About Political Gastronomica
Political Gastronomica is a discourse on technology and online activism - how the marketplace of governing and ideas is improving with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Author Sanford Dickert, former CTO of John Kerry for President Campaign, works with political campaigns, non-profits and private companies from the Fortune 500 to startups.
Dickert leverages online community engagement techniques and technical vision for brand and message management through effective application of social media and organizational processes.
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Job Posting: DBA for Obama for America in Chicago
From a mailing list I am on: Apologies for the broad email, but Uday Sreekanth, the Deputy CTO/Data Architect for the campaign, mentioned to me the campaign is in need of an experienced DBA to augment their efforts. Here is … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Campaign 2008, DBA for Obama, Obama for President
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Gina Gershon doing Sarah Palin
Okay, so maybe this is funny – may it is not. But way too much fun for me to not add to this blog:
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Campaign 2008, Sarah Palin
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“Lipstick on a Pig” – McCain’s Moral Center missing
I have been watching this recent issue unfold with a bit of incredulity – especially when you watch the video of what the “Palin Truth Squad” is crying about: When I went to YouTube to see what the other side … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Al Pacino, Andrew Sullivan, honor and integrity, John McCain, lipstick on a pig, Sarah Palin, Scent of a Woman
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OneWebDay: Stories of the Impact of the Web
OneWebDay is an Earth Day for the internet. The idea behind OneWebDay is to focus attention on a key internet value (this year, online participation in democracy), focus attention on local internet concerns (connectivity, censorship, individual skills), and create a global constituency that cares about protecting and defending the internet. Continue reading
Posted in Mitzvahs, Personal Thoughts
Tagged internet ecosystem, OneWebDay, susan crawford
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Switched over from MT 4.1 to WP 2.6.1
Well – after a number of years of thinking about doing it, I finally completed the task of migrating from MovableType 4.1 to WordPress 2.6. Truthfully, after researching and working with both platforms over the past two years with clients … Continue reading
Posted in Mitzvahs, Personal Thoughts
Tagged migration from MT to wordpress, MovableType, WordPress
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