RIP
Thomas Erdelyi aka Tommy Ramone. Last of the original Ramones members. Producer/engineer.
Drummer on 1st 3 LPs. Wrote "Blitzkrieg Bop."
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Fisherman by The
Congos from Heart of the Congos JK--1977. Love the rolling reggae cadence of
this, & the choral feel
Zach
Braff. If he isn't the reincarnated Alan Alda, I don't know who is.
Wait...Alda's still alive. Never mind.
Has
anybody reported Fox News' false advertising claim, "fair & balanced,
to the FTC?
Test
of ingenuity is ability to make stuff from scratch. But even more ingenious are
those who can make scratch from scratch. Meta-scratch.
Busy
week. Somehow I accomplished everything I set out to accomplish--for THIS week.
I'll deal with next week when it comes. Like usual.
RT
@brainpicker: Beloved British
artist Ralph Steadman illustrates th life o Leonardo da Vinci http://j.mp/U6UwV7
pic.twitter.com/JPGYd5WKnf
RT
@astroEdLu: Million closest stars?
Discoverd. Mln closst galaxies?Discvrd. Mln closst asteroids. Nope. Not until http://sentinelmission.org
RT
@mrgunn: "Right to be
forgotten" by everyone except national security forces: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/10/david-cameron-concessions-snooping-law-surveillance …
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp A Long Time Ago by
First Aid Kit from Stay Gold JK--2014. New LP title sums up their unbrokn
string o beautiful songs
Little
Rascals (orig cast) curse? View this vid (http://ow.ly/z3BHe ). Most
died young. Dog Petey among longest-lived--IN HUMAN YEARS!
"Low-hanging
fruit." Nobody ever mentions waist-level vegetables. Don't need to stoop
or dig to harvest 'em. Good 4 ya (& your poor back)!
This
wk #IBMDataMag
qhs: http://ow.ly/z2JxW
http://ow.ly/z2Jzc
http://ow.ly/z2JA2
http://ow.ly/z2JBC
http://ow.ly/z2JDg
Healthcare
analytix? Keeping patients frm stray off path 2 recovery p1: http://ow.ly/z2IRg
p2: http://ow.ly/z2ISx
Fri #IBMDataMag
qh
#KEXP DJ referrd to
"hardcopy" of a recording. Interesting to hear term in that context.
Could apply to vinyl, cassette, or CD. Sheet music?
"Build
a Better #BigData
Recommendation Engine" (http://ow.ly/z2FgT ) JK--Very interesting
level of detail on algorithms.
If
look at all the uses of #bigdata,
can name any number o ethical dilemmas that dont involve privacy--eg, near-term
profit v sustainability
"What's
Up w/ #BigData
Ethics?" (http://ow.ly/z2EDo ) JK--These sorts o
discussions treat privacy as th only ethical dilemma. Far from it
"10
sites with stunning visual data that will change your world view" (http://ow.ly/z2D7z )
JK--Um, not stunning, didn't change my POV
"Does
#BigData Mean Big
Metadata?" (http://ow.ly/z2Ctb ) JK--Good info but
marred by pointless metaphors: "warehouse" "lake"
"reservoir"
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Doctor by Priests
from Bodies and Control and Money and Power JK--2014. Funny. Suggestive.
Rocking.
"Managed
Memory Computing is Superior to InMemory" (http://ow.ly/z2BD8 )
JK--Defines former as auto-managing memory-to-disk data swaps
Cracks
me up when someone tweets too-open-ended a question. I feel like responding
with "plastics" or "42." Or "42 plastics." Dat's
it!
"Y2K
bug resurfaces & sends draft notices to 14000 men born in 1800s" (http://ow.ly/z2q12 )
JK--Dead issue sends dead men 2 die 4 country
Summer's
been slow in tech news. Feels like reruns.
Never
fails to amaze me that people materialize out of thin air in this industry
asking for big favors that benefit them but would hurt me
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Golden Blunders by
The Posies from Dear 23 JK--1990. Great one from period I'd given up listening
2 sucky rock radio
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Blonde on Blonde by
Nada Surf from Let Go JK--Did the classic Dylan 2-disc get much radio play when
released in 1966?
"
#IBM Announces $3B Rsrch
Init 2 Tackl Chip Grand Challnges 4 Cloud #BigData Sys" (http://ow.ly/z0YM3 )
JK--"Bridge to post-silicon era"
If
you keep your fingers crossed, and then cross your eyes, does that neutralize
the luck enhancement? How about if cross legs at same time?
When
somebody touts a list of "10 cool things," I brace myself for maybe 2
cool things, max. Most things aren't cool. Simply adequate.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Big Bottom by Spinal
Tap JK--1984. Still the unsurpassed funniest movie parody of rock'n'roll in all
its insanity.
X-15
"Vaporized" (http://ow.ly/z0AWU ). 1981. Bellingham WA
group mentiond by Jon Kertzer & @loserboy
on #KEXP. I Googled the
"oh oh oh"
When
I make up some word & somebody pushes back "that's not a word," I
push: "It's a word!" "How can U say so?" "Cuz it came
out o my mouth"
All
in memory? Scaling in-memory infrastructures up & out p1: http://ow.ly/yZT3F
p2: http://ow.ly/yZT6T
Thurs #IBMDataMag
quick-hit
Hey
GigaOm: stop sending the same links in your e-newsletters to same articles for
weeks and weeks. Only notify of new stuff we haven't read
People
who proclaim that they're "quitting Facebook." Just stop using it. We
don't need updates on your disenchantment with social media.
Yes,
yes, the president of the United States needs to personally do border patrol to
show he's on top of the immigration issue. Makes sense
Detroit
Institute of Arts' collection is worth as much as $4.6 billion. At what point
does it outstrip assessed value of surrounding city?
What's
this trend of band & song names containing the F-word? Will the next chart
smash be "Go F Yourself" by "MotherF & the F-in'
F-wads"
"6
Tips for Using #BigData
to Hunt Cyberthreats" (http://ubm.io/VYFOBm ) JK--Good pointers
for security professionals.
"11
Market Trends in Advanced Analytics" (http://ow.ly/yYm1F )
JK--Good roll-up by Daniel Kirsch of Hurwitz Group.
My
days LITERALLY aren't complete unless I've drafted another thought-leadership
piece. If you organize your head around that, it's not hard
"Tyra
Banks Says Beauty in the Future Will Mean Looking Different" (http://ow.ly/yXPm7 )
JK--No snark here: she's a brilliant visionary
Does
relativity time-dilation o accelerating in a jetplane offset or aggravate
jetlag? If so, is east->west better or worse than west->east?
Catch
me et al on webinar "Understanding the New World of Cognitive
Computing" Wed July 22, 2-3pm EDT. Register: http://ow.ly/yXkgH
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Transforming the agile DW in the age of th in-memory cloud" (http://ow.ly/yXhhI )
IBM Analytics Warehouse for #Bluemix
Big-data
development? Agile imperative & risk of "boiling the lake" p1: http://ow.ly/yXgdm
p2: http://ow.ly/yXgf1
Wed #IBMDataMag
qh
"Ex-Facebook
Data Scientist: Every Facebook User Is Part Of An Experiment At Some
Point" (http://ow.ly/yXblF ) JK--A "gee
duh" headline
"This
Is Not Data Visualization" (http://ow.ly/yXaaj )
JK--Contrasts "vzn" (discovery enabler) w/ "illustration"
(post-dscvry crystal'zn)
"Why
IoT scares the 'living crap' out of this security guru" (http://ow.ly/yX0m7 )
JK--Superserious, beyond "code red," into "code brown"
Facial-aging
imaging tech. I'd like to feed it pictures of me at all ages except today, see
if any of them foretells my face right now.
Totally
digging WSJ's 125th anniv issue today. Especially fake front page showing how
2014 WSJ would cover 1889 news: http://ow.ly/yW6Fo
"What'll
be greatest turnaround story in US history? This author says Detroit." (http://ow.ly/yVMKB )
JK--Grains o' salt? Detroit-bsd VC
LinkedIn
needs to add an option, clearly visible: "I don't care what my connections
are up to and don't wish to be reminded constantly."
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Brill Bruisers by Th
New Pornographers frm Brill Bruisers JK--2014. Good massd-vocal indie-pop. New
LP due next month
"Why
'Data in th Dark' Is #1 Worry for IT Mngrs" (http://ow.ly/yVjKb )
JK--Undiscoverd data = opportunity lost and/or crownjewel pilfered
"The
New Face of Developer Recruitment: #BigData &
More" (http://ow.ly/yVjpG ) JK--Discusses the
talent analytics market & use cases.
I
do all my thinking in my off-hours. This stuff I'm always typing out during
work hours? Pure muscle memory. Finger rattling. Nothing more
"James
Kobielus: Cualquiera se beneficia del #bigdata" (http://ow.ly/yVffu )
JK--Entrevista en El Financiero, Costa Rica.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Losing My Edge by
LCD Soundsystem JK--"I hear that everybody YOU know is more relevant than
everybody I know."
Catch
me next Wed, July 16, 12-3pm local time, speaking on #bigdata at Club Unión,
San José, Costa Rica. Register: http://ow.ly/yVcLV
RT
#kexpplaylist #kexp Sleep Walk by Pere
Ubu from Story of My Life JK--1993. Good. But not th weird arty edge of their
classics (1975-1982)
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp I'm Not in Love by
10cc from Original Soundtrak JK--G.Gouldman of this group wrote several Hollies
& Yardbirds hits
"As
your data grows big." Not quite as redundant as "kills bugs
dead," but practically so. Better to say "as your data scales to new
levels"
"Longing
for a landline" (http://ow.ly/yUnKm ) JK--Nostalgia for
full-duplex voice calls without speakers clipping each other's audio.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Party of Special
Things To Do by Captain Beefheart and the Magic B JK--1974. Cracked blues
honker.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Ghost Rider by
Suicide JK--1977. Brooklyn-based electronic protopunk musical duo. Mentioned
2nd in "Losing My Edge"
"Facebook
Mood Manipulation: 10 Bigger Problems" (http://ow.ly/yUi5J )
JK--This article just feels like "pile-on" of unrelated issues
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Millionenspiel by
Can from The Lost Tapes JK--1969. German rock group ref'd first in LCD Soundsystem
"Losing My Edge"
"Law
& Ethics o Online Human Subject Experimnts" (http://ow.ly/yUf7e )
JK--Informed consent prior to real-world exprmnts? Defeats purpose
"Informed
consent" prior to changes to our online environment? Not sure that's such
a good thing. Dazzle us with unexpected brilliance.
"Beyond
The Visualization Zoo" (http://ow.ly/yUev1 ) JK--Discusses the
"canon" of visualization approaches & newer additions to it.
"The
price of cloud file storage is trending toward zero" (http://ow.ly/yUdZd )
JK--In consumer & business apps alike.
"Is
It Time for the Enterprization of the Consumer?" (http://ow.ly/yUc7Q )
JK--New term so wretched I almost gagged on my gummy bear.
"
#Hadoop Dev 4
Developers by Develprs" (http://ow.ly/yU9rC ) JK--Microsite: info on
Apache HDP & #IBM
InfoSphere BigInsights #IBMDataMag
"Visit
an Enterprise-Grade Sandbox" (http://ow.ly/yU8Pl )
JK--Bluemix for #IBM
Informix Timeseries & Internet of Things svcs #IBMDataMag
"Intelligent
Predictive Analytics" (http://ow.ly/yU8va ) JK--For enhancing the
customer experience in real time #IBMDataMag
"Cloud-Based
Business Intelligence Pattern" (http://ow.ly/yU8dW )
JK--Quickly deploy business intellgence using IBM SoftLayer #IBMDataMag
"
#IBM Recognized for
Flash Storage" (http://ow.ly/yU82g ) JK--See how we rank in
recent Gartner report: http://ow.ly/yU87F
"Textual
Disambiguation" (http://ow.ly/yU7tB ) JK--Bill Inmon on
transforming text to simplify its analysis #IBMDataMag
"Analytics
Stewardship & the Community of Practice" (http://ow.ly/yU7fx )
JK--Forrest Palmer on biz/tech roles for max ROI #IBMDataMag
Big
Media? Shifting art o audience msmt in era of all-online media p1: http://ow.ly/yU3cF
p2: http://ow.ly/yU3fJ
Tues #IBMDataMag
qh
Wild!
Seattle-based #kexp DJ
announces "good dope today" on the air. Cannabis is legal now in
Washington state.
"Facebook:
We can't and won't control emotions" (http://ow.ly/ySeAj )
JK--Agree. Influencing sentiment does not "control emotions."
"EPIC
sez Facebk 'messed w/people's minds,'" (http://ow.ly/ySe9G ) JK--I
disagree vehemently. Customer experience mgt is NOT mind control
Drafted
next #IBM jk #InfoWorld column:
"Sarcasm Analytics Is A Marketing Silver Bullet (Yeah, Right!)"
Drafted
latest #IBM jk #ITKnowledgeExchange
column: "Big Algorithm Libraries Breathe Life into #BigData"
RT
@skempe42: #DATAVERSITY Digest
new #IBM @AnjulBhambhri & @jameskobielus blogs, & #CognitiveComputing
webinar http://ow.ly/yRjpq
"Deep
Learning Algos Could Help Detect Particles Like Higgs Boson" (http://ow.ly/yR4bF )
JK--Maybe better than physicist current ML modls
Moneyball?
Pitcrew analytics & within-race data-driven decis suppt p1: http://ow.ly/yR3tW
p2: http://ow.ly/yR3we
Mon #IBMDataMag
qh
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Amidinine by Bombino
from Nomad JK--Great guitar-driven number produced by Dan Auerbach.
"The
Quantification of Behavioral Analytics in Psychiatry" (http://ow.ly/yQWek )
JK--Machine learning NLP applied to clinical text.
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Streaming media and narrative power of video content analytics" (http://ow.ly/yQVed )
Latest
IT industry commentary. Sifting thru th usual morning's load of authoritative
truisms & empassioned cliches packaged as fresh insight
"Cloudera,
MapR, IBM, & Intel bet on Spark as new heart of #Hadoop" (http://ow.ly/yQRKI )
JK--Partnership to build Spark back-end to Hive
"Getting
harder to tell what’s real SilVal startup & what’s parody" (http://ow.ly/yQQpL )
JK--And what's scam. Monetizing impersonation?
It's
only slightly annoying that some industry people, angling to schedule meeting
w/ me, assume I'm based in the SF Bay Area. WashDC area!
"Digital
exhaust"? Wazzat? The fact that people are a bit exhausted by all things
digital? You may be onto something there!
If
Facebook so much as changes a single feature on their newsfeed or any of th
algorithms that shape it, they'll ruin my mood. Don't U dare!
