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Talking to Plumbers in French

John Tynan — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:25:48 +0000

I’ve come to find out if you want to test your command of a language, try to arrange for your car to have an oil change in that language, for example. Today, I told a plumber that our sink (evier) was not broken and that we did’t need an appointment. I am so glad for his patience. My French would make most speakers wince, but the more opportnities to practice the better, especially when the meaning that gets comminicated has real consequences in the world.

John’s Tweets for 2011-02-04

John Tynan — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:59:00 +0000

@rbole Great ideas! Great writing! I always thought that PRPD's core values be extended to the web: http://bit.ly/prpdcorevalues in reply to rbole #

John’s Tweets for 2011-01-16

John Tynan — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:59:00 +0000

Interview with the creator of web2py http://bit.ly/ht1khJ #

John’s Tweets for 2010-05-18

John Tynan — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:59:59 +0000

What would #pubmedia reccomend for @itallica ? http://bit.ly/bhro1e / http://bit.ly/dqK7YK / http://bit.ly/a3Sgdl / http://amzn.to/c8dibg #

John’s Tweets for 2010-05-09

John Tynan — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:59:59 +0000

@_cb_ I appreciate the follow up and your continued work with Solr and Digital Asset Management for #pubmedia: http://bit.ly/cbHfIl in reply to _cb_ #

John’s Tweets for 2010-05-05

John Tynan — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:59:59 +0000

@_cb_ Great work! Perhaps giving #pubmedia developers access to these tools on a virtual server would encourage feedback / adoption. in reply to _cb_ #
This @RauchBros animation of a @storycorps interview inspires me on so many levels: http://vimeo.com/11305685 #

John’s Tweets for 2010-05-03

John Tynan — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:59:59 +0000

@richleland as I recall, you were looking for something like this: http://bit.ly/d1nTDQ and http://meta.osqa.net/ in reply to richleland #

John’s Tweets for 2010-05-01

John Tynan — Sat, 01 May 2010 22:59:59 +0000

@beyondbroadcast is live-blogging FCC's #pubmedia workshop http://to.pbs.org/FOMwkshop #FOMwkshop #
If app creators are seen as "working in their pajamas" and if funding flows through stations, how is indie development fostered? #FoMwkshop #
Love hearing all the perspectives and priorities of all these experts on the #FOMwkshop panels. #
RT: @karaoehler @jakeshapiro of PRX says we need new organizations that have digital DNA #FOMwkshop Nice! #
Randy May proposes an "exit strategy" for #publicmedia . I feel a chill in the room. #FOMwkshop Good to include all voices in discussion. #
Inspired by Dr. Wilson's 4Ds. How to make it easier to engage in dialogue / collaboration with minority media entities? #FOMwkshop #
I'd like to see a #pubmedia mentorship program for coders, institutional support for 20% projects #FOMwkshop #

John’s Tweets for 2010-04-27

John Tynan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:59:59 +0000

@beyondbroadcast nice idea. I'll contribute a story to a #pubmedia FAILfaire. Looks like it was a fun chat. Hope to join in next week. in reply to beyondbroadcast #

John’s Tweets for 2010-04-18

John Tynan — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:59:59 +0000

@daniel_jacobson great seeing you as well! Here's my blog post encouraging folks to take a #pubmedia friend to lunch: http://bit.ly/dbnyvb in reply to daniel_jacobson #
Feel like I'm coming late to the webcomics party, but I really like what I'm reading by @colinwhite http://colinwhitecomix.com/news/ #