@sbanjo What's equally amazing is that the airport Pizza Hut is open at 6am. That's when the breakfast and coffee places open up at airport
Settling in to a cooler spell. High time.
Ryan releases his own tax returns. Clearly, we don't need disclosure from the guy who hopes to wield power, just the warmpiss bucket dude
http://lnkd.in/PUqYp4 Tim: The core service layers, use cases, and deployment models for Big Data--whether it be on Hadoop, an MPP EDW,...
"Marketers Flunk the #BigData Test" (http://bit.ly/PrvVEs ) JK--Too much gut, not able to digest stats, gorge selves on wrong data. Urp!
http://lnkd.in/FEkhVy Rishabh: Thanks. Here's that Pathfinder paper you mentioned:...
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Five Foot One by Iggy Pop from New Values JK--1979. Love the grunts at the start, & the NYC-punk vibe on guitar
Drafted latest article for #IBM analyzingmedia: "What Worries the CMO? Fathoming the Human Heart"
New #IBM JK blogpost: "A Week of Koby's Quick Hits - Aug. 13-17" (http://bit.ly/OmYSAd )
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Putin Lights Up The Fires by Pussy Riot JK--To mix genitalia refs, these ladies have balls (http://bit.ly/OmYt0P )
"Eight Principles of Data Visualization" (http://bit.ly/Rnrcr0 ) JK--Good discussion. A keeper.
"New frm Twtr: crowdsourced analytx" (http://bit.ly/S3SeCU ) JK--Clockwork Raven web app 2 submit anlytx job reqs 2 humans via Amzn Mech Turk
"Future of Data: Encoded in DNA" (http://on.wsj.com/S0Je1n ) JK--What's NOT a potential data storage device?
RT @jameskobielus: NoSQL = no-disk? Quantum computing in big data's future (http://bit.ly/S3NY6q ) Today's #IBM JK quick-hit
NoSQL = no-disk? Quantum computing in big data's future: http://lnkd.in/aky9NJ
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Lovely Rita by The Beatles from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band JK--You may interpret the outro as orgasm
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Street Fighting Man by The Rolling Stones from Beggars Banquet JK--Keef's guitar on this is tricked-up acoustic.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Come as You Are by Nirvana from Nevermind JK--The foreboding bass makes this song. That and Cobain's anguished yowl.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp So What by Miles Davis from Kind of Blue JK--When I listen 2 this, I always mouth Miles' 2-note motif as "soooo what"
"#IBM’s #BigData Analytics Empire" (http://zd.net/NKZBZS ) JK--Good overview & insights by Andrew Brust.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Green Eyes by Erykah Badu from Mama's Gun JK--"My eyes are green because I eat a lot of vegetables."
As you know, I'm one of the IBM-ers who tweet. What you may not realize is that I'm also one of the knights who say "neat!"
http://lnkd.in/kZAb4T Big Data badly needs real standards. The core emerging Big Data approach, Hadoop, remains squarely in the "de...
Chet Atkins "Walk, Don't Run" (http://youtu.be/zzd-mBHPP-Q ) JK--1958. 2 years before the Ventures. Both were covers of a 1955 original.
Paul McCartney & Wings "Junior's Farm" (http://youtu.be/_QYm837uCTE ) JK--Love the odd effect Paul applied to his voice on this gr8 rocker
Gotye "State Of The Art" (http://youtu.be/xWIKQMBBTtk ) JK--From his latest. Best use of auto-tune in any popsong.
1910 Fruitgum Co "Simon Says" (http://youtu.be/4OjTYTZ8-Tw ) JK--1968. I still love bubblegum. I even bought the record in my college years
The Carter Family "Can The Circle Be Unbroken" (http://youtu.be/qjHjm5sRqSA ) JK--1927. Love the plainness of their devotional delivery
Robert Johnson "Come On In My Kitchen" (http://youtu.be/LuSKX_gqHn4 ) JK--1936. Spare, raw fingering & vocal grip your attention.
Les Paul & Mary Ford "How High the Moon" (http://youtu.be/gdG-NPiq3hQ ) JK--Landmark sonic innovations of electric guitar & multitracking.
The Ventures 'Walk Don't Run" (http://youtu.be/g-evJ0J08Jw ) JK--Let's face it. This remains the iconic surf-rock instrumental song.
Raybeats "Jack The Ripper" (http://youtu.be/xOwC6XAHIlQ ) JK--1983. An obvious forerunner of the Raveonettes. I saw them twice live. Kickass!
The Raveonettes "Attack Of The Ghost Riders" (http://youtu.be/1gQEvupSrRY ) JK--Ten years ago. First LP. Extraordinarily sharp propulsion.
The Raveonettes "Dead Sound" (http://youtu.be/n3MpNLmnfww ) JK--Their classic sound. From a few years ago. So sharp you tingle all over.
The Raveonettes "She Owns The Streets" (http://youtu.be/rHI12hKE-ig ) JK--Their latest. Stylistic departure. More lush-pop, less surf-rhythm
Rodriguez "Sugar Man" (http://youtu.be/pzfdYRldD68 ) JK--Recorded in early 70s by obscure Detroit artist who's been recently rediscovered
Dirty Projectors "Gun Has No Trigger" (http://youtu.be/o_qFaFl7JVc ) JK--Their l8st. Song has insinuating way o burrowing into your awareness
Bill Dana as Jose Jimenez (http://bit.ly/OBuCoa ) JK--Funny material + delivery. But that's worst attempt at "Mexican accent" I've ever heard
The magic first 7 words that signal a robo-call fit for immediate hangup: "Hi, I'm calling from independent voter research". Click!
"Google’s Dremel Makes #BigData Look Small" (http://bit.ly/OkCRCc ) JK--"Can run queries on multi-PBs in matter of secs." Specs? Open source?
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J JK--Did Mama advise you on any other pugilistic matters? Did Mama do Don King?
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Borderline [With Stardeath & White Dwarfs] by The Flaming Lips JK--Surprisingly cool rocking Madonna cover.
RT @jameskobielus: http://lnkd.in/me_FPA Exactly right, Tom, & well-expressed. Many next best action inits focus on decis automation, aka...
http://lnkd.in/aUgikF Thanks Rishabh, and your discussion is very stimulating. Pathfinder sounds similar to how IBM Watson operates. I'd...
http://lnkd.in/me_FPA Exactly right, Tom, and well-expressed. Many next best action initiatives are focused on decision automation, aka...
RT @jameskobielus: http://lnkd.in/yh3Qa6 There's a diff btwn actionable intelligence (data/analytics that drives decisions/behaviors) and...
http://lnkd.in/yh3Qa6 There's a difference between actionable intelligence (data/analytics that drives decisions/behaviors) and...
"Percolator, Dremel and Pregel: Alternatives to #Hadoop" (http://bit.ly/N6kgXO ) JK--Google inits 4 increm process, ad-hoc anlytx, graf proc
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger frm Where Have All the Merrymakers Go JK--Easily funniest song ever 2 say "goddamn U"
"Gartner’s Hype Cycle for #BigData" (http://bit.ly/NJ4K4D ) JK--Is it just me, or does this trend visualization explain precisely nothing?
"How DARPA Does #BigData" (http://bit.ly/NJ4iUb ) JK--Great, long, detailed article. Worth extended perusal
"Algo 4 tracking viruses (& Twitter rumors) to source" (http://bit.ly/NJ3iPS ) JK--Leverages observer-node differential signal arrival times
Saw the Angelina Jolie produce/wrote/directed "In the Land of Blood & Honey" on DVD last night. Grisly, tedious story of Bosnia civil war.
"5 #BigData Trends Transforming Channel" (http://bit.ly/NJ22MJ ) JK--Interesting discussion ranges from consolidation to hardware & prof svcs
RT @jameskobielus: http://lnkd.in/T3EqtK Too much power being invested in biz data scientist role? That's different from asking if too ...
http://lnkd.in/T3EqtK Too much power being invested in business data scientist role? That's different from asking if too much power is...
"#BigData Blasphemy: Why Sample?" (http://bit.ly/NIYAld ) JK--Not blasphemy, just good sense. Data size not always correl8 2 model pred power
"#IBM to Buy Flash-Memory Company to Enhance Storage Offerings" (http://on.wsj.com/NIXLJ2 ) JK--Texas Memory is a leading SSD provider
"Netflix, StubHub, #IBM execs discuss value o #bigdata" (http://zd.net/NIWGRx ) JK--"All these TBs flowing at us...figure out which 2 pick”
"#BigData Meme: Scenarios" (http://bit.ly/NIUutc ) JK--1) IT supt 2) IT hire data sci 3) IT datsci biz-xform 4) IT join mktg 5) datsci outsrc
"A Strategic Mistake With #BigData" (http://bit.ly/NIUf1g ) JK--Article cautions against siloed enterprise Big Data initiatives.
"#BigData is watching you" (http://on.ft.com/NITiGb ) JK--Scary/sensationalist headline totally at odds with humanitarian focus of article
"Social recommendation websites potential mob target" (http://bit.ly/NISNMk ) JK--Provocative, plausible. How to sniff 4 extortion attempts?
"How does Google detect original content vs. a copy?" (http://bit.ly/NIS3qu ) JK--Answer: not perfectly.
"3 Traps In Taxonomy Design" (http://bit.ly/NIQoBr ) JK--1) Driven by non-expert stakeholders, 2) niche SMEs, 3) self in hermetic isolation
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Uncontrollable Urge by Devo from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo JK--Spud Boys' best all-out rocker.
"#IBM Plans to Acquire Texas Memory Systems" (http://ibm.co/OA3sy2 ) JK--Leading developer of high-performance flash memory solutions
"#IBM & Singapore Econ Dev Bd Collab 2 Launch Analytics-Based Suppl Chn Ctr" (http://ibm.co/MAcIB3 ) JK--Data is Singapore "natural resource"
"#IBM Research, CDC & PHDSC Enable Real-Time Reporting of Public Health Cases" (http://ibm.co/MAcj1n ) JK--Faster insights publishd from EHRs
Standing on shoulders of giant? Goliath can't be so huge that you can't clear his head & plant feet on either shoulder. What's height limit?
"Internet Archive unleashes 1PB of data thru BitTorrent" (http://bit.ly/THaJvg ) JK--Did Mr. Peabody have #Hadoop cluster in Wayback Machine?
Noisy summertime insect chattering out there makes it feel like I'm living in the Amazon rainforest.
To say a research program "focuses on 55 topics" is ridiculous. That sounds like definition of unfocused. Just say "covers" or "addresses"
Kirsty MacColl "Terry" (http://bit.ly/TH9PyA ) JK--"Terry is as tough as Marlon Brando."
The Go-Betweens "Streets Of Your Town" (http://bit.ly/TH9yf9 ) JK--Aussie indie band of yore.
New #IBM JK blog: "Next Best Action on the Streets of Your Town" (http://bit.ly/TH9dcu )
RT @jameskobielus: Big BI? (http://bit.ly/TH858N ) Today's #IBM quick-hit
Big BI?: http://lnkd.in/XtPabE
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Same Love by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis frm Same Love JK--Best hiphop message song since Grandmaster Flash "The Message"
Scratch that. Third perfect game this season. Will wonders never cease?
Second perfect game in one season? Whoa! Somebody, anybody, please do an unassisted triple play. We need more miracles.
Instructd Sonya on proper use o family GPS. She has several worksites. Getting lost on route means being late. Be punctual. Youre a Kobielus
Self-drving cars may be perfect for long road trips. Put a cot in back seat, catch up on sleep, try to conceive the daughter you both want.
Google employees commuting in self-driving cars? Are they writing code to pass the time during traffic jams?
The latest version of Google Currents newsreader for Android is much better than previous. Better navigation, seamless refreshes.
Continuing to groove every night to Gotye's excellent LP "Making Mirrors." Similar artist are fellow Aussies Temper Trap.
Another day of "thought leadership." Simply letting one thought lead the next, and on & on. Hoping one of them actually has a map
The James Kobielus daily is out! http://bit.ly/bogustinyurldontclick … . Stories by @jameskobielus & @jameskobielus. All by about for me. Ah, vanity
@steve_mock "Quick-hit" is phrase I made up 2 describe blogs that I post daily 2 social media (LinkedIn, FB etc)) rather than blog platforms
Drafted all 5 quick-hits for next week in a mad rush. All are further developments to existing q-h themes.
Dexter's Midnight Runners? Hey @loserboy , sounds like hardcore band of police-employed serial killers who give Eileens the come-on
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Day Is Dawning by The Hidden Cameras from The Smell of Our Own JK--2003. Desert island disc. Energetic melodic moving
UgMO's Cahill discusses how applying analytics can assess drought conditions and trigger action. http://ibm.co/PYh28P #IBMsmb
IBM's Sullivan discusses smarter irrigation http://ibm.co/PYh28P #IBMsmb #sustainableIBM
We Must Understand the True Cost of Water and Live within Our Means. http://ibm.co/PYh28P #IBMsmb
Extreme weather impacting our food security http://ibm.co/PYh28P #IBMsmb
Hypersonic commercial air travel? See http://bit.ly/NBv2Y4 . How can this succeed where Concorde failed? Explain that.
#IBM appreciates my social media style. Good to hear. I've always known down deep that it's the way, regardless of what others might advise
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn on mike w/ @loserboy at #kexp. Always a surprisingly cool conversation when this elected official comes on.
"Is #BigData Really What Youre Looking For?" (http://bit.ly/PkvfRb ) JK--Reality-check by @bevelson. Stay tuned 4 my Thurs #IBM q-h "Big BI?"
FB requests 2 share some graphic 2 proclaim how much U love something R pious nuisance of the "honk if you love Jesus" bumpersticker variety
RT @TheOnion: “Mitt Romney doesn’t want you to know the disturbing truth about his record as governor." – Paul Ryan http://onion.com/PYHlM7
RT @jameskobielus: Business process optimization? (http://bit.ly/R2fq2S ) Today's #IBM quick-hit
RIP Ron Palillo. Played Arnold Horshack in "Welcome Back Kotter." Nasal doofusy Sweathog. Said Horshack meant "the cattle are dying"
Business process optimization?: http://lnkd.in/yDYvbs
Working on my preso 4 #IBM IOD: "Extending the Value of Your Warehouse w/Hadoop-Based BigInsights." Deliver: Wed Oct 24, 230-330. U coming?
I can't stand having to waste a split-second trying to figure out what new twist, if anything, someone is contributing to a retweet.
The reason I insert my initials "JK" into tweets is need for unambiguous visual delimiter between my comment and what I'm commenting on.
@EllieAsksWhy Which new #IBM post? All my IBM posts are at http://bit.ly/P6vwbW . I have several in the pipeline: drafted, but not yet posted
@EllieAsksWhy "JK" stands for (this is a tricky code, so bear with me) my initials.
RT @BillGates "4 out of 10 people don’t have a safe way to poop" JK--Safe from what? From sabertoothed coprophages? Please define "safe."
I get a steady stream of new followers on Twitter & LinkedIn, but it's really plateau'd on Facebook. Many old FB friends rarely post.
Chad Ochocinco bride files 4 divorce after headbutting incident. Name now signifies how many cents he'll have 2 name after settlement
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Folly of Youth by Pere Ubu from Ray Gun Suitcase JK--1995. Only member in all incarnations has been David Thomas.
Check out my FB for my theory of how Earth-born life might have naturally taken root on Mars ages ago (http://on.fb.me/OgOUjX )
Now back to other stuff, including music to soothe my head while I try to concentrate.
@graemeknows The piece I'll do for http://analyzingmedia.com will be called: "What Worries the CMO? Fathoming the Human Heart"
@graemeknows I take requests, as you can see Graeme. I love being pulled beyond my comfort zone.
@susankuchinskas Tantric marketing? The concept has me tingly all over.
@susankuchinskas That "multi-orgasm" ideal is a bit biased toward the female end of the customer spectrum, isn't it? Be fair to us guys.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Fit but You Know It by The Streets from A Grand Don't Come for Free JK--Should do a duet with the GEICO gecko.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Doing It Right by The Go! Team from Proof of Youth JK--Style essentially football halftime entertainmt w/out pompoms
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Lily-a-passion by Grant-Lee Phillips from Virginia Creeper JK--Voice slips beautifully frm baritone 2 ecstatic breaky
"Data Scientists Figurd Out Wot Songs Youll Like in 24 Hrs" (http://onforb.es/O3QCCq ) JK--I just assume everyone shares my tastes--or should
"Horses for Courses" (http://bit.ly/NBiKgX ) JK--#IBM Mike Kearney. Title means "diff strokes 4 diff folks." Optimize appliance 4 workloads
#IBM "http://BigDataUniversity.com : Filling the Void in Big Data Skills" (http://bit.ly/NBiDSn ) JK--Per Raul Chong.Check it out!
The Turing test for a Twitter user should be, when you follow them, their response is anything other than robotic "Thanks for the follow!"
RT @susankuchinskas "If yr digital experience doesnt deliver tiny little orgasms 2 people at other end, U truly suck." JK--Won't touch that!
Wow! Busy morning. Late lunch. But the turkey on wheat toast, plus tortillas with Trader Joe black bean dip, put the whole world right again
Drafted my next original #IBM blog: "Data Scientists: Credentialed or Otherwise". Response to a LinkedIn discussion group
Animal Collective "My Girls" (http://bit.ly/Orbh99 ) JK--2009. The feel of a mad merry-go-round that you can't get off.
Home & Garden "(Please) Fix My Horn (My Brakes Don't Work)" (http://bit.ly/OraxAZ ) JK--1982. Pere Ubu spinoff. Feels proto-Animal Collective
"#IBM Breakthrough Could Lead 2 More Energy-Eff Devices" (http://bit.ly/Or6uEN ) JK--Store transport & process data in persistent spin helix
Big Data's optimal deployment model? Federation and its discontents (http://bit.ly/PhkoJw ) Daily #IBM quick-hit
"#IBM launches the new #BigData Hub - Will you find it interesting?" (http://linkd.in/PhiVTo ). Please visit the site & give us yr feedback
Big Data's optimal deployment model? Federation and its discontents: http://lnkd.in/R_taBr
"#IBM launches the new #BigData Hub - Will you find it interesting?" (http://linkd.in/PhiVTo ). Please visit the site & give us your feedback
Video introduction to #Hive by #IBMbigdata Solution Architect http://bit.ly/Mj71Zp #bigdata #hadoop
"Semi-Struct Data Analytics: Relational or #Hadoop Platform?" (http://bit.ly/Phd4xw ) JK--Insightful post by @daiclegg #IBM . U have options
"In a nutshell." Fun fact: human civilization advanced when people stopped trying to jam all knowledge into pistachios, graduated to walnuts
What's your sentiment on sentiment analysis? Is that meta-sentiment?
No, Jim, don't "like" a story that mentions you in the headline. Don't go there, Jim. Trust me. Just don't.
"#IBM Resrchrs Confirm Decade-Old Theory of Locking Electron Spin Rotation" (http://bit.ly/Ph5Ut3 ) JK--Program 2 spin in unison in semicond
Mid-August. At which point, summer just keeps on hanging on inside you like a fever dream.
WSJ article about vogue in use of nouveau suffix "-omics" to add touch of prestige to various disciplines. Note to self: "bigdataomics"?
Dear WSJ: Do you have stock photo of Detroit's Renaissance Center from any viewpoint other than grungy warehouse district to its northeast?
Marketing is commercial bragging. Everybody markets their brand on socials. How insufferable are you? Are your boasts anchored in fact?
WSJ article points to epidemic of bragging on socials. And I'll point to my status as sophisticated reader of this prestigious publication
Janesville, WI. Paul Ryan hometown in news. Fun fact: it's where I taught Egidia to drive. The Before-Hours KMart Parking Lot Driving School
Ah yes, some nice good rain. And, indeed , "nice" is the proper adjective to qualify "good." I tweet with precision.
Listening to Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place on Earth" on local radio. I didn't get the memo that guys aren't supposed to like this.
RIP Helen Gurley Brown. Made sexual self-help blather a staple of women's newsstand disposable pop pulp periodicals.
Hey political robo-calls, hope ya understand my robotic F-YOUs back at youz
Tsunami-propelled Japan species arrive on US west coast. I'll bet early space-hardy Earth extremophiles rode comet impact shockwaves 2 Mars
@kimmokontra And thank YOU for reading my tweet and factoring the thought into your excellent discussion.
New #IBM JK blog: "A Week of Koby's Quick Hits - Aug. 6-10 (http://bit.ly/O2Ux2c )
"#BigData Fuels 2012 Olympics Stats Frenzy" (http://bit.ly/OeFO7i ) JK--This just in: #Hadoop elephant does cannonball dive off Tower Bridge
"McKayla Maroney gets in on ‘McKayla is not impressed’ meme" (http://yhoo.it/OeFsxC ) JK--My wife cannot stop mocking this face. Please stop
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Last Light by matt pond PA from Last Light JK--2007. These guys do cool driving moody guitar songs. Still around?
""Game Theory Boost Customer Engagement" (http://bit.ly/RHFdNy ) JK--Cooperative, variable-sum, asymmetric, sequential, many-player games
"Game Theory 2 Boost Cust Engagemt" (http://bit.ly/RHFdNy ) JK--"Interact decis process..coop+conflict..(hopefully) mutual benef outcome"
"Explore Game Theory 2 Boost Customer Engagement" (http://bit.ly/RHFdNy ) JK--"Customer engagement a bit of a game...haggling & bargaining."
"Data Scientist: Hot #BigData Job" (http://bit.ly/OeDvRz ) JK--Let's not imagine that only people with advanced degrees can do it well.
Norman Greenbaum "Spirit In The Sky" (http://youtu.be/F6TFW1F6oY0 ) JK--1969. Straddles fine line between hard rock & processed cheese.
Ah, YouTube. Every song now includes a pleasant melodically sneered intro by Obama & Romney's voice-over attack dogs.
Yes, I'm so damn old that I still track the hot buzzwords from more than a quarter-century ago.
"Software-defined networking: 3rd epoch in computer ntwkng" (http://bit.ly/RHIZXh ) JK--Epoch started as early as 1986 (http://bit.ly/RHJ7pw )
New #IBM #BigData JK blog: "Data Scientists: Explore Game Theory to Boost Customer Engagement" (http://bit.ly/RHFdNy )
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men JK--Heard studio version o this great song on local rock radio in DC. Made my day
Catch me speak at #BigData Innov (Sept 13-14, Boston, http://bit.ly/RHzreI ) & Digital East (Oct 2-3, Herndon VA, http://bit.ly/RHzvuX ) #IBM
My latest #IBMDataManagement article, pub last wk, w/correct title: "Hadoop: Nucleus of Next-Gen #BigData Warehouse" (http://bit.ly/OWK6Bk )
Biggest challenge every day? Multitasking at max volume, velocity, & variety I can muster, without doing half-assed job on any task. Tough.
"New @IBM lab in Nairobi 2 focus on next-gen public sector & #smartercities" (http://j.mp/PemHNn ) JK--Deepening our investments in Africa
@clivel_98 Yes, I agree re the portable-across-web-clients imperative. Hence standards (HTML5, AJAX, REST, etc.). No argument there.
"#IBM Scientists "Waltz" Closer to Using Spintronics in Computing" (http://ibm.co/OUD3qq ) JK--Our press release on this innovation.
@clivel_98 "Truly web-based" needs to reflect the fact that architectural definition of "web" is inherently browser/client-inclusive.
Hey @loserboy , dontcha think Cheryl might be streaming your show from somewhere else on Planet Earth?
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Moon Killer by Small Black JK--Samples Pere Ubu "Blow Daddy-O" from "Dub Housing" (http://youtu.be/qXR_niVLqvs )
Daughter tells me that Google confirms she's homosapiens. Google sez no other animal has learned to type search queries into Google--yet.
Saw the obnoxious rival ad in the Economist over the weekend, so I retweeted that tweet pointing to trusted 3rd party debunking it.
"Oracle pulls Exadata ad claims after IBM complaint" (http://bit.ly/N1YqnN ) JK--NAD: "[ORCL] message not supported by evidence in record"
Plan 2 respond 2 responses 2 my posts on "Do You Need a PhD to Analyze Big Data?". Only those from others who actually read what I wrote
Today's #IBM JK quick-hit: "Enterprise content warehouse?" (http://linkd.in/Pi7jMp )
"IBM claims spintronics memory breakthrough" (http://bit.ly/Pi5kIb ) JK--Manipulates electron spin. My brain is spinning right now.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Tusk by Fleetwood Mac from Tusk JK--This unexpected marching-drum-powered song a palate cleanser after "Rumours."
"Latency doesnt have to be an issue. " (http://bit.ly/Pi1fDF ) JK--I don't agree with his browser-dismissive implicit def o "truly web-based"
Morning inspiration: "Life's a piece o' shit, when ya think o' it." --Eric Idle
My morning routine of plowing through my inboxes & socials w/ brutal velocity, trying not 2 miss anything of substance--or interesting quirk
Curious if Romney will apologize to the British for doubting their ability to run a smooth, successful Olympics. Doubtful.
Boy, do PhDs get touchy when you even dare to suggest that the degree doesn't put them in an elite class all by themselves. Geezel pete.
Olympic first. Eric Idle sang word "shit," per actual lyric, in closing ceremony performance. "Life's a piece o' shit, when ya think of it."
Eric Idle singing "Always Look On The Bright Side of Life." Preferred him singing it crucified. But this'll do.
Spice Girls the real draw of closing ceremony for my 22 year old daughter.
London Olympics opening & closing ceremonies far more entertaining than Beijing's. My Chinese wife begs to differ.
Russell Brand singing "I Am The Walrus" with a bullhorn atop a psychedelic bus in Olympic closing ceremony. Perfect touch.
Remember how questioning authority was treated when U were a child? As backtalk & disrespect. You were punished. Nothing changes as you age
Washington Post "5 Myths about the Stimulus" (http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/rss.jsp?rssid=809977&item=http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-obamas-stimulus/2012/08/10/7935341e-e176-11e1-ae7f-d2a13e249eb2_mobile.mobile&cid=-1&fullSiteUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Ffive-myths-about-obamas-stimulus%2F2012%2F08%2F10%2F7935341e-e176-11e1-ae7f-d2a13e249eb2_story.html …) JK--Thank you for actually remembering the facts of the matter.
Hey Great Britain, you did an excellent job hosting the Olympics. And your own medal count was impressive. Good show old chaps!
Following the Twitter commentary from people watching Olympic closing ceremony. Sounds like a good sampling of British quirk pop.
Plan to call my next orig #IBM blog: "Data Scientists: Credentialed or Otherwise."
Romney made smart choice in Ryan. I don't agree with his politics, but has brains balls & gravitas. A scrapper. Will be around for long time
Every highjumper since 1968 does backward Fosbury flip. Looked odd then, till Fosbury demonstrated new best practice in Olympic medal perf
Saw "Joyful Noise" with Queen Latifah & Dolly Parton on DVD. Music good, drama not too hokey, comic bits worked. A worthwhile entertainment
Kim Jong Eun has taste for some Western imports. Cool. But I hope he doesn't turn his people into a Winnie The Pooh worshiping nation.
The Economist obit of Gore Vidal made me laugh with deliciously nasty characterization of Truman Capote as "dwarfish, fetus-faced."
Listening to John Cougar Mellencamp "Ain't That America?" Panicky question you never want to hear from the cockpit returning to Lower 48
Listening to Four Tops "Ain't No Woman Like The One-Eyed Gott"
Very good illustration of storage config alternatives using water cooler bottles (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/7yjsCU/:10jrV.FN$:DVbnFyOo/gillesgouaillardet.com/images/raid.jpg/ …)
"Chances are, others aren't judging you as harshly as you think, if at all" (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1cCIhh/:1rLg_hYBW:DVbnFyOo/homepage.psy.utexas.edu/HomePage/Class/Psy301/Niederhoffer/Articles/spotlight.html/ …) JK--Unless you truly are a pathetic jerk
"18 Horrible Sex Tips for Men" (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1LhWxj/:1rLB5gShg:PaeQE41P/www.alternet.org/story/156331/18_horrible_sex_tips_for_men?paging=off/ …) JK--Inflicted by Men's Health mag. "Spend night in igloo" invites premature shrinkage
"Family tree of the Greek gods" (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4vhXZj/:tBXP4Pbr:PaeQE41P/en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Family_tree_of_the_Greek_gods&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop/ …) JK--Void spawned them all without a partner.
NY Times is only media outlet that continues 2 spell it "I.B.M." Why? We're "IBM" in our official communications (http://www.ibm.com/us/en/ ) #IBM
NYT "How #BigData Became So Big" (http://nyti.ms/P1xxoV ) JK--Very good general business overview by Steve Lohr. Cites #IBM.
@ajbowles You listed 2 US cities that have "City" in their actual names.
Washington Nationals. Best in MLB. On track to win 100 games. Go Nats! Washingtonians in denial. No civic memory of winning baseball team.
Saturday morning. Me alone with papers, tea, & tablet. Bliss.
Reading & enjoying Nora Ephron's "I Feel Bad About My Neck." Had never read any of the late writer's work before. Fine, dry wit.
New York City. Only city in USA vain enough to have the uppercase word "City" appended to its actual name as if that were its actual name
Awesome world record gold medal women's performance for USA in 4x100 relay. Those ladies were freaky fast. Seamless handoffs.
RT @kimmokontra: Tackling complexity w/ #storification: http://datalifeuniverse.blogspot.fi/2012/08/we-deal-with-that-world-by-constructing.html … quoting @jameskobielus and @JohnKayFT
Best political story of late was Sarah Palin accusing Dick Cheney of being dupe of "lamestream media." Kindred extremists flaming each other
When he walked on stage & announced "Hello. I'm Johnny Cash," how many in the audience didn't already know that?
Good. Me in my #IBM capacity predominates in first umpteen pages of Google search results on "James Kobielus." It's only been 4+ months.
Was just about to switch away from Fox Noise. Till I realized it's an old SNL spoof of Fox Noise. Fair & balanced skewering.
Thank U 94.7fm for playin bak2bak Benatar "Heartbreaker" & Romantics "That's What I Like About U" on my Fri afternoon knockin off work drive
http://lnkd.in/pAj85Y Not ridiculous at all. Re-read what I actually said. I said "[PhDs] are at risk of...". I know plenty of PhDs,...
