Brian NicarFor anyone interested in a mystery. My original American ancestor was named M. Nicar and he immigrated to Norfolk, VA in the late 18th century from Heidelberg, Germany. This is the puzzle. The surname is very rare in the United States and none of us researching it have any idea of where M was originally from because Nicar is not German or Austrian. He's not Asian or Black. I'd like to know if anyone in Europe, Middle East, South America, Central America, or North Africa have had any contact with this surname and its possible connection to Germany. Boosts are greatly appreciated.
Sharon MachlisDug up my notes and handout files from NICAR 2007, including how to scrape a website with Perl. 😅
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David Akin 🇨🇦I've had a bit of a week of revelations in what some AI tools can do to help me with my work. Maybe more on that later. But it's super-clear to me that AI is NOT a 'search' tool. For journos: Use good-old fashioned Google to search. But use AI to process text and video, to find connections/trends in sources you give the AI; to use those sources to start writing scripting/background grafs which you can adopt in your work. #Media #CAR #NICAR
Ian DeesHey #nicar folks in Minneapolis, let me know if you're interested in meeting up. I won't be at the conference, but it'd be fun to say hi, talk about maps, Census Reporter , or show you around if you'd like.
brrttwrksI was going to transmit about #nicar on my #meshtastic but left the little radio in the hotel against the window. Will not forget it tomorrow. I figure that's about as nerdy as it gets.
Super stoked to meet people at #nicar #nicar25. I’m co-paneling a discussion of practical AI in investigative reporting and a workshop on Aleph. Will touch on #OCCRP recent Scam Empire data. https://www.occrp.org/en/project/scam-empire/scam-empire-everything-you-need-to-know-about-these-massive-investment-scams
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Joe MurphyVery proud of the bio I wrote for the #NICAR2025 / #NICAR session I'm part of, wherein I shoutout the best text editor on the planet (vim).
I'll be at #NICAR ( #NICAR2025 ) in Minneapolis next week, if you’re there too and want to connect, reach out!
Also: I'm on a panel talking about accessibility in newsrooms and why it matters, that happens Thursday 3/6 at 4:45 p.m. in Ballroom 3 on the fourth floor https://schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/index.html#2051
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