I’ve
long used a personal email dummy account on another svc to verify whether
unsolicited messages on my main email accts are spam or not
I
often write blogs on some forward-looking topic that caught my fancy but is not
yet in vogue. Sensing I may need to return to it some day.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Concrete Jungle by
The Specials JK--1979. Big beat, a la Dave Clark Five or “I Want Candy.”
I
love reading about urban architecture. Cities are the ultimate artificial
environments. Sometimes, crazy ideas pay off. Fresh experiences.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp My Sweet Lord by
George Harrison from All Things Must Pass JK--1970. Back when Hare Krishnas
proselytized in airports
Saw
“Selma ” on DVD.
Talky, slow, overlong, platitudinous. Yes, scenes o historical violence relieve
th tedium. Only thing that kept me awake
New
#IBM jk #SparkInsight blog
“The power behind Apache #Spark
(https://shar.es/1rnRIl ) with Joel
Horwitz & Kimberly Madia
The
power behind Apache Spark https://shar.es/1rnRIl via @sharethis
Let's
see. How many more advanced technological details can I cram into my head &
onto the page before I make some boneheaded error? D'oh!
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Believe What You Say
by Ricky Nelson JK--1959. Righteously gr8 rocker. Cool gospel-ish "I
believe" in Elvis-ish vibe
Taming
the Big Data Storm of Climate Research http://dy.si/aRrg
This
week's #IBM quick-hits: http://ow.ly/MGPHS
http://ow.ly/MGPJ1
http://ow.ly/MGPKh
http://ow.ly/MGPLG
IoT?
Platform-embedded intranets of things within things within things... p1: http://ow.ly/MGOSK
p2: http://ow.ly/MGOUW
Fri #IBM qh
Bought
& downloading Lord Huron's excellent latest LP, "Strange Trails."
Real solid country-rock with a steady beat & radio-ready songs.
Looking
forward to meeting the Apache Spark developer community at Spark Summit in San Francisco next month.
Twtr DM me if you want to chat.
"Have
no fear for atomic energy, cuz none of them can stop the time." Love your
music, Mr. Marley. But this lyric makes no sense at all.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp (Are You on the
Inside or the Outside of Your) Pants by The Makers? JK--1998. Not punk rock.
Juvenile delinquent rock
Data-scntst
skillsets? For want of valid sample, stat model pred qual lost p1 http://ow.ly/MDJhN
p2 http://ow.ly/MDJiS
Thurs #IBM qh
People
who insist "data" is plural should be required to call those little
green thingies "peases" & to remind us they're botanically fruit
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Way It Is, Way It
Could Be by The Weather Station from Loyalty JK--2015. Good one. Canadian
artist. A tad Joni-ish
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Cursed by Lord Huron
from Strange Trails JK--2015. Love this one. LP ranks among my faves of the
year, so far.
Hobson's
choice? Don't tell me her name was Sophie. If it was, she was doubly screwed.
"Steve
Wozniak 'Definitely' Wants To Try Apple Watch" (http://ow.ly/MCM2u )
JK--Thanks for the truly unnecessary news bulletin.
Thinking
of writing book called "Why Stuff Matters." Plenty of research been
done within that scope. How hard could it be to narrow it down?
I
was flattered and appalled today when a new IBM-er said she "of
course" followed what I publish. "Of course"? Am I required
reading now?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Ohm by Yo La Tengo
from Fade JK--2013. One of my prime dynamic meditation songs. I default to this
on many a walk.
My
previous telecommunications carrier (name withheld) consistently failed to
recognize my specifi... #analytichat http://www.via-cc.at/12q9d
I'm
here to be the Contrarian to anything that Richard R. Lee might choose to
tweet. That's my ass... #analytichat http://www.via-cc.at/82q8w
I'm
IBM's Big Data Evangelist. That means I'm a thought-leadership marketer SME.
I'm also the team... #analytichat
http://www.via-cc.at/92q8l
Tweeting
from the green leafy environs of my stomping ground: Fairfax County , Virginia
I'm
on the CrowdChat #analytichat
http://www.via-cc.at/72q8b
"IBM
Expands Watson Ecosystem with New Partnerships, Cognitive Computing Apps and
Services" (http://ow.ly/MAWxB )
JK--Partner-enablement!
If
it ain't fixed, don't broke it!
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Time / Breathe by
Stardeath+White Dwarfs frm Dark Side o th Moon JK--2009. Same as PFloyd
original, in a relative way
Hybrid
Cloud Security at IBM Edge 2015 | Chris Dotson's blog on http://WordPress.com
http://dy.si/u3Hf
IBM
and Facebook collaborate to take personalized brand experience to next level http://dy.si/PicY
I
just heard "Edinburgh " (as in the
Scottish city) pronounced "eden
berg" (as in Adam & Eve home + what sunk the Titanic. Seriously?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Spring (Among The
Living) by My Morning Jacket from The Waterfall JK--2015. Great new seasonally
appropriate MMJ song
Kind
of a pleasant bird-chirping Spring morning out there after last night's heavy
rain. A humid hang in th air, but not uncomfortable. Cool
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Reckoner by
Radiohead from In Rainbows JK--2007. Thom Yorke in choirboy vocal mode. Group
very orchestral. Very nice.
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
blog: "Machine Learning, 3-D Gestural I/Fs, & Demise (or Triumph) of
Personal Computing" (http://ow.ly/MAczR )
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Shake & Tremble
by Django Django from Born Under Saturn JK--2015. Another great one. Group is
consistently awesome.
IoT?
Distrib data-transmission drivetrains in era of autonomous vehicles p1: http://ow.ly/MA6TQ
p2: http://ow.ly/MA6UB
Wed #IBM qh
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Find Yourself by
Jacco Gardner from Hynophobia JK--2015. Really good. Sounds a bit like Junip.
Sitting
here pointedly NOT listening to retirement planning advice in a crowded
restaurant. I need my free lasagna. NOW!!
Spark
Fundamentals. Visit http://bigdatauniversity.com
& register to learn about this exciting new data-science technology: http://ow.ly/Myt3I
Spark
Summit 2015. Register here: http://ow.ly/MxMXI #IBM is a Platinum Sponsor.
See you June 15-17, San Francisco .
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@kexpplaylist #kexp Buenas Tardes Amigo
by Ween from Chocolate and Cheese JK--1994. Tragicomic tongue-in-cheek Cinco de
Mayo song.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp While You Were
Sleeping by Elvis Perkins from Ash Wednesday JK--Gr8 lyric: "They hung
young Cain from the Adam tree"
Finally
reached the bottom of my inbox. But that only measures how much work is piled
up before me to deliver on. Sigh!
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Hallelujah by Jeff
Buckley from Grace JK--Buckley had pretty voice. Cohen sings it more cold &
broken, per his lyric
The
new reality of the Internet of Things http://bit.ly/1chrNH4
The
importance of understanding customer lifetime value http://bit.ly/1chrHPE
The
emergence of a new data science hero http://bit.ly/1chrFaC
Smarter
planet? BDA to harvest biosphere larder of culinary sustenance p1 http://ow.ly/Mx1CS
p2 http://ow.ly/Mx1E4
Tues #IBM qh
New
#IBM jk #ITKnowledgeExchange
#TechTarget
column: "High-quality data science training on the cheap" (http://ow.ly/MwWBX )
Yet
another plan for th public space under Dupont Circle . Art. That’s right. Need
dim claustrophobic gallery 10 blocks from the Smithsonian.
WashPost
bit about local pastry chef Marla Romash. Also Dem political operative. Was
Sen/VP Gore press secy. I met him thru her ages ago
Dear
James Kobielus: I read you all the time. You don’t know me, but could you
kindly find me a job with IBM. Sincerely, [NAME]
Carly
Fiorina running for president. Apparently, she's got grander ambitions for
running formerly great institutions into the ground.
How
students in Saudi Arabia
are using analytics to create industry solutions http://bit.ly/1ERp8hP
Can
big data put a stop to illegal wildlife trafficking? http://bit.ly/1ERp7KG
Epic
performance powered by analytics http://bit.ly/1GUsYpH
"How
Big Data and the Internet of Things Create Smart Cities" (http://ow.ly/MtO73 )
JK--Good bullet list of actual case-study cities
"Hadoop
successor sparks a data analysis evolution" (http://ow.ly/MtNxO )
JK--Apache Spark builds on Hadoop, not a "successor."
"Project
Tungsten: Bringing Spark Closer to Bare Metal' (http://ow.ly/MtMe4 )
JK--Improving memory/CPU efficiency for Spark apps
"Analyze
accelerometer data with Apache Spark & MLlib" (http://ow.ly/MtLUj )
JK--Very important for IoT in connected cars, wearables, etc
"Getting
started with Spark & Cassandra" (http://ow.ly/MtLyX )
JK--Good discussion on how Spark complements this real-time big-data tech
"Understanding
Dimensionality Reduction" (http://ow.ly/MtKPS ) JK--Heavygoing but
well-structured visual preso of core data-science topic
"What
Really Scares Tech Leaders About Artificial Intelligence?" (http://ow.ly/MtKjX )
JK--Good dissection of this overblown issue
"Concerns
of Artificial Intelligence Pioneer" (http://ow.ly/MtJUs )
JK--Approximate "human values" via “inverse reinforcement learning”
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Auction Block by
Paul de Jong from IF JK--2015. Odd electronic hoedown with weird auctioneer
rap.
"Cognitive
Computing Market Worth $12.5B by 2019" (http://ow.ly/MtIWd )
JK--According to independent market research firm.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Giant by Django
Django from Born Under Saturn JK--2015. Terrific. They dont produce weak songs.
Every one strong+bold
"Internet
Of Things: The Rubber Meets The Road" (http://ow.ly/MtHFB )
JK--Nice framework for identifying chief IoT applications.
"Where
the rubber meets the road." Cynic might say that's the tread, which wears
down through use. Valuable, albeit self-annihilating, asset
"The
Internet of things doesn't -- and shouldn't -- exist" (http://ow.ly/MtGMT )
JK--Argues that security demands disconnected IoTs.
"Crwdsrc
data science to add superficial intel 2 AI" (http://ow.ly/MtGfW )
JK--Paradoxical pairing: "superficial" intel + "deep"
learning
Hmm.
The music-geekly retrospective obsession with Kurt Cobain continues. New film.
Honestly, Nirvana's been hyped way out of proportion.
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@kexpplaylist #kexp I Heard It Through
the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye JK--1968. In '67, Gladys Knight & Pips had a
sizeable hit with it too
"The
log: The lifeblood of your data pipeline" (http://ow.ly/MtEIy )
JK--Machine-generated & readable, log data also lifeblood of IoT.
"Investigating
Spark’s performance" (http://ow.ly/MtDp4 ) JK--Interesting. Speeding
network & disk not as important as elim "stragglers"
"Self-learning
systems to replace humans in manufacturing" (http://ow.ly/MtCYP )
JK--Or, rather, learn by watching videos of humans.
BREAKING:
@WarrenBuffett just told me he
bought more $IBM
in Q1. Will be in SEC filings soon. @CNBC
@SquawkCNBC #BRK2015
jameskobielus retweeted
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp It's Like, You Know
by The Maldives from Muscle For The Wing JK--2012. Great country-rock.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Sweet Thing by Van
Morrison from Astral Weeks JK--1968. Structured as a pastoral fugue of
remembrance & renewal.
On
Monday mornings, I delete the email that promises "good Friday
reading." I try not to live in the past. Nostalgia ain't my bag.
For
peace of mind, it's always essential to block out periods o time when I'm not
being rushed. If the blocks are too tiny, I'm being rushed
Did
our yard work late in the afternoon. First mowing of the season. Didn’t need to
struggle to get it revved. I’ve got the magic yank.
Beck
on “Austin City
"MSFT
machine learning demo site guesses your age" (http://ow.ly/Msgni )
JK--But fails to detect human faces much of th time. What gives?
Caught
"St. Vincent " on DVD. Bill Murray as
cranky old guy begrudgingly babysitting neighbor Melissa McCarthy's son. Great
performances!
