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    INN News Nerds - Musings from the INN news applications and technology team

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    INN nerdbots exterminating the roadblocks

    By Jack Brighton | October 9, 2015

    We definitely believe the Internet should be free, fast, and open to all comers. We also like farms.

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    What You Don’t Know Can’t Hurt You…Unless You Don’t Ask

    By Jack Brighton | October 4, 2015

    When talking with people we believe know much more than us about a given topic, we sometimes minimize our knowledge up front. Saying “I don’t know much” is a smart strategy if we suspect the expert will act like a jerk in response to our question. I can safely say that none of the INN Nerds will ever treat you this way.

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    Nerd Alert 43: We want to believe

    By Kaeti Hinck | October 2, 2015

    Our country's new style guide — and more! — in this week's issue.

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    Nobody Said This Would Be Easy

    By Jack Brighton | September 25, 2015

    Allow me to introduce myself: I’m the idiot who joined the INN tech team and thought he could be on top of things right away.

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    Nerd Alert 42: The Hitch-Hacker’s Guide to Papal Pizza Rats

    By Ben Keith | September 25, 2015

    The Pope and the Pizza Rat sat down to a pie,
    While the world watched the power grid die.

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    Nerd Alert 41: Adpocalypse Now

    By Ben Keith | September 18, 2015

    Is this the end of ads as we know it? Featuring think-pieces, sorbet, Thomas Thoren, jobs and the Associated Press.

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    Nerd Alert 40: The INN Nerds Alpaca Farm

    By Ben Keith | September 11, 2015

    Alpacas alpacas alpacas alpacas. Alpacas? Alpacas The Marshall Project alpacas alpacas.

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    October’s Book Club Selection: Microinteractions by Dan Saffer

    By Adam Schweigert | September 11, 2015

    We hope you'll join us for our next News Nerd Book Club hangout on Wednesday, October 14th at 1pm ET. This month we'll be reading Microinteractions: Designing with Details by Dan Saffer.

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    Spring Apprenticeship Applications Now Open!

    By Adam Schweigert | September 10, 2015

    The INN Product and Technology Team (aka The INN Nerds) is looking for at least one more apprentice to join our team this fall (and hopefully stick around through the spring).

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    Nerd Alert 39: That New Car Smell

    By Ben Keith | September 4, 2015

    Featuring self-driving Lego vehicles, Daniel Bachhuber, and a project by The Lens, all set to a pounding drum line.

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    Welcome

    The INN Nerds are the members of the news apps and technology team at the Institute for Nonprofit News. You can follow us on Twitter, steal our code on GitHub or subscribe to this blog via RSS.

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      News Apps Developer

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      Director of Data Services

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      News Apps Apprentice

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    • Jack Brighton

      Manager of Support, Documentation and Training

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    As a remote team, we pay special attention to how we communicate and build connections within our organization. But the need for community and connection extends beyond just our team — we're keenly aware of the challenges faced by the often lone technologists working at our member organizations.

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    The INN nerds are a distributed team, which means we work in different locations and time zones and sometimes in our pajamas. Working from home full time also means we have to think intentionally about communication, structuring our days and setting boundaries around our work.

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