hpriebe

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by hpriebe 12y ago
Really interesting to hear that ProPublica used this sort of feature in a news context. What other methods did you guys use to investigate "unpublicized" events/occurrences? What barriers did you face to finding that info in
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by hpriebe 12y ago
What kind of potential do you think Telegram and other mobile messaging apps that encrypt data have? Specifically, do you think this sort of thing has potentially to provide a virtual form of assembly? To communicate information to the Russ
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by hpriebe 12y ago
Interesting to see that the runner up - Newsday - was selected for using digital tools to expose shootings, beatings and other concealed misconduct by some Long Island police officers. This highlights the increasingly complimentary role of
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Google Buys Titan Aerospace, the Drone Maker Facebook Wanted to Buy(techcrunch.com)
2 points by hpriebe 12y ago|0 comments
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by hpriebe 12y ago
Congrats! This is such an inspiration. What kind of resources did you use to learn?
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by hpriebe 12y ago
Ah ha! I see. It might not be practical, but I like the idea of using tech to receive the message rather than send it - in other words, that there might be a way for people on the ground to send a message without tech, since that's som
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by hpriebe 12y ago
Hmm… using satellites/sat phones is an interesting idea. Do you mind further explaining your idea about putting a white or a black tile on the roof?
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by hpriebe 12y ago
Do you think anonymity is necessary? If so, how would you ensure it?
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by hpriebe 12y ago
Do you think cell phones are a viable tool in that context?
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How would you equip North Koreans to communicate with the outside world?
3 points by hpriebe 12y ago|7 comments
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Tor Takes Anonymity Mobile With New Smartphone OS(dailydot.com)
1 points by hpriebe 12y ago|0 comments
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by hpriebe 12y ago
There are two types of sexism at play here: One is blatant - i.e. sexual harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. The second is latent - i.e. the "typical experience of every student," as you put it, impacts people differently d
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by hpriebe 12y ago
True. And I wonder how computers/bots might assist journalists in the other aspects of journalism - investigation, interviews, and trend spotting, etc? I'm not sure I hope for the day that computers replace the human analysis, emo
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by hpriebe 12y ago
This is interesting in respect to @harrf's comment above. He says, "Given an existing user base, on average 30% will hate any given change to their user experience, independent of whether the that experience is actually worse or b
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by hpriebe 12y ago
Thanks for both of your comments. They remind me of something I recently learned from a General Assembly Front Row class - that there are passive and active approaches, both of which can be equally valuable, to solving every problem. @jtfre
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by hpriebe 12y ago
> It's not made out of thin air. It's not made from a diploma. It's not made from an acceptance letter. It's made by You. You couldn't have said it better. Nothing motivates me more than realizing that if I don&#
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by hpriebe 12y ago
How do you think the tech/startup world can better diversify?
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Silicon Valley Disrupts Discrimination: Now It’s for Middle-Aged White Guys, Too(nymag.com)
2 points by hpriebe 12y ago|4 comments