Comments for Tim Porter http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft Photography, Journalism & Other Curiosities Wed, 16 May 2012 13:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Open Studios 2012: The Visitors by Freelancer http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=484#comment-199 Freelancer Wed, 16 May 2012 13:37:39 +0000 http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=484#comment-199 Ahahahha! At first I thought it was about a photograph session about some kind of fashion design xD Well, inspiring idea! Keep it up! Ahahahha! At first I thought it was about a photograph session about some kind of fashion design xD

Well, inspiring idea! Keep it up!

]]> Comment on Periodismo Peligroso by John Saxon http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=474#comment-182 John Saxon Sat, 05 May 2012 19:11:12 +0000 http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=474#comment-182 We have created a world in which money and the things it can buy are the sine qua non. The narcotraficantes have simply found the quickest and most effective way to enrich themselves. Not too different from the capitalists at the top of America's food chain. We have created a world in which money and the things it can buy are the sine qua non. The narcotraficantes have simply found the quickest and most effective way to enrich themselves. Not too different from the capitalists at the top of America’s food chain.

]]> Comment on On the Job: The Threat of Rising Seas by Dan Karner, Ph.D. http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=421#comment-166 Dan Karner, Ph.D. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:17:45 +0000 http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=421#comment-166 Mr. Porter: This is an outstanding article and I hope it serves as a wake-up call to move the issue of coastal inundation to the front burner. (Coastal inundation is the combined effect of sea level rise and land subsidence, the latter occurs for all lands underlain by sediment and artificial fill.) Addressing coastal inundation is a daunting task and I don't think it will be solved by governments alone; there simply isn't enough money. But rather than throwing up our collective hands, I believe the opportunity exists to create an "open source" project for Marin County that draws on the global community to help us identify a step-by-step program to address the coastal inundation issue. We must realize that we are not alone; communities from around the World face these same issues, and some of them have already done much of the legwork for us. Cities such as New Orleans, Louisiana, and Venice, Italy, have been dealing with coastal inundation for hundreds of years, and they've learned some hard lessons during that time. We know that implementation is down the road some distance, and will require government-scale engineering. But figuring out the scope of the issue, reviewing data that's already available, running small programs to collect data were none is available, fleshing out complexities associated with our local areas of inundation, customizing solutions for each, running cost estimates for those ideas, and prioritizing each project given available resources, are all smaller projects that could be done by harnessing the talents available through local volunteers and contributors who chime in via the internet. Mr. Porter: This is an outstanding article and I hope it serves as a wake-up call to move the issue of coastal inundation to the front burner. (Coastal inundation is the combined effect of sea level rise and land subsidence, the latter occurs for all lands underlain by sediment and artificial fill.) Addressing coastal inundation is a daunting task and I don’t think it will be solved by governments alone; there simply isn’t enough money. But rather than throwing up our collective hands, I believe the opportunity exists to create an “open source” project for Marin County that draws on the global community to help us identify a step-by-step program to address the coastal inundation issue. We must realize that we are not alone; communities from around the World face these same issues, and some of them have already done much of the legwork for us. Cities such as New Orleans, Louisiana, and Venice, Italy, have been dealing with coastal inundation for hundreds of years, and they’ve learned some hard lessons during that time. We know that implementation is down the road some distance, and will require government-scale engineering. But figuring out the scope of the issue, reviewing data that’s already available, running small programs to collect data were none is available, fleshing out complexities associated with our local areas of inundation, customizing solutions for each, running cost estimates for those ideas, and prioritizing each project given available resources, are all smaller projects that could be done by harnessing the talents available through local volunteers and contributors who chime in via the internet.

]]> Comment on Grab Shots: Fashionably Avedon by Daily News About Photography : A few links about Photography - Friday, 15 May 2009 19:15 http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=62#comment-11 Daily News About Photography : A few links about Photography - Friday, 15 May 2009 19:15 Sat, 16 May 2009 03:33:04 +0000 http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=62#comment-11 [...] Grab Shots: Fashionably Avedon [...] [...] Grab Shots: Fashionably Avedon [...]

]]> Comment on Why Journalists Still Matter: Obligation by Notes from a Teacher - Tuesday squibs http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=50#comment-3 Notes from a Teacher - Tuesday squibs Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:19:21 +0000 http://www.timporter.com/seconddraft/?p=50#comment-3 [...] Why Journalists Still Matter: Obligation. A reminder from Tim Porter, with a very real example, that journalists are the ones that run toward the danger. [...] [...] Why Journalists Still Matter: Obligation. A reminder from Tim Porter, with a very real example, that journalists are the ones that run toward the danger. [...]

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