Never quite understood term "data-driven." You should be results-navigated, analytics-steered, & data-fueled.
RT @jowyang: "I'm going to count all the ads I can see from a fixed position here in times square" JK--Research project or wasting time?
Today's the 100th anniversary of Titanic sinking. How many cruise ships cross North Atlantic anymore? What sort of traveler would do that?
No truth to rumor that Buffett Rule is "If some people claim there's a woman to blame, it's your own damn fault."
As in "Hey man, Romney can win with Santorum's playbook. Doesn't that blow your mind?"
Every statement can be transformed into "patronizing hippie" statemnt by starting w/ "Hey man" and/or ending w/ "Doesnt that blow yr mind?"
The Art of Complex Problem Solving (http://bit.ly/HUZXwK) JK--Brilliant structured visual step-thru of the problem solving.
The Logic Lab (http://bit.ly/HUZEBW) JK--Build your own simplistic mockups of integrated circuits.
"Six Rules for Dining Out" (http://bit.ly/HGGilV) JK--Read his interesting rationale for "Beware the beautiful, laughing women."
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Bad Girls by M.I.A.JK--Fine new single from the Sri Lankan-British force of nature. She just stays tough and cool.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp It All Means Nothing by Screaming Females from Ugly JK--New. Love the band name. Sharp riotgrrl guitar groove.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Good Fortune by PJ Harvey from Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea JK---2000. Song that hooked me on PJ.
Was a good day. Wide-ranging. Our optometrist is now in Silver Spring MD--30 miles away! But was pleasant day 2 see place again. Been ages
@AdamBates_KPMG Interesting. What he needs is a design consultant to overcome the "only round lenses" hurdle to mass adoption.
I suspect the correlation, if any, is on male viewer attentiveness & stupefication. Both are likely to cause men to sign up for nonsense.
Curious whether infomercial marketers have predictive models correlating bodacity attributes of female spokespeople to response rates.
Watching "Wealth Without Risk" infomercial. Dumpy guy in business suit reveals the secret to attentive buxom blonde with plunging neckline.
Decent progress on building the HOT lanes on Capital Beltway in No. Virginia. Sooner they detangle the construction disruptions the better
I kinda wanted 2 try the fare @ the rolling pupuseria in downtown Silver Spring but wife recommended the one-buck Big Macs nearby. Cool w/me
#IBM #PureSystems. Prepackaged hardware-optimized solution bundles w/integrated expertise patterns. Consider them results acccelerators.
If it exists, why hasn't it been commercialized? What's missing?
Will eyeglass lenses of the future auto-adjust their refraction to fit changes in your visual acuity over yr lifetime? How 2 make that work?
Parking meters will evolve into charging meters, in 2 senses of word: they'll charge you 4 use of the space & they'll charge yr electric car
Film maker Whit Stillman doesn't like word "perfectionist." Prefers "particularist." A shorter word would suffice, actually: "fussbudget"
WSJ "Plastic is Fantastic" (http://on.wsj.com/HHG8vt) JK--Uh-oh. We've been round this block before. It's polyester 1970s redux!
"Condescending Wonka" (aka @laughbook ) is one of funniest quip-tweeters out there. But infinite-loop of Gene "Wonka" Wilder creeping me out
Condescending Wonka @Laughbook Oh, the amount of people who confuse "to" and "too" is amazing two me.
Condescending Wonka @Laughbook
Oh, you drink Diet Coke with your Big Mac? You must lose so much weight.
Condescending Wonka @Laughbook
Oh, you're unique, Just like everyone else.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp A Fond Farewell by Elliott Smith from From a Basement on the Hill JK--Late artist had bittersweet tonalities
"Data is the new oil"? You've gotta be joking. For starters, it's a renewable resource. For another, it's cheap as can be.
Sandpipers "Come Saturday Morning" (http://youtu.be/Kg0-a4zlwNM) JK--Liza Minelli nominated for Oscar in the movie "Sterile Cuckoo" (1969)
Two beautiful purple birds alighted on my deck briefly, pecked into the dirt of one of our flower pots, then flew off. Wish I had my camera
" #IBM, Honda, & PG&E Enable Smarter Charging 4 Electric Vehicles" (http://prn.to/IVvQFz) JK--Distributed power opti'zn over vehicle fleet
Will Amazon's rise as an online retailer juggernaut lead to the implosion of Big Boxes everywhere? Discuss amongst.
Nothing signals passage of time in high tech more than the boneyard of forgotten/obsolete acronyms that were once the rage. "ISDN" anyone?
Wow! Andrew Bird "Tenuousness" on an American Express commercial.
Listening to Norah Jones "Say Goodbye." New collab with Dangermouse. Outstanding. She should do every record with him.
"Is Twitter Implosion Headed Our Way?" (http://bit.ly/IN518r) JK--Who sez we do this to have conversations? I do it 2 comment & eavesdrop
RT @GilPress " #Big Data & Demise of Analog Retail (http://bit.ly/IN47Zw) JK--Or evolution of oldstyle retail into new type of experience
Listening to Michael Jackson "Billie Jean." "The child is not my son"? Riddle? Oh, is that cuz the kid's his daughter? Answer on back of LP?
Listening to Lambchop "Soaky in the Pooper" (http://youtu.be/EdN0vo8Dx8I) JK--1994. Weirdest title ever for suicide song. Distinctive sound
@BigDataGuru #BigData #DataScientists #Brain Could use more of what?
If you conceptualize the #BigData devel sandbox as your entire global community of in-house & on-demand smarts, you need sandbox w/scale-out
Watching SNL rerun. Chris Kattan on "Weekend Update" as French fictional movie pixie Amalie. Weird. I thought about this bit at lunch today
Friday evening. Glad it's here. It's the 13th. I'm cool with that. Crap happens on every date, near as I can tell.
Does your #BigData devel sandbox have every variety of algothmic sand your data scientists need 2 play with & press into analytic patterns?
Choose your #BigData analytics development sandboxing platform wisely. Make sure it has scalabiity to support yr entire data-science program
Chelsea Handler. Does her agent refer to self as "Handler's handler."
Fairly good day. Realized that the IT architectrl frameworks I've worked up over past several years have real utility for clarifying options
Heard an #IBM colleague refer to "data-driven journalism" today. Not sure what's different. True journalism gets the data/facts straight
Why is the 1970s now the hot decade to lampoon? I thought the 80s were thoroughly lame. The 70s had better films, TV shows, & music, IMHO
" IBM Exec Offers Deeper Look at DB2 10" (http://bit.ly/IELSnV) JK--Good interview with @berniespang
" #Varicent Deal To Expand #IBM Business Analytics Mix" (http://bit.ly/IELhlY) JK--Compensation and sales performance management analytics
"Keith Moon, The Who drummer who died in 1978, invited to play at Olympics" (http://yhoo.it/ILBKLm) JK--Drummed loud enuff to wake the dead
"Titanic was high-tech marvel of its time" (http://bit.ly/HwCQqw) JK--When high-tech is laid low, some feel schadenfreude.
Hmmm....my expertise at open-ended customer inquiries on wide range of adjacent tech topics has come in handy. Me as internal #IBM resource
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Odessa (Junior Boys mix) by Caribou from Swim Remixes JK--Song about Crimean recipe for chicken steak.
WSJ "Once '60s-'70s Relic, Comedy Album Back" (http://on.wsj.com/HCGumh) JK--We had Cosby, Pryor, Carlin, Klein, Chch&Chng, & "1st Family"
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Hex Girlfriend by Neon Indian frm Era Extrna JK--Funny lyric "Teary eyes & bloody lips make U look like Stevie Nicks"
" #Bigdata mgt debate: Buy tools now or fix data issues 1st?" (http://bit.ly/GKTYZD) JK--Not either/or. Buy tools now to fix data issues 1st
"PureSystems, something old, something new, something from big blue" (http://bit.ly/HwxfAB) JK--First of a comprehensive 5-part series.
@Boomajoom Thanks. Not too late. I posted it last month. The trends haven't changed that much in intervening weeks (http://bit.ly/HFKOi7)
"The motion of the ocean" (http://bit.ly/Ikajo2) JK--A truly beautiful & powerful visualization of the currents of the world ocean system.
"MIT mimics the web to give chips a speed boost" (http://bit.ly/HyNrA4) JK--Researcher explores on-chip router internetworks
"Elephant on Mars -- sculpted by lava flow" (http://fxn.ws/HyMWG0) JK--No, it's #BigData #Hadoop manifest destiny to conquer solar system
"'Cuddle drug' may be the new Viagra" (http://bit.ly/IB3u1t) JK--Hey ladies, if his cuddling lasts more than 4 hours, tell him 2 go bowling
Hey Saugatuck Tech, what's with "CMSA" (http://bit.ly/IB2j22) standing for "Cloud, Mobile, Social & Data Analytics "? Wh'hoppen 2 da "D"?
"Journalism has a future" (http://zd.net/HGKsqK) JK--Dont kid selves. Journalism's never paid well. My degree woulda impoverished my future
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Wasn't Born To Follow by The Sadies from Tremendous Efforts JK--Cool Byrds cover.
Chuck Berry's biggest hit was sequel 2 his most famous. Johnny B Goode progressd frm playing guitar like ringing bell 2 playin w/ding-a-ling
The Economist has cool FB timeline. Reports/pictures stretching bak 2 late 19th cntury. Reading about Titanic, 1912 (http://on.fb.me/H2RqcV)
Paul McCartney & Wings "Junior's Farm" (http://youtu.be/_QYm837uCTE) JK--Listen to Paul's early 70s recordings on their own merits. Cool!
Pere Ubu "Codex" (http://youtu.be/vxAkHDDwZGo) JK--The languid coda to "Dub Housing." I think of it as haunted-house psychedelia.
Anybody who was in college in the decidedly odd/alienated late 70s who heard the original Pere Ubu then realized they nailed the "moment."
Pere Ubu "Navvy" (http://youtu.be/91KBuWqxE7g) JK--1978, from "Dub Housing" LP. Punkiest they ever got. But weird even by punk "standards"
Pere Ubu "All the Dogs Are Barking" (http://youtu.be/ut828SMBFpw) JK--"You gotta have happiness...homes...heart..hands...horns..hope...help"
Pere Ubu "Birdies" (http://youtu.be/KH2aKCJa9yc) JK--"The birdies are singing, the birdies are saying what I want to say!"
Pere Ubu "Misery Goats" (http://youtu.be/18W8i9Nici0) JK--"Don't mope-mope-a-dope. Not as bad, not as bad as all that."
Pere Ubu "Use Of a Dog" (http://bit.ly/HB74rr) JK--Best use of stammr since "My Generation." "His loyalty 2 his m-m-master never in dispute"
So much market intelligence is out there in the open, for the taking, if you just do the aggregation, correlation, & interpretation
Woman on radio commercial seems far too chirpy telling U they can help U w/ "those ugly varicose & spider veins." Sound grave/concerned pls
@TonyBaer #TD3PI Of course she's spying on you. All the boys think @Claudia_Imhoff is a spy, she's got..... http://youtu.be/EPOIS5taqA8
@NeilRaden "It" is "going over" well. "It" = "IT," the primary solutions eman8ng from said firm. "Going over" = 100+ years of glory. Thanks
Listening to Four Seasons "December 1963 (Oh What a NIght)" on local radio. 1975. Glad they hit charts 1 last time w/this catchy disco tune
RT @NeilRaden: http://bit.ly/zZJ3nv My paper on #Hadoop "Putting All Your Eggs in Three Baskets" #crchat #bigdata JK--Gr8 approach Neil!
@rwang0 #td3pi #bigdata A small database company in Armonk NY? Must be headless, lurking in the hollows. Summon Ichabod Crane.
Analyst tweets are best read in the aggregate. Especially when a bunch of them are in same room tweeting about the same vendor presentations
Listening to Rick Springfield "Jessie's Girl" on over-the-air local radio. One of those dumb radio songs I love in spite of myself.
@Claudia_Imhoff No problem-o. I squirt out stanzas one at a time, not sure what will come next. Just follow my instinct.
@SethGrimes I'm still coming across stuff I said a while ago. Sometimes I forget what I said when.
@Claudia_Imhoff Here's the full text of the poem (http://on.fb.me/HEDQLR)
@SethGrimes #IBM #NextBestAction That was at last month's Smarter Analytics event. Not sure if she published anything that contains that
@Claudia_Imhoff No babe, just wrote a triple-haiku. Spooled out the 3 stanzas in 3 separate texts. While reading the hardcopy Economist.
As deeply azure/as the black ground universe/it obliterates.
So saturated/the rest of the spectrum fades/in day's drowned iris.
Bluer than the sky/actually blues naturally./That's saturation.
Typical smartypants cover story in The Economist: "France in Denial: The West's Most Frivolous Election." Article doesnt develop that thesis
"OpenStack scores IBM, Red Hat, Yahoo support" (http://bit.ly/IJcEIh) JK-- #IBM contributing code as well.
"Microsoft, instead of turning lights off on XP, make it open source" (http://bit.ly/Hy6VVm) JK--Open source: dumping grounds or commons?
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Emmylou by First Aid Kit from The Lion's Roar JK--Gr8 lyric: "I was born to endure this kind of weather."
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Simple Song by The Shins frm Port of Morrow JK--Like "So Says I" on 2nd LP, "Phantom Limb" on 3rd: big bold anthemic
"15 MIT Research Projex That'll Make U Say ‘Whoa’" (http://bit.ly/IIV334) JK--"Augmented Product Counter" (#12) will acceler8 BigBox demise
"Diamonds Are Quantum Scientist's Best Friends" (http://bit.ly/HFHbbd) JK--Yeah, & I'll bet the mathematics are the hardest in all creation.
Curious. What did the original Riot Act say beyond "rioting is illegal"? Why was it necessary to read it to the offenders?
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp I Want 2 Sing Tht Rock&Roll by Gillian Welch from Time (The Revelator) JK--Pretty Americana paean 2 electrified bliss
Hey @DJCherylWaters #KEXP , singer-songwriter @NekoCase also hails from Alexandria VA, my neck of the woods. Woman of the world, apparently.
#IBM #BigData customer success stories (http://ibm.co/IyWbqR) JK--Excellent, extensive, and comprehensive.
"Operations, machine learning & premature babies" (http://oreil.ly/HRlSAR) JK--Machine learning can auto-detect conditions below human radar
"Master Data Management – Beyond Customer Info Integration" (http://bit.ly/I6ydEl) JK--#IBM Rick Clements highlights diverse MDM use cases
" #BigData: A Boon For Governance Professionals" (http://bit.ly/HqmZyk) JK--Comprehensive discussion by #IBM Sunil Soares.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Sad Vacation by Dandy Warhols from This Machine JK--Brand new Dandies. Took me a split-second to luv it.
@Brett2point0 Hey Brett, I'm not noticing any "Mercer's repeating himself" songs on the new one. It's his/their core style, though
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp New Slang by The Shins frm Oh, Inverted World JK--Instant classic frm their 1st, now 10+ yrs old. Luv "Port o Morrow"
Cleese/creativity: "If just U keep yr mind resting against subjct in friendly persistnt way, soonr/later U'll get reward frm yr unconscious"
Cleese on creativity: "It’s not enough 2 create space; U have 2 create your space 4 specific period of time." JK--For me, that's nanosecond
RT @brainpicker: John Cleese on the 5 factors to make yr life more creative – fantastic talk circa 1991 http://j.mp/ICxPAv (↬ @simonreyno)
@imrantech #BigData Not only are we not intimidated by volume (velocity & variety) of data, we're not intimidated by statistical analysis
WSJ "Bonding Experience Is Lost as a Traditional Gift Disappears" (http://on.wsj.com/IDRrnK) JK--Oh well. Betcha kids prefer cash.
"Why is #BigData Revolutionary?" (http://zd.net/Hztgqw) JK--"We’re no longer intimidated by data volumes."
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp 4th and Vine by Sinead O'Connor from How About I Be Me (and You Be You)? JK--Brand new. Reggae-fied. Quite good.
"At #IBM, #bigdata management is big -- really big" (http://bit.ly/HCPvwt) JK--We definitely use analytics intensively, internally.
"Google+ Gets a Complete Overhaul" (http://bit.ly/HCP6u2) JK--Rearranging deck chairs. Titanic 100th anniversary approacheth.
"Customer Analytics Key to Netflix's Future" (http://bit.ly/HCOWmc) JK--Key 2 everybody's future. You dont know customers as well as need to
"IBM Launches Expert, Pre-Configured PureSystems" (http://bit.ly/HCOJQ8) JK--Workload-optimized, function-fitted, value-focused simplicity
I saw biz/tech article refer, I believe mistakenly, to "virtualization" as "vitalization." I'll bet it was incorrect autocorrect. But I like
" IBM Announces 2012 #IBM Fellows" (http://bit.ly/IxMcoa) JK--Invest, incentivize, & organize to foster deep research & drive into solutions
Snow White "Whistle While You Work" (http://youtu.be/gOL0rMBdNKw) JK--Seriously, DON'T! People who whistle while I'm trying 2 work annoy me
"Researchers build invisible passwords w/ vibrations, sounds, flashing lights" (http://zd.net/HBQtZP) JK--Special effects? I want a jetpack!
"Perfect fit: cloud & SOA but dont call it that" (http://bit.ly/HBQeht) JK--Too bad Y2K came before SOA: could've had reusable false alarms
Springfield Trader Joe's has been here since 2003. Don't recall life before then.
Does your work blog NOT reference or link to any other blog in your company? If that's so, you're a social silo, the saddest oxymoron.
My #IBM #BigData colleague @DaiClegg quipped "smells like #Hadoop spirit." I said that suggests aromatic nirvana of baby elephant turds.
One could run. But if the Data Scientist presidential hopeful's model predicts they'll take White House, it's probably skew-y. A bit screwy
Good. Now that we have settled down into 2-candidate general election mode, we can safely ignore the presidential campaigns til early Nov.
"7 Ways #IBM Will Make $7 Billion In Cloud" (http://bit.ly/HAUA91) JK--Excellent comprehensive discussion of our cloud biz strategy.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp North Side Gal by JD McPherson from Signs & Signifiers JK--New artist. Oldschool rockin' R&B. Vintage 1957-ish.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Lights Out by Santigold from Santogold JK--You can't NOT be hooked by this killer vocal hook.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Assessment by The Beta Band from Heroes to Zeros JK--My assessment? They emerged frm beta ages ago: solid, performant
Catching up on all my reading. Including the recent published #BigData analytic-related outputs of analysts in many fine firms.
Reading #Gartner @merv "How to Choose the Right Apache Hadoop Distribution" from February. Good overview of subprojects by distro vendor
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Life Away From the Garden by Damien Jurado from Maraqopa JK--Absolutely love this album. Must buy.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Lost Cause by Beck from Sea Change JK--Genuinely soulful, not post-modern/ironic. One of Beck's best.
" "#IBM Sets the Stage for the Next Era of Computing" (http://ibm.co/Il54sH) JK--Today's news rls on #IBMPureSystems. Check out fact sheet
The built-in expertise in #IBMPureSystems come from fact that we have long track record helping customers deliver value on these initiatives
You will hear far more from us on #IBMPureSystems in #BigData solutions in coming months. Stay tuned.
Essentially, #IBMPureSystems delivers appliance-like quick value & optimization on complex #BigData , #OLTP , cloud & middleware initiatives
" IBM Enters Converged Infrastructure Fray w/ PureSystems" (http://bit.ly/IFmHAT) JK--125 ISVs've intro'd 150+ apps opt'zd 2 work w/platform
" #IBM unveils new line of integr8d systems" (http://bit.ly/IgBvEi) JK5--PureSystems will be config'd w/Patterns of Expertise, e.g. #BigData
" #IBM unveils new line of integr8d systems" (http://bit.ly/IgBvEi) JK3--PureSystems are a fundamental platform for our future releases.
" #IBM unveils new line of integr8d systems" (http://bit.ly/IgBvEi) JK2--PureSystems are for middleware and apps (transactional & analytic).
" #IBM unveils new line of integr8d systems" (http://bit.ly/IgBvEi) JK--PureSystems. Repeatble hw/sw sol'ns w/built-in integ/optz'n patterns
The Scaffold "Lily The Pink" (http://youtu.be/2x8D4T--0v4) JK--1968. On left is Mike McGear, aka Michael McCartney, aka Paul's younger bro
"Can Retailers Halt 'Showrooming'?" (http://on.wsj.com/I3vXdT) JK--Emerging strategies. Whatever happened to "we'll match anybody's price"?
The Teen Tones (with Robert Klein) "Sunday Kind Of Love" (http://youtu.be/4cFnOzxWD9Y) JK--Ted Mack's Amateur Hour (2-10-57). IMHO they suck
Unaired 1968 "All in the Family" pilot "Justice for All" (http://youtu.be/4xwKhHoQ-_w) JK--Same 2 leads (O'Connor/Stapleton). Same themesong
Love American Style "Love & The Happy Days" (http://youtu.be/5l-sUjzbK18) JK--1972. Sappy ABC sketch-sitcom show spawnd hit nostalgia sitcom
Historical map of devel of complexity/chaos science (http://bit.ly/I1i1o1) JK--Complex but not chaotic. Emergent from scientific communities
Love these fractal animations (http://bit.ly/IfLkSY). Like swimming in a paisley pond swarming with psychedelic squid.
@datagenius Somehow I doubt that skills will "commoditize." Data science is the heart of #BigData devel, & that's problem-solving creativity
Tennis "Deep In The Woods" (http://youtu.be/1NEmE6fkMVA) JK--Unabashed romantic retro-pop sound. See also "She & Him" & "Camera Obscura"
NYTimes " #IBM Aims to Sharply Simplify Corporate Data Center Technology" (http://nyti.ms/HqQrj2) JK--Stay tuned.
#BigData best practices & integration patterns are precious. How many skilled, experienced #Hadoop pros can U find 4 cheap on open market?
@freebalance Right. As if people aren't entering the analyst space continuously from all sectors of the known universe.
"The year 2000 as envisioned in the year 1910" (http://bit.ly/HtZKxo) JK--Almost got it. That depicts post-Y2K stupidest-case scenario
"Richard Feynman: The Beauty of the Flower" (http://youtu.be/ZbFM3rn4ldo) JK--Includes the beauty of invisible patterns that science reveals
"Carl Sagan's influence on Neil Tyson" (http://youtu.be/eeqrN3Bfro8) JK--Famous older astrophysicist showed generosity to promising teenager
Carl Sagan "A Glorious Dawn" (http://youtu.be/zSgiXGELjbc) JK--Transformed into a song through auto-tuning. Quite good.
"A beautiful but creepy vision of the "smart glass" future" (http://bit.ly/HqKWku) JK--Not creepy at all. Brings life to every surface.
"Tesco virtual supermarket in a subway station" (http://bit.ly/HqKFxY) JK--Totally cool. Pls put those in airports and convention ctrs too
Daily Show w/Jon Stewart: "Faith/Off - Easter vs. Passover" (http://bit.ly/HvmjXa) JK--Jon throws in towel. Must win hearts & minds of kids
Jack Handey "Alexander the Great" (http://nyr.kr/yhQZNy) JK--"At the age of ten, he conquered all of Greece, clad only in his underpants."
I must protest Dave Menninger going to #EMC . Industry analysts not supposed to crossover to the vendor side. Goes against the natural order
Dave's new Twitter handle is @dmenningeremc . I have never ever heard of his new employer. Honest. Who dey? ;-)
Fancy that. DMenninger leaves analyst "space," rejoins vendor "space." I'll relish competing w/him in latter space as much I did the former
Kurt Vile "Baby's Arms" (http://youtu.be/enTY6AITe1Q) JK--His real birth name, believe or not. Not punker. Sorta like Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Louis Armstrong "Mack the Knife" (http://youtu.be/hLIrS5dtTZI) JK--Aka Mackie Messer. No relation 2 Jimmy Messer, a strange Livonia charactr
The Doors "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" (http://youtu.be/YbzvSYLCSo0) JK--1969. Bushy-bearded Morrison on KWeill cover they did on '67 debut
Judy Garland "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (http://youtu.be/PSZxmZmBfnU) JK--She was 19. And she really could sing.
Shirley Temple "Animal Crackers in My Soup" (http://youtu.be/wNwFXLcrsbc) JK--Why couldn't 30s child actors actually sing?
Alfalfa "I'm in the Mood for Love" (http://youtu.be/yuOsB4psC9E) JK--Iconic? Voice of a generation? True American classic? No. Just off-key
"Apache promotes Sqoop as top-level project" (http://bit.ly/ICuD61) JK--HIgh time. Essential #BigData component. SQL access to #Hadoop
"DARPA seeks car-driving, life-saving robots" (http://bit.ly/Ihwoa4) JK--Humble handy heroes who help humans hold on.
Blog re new #IBM fellow @JeffJonas & "G2" analytics sensemaking tech he's developing (http://ibm.co/IuMEoo)
"Who should be at root of protecting nation's healthcare data?" (http://bit.ly/HGJWKI) JK--Provocative call 4 natl HC data rootkey authority
RT @IBMITAR: Congrats IBM's new Fellows @JeffJonas, Luba Cherbakov, Paul Coteus, Ronald Fagin, Vincent Hsu, Ruchir Puri & Balaram Sinharoy
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Desire Lines by Deerhunter from Halcyon Digest JK--Richly layered pounding rock jam. Totally boss!
#BigData: Frequently Asked Questions for #IBM InfoSphere BigInsights (http://youtu.be/I4hsZa2jwAs). Good overview of our #Hadoop offering
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Speak for Me by Cat Power from You Are Free JK--This one's got a righteously sharp guitar sound.
RT @vgrund: Wait is almost over! Tomorrow #IBM will unveil new era of computing, dont miss out! RSVP: http://ow.ly/aafEf #ExpertSystems
" #BigData Explosion Is Big Business For Many" (http://linkd.in/Hu8YKs) JK--Highlights #IBM deep, ongoing investments in this space.
"Will #BigData be Blinded by Data Science?" (http://linkd.in/Hu8HXX) JK--Or enlightened? Need real-world experiments for deep truthseeking
"Senator Al Franken: Privacy is a Fundamental Right" (http://bit.ly/HZJcQ7) JK--Powerful & articulate statement from the former funnyman
"Stupid tech support tricks: IT calls of shame" (http://bit.ly/HZIS3O) JK--No shame. Tech issues occasionally turn me into a gibbering idiot
"Cameron narrates stunning Titanic simulation" (http://cnet.co/HZIl1T) JK--Great animation. But lacks simulated doomed-young-love story.
"Is Legacy Storage Dead?" (http://bit.ly/Iebnd7) JK--Not dead, but the new gen of all-SSD will rapidly obsolete it as prices drop.
"Why Programmers Should Use Haskell Language Now" (http://bit.ly/IvUIAD) JK--If U wanna write code like your big bro's smart-ass best friend
"Big Mac Botnet Mostly Made Up Of U.S. Machines" (http://bit.ly/Hpu2T9) JK--The Homer Simpson in me started to drool at thought of "Big Mac"
RT @VanessaAlvarez1 @datacenter #Microsoft 2 Build Data Center in Wyoming (http://bit.ly/Hwfa5S ) JK--Wyoming & data center? Low-cost power?
"Detroit makes pitch 4 ousted Yahoo employees" (http://bit.ly/HptyfQ) JK--Hey northern Californians, Great Lakes State is lovely in summer
10 Predictions from Experts on how #BigData will impact business in 2012 @TonyBaer @jameskobielus @dhinchcliffe @edd http://bit.ly/HtuZ1B
When people "laugh all the way to the bank," & they're still laughing when they walk in the door, do security guards pay special attention?
We're past the first big pollen swarm of Spring, into the "oh shoot gotta mow the lawn soon" phase.
Cosmopolitan's latest is labeled "The Sex Issue." Oh, lookee here, Sports Illustrated's latest is the "Jocks and Armchair Jocks" issue.
Facebook acquiring Instagram. Deepening former's status as the go-to social pictorial community.
Watched PBS genealogy show last night w/historian HLGates Jr. Uber-WASP Yankee couple Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick descend from slaveholders
#BigData is nothing if it doesnt deliver big value & pronto. Has yr Big Data Analytics solution providr built best practices in to acceler8?
" #BigData : Only Biz Model That Tech Has Left" (http://onforb.es/HEEPqN) JK--Monetizing data and/or providing platforms/svcs 2 do so
"Employees push IT to accept social networks" (http://bit.ly/HEEFzS) JK--"Bring Your Own Social"? That seems like the next logical demand.
Catching up on #IBM "Thinking Inside the Box" (http://bit.ly/HB2ZXg), wherein I'll be doing most of my blogging from now on. Stay tuned.
Dilbert uncovers the flipside of working at home. You may crave daily refuge from domesticity (http://bit.ly/Hu3aps)
Finished Keith Richards memoir over weekend. Great until near the end, when he ripped Mick a new one. Hey dude, he's your partner. Lay off
"Advocates of Plain Writing Act prod fed agencies 2 keep it simple" (http://wapo.st/HuiyAg) JK--Yeah, but simple can be loophole-infested
WSJ "Moving to Portugal" (http://on.wsj.com/HuibG2) JK--I also love Cascais by the sea. Spent a week there during my Forrester years.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Moby Octopad by Yo La Tengo from I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One JK--Interpolates Who "Arminia City in the Sky"
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp If It's Monday Morning by Lee Hazlewood from Requiem for an Almost Lady JK--Exactly captures the mood.
Sergey Brin wearing the Google goggles (http://bit.ly/HrG9CW) JK--Wonder if the asymmetry of the things constitutes a hazardous distraction.
WSJ "Mike Wallace 1918-2012: Hard-Hitting Interviews Made 4 TV" (http://on.wsj.com/HAMY3P) JK--Fearless. Finest journalist in TV history
WSJ article also reminds of reporters who already have article title & angle nailed down, and ask slanted questions. Me no wanna respond
WSJ article reminds me of my least-favorite reporter interview approaches. Q (non-Q) "Tell us about [subject X]." Me: "You want tutorial?"
WSJ "Lost Art of the Live Interview" (http://on.wsj.com/ItWXHE) JK--Interviewers w/personal agendas who wont let guest get word in edgewise
Tim Siedell @badbanana On this day in 1876, Thomas A. Watson became the first person to have an afternoon ruined by a phone call from the boss.
Was reading Old Testament over the weekend, and I saw nothing that said Moses supposed his nose was a rose. Do we suppose this erroneously?
Beware any research paper wherein the researcher, call him "Mr. Smartguy" refers to something as "Smartguy's Law."
"Automated Science, Deep Data, & Paradox of Information" (http://bit.ly/I9ak2u) JK--Data science is sleuthing, revealing invisible patterns
OK, Twitterites, don't make me NOT FOLLOW you with extreme prejudice. For starters, don't put "handsome & talented" into your profile.
Disappointment is seeing you have new notification on Facebook and then finding they're "Hidden Chronicles." Then irritation sets in.
Check out Google's totally cool dynamic homepage homage today to Muybridge on his 182nd birthday: http://bit.ly/9EAEVP http://bit.ly/wsEpx
I increasingly tell people I'm from Fairfax County, Virginia. It's a substantial area all its own. Only say "Washington DC" sparingly.
I like taking photos with my cheesy little cameraphone because the lo-fi nature of the image forces you to focus on simple, arresting scenes
"Why Is Instagram So Popular?" (http://bit.ly/Ia2pRo) JK--Images don't need to be quality in order to be good.
"The Ten Commandments of BYOD" (http://bit.ly/Ia1yzX) JK--Incomplete. Doesn't say anything about not coveting neighbor's device.
Economy improves. Grew up near Detroit, so heart wants auto indstry 2 do well. Son & bro near LA, so want entertainmt & aerospce do well too
RIP Mike Wallace. Toughest questioner in broadcast TV. Always fair. Always prepared. Journalistic class act of the first degree.
Had lotta fun at Tom & Donna's Easter brunch. Only seat left was @ kids' table. We had good time doing animal noises. Donkeys go "hee haw"!
GQ: "How not 2 B the loser at the gym." Guys, if U view the gym thru a "winners v. losers" POV, you're a freakin' loser, IMHO.
Fracking. The fact that the word sounds dirty doesn't help the practice's advocates.
"How should a man treat his enemies?" "As enemies." --Barney Frank
"How's your wife?" "Compared to what?" --Henny Youngman
Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare "Swing Easy" (http://youtu.be/yyrZ_AB9GFc) JK--One of greatest rhythm sections of all time.
What's notable about Keith Richards' memoirs is, that thru all his addictions & legal troubles, he kept producing new music. And still alive
Argent "Hold Your Head Up" (http://youtu.be/FBnSWJHawQQ) JK--This one pure nostalgia 4 anyone, like me, who was in junior high in early 70s
Always important to pull artifacts of the past back into present experience. Memory tends to embalm.
Traffic "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys" (http://youtu.be/udyNr0pY6ak) JK--Staple of early 70s prog-rock FM radio. Still sounds good
Rudy Vallee "Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1931)" (http://youtu.be/llhRGUYMcfU) JK--Think of this as "What's Goin' On" of Great Depression
Eddie Cantor ""Makin' Whoopee!" (1929)" (http://youtu.be/Cbcubbf3pDA) JK--People weren't dummies then. They knew he meant "doin' it".
Al Jolson "Swanee (1920)" (http://youtu.be/VB5_FScm41Q) JK--Sung with exquisite brio.
George Burns had funny observation about vaudeville: "it gave inexperienced performers somewhere they could be bad."
George Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue - Original 1924 Recording" (http://youtu.be/NIr_WPcVDt8) JK--Few songs are as iconic as this.
"Fred & Adele Astaire -- Fascinating Rhythm, 1926/Gershwin on Piano" (http://youtu.be/6BTM07B0U64) JK--Audio only. No film of them dancing.
WashPost "Five myths about water" (http://wapo.st/I23Wc7) JK--Gr8 fact-based botom line on why H2O not running out & bottled stuff overrated
