Chat with Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social in depth about the programming language people love to hate.
Free, Monday 2 June.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Chat with Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social in depth about the programming language people love to hate.
Free, Monday 2 June.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
May 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
if you want to listen to me and some dope people talk about moderation as we move towards Federation
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Hallway Track by Very Little Gravitas — Very Little Gravitas
Small groups. Impromptu conversations. Interesting people. A free, ad-hoc
series of gatherings, held just after an interesting discussion, for about
an hour, on Zoom.
www.verylittlegravitas.com
February 1, 2024 at 3:44 PM
if you want to listen to me and some dope people talk about moderation as we move towards Federation
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
... and that's a wrap!
Thank you to @waldo.net, @lynnovermann.bsky.social, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.social, and @rebeccawilliams.info for being fantastic guests, and thank you to all our well-behaved attendees.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Thank you to @waldo.net, @lynnovermann.bsky.social, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.social, and @rebeccawilliams.info for being fantastic guests, and thank you to all our well-behaved attendees.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Hallway Track by Very Little Gravitas — Very Little Gravitas
Small groups. Impromptu conversations. Interesting people. A free, ad-hoc series of gatherings, held just after an interesting discussion, for about an hour, on Zoom.
www.verylittlegravitas.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
... and that's a wrap!
Thank you to @waldo.net, @lynnovermann.bsky.social, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.social, and @rebeccawilliams.info for being fantastic guests, and thank you to all our well-behaved attendees.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Thank you to @waldo.net, @lynnovermann.bsky.social, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.social, and @rebeccawilliams.info for being fantastic guests, and thank you to all our well-behaved attendees.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
The box office closes tonight, Oct 10, at 23:59 (UTC+2).
Prepare like a filmmaker:
- Logline = Your title
- Synopsis = Your Abstract
- Runtime = 45m/20m/2h
Why #JCON? Giant screen = readable #code; #hallwaytrack + #MentorshipHub = real learning.
Submit: sessionize.com/jcon-...
#JCON2026
Prepare like a filmmaker:
- Logline = Your title
- Synopsis = Your Abstract
- Runtime = 45m/20m/2h
Why #JCON? Giant screen = readable #code; #hallwaytrack + #MentorshipHub = real learning.
Submit: sessionize.com/jcon-...
#JCON2026
October 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The box office closes tonight, Oct 10, at 23:59 (UTC+2).
Prepare like a filmmaker:
- Logline = Your title
- Synopsis = Your Abstract
- Runtime = 45m/20m/2h
Why #JCON? Giant screen = readable #code; #hallwaytrack + #MentorshipHub = real learning.
Submit: sessionize.com/jcon-...
#JCON2026
Prepare like a filmmaker:
- Logline = Your title
- Synopsis = Your Abstract
- Runtime = 45m/20m/2h
Why #JCON? Giant screen = readable #code; #hallwaytrack + #MentorshipHub = real learning.
Submit: sessionize.com/jcon-...
#JCON2026
Registration for Hallway Track 011: "DOGE: What happened, and what's next", about what the Trump/Elon administration is doing to tech in government, is now open.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
35 spaces, free, online, 9am PT Friday 7 March with some brilliant guests.
More below 👇🏼
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
35 spaces, free, online, 9am PT Friday 7 March with some brilliant guests.
More below 👇🏼
March 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Registration for Hallway Track 011: "DOGE: What happened, and what's next", about what the Trump/Elon administration is doing to tech in government, is now open.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
35 spaces, free, online, 9am PT Friday 7 March with some brilliant guests.
More below 👇🏼
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
35 spaces, free, online, 9am PT Friday 7 March with some brilliant guests.
More below 👇🏼
The last 10 spaces for this Hallway Track on what DOGE is doing to/with technology in government are now available:
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
March 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The last 10 spaces for this Hallway Track on what DOGE is doing to/with technology in government are now available:
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
🎄 Our #Christmas gift to the #Java #community: The #JCON EUROPE 2026 schedule is LIVE!
#Browse the lineup, #bookmark your must-sees, and get ready for #code on the big screen-vibes + #hallwaytrack magic.
🎬 Apr 20–23 in #Cologne at #Cinedom
schedule.jcon.one/2026
#JCON2026
#Browse the lineup, #bookmark your must-sees, and get ready for #code on the big screen-vibes + #hallwaytrack magic.
🎬 Apr 20–23 in #Cologne at #Cinedom
schedule.jcon.one/2026
#JCON2026
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🎄 Our #Christmas gift to the #Java #community: The #JCON EUROPE 2026 schedule is LIVE!
#Browse the lineup, #bookmark your must-sees, and get ready for #code on the big screen-vibes + #hallwaytrack magic.
🎬 Apr 20–23 in #Cologne at #Cinedom
schedule.jcon.one/2026
#JCON2026
#Browse the lineup, #bookmark your must-sees, and get ready for #code on the big screen-vibes + #hallwaytrack magic.
🎬 Apr 20–23 in #Cologne at #Cinedom
schedule.jcon.one/2026
#JCON2026
Topics include:
* the very real risks and dangers of DOGE’s approach;
* the progress that was being made and has now been lost; and
* the crucial difference between DOGE’s approach and the approach of organizations like 18F and the U.S. Digital Service
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
* the very real risks and dangers of DOGE’s approach;
* the progress that was being made and has now been lost; and
* the crucial difference between DOGE’s approach and the approach of organizations like 18F and the U.S. Digital Service
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
March 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Topics include:
* the very real risks and dangers of DOGE’s approach;
* the progress that was being made and has now been lost; and
* the crucial difference between DOGE’s approach and the approach of organizations like 18F and the U.S. Digital Service
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
* the very real risks and dangers of DOGE’s approach;
* the progress that was being made and has now been lost; and
* the crucial difference between DOGE’s approach and the approach of organizations like 18F and the U.S. Digital Service
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
TWO spaces left for Monday’s Hallway Track 012 The Thing About COBOL, where we’ll be chatting with the amazing trio of Marianne Belloti, Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social, and Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social.
Free at verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack & sign up for more Hallway Tracks.
Free at verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack & sign up for more Hallway Tracks.
May 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
TWO spaces left for Monday’s Hallway Track 012 The Thing About COBOL, where we’ll be chatting with the amazing trio of Marianne Belloti, Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social, and Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social.
Free at verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack & sign up for more Hallway Tracks.
Free at verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack & sign up for more Hallway Tracks.
Just wrapped our #JCON EUROPE 2026 #SpeakerCall and the energy is at its peak.
We walked through everything they need to know: the #Cinedom setup, #Slido for Q&A & how the #hallwaytrack + Mentorship Hub make it feel like a #community meetup at #conference scale.
See us at #JCON2026
We walked through everything they need to know: the #Cinedom setup, #Slido for Q&A & how the #hallwaytrack + Mentorship Hub make it feel like a #community meetup at #conference scale.
See us at #JCON2026
January 29, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Just wrapped our #JCON EUROPE 2026 #SpeakerCall and the energy is at its peak.
We walked through everything they need to know: the #Cinedom setup, #Slido for Q&A & how the #hallwaytrack + Mentorship Hub make it feel like a #community meetup at #conference scale.
See us at #JCON2026
We walked through everything they need to know: the #Cinedom setup, #Slido for Q&A & how the #hallwaytrack + Mentorship Hub make it feel like a #community meetup at #conference scale.
See us at #JCON2026
Hallway Track 12 The Thing About COBOL will be on Monday 2 June, 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern
Join Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social to talk about the language people love to hate, and why it's misunderstood.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Join Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social to talk about the language people love to hate, and why it's misunderstood.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
May 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Hallway Track 12 The Thing About COBOL will be on Monday 2 June, 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern
Join Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social to talk about the language people love to hate, and why it's misunderstood.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Join Marianne Belloti, @histoftech.bsky.social, and @clivethompson.bsky.social to talk about the language people love to hate, and why it's misunderstood.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
🎬 This spring… the big screen goes full #bytecode.
🎄 Our #Christmas gift: the #JCON EUROPE 2026 schedule is #LIVE.
Pick your must-sees, prep your questions, and save energy for the #hallwaytrack.
Apr 20–23, #Cinedom #Cologne.
schedule.jcon.one/2026
#JCON2026 #Java
🎄 Our #Christmas gift: the #JCON EUROPE 2026 schedule is #LIVE.
Pick your must-sees, prep your questions, and save energy for the #hallwaytrack.
Apr 20–23, #Cinedom #Cologne.
schedule.jcon.one/2026
#JCON2026 #Java
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎬 This spring… the big screen goes full #bytecode.
🎄 Our #Christmas gift: the #JCON EUROPE 2026 schedule is #LIVE.
Pick your must-sees, prep your questions, and save energy for the #hallwaytrack.
Apr 20–23, #Cinedom #Cologne.
schedule.jcon.one/2026
#JCON2026 #Java
🎄 Our #Christmas gift: the #JCON EUROPE 2026 schedule is #LIVE.
Pick your must-sees, prep your questions, and save energy for the #hallwaytrack.
Apr 20–23, #Cinedom #Cologne.
schedule.jcon.one/2026
#JCON2026 #Java
Penultimate day to register for Hallway Track 006: Star Trek and Design.
Free on Zoom, 7 spaces left, this Friday 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm GMT.
Dylan Wilbanks, Lisa Maria Marquis & I will talk about taking Star Trek's design literally.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Free on Zoom, 7 spaces left, this Friday 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm GMT.
Dylan Wilbanks, Lisa Maria Marquis & I will talk about taking Star Trek's design literally.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
January 17, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Penultimate day to register for Hallway Track 006: Star Trek and Design.
Free on Zoom, 7 spaces left, this Friday 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm GMT.
Dylan Wilbanks, Lisa Maria Marquis & I will talk about taking Star Trek's design literally.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Free on Zoom, 7 spaces left, this Friday 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm GMT.
Dylan Wilbanks, Lisa Maria Marquis & I will talk about taking Star Trek's design literally.
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
1/3
I launched Hallway Track on Friday, its first event filled up on that day, and now there's three(!) more events coming up:
002 Journalism, News, and Federated Social Networks, with Darius Kazemi and @andypiper.me & more, next Friday 20 October
[cont]
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
I launched Hallway Track on Friday, its first event filled up on that day, and now there's three(!) more events coming up:
002 Journalism, News, and Federated Social Networks, with Darius Kazemi and @andypiper.me & more, next Friday 20 October
[cont]
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
October 11, 2023 at 10:07 PM
1/3
I launched Hallway Track on Friday, its first event filled up on that day, and now there's three(!) more events coming up:
002 Journalism, News, and Federated Social Networks, with Darius Kazemi and @andypiper.me & more, next Friday 20 October
[cont]
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
I launched Hallway Track on Friday, its first event filled up on that day, and now there's three(!) more events coming up:
002 Journalism, News, and Federated Social Networks, with Darius Kazemi and @andypiper.me & more, next Friday 20 October
[cont]
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
We've had a cancellation for tomorrow's Hallway Track 008 Infrastructure and Systems, with Deb Chachra and Georgina Voss.
That's _one_ free spot, so grab it while it's available:
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
That's _one_ free spot, so grab it while it's available:
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
February 7, 2024 at 7:32 PM
We've had a cancellation for tomorrow's Hallway Track 008 Infrastructure and Systems, with Deb Chachra and Georgina Voss.
That's _one_ free spot, so grab it while it's available:
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
That's _one_ free spot, so grab it while it's available:
www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
It's the first Hallway Track of 2024: the inevitable Star Trek Hallway Track!
Hallway Track 006: Star Trek and Design, with Lisa Maria and Dylan Wilbanks.
Friday, 19 January, 2024 at 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern, 9pm London.
Register and find out more at www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Hallway Track 006: Star Trek and Design, with Lisa Maria and Dylan Wilbanks.
Friday, 19 January, 2024 at 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern, 9pm London.
Register and find out more at www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
January 16, 2024 at 6:50 PM
It's the first Hallway Track of 2024: the inevitable Star Trek Hallway Track!
Hallway Track 006: Star Trek and Design, with Lisa Maria and Dylan Wilbanks.
Friday, 19 January, 2024 at 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern, 9pm London.
Register and find out more at www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Hallway Track 006: Star Trek and Design, with Lisa Maria and Dylan Wilbanks.
Friday, 19 January, 2024 at 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern, 9pm London.
Register and find out more at www.verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack