Comments for Promiscuous Intelligence http://promiscuousintelligence.com Andrew Fitzgerald's blog Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:44:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Reporting on reporting the end of the world by Google and the News, Part 2389: The Company Is Co-Hosting a Conference on … at googlechili.searchengine.hoops227.org http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/12/20/reporting-on-reporting-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-410 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:44:30 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=311#comment-410 [...] They also live on in the form of conferences like TechRaking. The April event won’t be Google’s first foray into the world of the journalism confab: For the past two years, the company has co-sponsored News Foo, the journalism-focused incarnation of the “Friends of O’Reilly” conference, along with O’Reilly Media and the Knight Foundation. News Foo, like an increasing number of ideas-based gatherings, takes the “unconference” approach to conferencing: It’s premised on the idea that simply putting the right mix of people in a room together, with very little structure but a lot of opportunity for organic interaction, can be an effective way to share, and grow, knowledge. (The past year’s News Foo included an impromptu session concerning “reporting the end of the world,” a surprisingly revealing discussion about disaster coverage led by Twitter’s Andrew Fitzgerald.) [...]

]]> Comment on Reporting the end of the world by Journalists Hilariously Discuss How to Cover the End of the World | Con Games http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/12/07/reporting-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-347 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:05:50 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=308#comment-347 [...] of Journalism and Mass Communication, and in a Tuesday afternoon blog post, he points to a comprehensive recap of the conversation on fellow attendee Andrew Fitzgerald's blog. The debate focused on [...]

]]> Comment on I officially have a new job by Steven Flynn http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/07/23/i-officially-have-a-new-job/#comment-333 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:50:50 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=294#comment-333 andrew. congrats on the new gig. saw your post in “Coming Home” and as am from new orleans, i decided to check out you blog. from your iphone map, i’d guess the northshore. interesting upbringing on th sailboat and all. sorry about the tele ;o)

]]> Comment on George R.R. Martin farts in your general direction by Abby http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/07/20/george-r-r-martin-farts-in-your-general-direction/#comment-329 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:13:42 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=290#comment-329 Saw this post, and made me think of you! http://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/ja52p/i_recently_read_a_clash_of_kings_and_found_my/

]]> Comment on I officially have a new job by Steven B http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/07/23/i-officially-have-a-new-job/#comment-328 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:05:17 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=294#comment-328 fantastic… good for you…. Although i would have never thought i would have ever watched Al Jazerra – i added them to our service earlier this year and when they stay away from the arab issues with israel … i find them one of the best world news channels around…. congrats to you – Steven

]]> Comment on I officially have a new job by David cohn http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/07/23/i-officially-have-a-new-job/#comment-314 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:00:30 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=294#comment-314 Congrats Andrew. Well miss you in the Bay. Take care of Ahmed for me!

]]> Comment on George R.R. Martin farts in your general direction by Stefani Waters http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/07/20/george-r-r-martin-farts-in-your-general-direction/#comment-313 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:31:58 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=290#comment-313 That said, had it come from a less talented writer in a series I’d just begun reading, I’d have been annoyed. In this case, I found it an acceptable use of the phrase.

]]> Comment on George R.R. Martin farts in your general direction by Stefani Waters http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/07/20/george-r-r-martin-farts-in-your-general-direction/#comment-312 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:28:11 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=290#comment-312 I googled “George R.R. Martin” and “fart in your general direction” right away after reading that line, just to see if anyone else noticed. I get the feeling it was unintentional usage of an enjoyed phrase, perhaps Martin himself will comment on it at some point.

]]> Comment on George R.R. Martin farts in your general direction by Aris Blevins http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/07/20/george-r-r-martin-farts-in-your-general-direction/#comment-310 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:16:14 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=290#comment-310 I feel like that’s part of what Piers Anthony does (or did, I haven’t read these books in years) in his Xanth series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanth He loves puns in that series, and frequently those puns mean nothing in-world but mean quite a bit to the reader. Which, for me, made me look all the harder for a sense of whether the pun was a key to a puzzle or joke. If I remember correctly, it was generally a little of A and B.

And with that… NERDS!

]]> Comment on A few weeks in DC by mario http://promiscuousintelligence.com/2011/03/09/a-few-weeks-in-dc/#comment-297 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:00:12 +0000 http://promiscuousintelligence.com/?p=261#comment-297 glad to hear you’re involved with The Stream. i’m a big fan of what Al Jazeera English has been up to lately.

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