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Boston, MA, USA
Joined March 2007
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Nigel Jacob retweeted
I am now heading to Shreveport, Louisiana, the home of Speaker Mike Johnson. He is the architect of Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” the most destructive piece of legislation in modern history. And his constituents need to know that.
The Movement to Decolonize AI: Centering Dignity Over Dependency hai.stanford.edu/news/moveme…
UPDATED: Let’s forget the term AI. Let’s call them Systematic Approaches to Learning Algorithms and Machine Inferences (SALAMI). blog.quintarelli.it/2019/11/…
Hey Civic Data Hackers! Here's a cool gig in Boston ...governmentjobs.com/careers/m…
Nigel Jacob retweeted
“The 20 years I’ve been Mayor, I don’t think I did anything special. I did what you’re supposed to do – help people.”
Remembering our co-founder, former @CityOfBoston Mayor Tom Menino, on the anniversary of his passing.
Thank you, Mayor Menino.
Hey, y'all ...After a busy year at the Boston Society for Architecture, I'm moving on. Does anyone have any ideas for one lightly used @newurnanmechs ?
Howie Carr: $86,900 ... $160,000 ... $174,500 ... hack jobs keep coming bostonherald.com/2023/07/26/…
Nigel Jacob retweeted
I can't believe it's real (again)! Had our first planning meeting for EarlyEducatorSpace 2.0 today--so excited that this project was funded with a @SasakiFdn Design Grant!
Meet 2023 Design Grants winner EarlyEducatorSpace 2.0. The @BHA_Boston and @Northeastern will reimagine and co-design common green space at a BHA development as a site inclusive of care for young children. Learn more about this year's winners: sasakifoundation.org/2023-de…
ALT Photo of an apartment building with a playground in front. A person walks through the foreground.
Nigel Jacob retweeted
Separated at Birth? News that Zuck's Meta is preparing to unleash their AI Shuggoth got me doing a little genealogy...
Vermont forms reconciliation panel after eugenics apology reformer.com/news/vermont-fo… via @brattreformer
Moving diversity in development forward in Boston…architects.org/news/commonwe… @BSAAIA
Honor Mel King's Legacy - Donate to South End Tech
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Hey Civic Design friends ... if you find yourself in Boston tomorrow ...swing by the BSA to see what we're up to ...chec...architects.org/events/563750…
Nigel Jacob retweeted
“ Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is a socialist, and in no way shy about it.Taylor sees capitalism as synonymous with racism, and argues that any successful struggle against racism must ultimately replace capitalism as well.”
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Hey friends... well, I've landed as the CInnO of the Boston Society for Architecture @BSAAIA! Thanks so much to @bethnoveck for giving me a home for the past several months !! Look me up y'all !! We're doing cool stuff!
Nigel Jacob retweeted
CONGRATULATIONS Drawing Together!! A big thank you to 2022 Jury: @nsjacob @josecastillo911 @jlwescoat @lcoral @knightfdn @en_dash @bplmaps
#DrawingTogether #digitalurbanism #urbandesign #MIT #GCF #cities #design #technology #NYC #architecture #greeneconomy #resilience 5/5
Nigel Jacob retweeted
Joyful, sunny finale to #OpenStreetsBoston on Dot Ave today. So grateful to the city staff, small businesses, and neighbors who bring these community celebrations to life.
Nigel Jacob retweeted
BREAKING NEWS: The Department of Education will provide up to $20,000 in targeted student debt cancellation to borrowers with loans held by the Department, ensuring that borrowers are not worse off financially due to the pandemic. ed.gov/news/press-releases/b… [🧵 1/7 ]
ALT Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Student Loan Pause Extension Through December 31 and Targeted Debt Cancellation to Smooth Transition to Repayment