Wisdom of crowds. Every time a new war breaks out or the economy tanks, I remind myself how absolutely true that dictum must surely be.
"25 Things That Make You Look Dumb on Twitter" (http://conta.cc/IkdFH5) JK--At least half of these tips are dumb & should be ignored.
"V for Vendetta" (http://bit.ly/3et6jZ) JK--The bad bodacious buttkicking dimension of #bigdata that we fear--but respect....or else!
It's important each morning 2 chek who's "trending" on Twitter. If U're not there it's good day. Means U're not dead or embroiled in scandal
For me, the regular Twitter habit is simply to have my jollies. No other ulterior purpose, really.
Should do yet another pointless sequel to "Meet the Parents." Have De Niro & Stiller switch roles while other actors pretend nothing's amiss
"Do One Emotionally Difficult Thing Every Day" (http://bit.ly/IHaO0R) JK--Huh? What if yr life's one emotionally difficult day after anothr?
"Meet the Urban Datasexual" (http://bit.ly/HQ1GAS) JK--For those so in kissyface love with their own data you just want to slap them sillly.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Sanddollars by WHY? from Elephant Eyelash JK--Song deserves shout-out for rhyming "selfish" & "shellfish."
Just saw and almost gagged on word "influenster." Some sell influence offerings (e.g., industry analysts, lobbyists).Some simply influence
If the Duke of Earl ever met the Earl of Duke, would they duke it out?
World's a jungle. Must swing frm branch2branch. Hope theres anothr branch out there in nick o time when U leap in dark. Hope it doesnt break
" #IBM 'building whisperer' sees retrofit boom " (http://reut.rs/JUJkm5) JK--Our #smarterbuilding initiative. Physiology of bldgs. Greening
Demi Moore forbids daughters from mentioning Ashton Kutcher's name (http://aol.it/LmDQU4). Another forbidden topic: the outside world.
Political ads have become the moral equivalent of spam.
@GraemeSimsion Calls are ad-hoc. Strategy is not.
Guidance to tech startups. Don't brand your evangelists as "badass idea pimps." VCs don't think it's cute.
Steve Jobs TV movie to film at original Apple garage. Fun fact: VCs wouldnt fund the Steves till they spiffed the place up.
Web 3.0 boom has been predicted. The Web can only advance when we declare all prior generations "hopelessly bourgeouis."
Australians must really dig opera. First thing they always boast about is that big funny-looking house down on the water where they do it.
Superposition. Consequence of ubiquitous entanglemt. Any entity's attempt 2 measure any other entity tugs tangle of potentials 2 one actual
Check my earlier tweet praising @CurtMonash & shamelessly plugging myself.
Einstein explains E=mc², in rare original audio http://j.mp/Jm5UXd
Of all the blogs I published in my "prior life," I'm proudest of the #datascientist series from ths past November. Closest 2 my heartohearts
RT @CNETNews: Bono ...FB stake is worth $1.2 billion (http://cnet.co/L4MFMC ) JK--Still hasn't found what he's looking for: $1.2 TRILLION!
RT @alexdc: Facebook IPO Makes Z'brg Richer Thn GGL Founders (http://bloom.bg/KZeYyA) JK--But not richer than Croesus (http://bit.ly/J3gWKT)
"HP announces 'world's first' portable multifunction printer" (http://bit.ly/J3gtsc) JK--Probably being used 4 high-vol resume printing now
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Take the Skinheads Bowling by Camper Van Beethoven JK--I'm sure they suck at it. They're gutter(ball) dwellers.
Good day of internal ad-hoc strategy calls from various & sundry colleagues I'm just now meeting across #IBM. Enjoying these discussions.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Daft Punk Is Playing at My House by LCD Soundsystem JK--I'm not impressed. I have Daffy Duck playing in my house.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Knife by Grizzly Bear from Live at KEXP Volume Three JK--Their harmonies are spooky great. Almost a capella!
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers frm his best JK--Fun fact: Peeps mis-hear. Bill's actually singing "wino" over&over
""Hi, I’m your data; can you hear me now?"" (http://bit.ly/JDxVrg) JK--Interesting thoughtpiece on making data multi-sensory.
"What Do You Want From a Post-IPO Facebook?" (http://bit.ly/KXrmzk) JK--Put all those $ on pony in 5th race at Hialeah. Safer bet
"DARPA seeks Holy Grail: Quantum-based data security system" (http://bit.ly/JDwJ7t) JK--If you dare crack it, Schrodinger's cat will DIE!
"Rochester Univ Students Take #IBM #Watson 2 School on Weather Travel Mining" (http://bit.ly/JDvGUZ) JK--25 MBA students solving biz problms
"What Makes Self-Service #BI Work?" (http://bit.ly/JDuGQG) JK--Discusses 7 criteria users must ask selves before they plunge into it.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Furr by Blitzen Trapper from Furr JK--Love the surreal images on this. "For my flesh had turned to fur."
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Ring Of Fire by Johnny Cash from 30 Essential Hits JK--Love the mariachi horns. JC w/ Marty Robbins-ish feel.
" #IBM Helps Greece's AlphaTV Network Tame #BigData w/Tape Storage" (http://bit.ly/JDt6hJ) JK--Video. More TBs, fastr access, less footprint
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles from A Hard Days Night JK--Early Beatles songs had amazing ebullience. Fabs forever!
"Understanding storage in the #Hadoop cluster" (http://bit.ly/JDrq7T) JK--3-stage approach: DAS, NAS, & SAN.
"Managing #bigdata : Petabytes, exabytes and analytics" (http://bit.ly/JDr2pO) JK--Interesting mention of "3-stage storage model".
"What to consider when choosing a #bigdata infrastructure" (http://bit.ly/JDqqRl) JK--Good architectural hi-level that includes ilities
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Surfing On A Rocket by Air frm Talkie Walkie JK--Another candidate 4 official theme song of #BigData and/or Fast Data
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Bicycle Race by Queen from Jazz JK--One of their unmistakeable fractured operatic rock epics a la "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Not terribly freaked about privacy on soc media. I'm communic8ng 2 U now on social. Tell me how many fingers I'm holding up. I rest my case
Latest FB pondering by #IBM #Netezza JK 'Experience optimization?' (http://on.fb.me/JSvJdN)
"Top 10 Royals Who Wldve Bn Terribl on FB" (http://ti.me/MrLR9q #ixzz1vEcC3J7Z) JK--"King George III can run nakd thru palace if wants to!"
Back to #KEXP. Joy Division, I think.
Now the next bubble begins it slow slide into disillusion.
Stopped #KEXP for just a sec to watch the streaming Facebook IPO opening bell (http://bit.ly/MrHoUk). For the hell of it.
Writing article for #IBM Data Mgt mag on " #BI in the #Hadoop Era." Look for it a few weeks from now.
@DavidLinthicum Sure, but they're flip sides of the same thing: unseen not-necessarily-trustworthy people/orgs will "understand you" better
Google Plus. 100 million people signed up but nobody's posting. Everybody's waiting 4 one of them to step forward & post something ANYTHING
@DavidLinthicum Exactly what? Which group of users wins & which loses? Or is #BigData a neutral value prop for all users, in your opinion?
"Senator: Saverin has turned his back on US" (http://cnet.co/JlvprP) JK--Hey Senator, he's a Brazilian who wantd 2 go home. Give him a break
"These 'Alpha Geeks' are already living in the future" (http://tek.io/Jlviwf) JK--Me too. My head's already in the weekend coming up.
"3 winners, 3 losers in move 2 #bigdata" (http://bit.ly/JluSWR) JK--Hey @DavidLinthicum U put "users" under winners AND losers. What gives?
Gonna make a point of watching SNL tomorrow. Mick Jagger is host & musical guest, but also Arcade Fire? Definitely gotta check that out.
As son of Wisconsinite & as someone who met/married his sweetie in grad school in Madison, I know the place. Rolling pasture, quiet woodland
Wisconsin gubernatorial recall vote (http://econ.st/JlunMh) JK--State o Robert LaFollette & Joseph McCarthy always been rancorously partisan
"Google Knowledge Graph: How It Changes Search" (http://bit.ly/Jlu2th) JK--Will keep U stuk 2 GGL results page, discourage extrnl clickthru
"Thoughts on data science" by @CurtMonash . Solid POV, consistent with mine: http://bit.ly/sdWXtV http://bit.ly/uGHn2G http://bit.ly/u58ZjE
"Kids: A Leading Cause o Tech Fail" (http://bit.ly/JlsXBq) JK--Unless U keep work laptop tablet smartphone under lock&key @ home. Fat chance
@StevePR104 It's a matter of staying organized for maximum productivity. When stuff's out of order, takes longer to find it.
I load desktop apps in a specific order every morning. I want them arranged left to right in exact same order. Get antsy when they're not
Latte sipping. When did the notion take hold that putting steamed milk in your coffee signified you'd entered some sort of cultural elite?
Staring at my fax machine. Can't remember last time I used it. Either I'm getting old, it is, or both of us.
WSJ article on FB IPO has graphic showing lots of dead or diminished socials: Friendster, Bebo, Hi5, Orkut, MySpace. Who's next?
Feels like Warren Buffett is getting less selective with his acquisitions as he gets older.
#BigData 3 Vs overdone. Implies need scale on all 3. Just focus on 10x requirements in any one of them. PB often overkill
Greece passes Olympic torch to Britain. Whew! Glad Athens didn't put it up as collateral on EU bailout loan.
Google self-driving car. Anybody wanna wager when & what jurisdiction will be first to license disabled as sole passenger of such vehicles?
RT @raphaellelaubie: You Are Not Your Task List (http://goo.gl/T6QGp) JK--Yeah, but I can breathe easier when I systematically address them
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Last Dance by Donna Summer from DSummer Anthology JK--Only disco star whose LP I bought & concert attended in heyday
RT @trappedalien: "Quantum Levitation Is Real And It's Spectacular!" (http://su.pr/2dQN6r) JK--Houdini levitating in his tomb right now!
One of the keys to mental hygiene is simply to keep yr focus on which things are within your power to change, & not sweat those that aren't
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp In a State by UNKLE from Never, Never, Land JK--2003. A broody moody beauty.
I always follow @marksmithvr tweetstream from industry events. He's at every one, seemingly, and documents all the key announcements/talk.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Do That Stuff by Chuck Brown & Soul Searchers frm Any Other Way 2 Go? JK--DC morning news did 15 mins on Chuck ths am
Disco was essentially the rhythmic template for most world pop music since then.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp I Feel Love by Donna Summer frm Machine Soul: An Odyssey Into Electronic Dance Music JK--The most iconic disco song
Latest FB pondering by #IBM #Netezza JK 'Sexy statistics?' (http://on.fb.me/J0NuoQ)
RIP Donna Summer. No singer was more pivotal than her to making disco a huge late 70s cultural scene.
"History's first prank phone call was way back in 1884?" (http://bit.ly/Kiog4J) JK--Curious if punkd undertakrs wished joker become customr?
Facebook. The very name echoes the taunts we studious kids always heard growing up. "Get your face out of that book!" Sweet revenge!
"Fly Jefferson Airplane Documentary " (http://youtu.be/zFcZeJAPSfk) JK--Great relatively recent interviews with band members.
I'll bet at least one of those subatomic particles is just big practical joke that the physicists are playing on us. Smart money's on "pion"
" #IBM Expands Global Cloud Capabilities w/Adv SmartCloud Svcs & New Customer Adoption" (http://ibm.co/JNiECm) JK--New IaaS & PaaS svcs.
"Google Just Got A Whole Lot Smarter, Launches Knowledge Graph" (http://bit.ly/JduR0B) JK--Think of it as best of #BI search, gone consumer
"What exactly is in-memory?" (http://bit.ly/JNhmqY) JK--Excellent discussion by PHoward of 4 principal approaches for holding data in RAM.
"For #IBM , Process Innovation is social and mobile" (http://bit.ly/JNgT8g) JK--Good summary by @neilwd of BPMv8, ODMv8, Blueworks Live
That's an important point. "Comedy" is format. "Funny" is intended result. Former doesn't automatically generate latter--eg most sitcoms.
Hey friends dont plug something U produce as "funny." Just say it's "comedy" or "tongue-in-cheek" or whatnot. We'll decide the "funny" issue
WSJ "Robot Puts Mind Over Matter" (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303360504577408222201533252.html) JK--Wow! Program the artificial limb from map of person's own neuron signals.
Hard to feel sympathy for firms whose biz model relies excessively on their Google search ranking. Proverbial flies on elephant posterior.
Facebook's thumbs-up "like" hand is a dynamite logo element. It reminds me of the Nike "swoosh." Elicits positive sentiment viscerally
"Graph" has become a hot tech "secret sauce" word. Social graphs. Relationship graphs. Knowledge graphs. Graph-o-mania!
Pleasant morning. Opened windows to bring that frsh air in. Perks me after a drowsier get-out-of-bed than usual.
RIP Chuck Brown (http://wapo.st/LTZLyz). His go-go brand of percussive continuous funk-dance was organic to Washington DC.
In the time it takes to explain to my wife how to get this or that location downtown, I could have driven her there and back. Geez.
Walking Tilbury Rd for a breath of fresh air. Closest thing in my suburban nghbrhood to quiet country lane. Ends smack at Capital Beltway.
"Private Health Info Exchanges Take Over" (http://bit.ly/Jsnk2e) JK--Regardless o how Supreme Ct rules, healthcare B2B/B2C exchanges'll grow
"10 Wearable Devices To Keep Patients Healthy" (http://bit.ly/JsmNO3) JK--Every household will have them. Like we all have thermometers.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens from Illinoise JK--Exquisitely sad ballad. One of Sufjan's absolute greatest
Zuckerberg's hoodie. Looks like he's prepping to join cloistered Trappist Order of Divine Geeks or something (http://bit.ly/t1bJ8I)
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Scratching Circles by JD McPherson from Signs & Signifiers JK--I totally want this R&B oldschooler at my dance party!
"Tale of magnetic tape: 60 years at #IBM " (http://zd.net/IYktKC) JK--Remember days when blinking lights & reel2reel signified "computer"?
@mkparkinson Cilantro always perks up any salad. Also, Trader Joe sells an awesome creamy hummus spiced with jalapeno & cilantro. Yum!
Actually, title of each #IBM #Netezza FB pondering wil effectively B my interrogatory intro, eg,"Information glut?" (http://on.fb.me/IYjIRP)
Toyed with calling it "Deep Thoughts by Jim Handey," but suspect somebody might sue. So not calling those ponderings anything in particular
Visit the #IBM #Netezza FB page for my daily pondering. First of an endless series: http://on.fb.me/IYiYw3
"Steampunk tech" (http://bit.ly/IYicz0) JK--"melds Victorian-era design industrial tech modern knowhow into fantasy world of machnry&style"
"Who hates cilantro? Study aims to find out" (http://on.msnbc.com/IYi3vi) JK--I love cilantro.
Postal-mailed privacy protection notices from financial institutions. Shot in the arm for the paper industry in an increasingly online world
WSJ " GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Pay Off " (http://on.wsj.com/JCNKO8) JK--Really rubbing Facebook's face in it, at sensitive moment.
"Politics of Data Models & Mining" ( http://bit.ly/IYf4D8) JK3--Regression vs. machine learning methods, incl smoothing shrinkage resampling
"Politics of Data Models & Mining" ( http://bit.ly/IYf4D8) JK--Econometrics: behavioral sci that leverages data science. Hypothesis test key
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp How They Want Me To Be by Best Coast from The Only Place JK--I tend to confuse them with Beach House. Similar. New
This past Fri was 15th anniv of #IBM Deep Blue beating chess grandmaster Kasparov (http://gizmo.do/JGnW3G). Our R&D is longterm investment
Chomsky agrees with Palin about Obama. Extremists don't like centrists? You don't say! Noam speaks in one tense: overbearing argumentative
Alexandria VA. We're top book-reading city in US. I'm reading 2 right now: something on quantum mechanics & something called "Internet"
"FB Prospects May Rest on Trove of Data" (http://nyti.ms/Jvx5ib) JK--Which they'll B damned by privacy advocates if use, by Wall St if dont
" #BigData Big Problem: Little Talent" (http://on.wsj.com/JjcqaR) JK--To which I reply "balderdash!" Plenty of talent. People self-educating
"Five Things CIOs Should Know About #BigData " (http://bit.ly/JjbrY7) JK--Nice to see @Joab_Jackson published this. Cites me in "prior life"
"#BigData File: 5 Principles to Save Your #BI Butt" (http://bit.ly/JjaEGt) JK--Caveat: petabytes will definitely make your BI butt look big
All the spams promise me, if I respond, free laptops or gadgets I either already have or don't need. Promise me a free yacht. Get creative!
I always mentally age successful famous young adults. I see Zuckerberg as a gray grim even more pallid 50-something.
Babies' top names for their parents remain "Mama" and "Dada." Since the dawn of human speech.
"I'm not into..." It's a good all-purpose judgment-lite deflating comment. As in "I'm not into jelly doughnuts."
OK nameless consumer brand that dares bills self as "official snack food of the U S of A," I'm gonna desecrate you to crumbs with my fist!
Hmmm...Monsieur Hollande also has fetching 1st Lady. Not married, actually. Sacre bleu!
Carson documntry reminds why I soured on show. Was showcase only 4 new comedians, not musicians. All latenights since have featurd new bands
Was a humid May Day in DC area. My basement office is coolest room in my house. Literally. Most comfortable under such external conditions.
Nothing much on basic cable. Other than reality shows with attractive young women suffering from emotional turmoil & screaming at each other
Documentary emphasizd Carson ability 2 make silk purses from sow's ears of failed gags. To a point was cool. But IMHO became tiresome shtick
Johnny Carson in real life was the opposite of a party animal, the documentary made crystal clear. A mean drunk, he & wives admitted
Actually, I noticed the plaids but thought he wore them well. It's more about how you clothe yourself in 'tude than in tweed.
Conan nailed the core Carson magic trick: he indulged in broad silly skits but always came off as the "coolest guy in the room."
Watched PBS documentary on Johnny Carson last night. Reminded what a sartorial style icon he was. Man was always sharply turned out.
"Is Open Source Hardware IT's Next Big Thing?" (http://bit.ly/JFvsLc) JK--Big question is: what WON'T be revolutionized by open source?
"Internet Hall of Fame Inductees" (http://bit.ly/JFuaQj) JK--Fortunately, putting Internet on steroids doesn't disqualify anybody.
Drafted my next #IBM blogpost: "Data Scientists: Grow & Sustain a Center of Excellence." Watch for it to post on Monday.
"Iron-Eating Bacteria: Coming Soon to a Hard Drive Near You?" (http://bit.ly/JFsVR3) JK--Silicon-based SSDs' plot 2 kill HDD once & 4 all?
"Actionable learnings." One of these awkward phrases that makes you want to slap somebody silly when they say it. Just say "useful lessons."
"Twitter will deliver weekly highlights via email " (http://bit.ly/JFrlid) JK--This may prove enlightening or annoying. Let's see.
" #BigData Analytics Gold for the Call Center" (http://bit.ly/JFqNJf) JK--Text & sentiment analysis, using #IBM #SPSS tool
"TSA Behavioral Detection Statistics" (http://bit.ly/I0Wn59 ) JK--Curious what, if any, behavioral analytics models they use at airports
It would be good if Forbes magazine tied their opinions of "worst CEO" to some index of firms' actual survival, growth, profitability.
"What BS filter do U use 4 yr own ideas?" (http://bit.ly/L3xvGH) JK--If can cut verbiage by 99% & express kernel in tweet, orig is BS-laden
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp White Lines by Melle Mel from The Message JK--1983. Seminal recording. Rap & disco synthesis with serious message
Influencers. I've never seen a single metric on Twittersphere tht feels like captures essence o influence: ability 2 change the conversation
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye from Making Mirrors JK--Heard 1st on KEXP. Hear it daily now on DC local radio
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Concrete Jungle by The Specials from Specials JK--Purest ska-revival New Wave artist/hit.
WSJ "Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed" (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304192704577404424241146562.html?mod=googlenews_wsj) JK--Or preserved as a shrine to the lovable losers of this world.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp A Long Time by Mayer Hawthorne from How Do You Do JK--Feels like classic Temptations. Namechecks the Motor City.
I think Tony Bennett's one of the coolest cats ever. He's ancient, but somehow indestructibly still in game and true to self.
Bracing for the inevitable "Dimon Not Forever" headline about JP Morgan crisis.
David Sedaris cites @TheOnion "Our Dumb World" mock atlas as funniest book he's ever read. Me too. Convulsively funny. Mindblowingly clever
ONE ZENO//An infinity/compressed. Tick marks. A light year/crunched down to Planck length.
I like the sheer face-iness & name-iness of FB's friends lists. I scroll down somebody else's, asking "who dey?" till I stop at "oh dem!"
"Siri Meets #Watson" (http://www.nojitter.com/post/232700032/Siri-Meets-Watson) JK--Not actual. Just metaphoric. No Apple or #IBM. But peeps consider Watson iconic
Was asked today if I've been absorbed into #IBM "borg." Answer is yes. But no, I'm not the chairman of the borg. Not even a direct report
Cool day of cool conversations with others within #IBM, across various & sundry teams. Core theme: #BigData . But I guess you knew that.
New JK #IBM blogpost: "Big Data Analytics Helps Researchers Drill Deeper into Multiple Sclerosis" (http://bit.ly/Knf30L)
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Jellybread by Booker T. & The MG's from Stax Profiles JK--Gr8 all-instrumental R&B dance group. RIP Duck Dunn
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Odessa by Caribou from Swim JK--Do caribou swim? This one stalks & shakes & wraps around U like an electronic python
RT @kasthomas: Sudden thundershower outside (here in northern Florida). Was raining cats and dogs. Now raining alpacas and dromedaries.
Haven't we all beat the "beat the metaphor to death" metaphor to death....metaphorically that is? I'm dead serious!
RT @KathrynBooth "Any man who can drive safely while kissing pretty girl simply not giving kiss attention it deserves" AEinstein JK--Genius!
"Location-based services: Are they there yet?" (http://bit.ly/KGVBu1) JK--Good summary of fast-changing online svc segement.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings by Father John Misty from Fear Fun JK--Sings "help me dig." Mis-heard as "happy day"
Yes, @djcherylwaters it is raining here in DC today, but it's a gentle one and we definitely need it. Not a gloomy thing at all.
@VanessaAlvarez1 Yes, and the fact that analysts ARE NOT an undifferentiated mass of from-the-hip opinion-slingers & vendor-maligners
Always happy to offer advice to my #IBM colleagues on topic of analyst relations. Having been on receiving end, I can speak from experience
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Mexican Radio by Stan Ridgway from Songs That Made This Country Great JK--Stan Ridgway has very American cowboy voice
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Black Coffee in Bed by Squeeze from Singles: 45's and Under JK--Gr8 song from early 80s you only heard on MTV
"Big Data: Big Hype or Big Value?" (http://bit.ly/HGw0TW) JK--It's the latter. Article discusses big value from #IBM #Watson
Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle? Yet Another Hastily Ousted Overseer!
#Forrester Research publishes a cool "Forrester Govt Daily" that's not really specific to govt (http://bit.ly/JduR0B). Good news aggregator
Daughter wants to lend me Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends & Influence People." I say sure. Sounds like social media tips...from 1934.
"Can a New Analyst Firm Take Down Gartner?" (http://bit.ly/JO73EO) JK--"Take down"? What is this: pro wrestling? You exaggerate GG's clout.
"How to avoid #BigData spending pitfalls" (http://bit.ly/JO6sD2) JK--Focus on revenue drivers. Rollout in phases w/payback. Optimize storage
Luv how "Cust Experience Daily" (http://bit.ly/JO5Z3R) aggregs my tweets, incl music vids. All customers should experience my musical tastes
Desktop navigation is nonstop toggling btwn windows. Truism applies whether youre in Windows or Apple or whatnot. It's all mind-toggling
"The next best action is always the one that keeps us in healthy homeostasis." per http://bit.ly/JO39vE
New JK #IBM blogpost: "Next Best Action in Healthcare: Save & Improve Lives Through Applied Analytics" (http://bit.ly/JO39vE)
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp I Think I Need A New Heart by The Magnetic Fields from i JK--You cant listen 2 this one & NOT smile & rock back&forth
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Summertime by The Zombies from Begin Here JK--1965. Classy British Invasion pop group did classic Gershwin with class
Paul Simon "Mother and Child Reunion" (http://youtu.be/7Pa5H_4lBXs) JK--He said song name suggested by name of dish in Chinese restaurant
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Mama Taught Me Better" (http://youtu.be/e_6ozvSUzq4) JK--Sizzling hardrock groove from these toughguys
Jefferson Airplane "Eat Starch Mom" (http://youtu.be/BrT0IKAkosM) JK--Actually, I read that Grace Slick was quite close to her mother
The Beatles "Your Mother Should Know" (http://youtu.be/tUJztxdktbU) JK--Paul's love 4 his late mother Mary shone thru here & on "Let It Be"
The Miracles "Shop Around" (http://youtu.be/AQGXa3FiXKM) JK--Just proving that William "Smokey" Robinson is quite the mama's boy.
The Shirelles "Mama Said" (http://youtu.be/tH14ObXs3nM) JK--For all the Mamas out there: U were right! BTW gr8 live recording at The Apollo
Listening to Adele "Lovesong" (http://youtu.be/0RUZpOsL1JQ) JK--Does a wonderful Dusty Springfield style version of Cure song. Make-out-able
Resume scandals. Now everybody's bracing for due diligence vetting calls to the manager of the burger joint you worked at in highschool.
Wife makes a great concoction of mushed avocado & Bailey's Irish Cream. Quite refreshing. Like a green ice cream with kick. B'gosh&begorrah!
Listening 2 Adele "Rolling in the Deep." So what, U say, had saturation overplay. Yeah but it's great. When U play 4 self, perks right back
RT @NekoCase (http://bit.ly/JUoC3x) JK--I'm a big Neko Case fan, but have absolutely no desire to bid on her self-picked bodily vermin.
"Chinese Researchers Quantum Teleport Photons Over 60 Miles" (http://onforb.es/KWWbk7) JK--In othr words, secure comms imposible 2 intercept
Television. The big dark screen in our living room. We're watching less & less of it. Just not as interesting as it used to be.
"Computing Fossils: Old Tech Holds on 4 Dear Life" (http://bit.ly/JJMQNg) JK--MicroVAX dates from early in my career. Hence I'm a fossil too
Jefferson Airplane "Eskimo Blue Day" (http://youtu.be/d7epbdQ4YYI) JK--I always listen for Jack Casady's soulful bass.
RIP Duck Dunn. Bass player of Booker T & the MGs. Listen to Duck's groove in the classic Stax sound: http://youtu.be/ecrK3eWQ98c
RT @ValaAfshar: Harvard Business: achieving excellence by treating customers like employees (http://bit.ly/JsThHC) JK--Pay 'em?
Liliput. Did they refer to themselves as the Diminutive Dominion?
"How Algorithms Shape our World" (http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_slavin_how_algorithms_shape_our_world.html?source=twitter#.T7A8V3hK_mB.twitter) JK--Complex rulechains are the chains that rule a complex world.
Jim Gaffigan @JimGaffigan Most importantly Mother's Day marks the start of the pre-Father's Day season.
"Facebook Is Killing Text Messaging" (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-is-killing-text-messaging/12911) JK--For me it's additive. FB msgs trigger SMS
Heterosexual Obama "first gay president"? Gimme a break. Remember idiocy of Clinton "the first black president"? Some thought Buchanan gay
Daughters of the American Revolution. How did they get along with Mothers-in-Law of the American Revolution? Muskets at 20 paces?
Mother-daughter bonding experience. Mother commenting on daughter's facial treatment by saleslady in cosmetics section at Macy's.
Eyebrow Designer 21 now occupies a formerly prime storefront at heart of Springfield Mall. Only the anchors (Macy, JCPenney, Target) thrive
Springfield Mall in its declining days has become too much of a gang magnet. Fortunately its withering retail has scattered the riffraff too
I'll be happy when they knock down this moribund mall 4 redevelopment, starting in July. Enclosed malls remind me too much o the sucky 1970s
Nice to have my Android tablet back. Loaned it to the girl for a few months to use at school.
When #1 thing that's "trending now" is Clay Aiken, I'm even happier to not be a trendy guy.
Panera is quiet on this Mom Day afternoon, but Romano's Macaroni Grill next door is hoppin'. Wife insisted we DON'T dine out. Lines kill fun
Sonya buying Egidia her Mom Day present at Kohl's. I'm chillin nearby at Panera. Don't wanna get in the middle of all that girl stuff.
One weird trick to fall asleep, stay asleep, make a million dollars in your sleep, date supermodels in your sleep....dream on
