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Nor was FEMA, or at least its "FEMA Tech Corps". And the incredible civic hackers who started w/ Harvey and are STILL at work now as Nate makes landfall? The b
by brooklynrob 9y ago
Nor was FEMA, or at least its "FEMA Tech Corps".
And the incredible civic hackers who started w/ Harvey and are STILL at work now as Nate makes landfall? The big tech companies couldn't make time or money to give them a hand. See http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2017/10/05/as-relief-moves-to-recovery-questions-about-femas-tech-corps/ http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2017/10/05/as-relief-moves-to-r...
(Also see http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2017/09/08/harvey-techies-pass-baton-and-apis-to-florida-peers-as-irma-nears/# http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2017/09/08/harvey-techies-pass-... and https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/09/06/houston-techies-build-apps-for-harvey-and-irma/#2a4995106001 https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/09/06/houston-t... for context).
- transverse 9y agoThe difference is that Red Cross was collecting donations left and right. Now where did my donation money to Red Cross for Harvey really go?