Saw
review of a new history book that refers to author throwing scattered
statistics into it as a "big data" approach. Oh, gimme a break!
I
refuse to be the latest "like" following on 1,438 previous
"likes" on somebody's Facebook posting. I won't drip into a
sloshbucket.
Day
spent shaking off the aches from yesterday's scratch-intensive bush-whacking
yardwork. The yoga helped. So does this tweet, sort of.
Keep
on keeping on (stuff that matters). Keep on keeping off (stuff that distracts
from all that).
Natural
redheads vanish from Earth within a century? I doubt it. 5000-year-old Central
Asian mummies had red hair. They mated with darkhairs
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Early Days
by Paul McCartney from New JK--Good one. The shake in his voice & acoustic
strum give this emotional heft
Latest
McAuliffe radio ad lobbed the right epithet at Cuccinelli: "He's a Tea
Party shutdown politician." Let's shut him down real good.
Got
myself all good and scratched pruning my dead bush branches with fiendish zeal.
But satisfying to see them gone. The blood is earned.
WSJ
article on neckties going out of vogue. Actually, I think guys look cool in
suit and tie, as long as collars not strangulation-tight.
Still
waiting for Tumblr 2 evolve into something that scratches some specific itch.
Ditto other Yahoo props. Mayer hasn't moved their needle
RT
@IBM: 5 ways to predict the future of the
tech industry from #IBM
CEO Ginni Rometty http://read.bi/1cxEubA #FortuneMPW
CBurnett
rightly cites classic/perfect CBS early 70s Sat primetime lineup--"All in
the Family" "MTM" "MASH" "Newhart"--right
before her 10pm
"Made
in #IBM Labs:
Using Analytics to Optimize Cloud Data Center Allocation" (http://ow.ly/pXG6U )
JK--New tech 4 dyn alloc o resrces
"How
Quantum Computers & Machine Learning Will Revolutionize #BigData"
(http://ow.ly/pXCpo )
JK--Astronomiclly scalable/agile sensemaking
"Managing
the Deluge of 'Big Data' From Space" (http://ow.ly/pXBRl )
JK--Good to know NASA back on job addressing this. Damn shutdown
"Why
Graph Search Is Moving Databases to a New Level (http://ow.ly/pXBvb )
JK--Good one on graph databases for search & other apps.
"Biology’s
Big Problem: There’s Too Much Data to Handle" (http://ow.ly/pXB2G )
JK--Good discuss of computational bio research challenges
"Data-Intensive
Text Processing with MapReduce" (http://ow.ly/pXAjC )
JK--Three years old, but a good still-relevant detailed discussion.
"HBase
– Overview of Architecture and Data Model" (http://ow.ly/pXzMi )
JK--Good tutorial-like tech overview.
"Bringing
SQL to NoSQL: Future or Fool's Errand?" (http://ow.ly/pXgDK )
JK--Answer leans to the former.
I
love these dumb vague open-ended clue-fishing questions on LinkedIn discussion
groups--e.g., "Data alone isn't enough. Thoughts?"
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Geospatial Analytics: Evolving to Address Mindblowing #BigData
Challenges..." (http://ow.ly/pWVQb )
Check
this Out: Combining PureData and System z for Mission Critical Analytics at https://engage.vevent.com/rt/ibm~virtualnzo18?id=60790&nid=-1 …
One
of my main stress-management approaches in my worklife is to process stuff in
batches. Ad-hoc distractions'll kill ya.
New
#IBM jk #InfoWorld
column: "Sometimes it's OK to treat people like numbers" (http://ow.ly/pWIQ4 )
Starting
to realize that "ASAP" means sooner than "as soon as
possible." So soon that you can't wait to state what the entire acronym
means
Wrote
all 5 of next week's quick-hits early in the week in Luxembourg . Oh, #KEXP is playing
Neon Indian "Sleep Paralysist." Describes me.
@brenny Thanks. I'm not familiar with
their concept of "Big Content." Can you fill me in on how they define
it?
This
wk #IBM q-hs: http://ow.ly/pWDIX
http://ow.ly/pWDL4
http://ow.ly/pWDME
http://ow.ly/pWDOg
http://ow.ly/pWDQ9
Geospatial
analytics? Enabling a new Green Revolution in precision agriculture (http://ow.ly/pWDgu )
Friday #IBM
quick-hit
Joel
Plaskett Emergency "Harbour Boys" (http://ow.ly/pWCIn )
JK--Song was playing in my head when I awoke this morning.
Hallelujah!
Our long national nightmare is over. Thank you President Obama for not giving
the b*st*rds an inch!
"#IBMIOD Meetup:
NoSQL, MongoDB and #BigData"
(http://ow.ly/pTqfH ).
JK--I'll be one of many IBM-ers at the meetup.
"What
Do Dreams Mean?" (http://ow.ly/pTpTb ) JK--Mobile
app wakes people, collects/anonyms dream reports, puts in #bigdata
analytc store
I'm
rather enjoying the BBC4 program on the genesis of their National Trust. And
I'm not egregiously anglophilic. Go figure.
BBC4.
In context of BBC programming, it bears the same relation to other programming
as any BBC channel's reruns in US bear to American TV
New
#IBM jk aud
podcast: "Data Scientists & Their Curriculum" (http://ow.ly/pTprs ).
Did I say wot they promote me as saying? I'm a scamp
"#Hadoop 2: #BigData's big
leap forward" (http://ow.ly/pTpjU ) JK--Discusses the
MapReduce-to-YARN transition & compatibility issues
"Optimizing
Recommendation Systems: Exploration & Exploitation" (http://ow.ly/pTp8c )
JK--Excellent tech guidance for practitioners.
Thank
you Sen.McCain for your honesty and courage, standing up & declaring how
"shameful" this entire shutdown episode has been for America
Some
anchor on Bloomberg pronounced "policy" like "palsy."
That's sort of appropriate to describe US govt shaky/paralyzed budget/debt
policy
The
only thing I approve of in the whole sorry budget/debt imbroglio is how the
Republicans have self-destructed. Other than that, I'm PO 'd
Walked
from my dull hotel on the outskirts all the way to the center of Luxembourg .
Relaxing meal alone and long rainy stroll back to room.
Drafted
#IBM blog on my
upcoming #IBMIOD
preso topic: "The Emergence of Big Media: Evolving and Dwarfing Today's #BigData
Platforms"
During
my fitful sleep last night there was no progress on US budget/debt deadlok. Nice 2 know
elected officials have abdicated common sense
Deliberately
avoiding speaking this morning. My voice is ragged from intense conversations
at last night's loud party at the Sofitel.
"Math
matters: how #bigdata
is building the future of everything" (http://ow.ly/pRr02 )
JK--Discussion of computational materials science
"The
#BigData, No
Data Paradox" (http://ow.ly/pRqBa ) JK--Good discuss o
"not" (no data) v. "null" (no value) v. "naughty"
(no validity)
Machine
learning? p1 (http://ow.ly/pRkQr ) p2 (http://ow.ly/pRkSs )
Thursday #IBM
quick-hit in advance. Travel day maƱana
#BigData
development? The positives and "howevers" of R maturity p1 (http://ow.ly/pRkbE )
p2 (http://ow.ly/pRkcR )
Wednesday #IBM
q-h
Want
to thank OASIS for the great ICS track at EuroCloud today. Jane Harnad, Carol
Geyer et al: thanks 4 hosting my #bigdata
standards panel
I
love "tectonic shifts" in the technology market. Real-world tectonic
shifts may displace crust 50 feet in a million years. We move faster
Want
to thank my Eurocloud panelists Yuri Demchenko & Carola Carstens.
Excellent, informative presentations. Greatly indebted to you both.
@ragtag Who said they are?
Whew!
Relieved! Duped these Europeans into thinking I know something. How many other
nationalities can I deceive? It's a big world!
BBC2.
Thank you Jools Holland for straightforwardly showcasing great musicians
performing live on your show. You do it righteous!
Good
to see #Forrester
Eve Maler @xmlgrrl "Identity
Singularity" discussed in cloud IdM standardization context at EuroCloud
2013 Luxembourg
Excellent
discussion of cloud IdM standardization requirements by G.Janssen, OASIS, at
EuroCloud Congress/ICS Luxembourg.
Open
data? The challenges of algorithmic accountability in #bigdata p1 (http://ow.ly/pOW2t )
p2 (http://ow.ly/pOW5q )
"Unraveling
the Complexities of Life Sciences Data" (http://ow.ly/pOvyX )
JK--Comprehensive look at myriad computational "omics"
How
#established
and new #dataarchitectures
continue to expand in an #era
of #database
#innovation
http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=10399
by James Kobielus
#Hybrid-centric #approaches
to #bigdata #platforms
bring #NoSQL
into #clearfocus
http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=10399
by James Kobielus
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Colour Yr
Lights In by The Besnard Lakes frm Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO JK--Love
the smouldering build o this
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Kool FM by
Four Tet frm Beautiful Rewind JK--2013. Blow me down but isnt the "hey hey
hey" sample Rodney Dangerfield?
Open
Cloud: Key for VCs to decide where to place their next big bets. http://ibm.co/GU0xOX
#IBMsmb @mikegrand1
Detroit
News said they still run Ludington (MI) to Manitowoc (WI) Lake
Michigan ferry. Never known anybody who takes it. Dont bypass Chicago
Geospatial
analytics? Mindblowing #bigdata
challenge o mapping cosmos.. Mon #IBM q-h p1 (http://ow.ly/pMlM9 )
p2 (http://ow.ly/pMlMR )
Jet
lag. Couldn't sleep. I was probably the only soul walking Luxembourg 's
serene streets at 1am. Glad the authorities didn't apprehend me.
Watching
BBC1 "Antiques Roadshow," taped at a manor house dating from the
Middle Ages. Yeah, them folks got some serious antiques!
New
#IBMDataMag
jk article: "Twisting the Kaleidoscope – Part 2" (http://ow.ly/pLK3Z )
Continuing examination of #NoSQL
"Corral:
100 Diverse #BigData
Collections" (http://ow.ly/pLIdT ) JK--Scientific
research collections at Texas
Advanced Computing
Center
"Principal
Component Analysis" (http://ow.ly/pLHmU ) JK--Stat tech for
identify primary pred factors & elim less explanatory correl8tes
"Do
we have a right to be forgotten?" (http://ow.ly/pLGWt )
JK--Right to be forgotten is right to erase th past. No, we shouldn't have it
On
the long flight over (connect in Paris )
I'll probably write the quick-hits for the week after next. Already have topics
queued up by day.
Off
to Luxembourg
on business. Brought my "real" camera. But my smartphone isn't a
shabby camera. I'm oldschool.
Would
be ironic if we found that computers perform fastest if we shift from binary
encodings back to cuneiform.