Saturday, April 21, 2012

Aweekstweets April 15-21 2012: the week we lost Wid

24m

We stayed at Wid & Tissa's Jakarta home on vacation last year. Could not have been more gracious hosts. We'd known him since early 80s

27m

"Indonesia vice energy minister dies while hiking" (http://bit.ly/HQskdN)

27m

RIP Widjajono Partowidagdo. Wid was great guy, truly nice man. Died doing what he loved, climbing Mt Tambora. Condolences to Tissa & Kristal

11h

Is there a Twitter rumor registry? I want to check and see who's saying some very bad things about me now? Hard to stay fresh on this dirt

12h

4/20 day. Lots of TV news people discussing this in nervous giggles.

13h

Larry the Cable Guy. Can he unbundle? I'd pay good money for the cap & his dirtiest after-hours gags. If he throws in jug o moonshine, deal!

14h

VH-1 "Mob Wives." When they gonna put out the hit on hubbies' mistresses? BO-ring! C'mon ladies, pick up the pace! We're dyin' ovah heah!

16h

" #BigData , Tough Questions " (http://bit.ly/I7xXVA) JK--Excellent article on key use case: massively scalable log correlation for SIEM

16h

Cardinal law of the comic cosmos: any enforced reverence creates equal & opposite irreverent pushback.

16h

Clown suit/make-up kills the humor the way that a laugh track on a sitcom does. It commands: "thou shalt laugh." Irritates you into defiance

17h

@susankuchinskas Most people find clowns inocuous. Fear of clowns is definitely in minority. It's a bit like fearing proverbial boogeyman

@susankuchinskas I don't hate clowns. I just think they're hackneyed & cliched. They're simply not funny in dumb make-up & costumes

"Fear of clowns is serious issue" (http://on.msnbc.com/JkjxEX) JK--Bozophobia. Dont chuckle if elephant stomps (http://youtu.be/lQoTEScSlyc)

@nancykoppdw #BIWisdom Great moderation Nancy!

@nancykoppdw #BIWisdom Yeah, I'm plumb tuckered out...and still have a few hours of work to do before weekend. Pace yrself Jimbo!18h

@Greendrv #BIWisdom Um, no. I like to think that biz execs funding #BigData are not real-world incarnation of Dilbert's pointy-haired boss

18h

#BIWisdom The #BigData "dream team" is "investigators," "instrumenters," + "institutions." See http://bit.ly/u58ZjE . Pardon my plug

18h

@ManBagBlog #BIWisdom Understood. Which is why the upfront business case for #BigData may be qualitative & strategic--e..g, deeper insights

18h

@EvansBI #BIWisdom Social data "identity resolution" would benefit from #IBM Entity Analytics. Pardon my plug.

18h

@SQLJon #BIWisdom Yes, indeed. Evolve/apply the data gov #MDM best practices from your #EDW to your broader #BigData initiative.

18h

@ManBagBlog #BIWisdom That's too fine-grained. Few C-level #BigData sponsors care about forecasting ROI impact of specific stat model.

18h

@EvansBI #BIWisdom To positively ID customers on social media & correl8 w/ official customer records requires "identity resolution" capab

18h

@EvansBI #BIWisdom Of course, but the issue is how do you positively ID customers on social media & correl8 w/ official customer records.

18h

@Paulo_R_Pereira #BIWisdom ROI on #BigData can be quantified in terms of improved sales, retention, upsell, etc.. Not rocket science

18h

#BIWisdom #BigData apps don't necessarily require knowledge of data "inside" the org. Especially if you're doing social media analytics

18h

@ryanprociuk #BIWisdom "Data scientist" is core app/dev role in #BigData. Term encompasses trad'l data mining, predictive, stat + biz SMEs

18h

@nancykoppdw #BIWisdom Plenty of integration has already happened btwn orgs' #EDW & #Hadoop. Latter is often data stage/prep for former plat

18h

#BIWisdom The MPP #EDW core of most #BigData strategies. Team has establshed best practices. Should evolve those 4 #Hadoop etc environments

18h

@Paulo_R_Pereira #BIWisdom Of course. You explore customer data sets, eg., for retention, upsell, cross-sell, & other patterns/opportunities

18h

@Claudia_Imhoff Thanks for joining us Claudia! #BIWisdom

18h

@Paulo_R_Pereira #BIWisdom "Stumble into value by doing random data analysis." JK--Interactive exploration may be open-ended, but not random

18h

@sethropp #BIWisdom "do we need someone frm EDW team w/ some heritage in data ?" JK--EDW is key infra. Be careful not to burden that team

18h

RT @FlyingBinary #BIWisdom "Believe #BigData analytics is ecosystem...end of data silos as we know it" JK--Only if architect is properly

18h

@Warren_Hart #BIWisdom Adv analytics programs should teach problem-solving skills first--curiosity, rigor,persistence--& algorithsm second

18h

@Greendrv #BIWisdom Imagination is key to scientific exploration, including data science. You're plumbing for patterns nobody sees--yet.

18h

@Greendrv #BIWisdom You're right. Scientist tests hypotheses & explores for non-obvious patterns. Stats may simply illuminate the obvious

19h

@nancykoppdw #BIWisdom All of that is essential to move orgs along #BigData maturity path.Skills enhance + tools + integr8d expert patterns

19h

@nancykoppdw #BIWisdom Yes. #BigData is an important framework for considering the federated cloud/grid our next-gen #EDW

19h

@Greendrv #BIWisdom Real-time sensor analysis. Machine-generated data.Smart grid. Smarter planet. Huge "back-office" #BigData focus

19h

@sethropp #BIWisdom Data discovery is definitely a #BigData challenge. There's plenty of data, but how can you find the "needle in haystack"

19h

@Claudia_Imhoff #BIWisdom The outcome of online ad-placement optimization are improved revenues, customer experience, etc.

19h

@Paulo_R_Pereira #BIWisdom Right. The "problems" that Google & other online service provider developed #Hadoop around R ad optimization etc

19h

@ryanprociuk #BIWisdom What specific work on U doing in #BigData ? I see "back-office" apps starting 2 grow: IT log analysis, anti-fraud etc

19h

@Claudia_Imhoff #BIWisdom #BigData predom use cases are advanced analytics, but OLTP leverages growing vols etc. NxtBstAction converges 'em

19h

@Paulo_R_Pereira #BIWisdom #BigData market is in production mode: whether consider MPP EDW , #Hadoop, & othr approaches--it's being applied

19h

@ryanprociuk #BIWisdom Yes. Many orgs have marketing & customer intelligence impetus for their #BigData strategy. Extract intel from socials

19h

#BIWisdom We can start from a strategic biz level in addressing what new re #BigData, or from the new platforms/approaches level, or both

19h

#BIWisdom #BigData is all about address burning biz imperatives w/ powerful analytics against growing data volumes, velocities, & varieties

19h

@nancykoppdw Happy Friday one & all #BIWisdom. Where R we at w/ #BigData ? It's really happening (big business investments) in #Hadoop etc

19h

The Cure "A Forest"' (http://youtu.be/Uhgo11KokxE) JK--Hey #KEXP this is RSmith hugging a friggin forest. Play or I'll sic goth-ghouls on ya

19h

#KEXP flipping btwn goth-songs & earth-songs today in honor of Robert Smith birthday (goth-godfather) & Earth Day. Ur-text: Cure "A Forest"?

19h

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Society by Eddie Vedder from Into the Wild JK--I like his solo stuff as much as or more than the Pearl Jam stuff

19h

Shifting the #BIWisdom & #BigData columns in my TweetDeck over to the left in prep for the 1pm (EDT) TweetJam w/ @nancykoppdw

19h

RT @BIWisdom: A reminder that today's #BIWisdom TweetChat takes place at 1PM ET - our guest host is @nancykoppdw and the topic is #Bigdata

20h

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Earth Died Screaming by Tom Waits frm Bone Machine JK--Someone start Waits-themed monster chiller horror theatre, pls

23h

@freebalance I especially love statements in form: "Simply put, [paragraph-length sentence with several conjunctions & dependent clauses]

20 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp I Palindrome I by They Might Giants from Apollo 18 JK--Title shortened from the original "I Palindrome Emordnilap I"

20 Apr

Crushed-beetle extract on my frappucino. Mmmm, yum yum. I demand that Starbucks bring it back & give us pulverized-cockroach as an option.

20 Apr

Prepending "simply put" to a statement makes it more complex. Just make the statement. Don't state that you'll state it.

20 Apr

Baby done a bad bad thing, and spreading bad bad rumors, sending bad bad Twtr DMs with bad bad tinyURLs that'll do bad bad things if U click

20 Apr

The trick with Grape Nuts is to let them soak in the milk for 5 minutes or so. At that point, they're just textured mush. Slice a banana.

20 Apr

My two favorite words at this moment are "bedraggled" & "lackadaisical." Can't say them without a grin on my face.

20 Apr

How many Wall Street investor truly understand what #bigdata is? Few, I suppose. Won't stop 'em from launching big money at such IPOs

20 Apr

Looks like #bigdata IPO mania may soon ensue.

19 Apr

The Shins "40 Mark Strasse" (http://youtu.be/6kFH5A9J1uA) JK--A delicate romantic ballad from their latest LP. Mercer is a melody master.

19 Apr

RT @spooksandgeeks "Data Mining Painted Unfairly as a Threat" (http://bit.ly/HR6dTt) JK--Agree wholeheartedly.

19 Apr

Bob Dylan's statement, from his official website, on the passing of Levon Helm: http://bit.ly/HURsPI

19 Apr

"DARPA exploring miniature atomic sensor systems as alternative 2 GPS" (http://bit.ly/ICrEZu) JK--When GPS inaccessible in battle conditions

19 Apr

I love Don Slack's country-western program on #KEXP. It's his amazing song choices that make me realized how cool country is.

19 Apr

How come no one sends Twitter DMs to tell us that someone's spreading flattering rumors about us? Where are the praisebots when we need 'em?

19 Apr

When sports pundit sez so&so is best "of all time," probably dont mean since time-space arose in BigBang. But maybe. They speak w/authority

19 Apr

In his party, Romney is a centrist who is also a bit of a stiff. Shades of Gore 2000.

19 Apr

Good one. Add that to the list of #BigData value prop questions for your vendor

19 Apr

Can #IBM do all that? Ask us

19 Apr

When consider vendor #BigData MPP analytics end2end value prop, ask whether they support agile MapReduce exec on batch & in-motion data

19 Apr

When investigating the vendor's MPP analytics value prop, ask whether they can scale & balance it end2end: access, hub, staging, etc

19 Apr

Lots of industry positioning on #bigdata is simply bigwashing ordinary data analytics value props. Ask whether the vendor has MPP analytics

19 Apr

You afraid to name who "someone" might be?

19 Apr

"Groovy 1970s Consumer Tech" (http://bit.ly/HLsKlM) JK--Good list. But we said "cool" in the 70s. "Groovy" was already laughably mid-60s

19 Apr

"Behind CEP’s Leaps & Bounds? Automation" (http://bit.ly/HLsgw0) JK--In other words, decision automation, aka next best action (trade, etc)

19 Apr

"How to Use #Hadoop 2 Overcome Storage Limitations" (http://bit.ly/HLrDm3) JK--Can help partition large data sets into drillable chunks

19 Apr

"How 2 Implement Next-Generation Storage Infrastructure 4 #BigData " (http://bit.ly/HLrjDL) JK--You may not need to store 30PB now. But soon

19 Apr

RIP Levon Helm. Most distinctive voice in The Band. "Up on Cripple Creek" "The Weight" "Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" etc

19 Apr

@NeilRaden I meant "understand" need. Maybe I do need one after all.

19 Apr

Energy drinks. I don't, biologically, under need. I usually have plenty of energy. And when my energy low, it means I need sleep, not drink

19 Apr

"Ashley Judd Tells Santorum Wait 72 Hrs Before Aborting Campaign" (http://bit.ly/Jg0oUy) JK--She & M. Trachtenberg, K. Mixon, & E. Coupe

19 Apr

Or "Dances with Wolves." Same diff

19 Apr

Hey @loserboy it was "Dancing with Wolves."

19 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp The Only Living Boy in New York by Simon & Garfunkel frm Bridge Ovr Troubled Watr JK--This & "The Boxer" are bookends

19 Apr

Interesting how Oracle AR had no issue with @marksmithvr tweeting from their analyst event.

19 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Queen of Denmark by Sinead O'Connor from How About I Be Me (and You Be You)? JK--Nice new one with nasty language

19 Apr

@marksmithvr What does he mean by "point-of-view company"?

19 Apr

@marksmithvr Slides, schmides. If we get the raw data and can vet it & cross-examine those who produced it, "trust" may or may not emerge

19 Apr

@marksmithvr We can react only if #Oracle publishes detailed benchmark numbers & complete config, test procedure, etc. Doubt they will

19 Apr

Secret Service aren't all that good at keeping their escapades secret, now are they?

19 Apr

"This supercomputer is rethinking the future of software" (http://tek.io/HV0VvO) JK-- Supercomputer: re-engineer thyself. #IBM BlueGene/Q

19 Apr

"Hoarding Data Wastes Money" (http://bit.ly/IVpyHs) JK--Fine line btwn "history" & "hoard." Sift, sort, & purge. Weigh utility vs. overhead

19 Apr

I preserve my sanity on social media by always remembering I can unfollow, block, delete, & ignore. And not log in in the first place.

19 Apr

Seems like everywhere on Earth is angling to be the next gambling mecca. Nothing's more fun than losing your life's savings overseas.

19 Apr

Lou Reed on Charlie Rose in 1998 (http://youtu.be/LE3qo9sNgDs) JK--They hit it off quite well, surprisingly.

19 Apr

Massive machine data. Peta-scale log analysis. The unsexy, unsung, but hugely promising dark matter powering #bigdata initiatives everywhere

19 Apr

"Big cloud. #Bigdata . Big networks." (http://bit.ly/I4G5aY) JK--Catch Manoj Saxena speak on #IBM #Watson

19 Apr

WSJ article on hotel lobbies gets it right. Doing work in hotel rooms can get isolating & depressing. Doing it among strangers sometimes fun

19 Apr

WSJ "Why All the Locals R Lounging in Hotel Lobby" (http://on.wsj.com/HVlO84) JK--Get glimpse of those star IT industry analysts on parade?

18 Apr

Van Morrison "Sweet Thing" (http://youtu.be/2QzDWIOUnM0) JK--"And I will drink clear clean water for to quench my thirst."

18 Apr

Van Morrison "And It Stoned Me" (http://youtu.be/hX8nAZftZL4) JK--Tina Fey mentions in "Bossypants" memory drinking frm VA mountain stream

18 Apr

The Jaynetts "Sally, Go Round the Roses" (http://youtu.be/2PePXnXxRGE) JK--No matter how many times you listen, its romantic mystery remains

18 Apr

Grace Slick and the Great Society "Sally Go Round the Roses" (http://youtu.be/2NSy4i-5Qxw) JK--Love her version. Turns it into mystic raga

18 Apr

Grace Slick and the Great Society "Nature Boy" (http://youtu.be/et0LLAdBpLM) JK--Love her version. In her hands, it's got erotic gypsy tinge

18 Apr

Nat King Cole "Nature Boy" (http://youtu.be/Iq0XJCJ1Srw) JK--Man was the consummate mellow artist.

18 Apr

Sammy Davis Junior & The Will Mastin Trio "Boogie Woogie Piggie" (http://youtu.be/U8yl7_FJG90) JK--1940s. Mean tapdancer. Just pure fun

18 Apr

Sammy Davis Jr "Candy Man" (http://youtu.be/zRf1Ad_Txsg) JK--Live in Germany. Total crowdpleaser. Dude always seemed casual but all-together

"Data warehousing appliance business case must trump traditional tools" (http://bit.ly/JcRR4R) JK--Focus on time-to-value, acceleration, TCO

18 Apr

Sammy Davis Jr. "What Kind Of Fool Am I" (http://youtu.be/JhJkEMapV_0) JK--Live in Vegas. 1962. Pure showbiz animal. Gotta love him.

18 Apr

"2 Lessons Learned Managing #BigData In Cloud" (http://bit.ly/HUWPEf) JK--Natural language processing is stirring interest in NoSQL

18 Apr

Cocteau Twins "A Kissed Out Red Floatboat" (http://youtu.be/jjrjtRsZnyA) JK--I've always loved their defiantly abstract lyric+music textures

18 Apr

@NeilRaden My feeling is I've already done all rushing I need to do. I'm at place in life I rushed toward, which rushes under own momentum18 Apr

Wife & waited in long line 4 low-cost smoothies late this evening. Nothing special. Didnt mind waiting. Older we get the more patient we are

18 Apr

Tina Fey lays out rules of improv: 1) say "yes," 2) say "yes, and....", 3) make statements, & 4) there are no mistakes, only opportunities

18 Apr

Tina Fey in "Bossypants" describing unfun honeymoon cruise. Egidia & I took only cruise after 8 years married. Unfun. Cruise, not marriage

18 Apr

My #IBM social media coordinator wants emphasis my individual voice in my blogs and is cool with me going long. How refreshing!

18 Apr

RIP Dick Clark. Brought latest pop hits/artists & awkward teen dancing into America's living rooms. Mainstreamed rocknroll in pop culture

18 Apr

Reading what TedhNugent is quoted as saying, the "madman" moniker appears literal & descriptive: raving incoherent lunatic.

18 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Ice Age by Dr. John from Locked Down JK--Cool new one from the NOLA spicy R&B maestro.

18 Apr

@jsvd What kind of #BigData preso is that? I'm assuming that's a typo. You mean "batch," right?

18 Apr

"Big Data - What Mkts Need to Know" (http://bit.ly/J9hinT) JK--CMO driving many #bigdata spends sez #Forrester. Piece by #IBM #Netezza exec

18 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Kissing Families by Silversun Pickups JK--"Everything is connected & beautiful." "Kissing families." Don't connect em

18 Apr

"4 C’s of Big Data Process" (http://bit.ly/Jhfibj) JK--Excellent process-optimization discussion by #Forrester @passion4process

18 Apr

"Transforming #BigData Chalenges Into Opportunities" (http://bit.ly/JhdTl7) JK--Finding needle in data haystack & ensuring it's clean/golden

18 Apr

"7 Questions About Analytics for #IBM Mike Rhodin" (http://dthin.gs/JhcxGP) JK--Real-time next-bst-action process instrumentation & optim'zn

18 Apr

"Cloud Computing: #IBM Predictive Analytics: How Helps Tame #BigData" (http://bit.ly/Jhbxm2) JK--Signature solutions. Vertical-focused apps

18 Apr

Still photo of Andrew Bird at #kexp http://bit.ly/TwrUz makes him look like Luke Wilson playing Marlon Brando part in "On the Waterfront"

18 Apr

"Zooey Deschanel oozes nerdy allure for Sprint's iPhone" (http://cnet.co/IPULfn) JK--OK nerd-boys, the field of nerd-girls getting prettier

18 Apr

Congrats to my nephew Hengky & his wife Rica on the birth of their son Glenn Francesco Lee.

18 Apr

"The #BigData Management Challenge" (http://bit.ly/HSzhNS) JK--Disagree. There's no hard/fast distinction btwn "traditional" & "big" data

18 Apr

Davey & Goliath (http://youtu.be/6Sy8IaJIbkU) JK--The best example of Lutheran-produced stop-motion values-focused animation from the 60s.

18 Apr

"Q&A: Charting the Course of #BI Innovation" (http://bit.ly/JfOTus) JK--Good interview with one of my fave analysts: @shawnrog

18 Apr

"Taking Digital Analytics to the Limit" (http://bit.ly/JfNYu6) JK--Are they implying existence of "analog analytics." Finger to the wind?

18 Apr

"Log Standards: Put Up, Shut Up, Give Up or Throw Up?" (http://bit.ly/JfNq7h) JK--Funniest biz/tech headline of the week, so far.

18 Apr

"Dirty IT jobs: Grime and punishment" (http://bit.ly/HSPqDW) JK--Outsource it to Mike Rowe (Soft).

18 Apr

"How do I seek analytical enlightenment, master?" "Ah yes, grasshopper, true joy is in being one with algorithms."

18 Apr

"Reverse psychology." What's that? Don't tell me it's the proverbial "grab 'em by the b***s & the hearts & minds will follow."

18 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Aikea-Guinea by Cocteau Twins from Lullabies to Violaine JK--Unmistakeable Cocteaus, w/that speaking-in-tongues sound

18 Apr

Consuming my Grape Nuts. Probably the closest edible substance to beach sand.

17 Apr

TV commercial caption: "Real people, not actors." So, are all dues-paying SAG members androids & avatars? If so, that explains Keanu Reeves

17 Apr

Contrast Nugent with a Detroit-bred rock maestro like, say, Jack White. Where good jams are concerned, Ted don't know Jack. But Jack does

17 Apr

So, if the so-called "Motor City Madman" ever says one memorably interesting thing of a political nature, it will mean he has a ghostwriter

17 Apr

Ted Nugent. I grew up in the Detroit area and don't recall him ever releasing a single memorable recording. Memorable as in "good."

17 Apr

RT @IBMImpact Seven Questions about Analytics for IBM’s Mike Rhodin http://bit.ly/HVtu85 – also see Mike speak at #IBMImpact in 2 weeks

17 Apr

RT @nancykoppdw: hello #BIWisdom tribe!! Your's truly is hosting chat this week "where are we with #bigdata today, no really, where are we?"

17 Apr

Catch #IBM @nancykoppdw & yrs truly + other on #BIWisdom tweetjam this Fri Apr 20, 1pm (EDT): "Where are we with #bigdata today? No REALLY"

17 Apr

For me, workday stress relief is simply taking stuff off my to-do list--by actually accomplishing stuff.

17 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp The Kids Dont Stand a Chance by Vampire Weekend frm Vampire Weekend JK--My personal fave from their sensational debut

17 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Chicago by Sufjan Stevens frm Illinoise JK--Sufjan sold used clothes to State of Illinois? Blago scam? Investigate!

17 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp I Can Change by LCD Soundsystem from This Is Happening JK--Agile outlook & readiness/eagerness to flex. Inspires me.

17 Apr

@loserboy on #KEXP is programming a fairly awesome set of songs this morning. Thanks for the steady sonic stimulation, Mr John I.T. Morning!

17 Apr

Sub Pop rep on #KEXP chats "loser scholarships" 4 promising creativ "oddball" highschool students. Funny name gr8 idea: http://bit.ly/HUKXxA

17 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp The Autumn Carnival by Dandy Warhols from This Machine JK--Wow! Another gr8 new Dandies!

17 Apr

I read technical docs from outside-in. Meaning that I study ToC & index first--to frame the overall discussion & quickly immerse in terms

17 Apr

Great photo of shuttle flying past Washington Monument, piggyback on airplane, bound 4 Dulles & Smthsnian Udvay-Hazy (http://bit.ly/I2b9Es)

17 Apr

Catching up on recent #IBM Redbooks in data & analytics. I've always found these excellent resource of best practices & integration patterns

17 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Kingdom of Rust by Doves from Kingdom of Rust JK--Doves at their best: indie-guitar combo in full Morricone overdrive

17 Apr

Altoids spells it "liquorice" on the little rectangular metal can. Let's you pretend you're sucking on cough drops soaked in rice liqueur.

17 Apr

Yes, I'm making my peace with Notes/Domino. Just a matter of setting up my client the way I prefer to work.

17 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Looking For A Sign by Beck from OST: Jeff Who Lives At Home JK--Nice new slow moody folky-country w/harmonica/banjo

17 Apr

"Greenland ice sheet on the slide" (http://ping.fm/hDfCq) JK--News story that stirred thought in that previous tweet. Sorry 2 dampen yr day

17 Apr

Curious. If global warming causes a huge chunk of Greenland glacier to slide off, catastrophic tsunami? Pleasant Tuesday morning musings.

17 Apr

WSJ "The Guide to Beating a Heart Attack" (http://on.wsj.com/HNLYGo) JK--First rule: don't imagine you're immune. Second rule: stay active

17 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp The Twist by M Ward from Primitive Girl JK--New rocker from ineffably cool singer-songwriter-guitarist-collaborator

17 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp You're Swell by Billy Fury from Classics and Collectables JK--Early 60s. Liverpool Beatle contemporary. Elvis groove

17 Apr

"Coalition aims to standardize ' #bigdata ' " (http://wapo.st/IWYPqF) JK--Not really. Just how feds classify their data.

17 Apr

"#IBM Svy Reveals Digital Behav Trends 4 Consumers: What's yr Digital Personality?" (http://ibm.co/HUnP29) JK--I'm social efficiency maestro

17 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Cherie by Amadou & Mariam from the album Folila JK--A pretty liltiing good-morning song.

17 Apr

@pstonier That's great but anecdotes arent any assurance that it couldnt have been opposite: immediate phone response, nonexistent Twtr resp

16 Apr

"#BigData in Real World Isnt So Easy" (http://bit.ly/HTmM2u) JK--Which "pundits" make it sound simple? #Hadoop simple 2 pronounce, I grant U

16 Apr

Reading Tina Fey "Bossypants." Yes, I'm a guy. Enjoying her neurotic takes on growing up & prematurely jaded.

16 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp She's So Scandalous by Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears from Scandalous JK--Very Wicked Pickett feeling R&B

16 Apr

@Claudia_Imhoff I did it all for you Claudia!

16 Apr

Yes i did

16 Apr

@pstonier The articel refers to Twitter-mediated tech support, not Twitter's own tech support. Is that what you mean?

16 Apr

"Twitter Tech Support: How Effective Is Tweeting a Tech Problem?" (http://bit.ly/I0sm4C) JK--Tweeting feels like last-resort squawk for help

16 Apr

"Holographic storage rises from the dead" (http://zd.net/IguZy9) JK--Geek market will buy in when start bundling tech w/Obi-Wan Kenobi image

16 Apr

" #IBM and DB2 version 10" (http://bit.ly/IrBRYL) JK--Mentions incorporation of #Netezza Zonemap query optimization tech in DB2 v10.

16 Apr

"IBM's Analytics Shopping Spree Cont's w/Varicent Acq" (http://bit.ly/ISInaT) JK--"Spree" connotes indiscriminate. #IBM makes strategic acqs

16 Apr

Quantified self/life illustrates Whitman adage "I am large, I contain multitudes." Each of us is #BigData scarcely contained tween hat&boots

16 Apr

"Are you ready for a 'quantified life'?" (http://bit.ly/HCG7Ve) JK--"Quantified life" v. "quantified self"? I've got few hairs left to split

16 Apr

Working on my next #IBM #BigData blog...."How Big is Your Big Data Sandbox?"....stay tuned.

16 Apr

What is this "schoolfeed" social nonsense? Many invites come from people I don't know & didn't go to school with. On socials, I'm oldschool

16 Apr

WSJ "Meet George Jetson, M.D. " (http://on.wsj.com/HNxBUt) JK--Web-based virtual agents to counsel patients. "Jane stop this crazy thing!!!"

16 Apr

WSJ "Researchers Tune In 2 Internet Buzz" (http://on.wsj.com/IfyeWB) JK--Piece focuses on social media sentiment mining in healthcare/pharma

16 Apr

"In Silicon Valley designers emerge as rock stars" (http://reut.rs/HGLWlv) JK--It's all about design of user experience on socials & gadgets

16 Apr

RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin from Sun Splashin' JK--Still makes me happy & mellow to hear this.

"The history of supercomputers" (http://bit.ly/HwWV4E) JK--Discusses CDC, Cray, Fujitsu, Intel, NEC, #IBM . Great pictures.

16 Apr

Today's Emancipation Day. 150th anniv of 1st govt act of freeing slaves in US. Washington DC only. 9 months before Emancipation Proclamation

15 Apr

Saw "The Iron Lady" on DVD. Good character study. Became irredeemably arrogant and scolding, antagonized her allies.

15 Apr

Roger Kaputnik. Occasionally a Dave Berg name comes back to me. Irene Zitzlaff.

15 Apr

Relaxing. We got our taxes in last week. Our preparer always does a fine job. I keep tidy records. An annual routine that flows w/out glitch

15 Apr

The quantified life? I only want to dwell inside my personal orders of magnitude. I don't need a precise accounting of my every itch & fart

15 Apr

RT @mashable: "14 Tech-Forward Concepts Reshaping Our Future" (http://on.mash.to/IKQYRC) JK--Lots of cool innovation in there.

15 Apr

"Kraftwerk Keeps Catching Up With Its Past" (http://nyti.ms/HJ8bdk) JK--There's timeless beauty & elegance in all of Kraftwerk's recordings

15 Apr

RT @nytimesmusic: Kraftwerk at MoMA (http://nyti.ms/HLRW0d) JK--Wow! Please tour that as roadshow to DC, at the very least. I love Kraftwerk

15 Apr

@IanGertler Not sure if any of my habits are smart or not-smart. Just habits that I provisionally live by till I get sick of them.

15 Apr

It's a lovely summer's day in northern Virginia. The birds have been having a field day lobbing soft balls all over my deck chairs

15 Apr

I'm still disturbed by the revelation that Katy Perry used to make out to Radiohead. Might explain the Russell Brand escapade, though.

15 Apr

"15 MIT Research Projex That'll Make U Say ‘Whoa’" (http://bit.ly/HJ1LL9) JK--Bah humbug! I won't B impressed till they make us say "Nelly!"

15 Apr

" #BigData & Coming Conceptual Model Revolution" (http://bit.ly/HJ1mZ6) JK--You mean entity-relationship modeling? What's so new about that?

15 Apr

@NicolasJMorales I feel that Cooperstown should have a Hall of Asterisks & Ass****s. To include SOBs & cheats who performed well on field

15 Apr

Live! Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Pearlstein on "Politics of Polarization"! Only thing that even remotely interests me is the alliteration

15 Apr

Yoga has given me new sensitivity 2 body (muscle tendon nerve) like tucked bed. Too tightly tucked is uncomfortable. Too loose is unhealthy

15 Apr

#IBM #SmarterPlanet commercials are excellent. Focus on real case studies & outcomes in making life & business work better.

15 Apr

Trying to retrofit an acronym on "geek." "Greatly Enamored with Esoteric Knowledge (GEEK)"?

15 Apr

And sportswriters do not have the option of voting for Rose anyway. The Major League Baseball cartel forbids it.

15 Apr

If it were a hall of virtue, Ty Cobb would never have been considered in the first place.

15 Apr

Hey Hollywood, there are plenty of creative ways for characters to exchange phone numbers that don't involve invoking dreaded "555" exchange

15 Apr

Baseball should induct Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame. It's a hall of accomplishment, not a hall of virtue.

15 Apr

At what point will China put its big thumb down on rogue rocketlaunching embarrassing bad4business "ally" North Korea?

15 Apr

Titanic. Hindenburg. some disasters become iconic when they signal the commercial decline of a formerly hyped mode of mass transportation.

15 Apr

Curious. Have any other commercial cruise ships sunk on their maiden voyage?

15 Apr

@IanGertler Change is here. I get most of my news online now. That'll intensify. I like physical paper for when I'm lounging lazily later

15 Apr

@IanGertler My newsreading has shifted to 1) power on laptop, 2) place physical paper to one side, 3) tweet about stuff in paper, 4) repeat

15 Apr

Sunday mornings I have to myself. I tend to wake hour or two before the wife. On Sunday mornings, just me & the paper & the laptop. Bliss!