Spam
must think me an ingrate. It constantly tells me about all the special prizes
I've earned. I just don't respond with a bank transfer
"With
#BigData,
what’s better–qualities or quantities?" (http://ow.ly/l9eoj )
JK--Roughly maps 2 explore-driven vs. model-driven data-sci
"Big
Data Finds 'Zombie Stores'" (http://ow.ly/l9dMc )
JK--Disappointed. Thought this was retailers serving walking-dead demographic
"Is
it possible to describe #BigData in 1
sentence (not getting too cute)"? (http://ow.ly/l9cMw )
JK--How cute is "too"? Baby elephant?
Philosophy
of data? It's philosophies o science, empiricism & epistemology. What can
we truly know thru rigorous investigation o factuality?
Shins
"Turn on Me" (http://ow.ly/l985x ) JK--Was playing
overhead in Centerline Digital men's room. Almost made me loiter there
You
can tell th quality of a digital agency by music they pipe overhead in common
areas. Iron & Wine "Flightless Bird" definitely mellows me
They
slicked down my unruly fine hair strands today in video shoot to avoid the
dreaded "Alfalfa Cowlick." This greasy kid stuff creeps me
@graemeknows Cool. As you can see, I
use fairly simple tools for #bigdata
ideation: Word, socials, browser, & email.
"The
Need for Data Philosophers" (http://ow.ly/l8IDd )
JK--Good one from @ocdqblog. It's
philosophy of science, knowledge, and empiricism
This
morning I showed @graemeknows how
I organize my desktop/day 2 sustain flow of fresh thought leadership posts. I
mill my mind constantly
RT
@graemeknows We're getting all
"kobitized" in studio! Nice work, @jameskobielus! pic.twitter.com/414okUd6Nu JK--Thanks Graeme!
Glad it's done
Composing
myself 4 the #IBM
video shoot with @graemeknows at
Centerline Digital in Raleigh .
I am seriously ready 4 my close-up, Mr. DeMille!
IT
e-journalists should write "Top 10 tips for rendering 'Top 10 tips' lists
as 10 time-wasting browser pages 2 B viewed in strict sequence"
"MapReduce,
Parallel Processing, & Pipelining" (http://ow.ly/l7WGu )
JK--Good historical overview of adoption in ent analytic DB industry
Watched
final episode of "The Office." Good summing-up. Tied up loose
plot-ends. Hit all the right sentimental notes. Made me laugh
RT
@graemeknows Brain trust @richmaraschi @jameskobielus talk #bigdata #analytics
before tomorow shoot at @CenterLine
pic.twitter.com/XdX9Q7mt4D
RT
@graemeknows: It's on! @jameskobielus in the house at @CenterLine! pic.twitter.com/uIrPOJd9ES JK--Hey Graeme:
cool facility!
"M2M
is dead: long live IoT" (http://ow.ly/l6vd5 ) JK--What? CDPD wasn't
M2M-focused! I know. I was LCC's CDPD drivetest tool product mgr
"Predictive
Analytics, the Data Effect & Jed Clampett" (http://ow.ly/l6uvX )
JK--Equating "small data" with nowhere's-ville Bugtussle AR
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp The Walker
by Fitz & The Tantrums frm More Than Just a Dream JK--2013. 2nd potntial
megahit I've heard frm ths so far
#BigData has
grown so massive that it now has its own gravitational pull on the tides. A
virtual moon.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Was All Talk
by Kurt Vile frm Wakin on a Pretty Daze JK--Strong track on stellar LP. This
rolls like fastmoving train
"Stephan
Shakespeare review o public data needs 2 make meaningfl" (http://ow.ly/l6pm8 )
JK--3rd graf has clever allusions 2 famous Shakey
How
authentically common an English surname is "Shakespeare"? In other words,
people who didnt change it to obliquely share in Bard's glory?
At
yesterday's convocation o George Mason Univ College of Science, noticed lotta
doctoral dissertations on bio-informatics. Super hot field!
Man,
I luv me that ZPizza. Glad there was one right across street from my hotel in Raleigh . Got a small Santa Fe . Absolutely hit
the spot!
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Hang On To
Your Ego by The Beach Boys from Pet Sounds JK--I'm torn: this or "I Know
There's an Answer"? Both gr8
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Data Scientist: Bias, Backlash and Brutal Self-Criticism" (http://ow.ly/l69sj )
We
are two-thirds thru Spring. Temps now feel Summer-ish. More vacationers milling
about at the airport.
Flying
down to Raleigh
for an #IBM
marketing video shoot with @graemeknows.
Packed wardrobe options at director's request.
A
fine post-graduation dim sum with Sonya & Dylan at Mark's Duck House in
Seven Corners. The girl sashayed into the place in cap & gown.
Hey
TV comercial producers: displaying "dont attempt" when showing kids
doing something dangerous is stupid. Simply don't show kids doing it
Baz
Luhrman overdoes "Great Gatsby"? He obnoxiously overdid "Moulin
Rouge." Just as Ken Russell murdered "Tommy" with malice
aforethought
Contemplating
plastic surgery so that someday, hopefully, I'll be good-looking enough to shop
at Abercrombie & Fitch.
WSJ
article on computer games keeping brain nimble. My favorite "game" is
simply to express myself on the computer. Keeps me nimble as hell.
Before
long, both the US & Israel may
become oil exporters. Rich irony 4 those of us old enough 2 have lived thru the
1970s OPEC oil embargo
I
absolutely love every song on Kurt Vile's new LP "Wakin on a Pretty
Daze." Burning druggy majesty pervades the work from start to finish.
RIP
Dr. Joyce Brothers. Had memorable encounter with Roseanne Rosannadanna.
New
#IBM jk
blogpost: "The Rise of the Data Scientist: Recap of IBM Twitterchat"
( http://ow.ly/l1QcS
)
M2M
becomes IoT. In the same way that VLDB became #BigData. And
so the tech world turns in the great circle of life. Hakuna matata!
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Seattle by Public Image
Ltd. JK--Fact: John Lydon now resides in Marina Del Rey CA. Rotten weather
doesn't become him
"The
Rhyme of the Data Steward" (http://ow.ly/l17qh )
JK--Data is dirty. Data is big. Governance shoddy. Not fit for a pig.
RT
@mikeensormedia: "I am
POSITIVE!".. "Ok. What about it?".. "uhhhh... Top 10 ways
how to stay positive!!!".... "Wat...?" RT @jameskobielus
Actually,
#bigdata
DOES speak for itself. I checked. One of its hidden Vs is Vocal cords. Right
there behind its tonsils. Look for yourself
Seems
like half of everybody who wants me to follow them on Twitter are
all-inspirational all the time. No thanks. Inspiration fatigue.
Bill
Nye, th science guy (http://ow.ly/l0Zvu ). Bill Nighy, th actor
guy (http://ow.ly/l0ZnZ ).
Same guy? You decide! The time is nigh
Whew!
Finished all 5 of next week's quick-hits in record time. Not too shabby. Now,
cup of coffee and next bunch of stuff to do.
This
wk #IBM jk q-hs:
http://ow.ly/l0HiM
http://ow.ly/l0HjU
http://ow.ly/l0Hl0
http://ow.ly/l0Hmm
http://ow.ly/l0Hni
Meaty
metadata? Rich context is everything in security analytics (http://lnkd.in/R2EDmq )
Friday #IBM
quicikhit in advance. Business travel
Meaty
metadata? Rich context is everything in security analytics: http://lnkd.in/R2EDmq
Decision
scientists? #BigData
as evidence in building a business case (http://lnkd.in/AvJjZb )
Thurs #IBM qh in
adv. Biz travel
Decision
scientists? Big data as evidence in building a business case: http://lnkd.in/AvJjZb
Sexy
statistics? Moneyball, quantified sport & analytical overkill (http://lnkd.in/C9NPMy )
Wed #IBM qh in
advance. Personal day off tomorow
Sexy
statistics? Moneyball, quantified sport, & analytical overkill: http://lnkd.in/C9NPMy
Experience
optimization? Imaging analytics for behavioral targeting (http://lnkd.in/X-5CcM )
Tuesday #IBM
quick-hit
Experience
optimization? Imaging analytics for behavioral targeting: http://lnkd.in/X-5CcM
Just
bought and downloaded Kurt Vile's fine new LP, "Wakin on a Pretty
Daze." Strong slightly languid rock songs a la Joseph Arthur
Writing
next week's quick-hits earlier in the week than I normally do. I have a
personal day off on Wednesday. Traveling Thurs-Fri
Have
created an "unfollow pending" folder in my personal email. Moving
e-newsletters I no longer or never read to it. Zap that crap in batch
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Girl Called
Alex by Kurt Vile from Wakin on a Pretty Daze JK--Note to self. Buy this LP
tonight. Artist is superb.
As
of this week, we'll hav successflly put both o our children thru college.
That's not necesarily guarantee o success. But it's a milestone
"#BigData Needs
Big Theory" (http://ow.ly/kYpFz ) JK--Huh? This isn't a
"big data" issue. It's complexity theory (http://ow.ly/kYpXM )
"Flex-display
smartphones just a 'novelty' 4 now" (http://ow.ly/kYlTJ )
JK--Need all-flex componentry unless connect pieces via Bluetooth
Please
stop referring 2 ordinary IT confs as "summits." They're the pinnacle
of nothing. Nobody awaiting their communiques w/bated breath
I
share out YouTubes of songs on FB for a personal productivity reason: I
re-listen to my selections while I work. Keeps me in the zone.
"What
if ‘mass media’ era just accidnt o history?" (http://ow.ly/kYiBv )
JK--Huh? Mass media = mass distribution not massive institutions
Surest
way 2 get me 2 resist something spreading on Internet is 2 refer 2 it as
"viral." Prefer 2 keep my consciousness clean from contagion
Yogi
Berra's collection of quotes is a rich trove of logical fallacies & conceptual
incongruities (http://ow.ly/kYfXG ). Funny too.
Mocking
other people's voices is a tactic 4 objectifying those voices as emanating from
outside yr head. Keeping them there. At a distance.
Hearing
other people's voices in your head isn't necessarily a sign of insanity. First
and always, it's a sign of society.
jameskobielus @jameskobielus
#BigData single
version of the truth? Data-scientist bias may be unconscious (http://ow.ly/kYcUC
) Monday #IBM
quick-hit
In
the beginning (May 16 of last year), I produced short quick-hits. Fairly
quickly, I expanded them to blog length. Full thoughts.
Coming
up on 1st anniversary of quick-hits. Other than vacations I've delivered on
every single working day. I pride myself on dependability
Listening
to Welsh postpunk group Reptile Ranch from late 70s (http://ow.ly/kX82I ).
Members included Spike. Inspired by Scritti Politti
Listening
to several from Spike (3 with Alison I'd heard before, two instrumentals I
hadn't): http://ow.ly/kX7vQ . Gorgeous Welsh folk
Listening
to Bomb & Dagger (http://ow.ly/kX6TO ), politically-orientd UK jazz group
that included members o Young Marble Giants & Weekend
Listening
to "pirate" recording o Weekend '83 show at London 's Ronnie Scott's (http://ow.ly/kX5G9 ).
Excellent. Better than "official" EP
Listening
2 Alison Statton & Spike live @ London's Jazz Cafe (http://ow.ly/kX55Q ).
I have all these on "Tidal Blues" & "Maple Snow"
Happiness
is turning stuff off and hiding other stuff in Facebook. I can breathe again.
Don't have to slog thru page after page of crap.
"Efficient
storage of billions of photos in Facebook" (http://ow.ly/kX4uj )
JK--Detailed layered IT discussion. Fascinating #bigdata
I've
begun to enjoy Google+ quite a lot. Rich with fresh content. Nobody posts
family stuff. Every social has a sweet spot. Different people
Rightwing
wants 2 impeach Obama 4 Benghazi? Not only idiotic on facts. Political suicide.
Say goodbye 2 any hope o getting blacks 2 vote GOP
One
of my fellow yogis startld me th other day by touchin middle of my bak while
was handsfree on eliptical. Felt like I might fall backward
Jewel
had gr8 comment in recent interview about aging, to the effect that young wood
grows fast but weak, mature wood grows slow but strong.
Dirty
little secret: I love to sing along to Belinda Carlisle's solo hits:
"Heaven Is A Place On Earth" & "Mad About You."
Corny
as it may sound, there should be a "Family Day" holiday when we
celebrate whatever we find special about households we grew up in.
"Today"
female on-air personalities crow about good-looking guy singer-dancers. If Matt
Lauer commentd on hot chicks, holy hell'd break lose
Good
WashPost piece on misconceptions re US child disappearances. Incidence
dropping, finding them faster, miniscule ratio involve strangers
I
can go longer periods without checking email and not worry about missing
anything important.
Prince
Harry appears to be a nice, well-adjusted individual. Surely he must be hiding
some dirty secret. OK tabloids: have at him!
Did
Leadbelly realize you shouldn't try to digest the element lead, that it's
toxic? What? His real name was Ledbetter? Never mind.
I
can't help but read social streams with a mental ledger of who hasn't yet
responded to my direct questions. Loop closing
means everything.
I'm
literally turning off the TV rather than see a comedy sketch where some guy is
bleeding profusely from acupuncture.
Watching
Vampire Weekend do "Diane Young" on SNL. Ezra Koenig has the vocoder
on his voice here too. Funny light show too--a rarity on SNL.
"Fox:
New Evidence Hillary Killed Lincoln" (http://zite.to/13OpbXA )
Been
playing with Google+. It truly comes alive in Android smartphone app. Best
social network app I've ever seen. Damn sight better'n FB's
Games
I've never seen anyone play in real life: tiddlywinks, jacks, hopscotch,
marbles, kick the bucket, blind man's bluff, spin the bottle.
Dear
Complete Stranger Getting Suspiciously Chatty-Social w/ Me Right Off the Bat on
LinkedIn As Transparent Ploy to Sell Me Something: No!
"Banned
3D printed gun files will never truly vanish from the Web" (http://ow.ly/kW7ro )
JK--Or from people's heads. Not an obscure craft
"Indonesia
2 Keep Alive Forest Ban" (http://ow.ly/kW4HA ) JK--Article repeats
outdated "like many Indonesians he goes by 1 name" nonsense
Q//Quadratic
equations/represent extremely/compacted universes.
Feynman
point pilish poetic structure (http://www.giftedmathematics.com/2013/05/feynman-point-pilish-poetry-11-may-2013.html …)
Moist
and green around our neighborhood. "Not just green," say the azaleas.
http://yfrog.com/od3gwlexj
Parade's
Walter Scott Personality Parade asking Jennifer Garner how balance motherhood
& stardom. No 1 thinks 2 ask Dad equiv question. Ben?
