Hey
Gotye, don't you mean somebody that you used to LIKE? You still know her,
obviously. Unless this is your personal Alzheimers swan song.
Comic-Con.
How come there’s nobody in Archie & Jughead costumes? And where are those
classic characters Mary Worth and Rex Morgan MD?
Hot
towns & summers in th city have never got th back of my neck dirty &
gritty. Perhaps th song was accurate before Clean Air Act kicked in
Pluto.
What if we discover it’s made of pure plutonium? Would be ironic. If so, we
best keep it at its current distance. Might detonate
Little
chance that Donald Trump will get Republican Party nomination. But if the
Know-Nothing Party ever makes a comeback, he's a shoo-in.
Willie
Nelson getting Gershwin Prize (http://ow.ly/Pvwtu ). I almost gaggd when
local TV news describd him as writer o Pet Shop Boys song
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Never Far Away by
Active Child from Mercy JK--2015. Smooth quiet romantic soul. Tres Sade. Tres
Gaye.
Holding
my breath waiting for New Horizons’ flyby images of Pluto. Humanity’s first
direct encounter with the solar system’s icy perimeter.
Ah
yes, it’s so much fun deleting misdirected marketing emails. Failures to target
properly. You know who I am. What’s your excuse?
Movement
afoot to rename Jefferson Davis
Hwy. It’s crazy that we named a major road after
after someone who waged war against the USA
Local
auto-body shops and doctor’s offices are where ancient PCs survive and serve
long past their expiration dates.
I
like to relax with good picture books. Preferably those covering science
topics. Astronomy blows my mind most. Encompassing infinite space
I
would advise my contributors to not worry about being utterly original. Just
worry about being utterly reliable. Be a machine. Like me.
SparkHub.
Cool new comnunity site for all things Apache Spark (http://ow.ly/Ps3Vb ).
.@WSJ OpEd from #IBM’s @ahtannenbaum: we’re in a privacy
crisis; sharing #cybersecurity
threat data 1way to fight it http://on.wsj.com/1JXC5Yh
jameskobielus retweeted
You
don't know Jake? You should. Data scientist @jakeporway is returning to host #ibminsight! http://ibm.co/1RSxPuW
Don't
miss our stellar #ibminsight
speakers @ESIESQ of @Walmart & @davidwkenny of the Weather Company!
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Infrastructure
w/o smarter #analytics
is one sad infrastructure. See how to keep it happy at #ibminsight. http://ibm.co/1RSxPuW
IBM
has invested billions of dollars in Open Source tech. Talk about an Open World #ibminsight http://ibm.co/1RSxPuW
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "Artistic Deception, Machine-Learning Style" (http://ow.ly/PqYKk )
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Ça Plane Pour Moi by
Plastic Bertrand JK--1978. Here's the video (http://ow.ly/PqOOY ). A
human marionette.
Words
are found objects. Regardless of what they actually mean, they are fun objects
to monkey with, take apart, & abuse.
Privacy
vulnerabilities. Think of them as people's peepholes.
Friday.
Name derives from a Norse word referring to the fact that your brains are now
thoroughly fried after a solid week of work.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Crash by The Primitives
from Lovely JK--1988. Sounds like the Go-Gos would have sounded if they'd
stayed together.
Always
good to have dozen or so of my blogs in various states of conception,
composition, or publication concurrently. Keeps me stretching
Hey
Microsoft, can you change sign-out sound in Skype to something that doesn't
sound like it's moaning in pain? I don't empathize with apps
Primary
tension in those basic cable reality shows is trying to guess which sexy
screaming lady will fling her Chardonnay at the other first
It's
odd that people say, for example, "the month of July." That phrase is
75% superfluous. And not appreciably more mellifluous.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Moby Octopad by Yo
La Tengo frm I Can Hear th Heart Beating as One JK--1997. Samples Th Who "Armenia City
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Measuring the artificial intelligence quotient" (http://ow.ly/PovTc )
Preserving
One of the World’s Most Precious Cheeses with Data http://bit.ly/1KXhgxI
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "Algorithms For Wrestling Narrative Transparency Out Of Other
Algorithms" (http://ow.ly/PnEs4 )
Speed
reading isn't about rapidly absorbing entire text. It's about zeroing in on
thesis & main points first. Reading rest later (or never)
"Deep
Learning & the Triumph of Empiricism" (http://ow.ly/PnzwG )
JK--"Given sufficiently large datasets, the risk of overfitting is
low"
"An
angry rebuttal: data science is NOT dead" (http://ow.ly/PnywO )
JK--"Responds to accusations"? What is this, a murder investigation?
"Warning
Signs in Experimental Design and Interpretation" (http://ow.ly/Pnya9 )
JK--Great detailed discussion by Peter Norvig of Google
"Social
Listening Enables Social Business" (http://ow.ly/PnwTH )
JK--Yes, but need subject-matter expertise to listen with comprehension
Catch
me et al on Smart Data Conf panel Tues 8-18, San Jose "Cognitive Computing 201:
Incorporating the Technology" (http://ow.ly/Pnvr2 )
This
collection of free geocoded scientific data practically covers the Earth: http://ow.ly/PnuQ5
"7
Different Types o Data Stories" (http://ow.ly/PntnO )
JK--Change, drill down, zoom out, contrasts, intersections, dissection,
outliers
In
indie music birthdays, happy ones to Jack White (White Stripes, Raconteurs)
& Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse). Born on same day 40 years ago.
"Statistical
Modeling steps" (http://ow.ly/Pns33 ) JK--Deadly infographic:
combines
"Data
Scientists: The Holiday Inn Express Phenomenon" (http://ow.ly/PnpR9 )
JK--Makes no sense, & I dig their complimentary hot breakfast
Today
in WashDC local business news: Donald Trump builds hotel on Federal Triangle,
Bill Cosby friendship clouds Ben's Chili Bowl expansion.
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@kexpplaylist #kexp Amber Jean by The
International Harvesters from A Treasure JK--1984. Cool Neil Young side
project.
Drafted
latest #IBM jk #InfoWorld column:
"Streams Take Center Stage in the New Big-Data Era"
Uber
has decimated local taxicab markets all over world. Looking far ahead, will be
interesting to see if self-driving taxis deep-six Uber.
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "Customer Segmentation: The Fine Line Between Profiling and
Personalization" (http://ow.ly/Pk7sS )
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@kexpplaylist #kexp Crush With Eyeliner
by REM from Monster JK--1994. Love th throbbing guitar that burns straight down
center o this one
Tom
Jones "16 Tons" (http://ow.ly/PjrmE ) JK--1966. The
Welshman's version became my favorite the moment I first heard it. Tonight.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp 16 Toneladas by
Noriel Vilela from Brazilian Beats JK--Great jaunty Brazilian singer's cover of
"16 Tons."
Congrats
to Dennis Hankins, newly nominated as next US
Ambassador to Republic
of Guinea
Blog:
How 13 million messages per second are served at Wimbledon
http://ibm.co/1H9NobK
#ibmmiddleware
#wimbledon
In
a busy schedule, what calms me down, paradoxically enough, is looking ahead
several days. The meeting load is spaced out in time. As am I
The
morning brings its usual churn of fresh details crowding out yesterday
afternoon's details, which are still there, fermenting under all
Applying
the big data and analytics maturity model for a competitive advantage http://bit.ly/1NL2MjH
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "Real-World Experiments: When Algorithmic Inventions Engage In
Biomimicry" (http://ow.ly/PhhBl )
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Back in the Crowd by
Tom Waits from Bad as Me JK--2011. Who says he can't get soft, quiet, &
pretty?
So
what really is a ‘#digitalbusiness’?
Join our #crowdchat
to know more http://ibm.co/1TZCwqT #IBMDigitalBiz
Wondering
how to put veracity of data into practice? Learn @CDOforum with @regruenen http://bit.ly/1H6g4Cn
#ibmCDO
#Boston #tech #jobs - IBM Analytics
Career Night! July 8th, 4 - 8PM Details & Register: http://bit.ly/1Hv4AwL
jameskobielus retweeted
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Nouveau Western by
MC Solaar from Prose Combat JK--Samples the whooping cough from Serge
Gainsbourg "Bonnie & Clyde"
"A
Nifty Device to Stop Cars From Driving Too Close to Bikes" (http://ow.ly/PedxD )
JK--Neat idea. Didn't realize these laws on the books
"Now,
What Is Hadoop?" (http://ow.ly/Pe9Sa ) JK-- Gartner's @merv provides useful list &
discussion.
"AMPLab’s
co-creator on where big data headed & why Spark is so big" (http://ow.ly/Pe9C4 )
JK--Currently has 80 people on Spark project
"NOSQL
Document Stores: The Realm of Dispensable Data" (http://ow.ly/Pe83M )
JK--Doesn't require persistent storage or strong governance
"What
the Heck are Predictive Models?" (http://ow.ly/Pe7yo )
JK--And why in tarnation is the question asked in mock exasperation?
"Forget
Algorithms. People Rule!" (http://ow.ly/Pe6eb ) JK--Refers to human
curation of news & music--i.e., what I do for my followers
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@kexpplaylist #kexp Exodus by Bob Marley
JK--1977. Pronounces it "exy-dus." Or at least to my Babylonian ear.
Success
factors for a digital business http://bit.ly/1NIqDAo
Again
with the "big data's nothing new...we had lots of data back in my
day" stuff? Yes, the concepts of "data" & "big"
not new. Whatever.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Long Cool Woman in a
Black Dress by The Hollies JK--1971. I misheard last 3 words as "get it
on." Actual: "had it...
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp My Black Ass by
Shellac from At Action Park JK--1994. DJ Reeves says this song's about ownership
of a dark donkey
"To
be or not to be." Actually, that's NOT a question. It's disjunction of
infinitive and contradiction of that infinitive. Please make note
"81
things that Mike Huckabee has denounced" (http://ow.ly/PdRpM )
JK--Needs to take a DNA test to determine what percentage weasel he is
CBS
Sunday Morning retrospectiv on late Charles Kuralt’s “On Th Road ” series. Conveniently ignores his
long extramarital affair on that road
CKLW-AM,
Windsor , Ontario Detroit market in my 1960s childhood: http://ow.ly/PbDHm
I
love when the Marine Corps band strikes up the instrumental of “Be Kind to Your
Web-Footed Friends.” Very stirring!
Explosions
reported over the nation’s capital. Oh, wait, these ones are supposed to be
there. Never mind.
