Was a good week. Discovered I look cooler on streaming
video when I turn off overhead light & illuminate my talking head from
desklamp alone
@Presidion
Finding pithy colloquial means of expression drives innovation?
I think it's important that I have one smartphone
dedicated to each social net I'm on. Going to have to hire an assistant to
manage them all
RT @Rafe:
Geolocation is turning inward: Read @DonDodge's
"Leaders in Indoor Location Positioning technology" http://bit.ly/14TtfZH
Join me, @TheSocialPitt
@jeffreyfkelly @nancykoppdw for a #bigdatamgmt
video chat today 2pm ET http://bit.ly/14JrH4a
"White House Appoints Data Czar" (http://bit.ly/10ERG63 ) JK--Leslie Klew responsible
4 policy re social media and behavioral tracking data
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Just Like Honey by The Jesus and Mary Chain from Lost in Translation JK--Sounds
like sings "I'll be a plastic toilet"
New #IBM
jk #SmarterAnalytics
blog: "Gamified Analytics: Unlocking Disruptive Genius or Disrupting Data
Quality?" (http://ibm.co/ZiaXQr )
"Helping Big Data Scientists B Storytellers" (http://bit.ly/Zi5lWz ) JK--Should take page from
"data journalists" (http://bit.ly/Zi5o4w )
"Data Scientist Hat" (http://bit.ly/Zi4c14 ) JK--Perhaps a graduate's
cap topped by a gold-plated propeller.
"If it's not underperforming, don't optimize
it" just doesn't have the same ring as "If it ain't broke, don't fix
it."
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Stumble by R.E.M. from Dead Letter Office JK--My first impression of REM on 1st
listen in 1983 was mumble over rumble
This wk #IBM
jk q-hs: http://linkd.in/16rn8ts
http://linkd.in/13O9gfb http://linkd.in/14SWmMx http://linkd.in/14SWk7u http://linkd.in/14SWk7w
Interest graph? (http://lnkd.in/JGFrsS )
Friday's #IBM
quick-hit.
Interest graph?: http://lnkd.in/JGFrsS
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse from Rust
Never Sleeps JK--Lydon king? Since when? Sez U
Ah, yes, the headcold endgame: Adventures in Loogieville.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel from Greatest Hits JK--Simon wisely chose
"lie lie lie" vs gravitas-busting "la la la"
I think tonight's forecasted sleet will make those
cherry blossoms twinkle and glow in the moonlight this dreary early Spring DC
eve.
RIP Roger Ebert. I had journo prof at UW-Madison who
once had Ebert as student. Said he was a know-it-all smartass. Made me respect
him more
Hammered out all 5 of next week's quick-hits.One of
them's my meditation on healthcare analytics in the age of Obamacare.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Scratching Circles by JD McPherson from Signs+Signifiers JK--2012. Thought this
was lost Jackie Wilson track. Smokin'
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye fromThe Very Best Of JK--Very last hit before his
tragic death. Totally cool sentiment
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Radioactivity by Kraftwerk from The Mix JK--Love the delicate layering of this
mix.
"#IBM
releases...DB tech 4 quicker data insights" (http://bit.ly/16sHAbA ) JK--Picciano says
developing multi-server BLU Accel capability.
Surfing the socials, just to see if anybody else is
redefining #bigdata
in any clever new way. It's a definitional arms race, folks!
@loserboy
points out that on this date in 1964 the Beatles achieved the still-unmatched
feat of having the top 5 records on the popcharts.
Steve Jobs didn't go zen enough on Apple designs. Should
have equipped them with illogic board that spews zen koans (http://bit.ly/12lzd11 )
New #IBM
jk blog: "The Age of Agile: Beyond #BigData"
(http://ibm.co/12lxybD ) with my take on yesterday's
announcements
@IBM_DB2
Yes. Here: http://ibm.co/12lxybD
Hey Facebookers, extra points if you can name a city in
any state that lacks vowels and consonants in its name. You have 10 seconds.
Go!
"5 strategic tips for avoiding a #bigdata
bust" (http://bit.ly/XfBsCP )
JK--#4: Big Data CoE. Topic of my talk at http://bit.ly/XfBvhS
"Obama Brain Mapping Proj Tests #BigData
Limits" (http://ubm.io/XfzVMO )
JK--Taxpayer footing bill 2 map Obama's brain? This is an outrage!
"Nate Silver on Bayes' Theorem and power of #bigdata
done right" (http://bit.ly/XfyT3F )
JK--Acknowledge bias, probabilities, trial & error
"Can you have big data and personal data
privacy?" (http://bit.ly/Xfyz4I )
JK--Oversharing & hyper-analysis tip dynamic away from privacy.
Posted new #IBM
jk AnalyzingMedia blog: "Don’t Force-March All of Your Customers to a New
Improved Experience" (http://bit.ly/10Bejs3 )
"#IBM
Accelerating #BigData
to Speed of Business: Highlights from Apr 3 Announcement" (http://ibm.co/10BcAmq ) JK--Rollup from @Dmattcarter
"#IBM's
PureSystems Strides Past One-Year Milestone" (http://bit.ly/10Bc73O ) JK--Good presentation of
adoption in many countries.
Logged into my Tumblr account for the first time in
years. Still not sure what value it adds to my life. Logged out.
Faster insights, agile app development at reduced costs http://ibm.co/BigDataEvent #bigdatamgmt
at the Speed of Business on 4/30
Gamified analytics? Drive it into customer engagements (http://lnkd.in/qDdBBh ) Thursday's #IBM
quick-hit
Gamified analytics? Drive it into customer engagements: http://lnkd.in/qDdBBh
Somebody should compile a dictionary of lame schoolyard
taunts, eg. "Ya gonna make me?" "I don't make monkeys like you,
I just sell 'em"
As computers get eco-friendly, I'd like the blue screen
of death to auto-reboot into the green screen of rebirth and renewal.
"If #Hadoop
Was Easy, Everyone Would Be Doing It" (http://bit.ly/11nbqyW )
JK--Re #IBM
PureData Sys for Hadoop, announced today #bigdatamgmt
"Announcing #IBM
Informix 12.1" (http://bit.ly/11naYke )
JK--Details on new version announced today.
"Intro-ing #IBM
DB2 10.5 w/BLU Acceleration" (http://bit.ly/11nak61 )
JK--Detailed discuss of new in-mem columnar functionality #bigdatamgmt
Also BTW: today's launch encompasses #IBM
DB2 10.5, Informix Time Series, PureData 4 Hadoop, BigInsights 2.1, Streams
3.1, & zEnterprise enh
BTW, if you've been following #IBM
project codenames, today's launch encompasses "Athens ," "Kepler," &
"Ocelot." #bigdatamgmt
RT @IBMbigdata:Vincent:
few deal with just one thing/time. Auto wkld mgt helps concurrency, calculates
cost of queries 2 decide #bigdatamgmt
@DanVesset
You're right, Dan. Thinking can be flash-instantaneous or turtle-slow,
depending on the thinking style & problem. #bigdatamgmt
Tim Vincent stated we're implementing BLU Acceleration
in other products goin forward. Details on that @ later date. Stay tuned #bigdatamgmt
#IBM
has rolled out in-mem/columnar tech in both OLTP DBs: DB2 & Informix.
Improves 8-1000x query perf & 10x storage efficiency #bigdatamgmt
Anticipating what Bob Picciano said about "all
data, all paradigms," my forthcoming #IBM
blog is called: "The Age of Agile: Beyond #BigData"
For my analytical parsing of "speed of
business," see this recent #IBM
blog: http://ibm.co/WGDH1v .
#bigdatamgmt
@rwang0
Say hi to all my friends in the analyst community. For my POV on the launch,
tune into my webcast on Friday: http://ibm.co/YSZcwX
@rwang0
Ray: I'm not. I'm back home in my office evangelizing it all. #bigdatamgmt
Recent #IBM #bigdatamgmt
blogs re themes (5th o 5): mature/prod b.d.: http://ibm.co/YSY8ZR
http://ibm.co/YSY6RP http://ibm.co/YSY8ZS
Recent #IBM #bigdatamgmt
blogs on launch themes (4th of 5 tweets): "All data, all paradigms": http://ibm.co/Yum5Wp http://bit.ly/WQSAys
Recent #IBM #bigdatamgmt
blogs on today's launch themes (3rd of 5 tweets): expert integrated systems: http://bit.ly/YSXNGy
Recent #IBM #bigdatamgmt
blogs on today's launch themes (2nd of 5 tweets): Hadoop (PD4H, BigSQL): http://ubm.io/YCPVpw
Recent #IBM #bigdatamgmt
blogs on launch themes (1st o 5 tweets): In-mem/columnar (BLU): http://ibm.co/WGDH1v http://ibm.co/YNuHey
"#IBM
Announces New Innovs 2 Help Orgs Benefit from.. #BigData"
(http://ibm.co/YSVW4P ) JK--In-mem col, #Hadoop
integ sys etc #bigdatamgmt
Attending (virtual) the Big Data Launch at IBM Almaden
Research Lab in San Jose CA
RT @rwang0:
Here at #ibm #bigdatamgmt
#almaden
this is just picturesque #svlife
http://bit.ly/17d6L5e JK--Hope Ray kept his hands
on wheel
"#IBM
doubles down on #bigdata"
(http://bit.ly/YST8V6 ) JK--In-mem columnar BLU
Acceleration. PureData 4 #Hadoop.
Enh BigInsights & Streams
RT @Dmattcarter:
For a more details on new #IBM #bigdata
products, reg for this free broadcast: http://ibm.co/BigDataEvent
#bigdatamgmt
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Anarchy in the U.K.
by Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks JK--Aggressively snotty vocals
& ripsaw guitar chords
RT @IBMbigdata:
#IBM
spills more abt #Hadoop
strategy with new PureData System http://zd.net/16lRjAg
by @zdnet's @rachelking #bigdata
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Me & The Major by Belle & Sebastian JK--Misheard "me & the
midget dont see eye 2 eye:" Funnier. Politically incorrect
@ca_bshimmin
BTW Brad: Congrats your promotion to RD at Current Analysis!
With baseball season underway, it's important we all
relisten to Frank Drebin's rendition of "Star Spangled Banner" (http://bit.ly/11me6g4 )
"6 Uses o #BigData
4 Online Retailers" (http://bit.ly/11md7MZ )
JK--Personalzn, dyn price, cust svc, anti-fraud, supp chn viz, pred analytix
"#BigData
Is Opening Doors, but Maybe Too Many" (http://nyti.ms/11mcrHe )
JK--NYTimes article on rat's nest of privacy issues.
"New Hybrid Memory Cube spec 2 boost DRAM bandwidth
by 15X" (http://bit.ly/11m8mTC )
JK--Consortium (http://bit.ly/11m8jXT )
includes #IBM.
Ian Dury & The Blockheads "My Old Man" (http://bit.ly/11m0di7 ) JK--Today I'm the exact
same age as my old man when he passed away.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Seconds by U2 from War JK--Good song I usually skipped over impatiently to get
to the next track: "New Year's Day."
I just misread "decision support" as
"delusion support." Yes, we need more fabricated facts & spurious
correlations to corroborate conceits
"Why #BigData
Is I.B.M.’s Friend" (http://nyti.ms/12eKyDQ )
JK--Even IBM doesnt call self "I.B.M." BTW, NYT used 2 call self
"New-York Times"
Thinking of writing blog called "Healthcare
Analytics in Age of Obamacare." Don't see anything out there. Must chew on
this one for a while
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
January Song by Billy Bragg from Tooth & Nail JK--Another good new country number
from the veteran singer-songwriter.
"Who Owns (really owns) “Big Data”" (http://gtnr.it/12eGpzK ) JK--A veritable
petabyte-load of trademarks.
Data of desire? Analyzing love is a bit tricky (http://lnkd.in/ZDB2XQ ) Wednesday #IBM
quick-hit
Data of desire? Analyzing love is a bit tricky: http://lnkd.in/ZDB2XQ
Phrase I thought I'd never see in a non-satirical news
headline: "Elmo sex scandal."
WSJ article on whether US should export "light,
sweet" crude oil. If it's so light & sweet, I say keep it for pouring
over domestic pancakes
Girl & I discussed how 2 get physically comfortabl
w/ computer. Not as easy as it sounds. Every physical engagemnt style
introduces stresses
Fun fact: "Had-oooooop!" is the sound the
elephant makes when he launches a gnarly snot rocket.
Keith Urban. With name like that you'd think he'd be
doing gangsta rap or perhaps Cole Porter showtunes. Suggest he change to Oswald
Outback
Fancy is good. But nothing beats fancy schmancy. Of that
I am sure.
If you don't know Spanish & are age 45+ you need to
see this short video now. No, the large-breasted woman will not be there after
you click
Revolutionary development. Inflection point. Disruptive
technology. Game changer. Secret sauce. Seamless interoperability. Gag!
Dear James Kobielus, your friend Doesnt Ringabell has
joined Pinterest. Well, whoop-de-doo!
For more than 20 years, I contributed 700 words every 6
weeks to Network World as op/ed column. Now I essentially post that much every
day.
I never disliked physical education. We simply never
stayed on any one activity long enough for me to focus on that. I was fast up
ropes.
I never disliked math. I simply saw it more as a self-study
topic than classroom exercise. Physical presence of other people disturbs focus
Idling in paprbak aisle @ CVS weighing literary merits o
Lucy Monroe "The Billionaire's Pregnant Mistress." Cover art shows
buff billionaire
No matter what your specialty is, you periodically reach
a point where you wonder "what else can I possibly say?" There's
plenty. Chill.
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#kexp
Lorelei by Cocteau Twins from Treasure JK--1984. Sounded otherworldly then.
Still does. Suggests exotic life form.
#BigData
intersects with such a wide range of topics. You get deeper on it, you have to
gather more business-app subject-area expertise.
I use same technique now to correlate IBM announcements
as when was an analyst. Pile all info up, sift through it, sketch a single
drawing
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Do You Dream in Colour? by Bill Nelson from Vistamix JK--1982. Sounds like Devo
meets Depeche Mode.
Looking for a benchmark on number of emails that a human
being can process in a single sitting without having their head literally
explode.
I've published so much stuff recently I almost lose track.
Glad I keep links to it all. I try to stay consistent with recent past
positions
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
I Heard Your Voice in Dresden
by Elvis Perkins in Dearland Elvis Perkins in Dearland JK--Beat makes me want
to march
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
No One Knows Nothing Anymore by Billy Bragg from Tooth & Nail JK--2013. The
Englishman does country-western well.
"Facebook releasing new Social Graph database
benchmark: LinkBench" (http://zd.net/102MkDZ )
JK--"Graph-serving" DB performance benchmark.
Tea is good for you when you're sick. Know why? Cuz tea
is mostly water. Water is good for you. Keep hydrating, tea or no tea.
"Hidden Biases in #BigData"
(http://bit.ly/102KWBj ) JK--Consider bias in data
sourcing lineage sampling modeling visualiz'n interpretation
"Programatic Buying Meets Attributed Metrics: Match
Made w/ #BigData"
(http://bit.ly/102HlDr ) JK--Analytics-drivn mktg
attrib IDs influence
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Abel by The National from Alligator JK--"My mind's gonna rip!" A
totally cool screamed chorus. A bit punky. Intense!
Facebook phone? Sure, if I ever want to lock myself into
virtual padded cell wallpapered with images of other people's families &
vacations
@FransFH
Thanks Henny!
@unicornguytunde
Thanks Tunde.
@ajbowles
Thanks Adrian .
Marketing attribution? Brandname recognition often
silently decisive (http://linkd.in/13O9gfb )
Tuesday's #IBM
quick-hit
Head cold day 3. The good folks of Kimberly-Clark will
be happy to know I'm draining my sinuses into nothing less than Kleenex brand
tissues
Today is the first anniversary of my joining #IBM.
Society, the economy, and politics are just big sorting
mechanisms.
First day of second quarter. Spent the morning reviewing
what transpired in first quarter. A lot more than I initially thought.
Hey assistant to @loserboy:
I love "Garden
State
Spam starting to get boring. One of latest sez
"learn how any ugly guy can get chicks." Let's see: money &
power. Duh!
Fun fact: I'm one-quarter Finnegan.
I'm convinced that Joyce intended "Finnegans
Wake" as a practical joke. As in "let's see how many fools think this
jabberwocky is profound."
Engaging customer as individual? Some customers
habituated to the old ways of interacting with you (http://linkd.in/16rn8ts ) Monday #IBM
q-h
WSJ article on success of Chinese-language translation
of James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake." I'm still waiting for the English
translation.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Setting Sun by The Chemical Brothers from Dig Your Own Hole JK--1997. Very
kinetic stacked mix.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles from Revolver JK--Lennon preferred his
voice filtered, till he broke up Beatles
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Run, Run, Run by The Gestures from the album Nuggets JK--One of at least 3 60s
songs with this title. Also VU & Who
Now have the common cold. Not so common for me. Rarely
have them for now. Since I started to work out, my respiratory health's been
robust.
EASTER//Awoke with all Spring/in my sinuses. Germs
of/its resurrection.
Today is World Backup Day. Unfortunately, human
civilization's hot backup on Mars is years behind schedule.
When I meet my maker, I want obits to lead with the fact
that I once microwaved a mean Swanson's beef stroganoff.
This just in: Republican governors falling all over
themselves to stonewall implementation of Obamacare while Fox News calls it a
failure.
I wonder if my being the 287,882nd person to
"like" some passing picture on Facebook will make difference, apart
from making me feel punier
It's not as if I want to start conversations externally.
I put out new stuff to keep the conversations in my head from growing stale.
Was a busy past 2 weeks. Glad I was able to get back on
track banging out original quick-hits. Those are modules of thought I build on.
Same-sex marriage should be legal. Some-sex marriage
should be the universal rule. Most people marry because they want some sex. Of
whatever
Sentiment analysis on stock mkt chatter. What if it
trader sentiment universally "sell" on sentiment analysis startups?
Would all implode?
RT @sciam:
Men Who Do More Housework Have Less Sex (http://bit.ly/113JmR1 )
JK--Talk about a disincentive.
Even if you held a gun to my head, I couldn't name a
single Justin Bieber song. Also, that's a bizarre thing to threaten someone
over.
