Twitter is like a fridge. You get bored, so you keep opening and closing it every few minutes to see if there's anything good.

I'm hosting "W2P picnic on the Hill" on Jun 27th. RSVP at  http://twvt.us/zjlq  #w2p

What your Chief Digital Officer will be reading this summer?  http://blogs.gartner.com/andrew_white/2013/06/17/what-your-chief-digital-officer-will-be-reading-this-summer/ …

The @ukodi just launched "Open Data Certificates" to evaluate how easy your #opendata is to find, use and share:  https://certificates.theodi.org/ 

"commitment to doing things, rather than just talking about them." #digitalinclusion at @gdsteam  http://bit.ly/178iPY9  via @ukonlinecentres

We’ve Passed Peak Apple. And Google. And Facebook.  http://goo.gl/ZBtsn  Unusually good analysis. Is it right? Don't know. Via @davewiner

Scientific Publishing & The Future <Notes on talk by @cameronneylon of @plos at #PubConf  http://bit.ly/13YBX4Q 

Instagram meets Photoshop for custom maps (no - for real!) made by our friends @stamen Design

 http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/06/stamen-design-reveals-an-instagram-for-maps/276713/ … (via @alexismadrigal)

The City of Victoria is hiring a new Civic Engagement Advisor:  http://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/departments/hr/current-employment-opportunities.html ….

Are you a talented developer? We're hiring! @uottawa  http://owl.li/jHTyF 

"Let's talk about what [Google] is actually doing to XMPP users."  http://buff.ly/17Vj9J0 

Wish I could save Google Maps to my hard disk before they screw up the next release  http://cartonerd.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-new-cartography-of-google-maps-part.html … | by @kennethfield

CNN just wondered if I'm sending disasters to punish you for your sins. No, I'm sending them to punish you for CNN.

It's spelled G-I-F, but pronounced Throat Warbler Mangrove.

Showing my dog seatmate pictures of my dogs.

The #xckd R package is finally out.
 http://bit.ly/16D36it 
let the nerdiness ensue. #rstats
 http://twitpic.com/cr2sju 

[#Culture] Un bon condensé de
(#DataCulture + #OpenData) pour ceux qui comme moi n'ont pas pu venir =>  http://marilorstrategie.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/dataculture-opendata-culture-mai-2013-3/ … via @marilor

Good read MT @wired: Working remotely makes you more productive. Working together makes you more creative. Decisions  http://oak.ctx.ly/r/556f 

The 1st #WeTheGeeks Hangout is tomorrow at 2ET. Join Matt Grob @qualcomm, Rob High @ibmwatson, @sebastianthrun:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/05/14/hanging-out-we-geeks …

Know someone who used #OA research for science innovation? 30 days left to nominate for $30K ASAP award.  http://asap.plos.org/  #SciASAP