Re: Project PM

Thanks for reaching out. Basically, Project PM is a distributed think-tank, which is to say that it fulfills the function of a think-tank but operates in a more efficient manner that is conducive to designing the best possible solutions to a variety of problems having to do with the way in which information flows. Media reform is central to our goals, although we're also tackling issues such as how to best encourage development in Africa at the lowest cost possible, or at no cost, as is the case with the pamphlet we intend to distribute to villages containing blueprints for locally-viable projects involving everything from agriculture to water safety.

I'm going to have my associate Clark Robinson e-mail you with links and other resources so that you get a more complete sense of what we're about; I'll forward this e-mail to him so that he'll see the skills and background you've listed here and will thus be better able to determine which of our programs might interest you the most. Feel free to ask me any questions as well. Also, we just set up an IRC channel at irc.freenode.net, #projectPM. I try to idle in there for much of the day, as do many of more active participants. Incidentally, we have about 80 members so far and expect to be expanding quite a bit over the next couple of weeks. If you know anyone else who's clever, intellectually honest, and willing to spend a little bit of time on something that hasn't been done before, have them get in touch with me.

Let me know if you'd also like a PDF copy of my upcoming book, in which I make fun of the nation's most prominent columnists and pundits and explain how media reform can best be accomplished.

On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Eduardo Gutierrez <legutierr@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Barret-

I saw your post on reddit soliciting participation/interest in Project PM, so I read some of your blog posts on the matter. I think you have a good idea, and I would like to find out more.

My background is in software engineering. I graduated from Brown about a decade ago with a CS degree, and after college I built "serious software" currently used by some large multinational banks. Since we sold that company, I have been focused on building web applications and political activism. In 2008 I spent a number of months with the Obama campaign, doing grassroots organizing work, and then later working in one of the press offices doing PR work.

Anyway, I'm always interested in finding like-minded souls with similar objectives to my own, especially people who are actively organizing (which I know from experience takes a ton of dedication and commitment). I'd love to find out the details of what you are working on, and find a way to get involved.

Regards,
Ed Gutierrez

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Barrett Brown
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