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I Tried to Make Government Websites Not Suck and Accidentally Won TIME’s Invention of the Year

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Sheldon "Don" Sandbekkhaug

Last year, I spent six months working full-time on an open-source project with Google.org. In 2025, that project was named one of TIME’s Inventions of the Year. Needless to say, I was surprised! I didn’t think anyone of importance would … Continue reading →

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I thought I was about to lose my job in Google Search, and then this happened

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Sheldon "Don" Sandbekkhaug

“So, this is how I lose my team. Or my job.” I thought to myself on a cold, January night. My team’s responsibilities had just been shipped overseas in a reorg. For the last three years, I had been leading … Continue reading →

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