Dug up my notes and handout files from NICAR 2007, including how to scrape a website with Perl. 😅
#NICAR

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

Hey #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.

I 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

Anyone else at #nicar #nicar25 ?

Very 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).

Now that I am #NICAR adjacent, it's only fitting that I'm at a conference in Atlanta that is Marriott-adjacent, in both proximity and architecture.