RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp I Can't
Stand the Rain by Brian & Tony Gold JK--1997. Excellent reggae-funk hybrid.
Probably
going to have dinner tonight at a place that looks like a hybrid of Thai
restaurant and sports bar. See how that works out.
Reading
collection o Nabokov short stories arranged chronologically starting in his
early 20s. Exceptionally concise, contoured observations
"Working
class." I've never understood the term. The only people it doesn't include
are those who aren't working and don't care to.
Didn't
realize this bit of music trivia: Andy Summers of The Police was briefly a
member of The Animals in 1968.
So
"Prickly City
US
mints its first dome-shaped coin? Is vending-machine compatibility no longer a
consideration at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing?
I
tweeted my ass off while vacationing in Turkey a few months ago. Erdogan is
an idiot if he thinks banning it is consistent with democracy.
Geez,
can't believe I'm caught up on developing all my presos thru June. Fortunately,
several common themes. I reuse slideware if possible
Watson
Mobile Challenge to Usher in New Era of Development http://bit.ly/1diAm3t
#IBMMobile
@momoboston
Everybody
who follows me on social media & wants to know if IBM is hiring. Yes, we're
always hiring. Please use the usual channels for that
Frenetic
multitasking today. Finished the quick-hits & a presentation. Almost forgot
lunch. Almost.
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Plugging a lean, mean #bigdata
-analyzing machine into manufacturing" (http://ow.ly/uPqJy )
Apache
Tez (http://ow.ly/uOVoZ )
JK--Evolves YARN. Generalizes MR to execute a complex DAG (directed acyclic
graph) of tasks. Now in v0.3
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Sympathy For
The Devil by Rolling Stones from Beggars Banquet JK--Somebody please explain
"troubadours...Bombay "
ref
"Using
#bigdata 2
ID triple-neg breast, oropharyngeal, & lung cancers" (http://ow.ly/uOT0o )
JK--ML & pattern recog on MR images/biopsies
"#Hadoop
Alternative Hydra Re-Spawns as Open Source" (http://ow.ly/uOS82 )
JK--Batch and streaming? Sounds more like a Spark alternative.
"Data’s
Treacherous Journey from Screen to Mind" (http://ow.ly/uORys )
JK--That app generating social net from email history is way cool
"3
Data-Driven Nuggets From Nate Silver’s New News Site" (http://ow.ly/uOPzl )
JK--Stat anlysis o pres elect, fitness actvty, health news
"9
Types o Data & How Should B Used" (http://ow.ly/uOP0q )
JK--Not sure I agree with trustworthiness ranking, but worth pondering.
"Crime
fighting with #bigdata
weapons" (http://ow.ly/uOO7U ) JK--Shiver to think
how predictive policing can be abused 4 social profiling
"#IBM Seeks Patent
on Software that Incorporates Human Emotion" (http://ow.ly/uOMk5 )
JK--Digitizing physio inputs 2 determine emotion
Join
#CXO Mon 12 ET!
Where #HR and #CustExp
intersect | http://bit.ly/PUtOhb w/ @iamlivingston & @BigDataforHR #custserv #cxm #bigdata
This
week's #IBM
q-hs: http://ow.ly/uODwB http://ow.ly/uODxm
http://ow.ly/uODym
http://ow.ly/uODz0
http://ow.ly/uODzY
This
video is the best news summary of the vanishing Malaysian airline story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIYWB7l9M4A …)
"Pred
Analytics Marketplaces: Viable Solution to Data Scientist Shortage?" (http://ow.ly/uNi8f )
JK--Discusses that + 2 other approaches
"Use
Data to Tell the Future: Understanding Machine Learning" (http://ow.ly/uNhMz )
JK--Wired does good overview for general readership.
"8
Ways #BigData
& Analytics Will Change Sports" (http://ow.ly/uNhct )
JK--"Moneyball" is the least of it.
Storage-happy
PB-cap suprcomputrs due in '15 (http://ow.ly/uNgnr ) JK--Memory/flash
arrays. Wrangler (TACC/UT-Austin) & Comet (SDCC-UCSD)
"Trucking
benefits from IoT data but struggles w/worker resistance 2 analytics" (http://ow.ly/uNfqi )
JK--Aversion 2 intrusive monitoring
"#NoSQL and Log
Data Jump to Forefront" (http://ow.ly/uNePa ) JK--Discusses its role
in IoT sensor data. Focuses on aviation industry.
"#IBM Launches New
Sw & Consulting Svcs to Help Orgs Tackle $3.5 Trillion Lost Annually to
Fraud & Financial Crime" (http://ow.ly/uNaha )
RIP
Patrick McGovern. IDG founder & chairman was pivotal figure in development
of global IT trade press, analyst, & market research sectors
Very
nerve-consuming morning o schedule-rejuggling to fit in a speaking engagement.
Collaborate 2014. Apr 7-9. Las Vegas .
#BigData
Ecosystem
Join
our #IBMBLU #Twitterchat
on #Datawarehousing
on #Cloud
March 26 11:00 AM ET. http://bit.ly/1eRNEyO #cloud
Drafted
next #IBMDataMag
column: The Hidden Biases that May Cloud Cognitive Computing
Fraudsters
can’t hide behind #BigData
and a holistic approach to combat the $3.5 trillion challenge http://bit.ly/1eSljbP
#counterfraud
"Data
Wonks Swap Tips" (http://ow.ly/uMAQM ) JK--"Universal
truth"? Unh-uh. Erroneous POV on present. #BigData not
new. Knowledge abounds
We
wonks are a distinct subculture among the geeks. We communicate via
wonkie-talkie. We hang out down at wonkie tonks & wonk the night away
What's
the max % of foreign-derived words in a sentence before it is no longer
considered "plain English"? Is "Beowulf" plain enough 4 ya?
I
wonder if the "chicken from hell" tasted like chicken? How did being
raised amid fire & brimstone affect its flavor?
Dialogue
from WashPost politician profile: "I'm Al Franken, junior senator from the
state of Minnesota ,
clothed in immense power."
Rewatched
"The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" (1968). Made me look up whatever became
of Sondra Locke. Alan Arkin & Stacy Keach, I know.
A8:
#bigdatamgmt
Also, recognize that some new unstruct data (e.g., social sentiment) may not
require industrial-grade governance.
A8:
#bigdatamgmt
I'd also point to need to keep an eye on your storage budget. Petabytes can
cost you a pretty penny if you're not careful
A8:
#bigdatamgmt
Beyond my pat advice (i.e., "plastics!"), I'd point to need NOT to
treat #Hadoop
as a "ha-dump" for never-explored data
A7
#bigdatamgmt
well #dataintegration
as we've discussed to ensure that acquisition isn't a bottleneck, also
security, quality, governance
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A7
#bigdatamgmt
Massive data scalability wherever #dataintegration
processing happens is one. Learn more: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=SA&subtype=WH&htmlfid=IMW14743USEN …
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by jameskobielus
A7:
#bigdatamgmt
I'm going to add queryable archiving to key #bigdata
success ingredients. Fetch older data you need when you need it
A7:
#bigdatamgmt
In terms of #dataintegration
skills, you need SMEs who can prioritize #bigdata
sources by downstream value
A7:
#bigdatamgmt
In terms of key #dataintegration
ingredients for #bigdata
success, I'd put strong data discovery/profiling near top
#BigDataMgmt
A6: Data flow in #bigData?
In 2012, it was more in one direction. #hadoop
collected and distilled like refinery.
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A6
#bigdatamgmt
all ways - #Hadoop
to EDW, EDW to Hadoop, Hadoop to Hadoop - more repositories = more integration
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
#BigDataMgmt
A6: Data flow in #bigData?
In 2014, data flow will be interconnected between many platforms/tech #hadoop #EDW #cloud #noSQL
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A6:
#bigdatamgmt
You might have many #Hadoop
clusters playing diverse roles in a multi-tier data env alongside EDW. Complex
data flows.
A6:
#bigdatamgmt
If use #Hadoop
only for landing/staging/ETL, one-way. If also use Hdp as sandbox & archive
vis-a-vis EDW, multi-way
@mattbrandwein Yes. I plan to
write about that next week.
A5
- and modern #dataintegration
tools can push workloads to #hadoop for
processing - e.g,.ELT #bigdatamgmt
- complimentary, not competitive
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by jameskobielus
@IBMbigdata A5 only if you consider
having java or cobol 2 also be the same - kidding of course, #hadoop isn't #dataintegration
#bigdatamgmt
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by jameskobielus
A5:
yes, using HDFS, Pig, MR properly in an ELT scenario to support a use case
would be a data integration solution #bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A5
- #hadoop
distro persists #bigdata,
#dataintegration
is how it gets there. Complimentary, but clearly not the same! #bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A5:
#bigdatamgmt
Having a #Hadoop
distribution doesn't mean you have a low-latency data integ platform. #StreamComputing
addresses that
A5:
#bigdatamgmt
Having a #Hadoop
distro gives you fine platform for implementing some types of data integration
(e.g unstr ETL)
A5:
#bigdatamgmt
Heavens to Betsy, no! Having a #Hadoop distro
means you have a storage/analytic plat. But still need data integ plat
A4
#bigdatamgmt
they must be integrated into existing apps/processes. best way to do so is
leveraging existing #dataintegration
technology
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by jameskobielus
#bigdatamgmt
A4: big data "has" to be integrated into the rest of the BI ecosystem
because hadoop on its own can't deliver all the reqmts
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#BigDataMgmt
A4: #Big Data
& #Analytics
must be an Integrated Platform where ALL #Data types
Integrate together seamlessly for success.
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A4:
#bigdatamgmt
If each LOB implements its own #bigdata
analytic platform, the siloes will be counterproductive for biz as whole
A4:
#bigdatamgmt
Tiered #bigdata
arch of fit-to-purpose plats (RDBMS, #Hadoop, in-mem,
#NoSQL, stream
cmptg, etc) mitigates silo risk,
A4:
#bigdatamgmt
If deploy #bigdata
tactically for limited uses, you risk siloes. If you deploy with architectural
POV, mitigate that risk
A3:
With #bigdata
we are witnessing a transformation from transactional data capture to stream
computing #bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A3:
#bigdatamgmt
Downstream apps often connect #bigdata at
rest & in-motion. Or #Hadoop platform
may be connected with #streamcomputing
A3:
#bigdatamgmt
Many #bigdata
projects involve "unstructured ETL," outputting structured data that
may be connected to data from RDBMSs
A3:
#bigdatamgmt
Many #bigdata
projects connect into unstructured sources--social, geospatial, etc.--to
sentiment, experience analytics
#BigDataMgmt
A2: #Data
Discovery, Conditioning, etc. dominate the #DataScientist
workday. Enhancement to Integration Stacks are critical.
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A2:
#bigdatamgmt
Orgs spend an inordinate amount of time trying to find what they already
possess. Especially older data.
well
said! RT @dsrealtime01: @IBMbigdata #bigdatamgmt
A2: ... risk losing it again in a #bigdata swamp
if it isn't governed along the way.
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A2
#bigdatamgmt
Depends upon their needs..if it requires integration of tools to capture
unstructured sets, it might take a lot of time.
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by jameskobielus
A2
- far too little time, and they risk turning #hadoop into
Ha-dump - integration & governance helps understand #bigdata - #bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
#BigDataMgmt
A2: #bigData
#dataIntegration
soup? Tools will automate and productize just as #ETL did. (con't)
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A2
- according 2 Forbes, 80% spent finding, integrating data. Don't handcode #bigdata
integration- use tools and cut that time! #bigdatamgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A2:
#bigdatamgmt
Orgs with powerful data search/profling engines (e.g., Watson) can spend more
time analyzing, less time finding
A2:
#bigdatamgmt
Orgs often spend upward of 75% of their time trying to find/integrate their
data. Far less time trying to understand
@jameskobielus data integration
should be a powerful part of the DB technology - not left to each developer to
implement inefficiently.
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by jameskobielus
A1:
#bigdatamgmt
Data integration is the middleware that makes it possible to manage #bigdata as a
unified business resource.
A1:#bigdatamgmt
Integration is the core part of accessing/capturing information. then use them
for mining insights.
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by jameskobielus
A1:
in global corborations formed by merging independent companies data is spread
all over the EIS and other data sources #BigDataMgmt
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A1:
#bigdatamgmt
Without data integration, #bigdata can't
be governed in any unified fashion.
A1:
#bigdatamgmt
Data integration can ensure that #bigdata you
consolidate has been transformed, cleansed, & prepped for analysis
A1:
#bigdatamgmt
To ramp to "3 Vs" scale, may need to acquire data from disparate
sources. Hence, #bigdata
#dataintegration
essential
@IBMbigdata I like to think of myself
as an evangelanalyst. Or not.
@IBMbigdata @johnlmyers44 @dcorrigan A pleasure to be in/with
such esteem company/companions today on #bigdatamgmt.
RT
@IBMAnalytics: In < 2 hrs! #bigdatamgmt
chat on “Spelling '#BigData
Integration' from enterprise alphabet soup.” http://ibm.co/1fG2Jrt
Join
tweetchat "Data Warehousing on the Cloud" #IBMBLU Wed
March 26, 11am-12noon ET http://bit.ly/1paVcSj
Join
tweetchat "Data Warehousing on the Cloud" #IBMBLU Wed
March 26, 11am-12noon ET w/ACangiano, LKatsnelson, ARonthal, GHutchison, RAhuja
Privacy
and #bigdata?
Addressing the tricky contours of in-store privacy p1: http://linkd.in/1fHhQw5
p2: http://linkd.in/NtGzwS Wed #IBM q-h
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Waking Light
by Beck from Morning Phase JK--2014. Gr8 new soulful Beck LP. My fave of his
since 2005's "Guero."
"Using
Analytics to Detect Retail Fraud" (http://bit.ly/1gGf92k )
JK--Discusses fraud management challenges & risk mitigation analytics
"Can
#bigdata
crunching help feed the world?" (http://bbc.in/1mh2NkY )
JK--Discusses data-generating IoT sensors that cattle have in guts
""Bayes
Theorem & Monty Hall Problem" (http://bit.ly/1gORyci )
JK--Problem is finding someone younger than 40 with a clue who Monty Hall was
@TSManiscalco Funding source says
nothing about addressable market. Different considerations.
"How
Statisticians Could Help Find That Missing Plane" (http://ow.ly/uK8UV )
JK--Article from Nate Silver's new data-journalism site.
I've
often wondered if football great Y.A. Tittle got tough kicking butts of dudes
who made fun of his name. Like the boy named Sue.
"Nate
Silver’s new FiveThirtyEight site launches but can his data-driven journalism
find market?" (http://ow.ly/uK7ff ) JK--Niche at best
"Apache
Spark-3 Real-World Use Cases" (http://ow.ly/uK6Kk )
JK--Discusses experience of Yahoo and other early-adopters.
"#Hadoop Market
Forecasted to Reach $50.2 Billion by 2020" (http://ow.ly/uK6s0 )
JK--At 58 percent CAGR, says Allied Market Research.
"Please
can we have a sensible discussion about "Big Data"?" (http://ow.ly/uK5AZ )
JK--Absurd pleading wits-end tone of this makes me LOL
The
terms "reactive" & "proactive" are useless. Everybody
responds and everybody anticipates. Some connect the two faculties well. Some
not.
I'm
rather enjoying giving other people a platform for putting their thought
leadership out for general consideration. #IBMDataMag
Anger
is not becoming. Remember that curled up inside your animus is the declaration
"i'm an anus."
I
still love my Microsoft Zune, both the media player & the PC software. It's
like Windows XP. Robust, trusty, & easy to use. Take that!
Social
media can put you in continuous conversation with people from every phase of
your life. It can be confusing. What phase are you now?
The
next time I fly, I'm going to request an airliner that doesn't let anybody on
board, including pilots, go anywhere near the transponder.
Let's
review the strategic self-interest of US military assisting Malaysia in
search for airliner in eastern hemisphere. Any thoughts?
TV
news needs to introduce new slogan: "If it bleeds (and we have a video
feed), it leads."
@TonyBaer I think there's an "open
spruce" project on the Internet of Trees.
RT
@MiaFarrow: Has TV 'news' gone
completely crazy http://twitter.com/MiaFarrow/status/446016711033368576/photo/1pic.twitter.com/bJQr8QSDRH
JK--Apparently, missing airliner is Great White Whale of stories
"Curating
Big Data Made Simple: Perspectives from Scientific Communities" (http://ow.ly/uINhj )
JK--"Curating," as in "managing."
"Data
Mining & Official Stats: Past, Present and Future" (http://ow.ly/uIN0S )
JK--"White-collar" v. "blue-collar" statisticians?
"Visualizing
the Evolution of Rock Music" (http://ow.ly/uIMxR )
JK--Network graph & timeline of inter-artist influence patterns
Ah,
root beer! Taste puts me back in summertime at an A&W stand somewhere in
the north woods. Can't beat the Proustian sense remembrance!
"A
Deep Dive into #IBM’s
#BigData
Strategy" (http://ow.ly/uIdQQ ) JK--SVP speaks with
eWeek (http://ow.ly/uIe0W ) #IBMDataMag
"Crossing
the Data Chasm" (http://ow.ly/uIdxM ) JK--Video on
challenges confronting chief data officers. #IBMDataMag
"Pushing
the Limit" (http://ow.ly/uIdg0 ) JK--#IBM Redpaper on
DB2 very large database capabilities. #IBMDataMag
"Exploring
the #NoSQL
Family Tree" (http://ow.ly/uIcNY ) JK--Sam Bisbee
provides useful infographic. #IBMDataMag
"What
Makes In-Memory Computing So Next Generation?" (http://ow.ly/uIbek )
JK--Nancy Hensley on #IBM
DB2 w/ BLU Acceleration #IBMDataMag
"Going
Beyond Data Science Toward an Analytics Ecosystem: Part 2" (http://ow.ly/uIaCU )
JK--Ahmed Fattah probing analysis in #IBMDataMag
"The
Internet of Trees" (http://ow.ly/uI9R1 ) JK--Steve Adler on
"an arboreal Internet of Things" for global sustainability. #IBMDataMag
Drafted
latest #IBM #AnalyzingMedia
column: "The Irreducibly Human Center of Streaming Music
Algorithmics."
I
love how the words "analytics" & "algorithmics" sound
together. Both have a liquid roll and a ticking click.
Internet
of Things? Storage and protection of thing data over time (http://ow.ly/uHxXb )
Tuesday #IBM
quick-hit
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Cruel City
#Datamation
video roundtable, "How to Choose a #BigData Solution,"
that I did last week: http://ow.ly/uGeH0
Drafted
new #Dataversity
blog: "Gamification's Role in the Sourcing of Brand-Love Data"
A8:
#cxo Businesses
need to bring the real-time search experience into all their operational apps
(OLTP, BI, etc.). Users need answers fast
A8:
#cxo Businesses
need to leverage the real-time data ingest, processing, and access features of
existing #EDW.
A8:
#cxo Biz succeed
at real-time analytics by acquiring high-performance, low-latency, low-TCO data
platforms.
A7:
#cxo Real-time #analytics
can play into either domain of decision management: decision support (human),
decision automation (autom8d)
A7:
#cxo Real-time #analytics
leverages data in motion. Decision mgt derives insight from correlation of data
in-motion & data at-rest
A7
Decision Management is muscle memory. Real Time Analytics is open eyes. #cxo
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A7:
#cxo Decision
management requires alignment between decision cycles and data cycles. What
needs real-time? What'll be fine with batch?
A7:
#cxo Real-time #analytics
ensures that every decision benefits from the freshest data/insights possible.
Enhances decision mgt.
A6:
The reality is all organizations have streaming data sources they can mine for
insight. #cxo #analytics
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by jameskobielus
A6:
#cxo Any org
that uses a search engine (their own or third party eg Google) knows full well
that next-day response doesn't cut it
A6:
#cxo Most orgs
know they need near-real-time updates of key data, since many mundane
operational matters demand immediate attention
A6:
#cxo Real-time
decisions are the stuff of every organization's daily life. Who do we talk to,
work with, respond to AT THIS MOMENT?
a5.
Real time decisions can be trusted when the right questions are being
asked...asking the right questions is the hard part #CXO
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by jameskobielus
A5:
Some decisions req 100% confidence while others need 50% confidence to proceed #cxo
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A5:
#cxo R-T decis
(by humans) are where BI & intuition proves value. R-T (by automated sys)
thrives on pred analytics & biz rules
A5:
#cxo Decisions
"in the moment" are no more or less trustworthy than decisions
"after long & careful consideration." Judge by outcomes
A4:
#cxo In a
real-time B2C #CXO
environment, orgs must go deeper on data/analytic-driven decision automation
& next best action
A4:
#cxo In a
real-time B2C engagement environment, orgs must tune their mobile apps to truly
enable 24x7 access/updates/responses
A4:
#cxo With
real-time engagement, orgs must monitor whether B2C "alert overload"
causing some customers to tune out & not-respond
A4:
#cxo In a
real-time env, orgs must tweak their customer-alerting intervals to support
policy-driven levels of reminder & escalation
A4:
#cxo In a
customer-defined real-time environment, orgs need to provide self-service
customer portal. Empower customers directly.
A3a:
Engage w/ customers. Listen to their needs, wants and what works (doesn’t work)
for them. #CXO
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by jameskobielus
A3:
#cxo Orgs can
get customer time right by giving ability to self-svc/adjust
infor/decision/response intervals.within engagement
A3:
#cxo Orgs can
get customer time right by IDing customers' decision/action cycles. Monthly,
weekly, daily, continuous, adhoc?
A3:
#cxo Orgs can
get customer time right by developing customer engagemt "journeys"
that phase/time each milestone from customer POV
A2:
#cxo Right-time
may resist real-time: customers may scream "uncle!" if you flood them
with all info/updates at the moment they occur
A2:
#cxo In
engagement, right time is prescription driven by customer preference: when is
best (to them) for biz to deliver/notify/etc
A2:
#cxo Real-time
is descriptive: awareness of event near-simul w/ occurrence. Right-time is
prescriptive: may B OK to lag awareness
A1:
"customer time" to me is amnt of time customer expects an answer.
Could be immediate or days, depending on person & issue. #cxo
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by jameskobielus
A1:
#cxo If a
customer's decision cycle is, say, weekly, and they only check updates on
Fridays, real-time updates are unnecessary
A1:
#cxo Real-time
may be too-fast for customer-time, events flicking by too fast for customer
attention/decision.
A1:
#cxo
"Real-time" means taking place live, now, in present time.
"Customer-time" means taking place at customer-convenient time
Happy
to giving you all this real-time experience, tweeting on #CXO real-time
experience.
Between
tweets, I shoveled the driveway. Now I'm back to shoveling the work tasks that
are drifting inexorably up to my mind's awnings.
50
mins to #CXO
chat: What’s real in real-time #custexp? w/ @s_v_g me et al http://ibm.co/1fVpokF
#nps #cxm #custserv #analytics
A
shotgun secession vote doesn't constitute the legitimate voice of an
electorate. Result invalid.
Recomm
engines? Analytics grooving with whatever grooves groove you p1: http://ow.ly/uFeCO
p2: http://ow.ly/uFeF2
Mon #IBM qh #kexp
"#Bigdata:
Personal analytics going beyond sports into realms of wealth & life
satis" (http://ow.ly/uF9LU ) JK--Davenport on personal IoT
When
I worked in downtown Detroit ,
oftn lunchd at Old Shillelagh. Crusty Irish barkeep annoyed cuz I always
ordered Labatt's, never Guinness
"ML
applied 2 affective computing (or how 2 teach machine 2 feel)" (http://ow.ly/uF8iS )
JK--With data from immersive multisensory envs
"How
Many Data Scientists are out there?" (http://ow.ly/uF6sm )
JK--Gregory Piatetsky sifts thru th slippery stats on titles, hiring, etc
"#Hadoop
Alternative Hydra Re-Spawns as Open Source" (http://ow.ly/uF5XF )
JK--Distrib task proc sys supporting streaming & batch ops
"Bayesian
Inference – Made Simple" (http://ow.ly/uF5yw ) JK--Nice graphical
illustration of difference from frequentist inference.
"Texas
Sharpshooter Fallacy" (http://ow.ly/uF53W ) JK--Well-meaning ways
that data scientists falsely attribute patterns to random data
"Great
example of root cause analysis" (http://ow.ly/uF3DW )
JK--Application of Monte Carlo statistical analysis 2 find missing airplanes
"The
Ideal Data Science Team" (http://ow.ly/uF1UZ ) JK--Good discussion
enlivened by invocation of Christopher Columbus & Mark Zuckerberg
"Best
kept secret re lin & log regress" (http://ow.ly/uF0fx )
JK--Granville: approach produces good-enuff approx sol'ns w/out stat libs
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Cry to Me by
Solomon Burke from Home in Your Heart JK--1962. Nice slice of gospel-inflected
soul.
"#IBM Study: CMOs
Fusing Int+Ext Data to Drive Financial Success" (http://ow.ly/uEZ7X )
JK--Full study findings: http://ow.ly/uEZjF
Oh,
Republican leaders are actually proposing ideas on healthcare insurance reform,
not just ideological stonewalling.
Waiting
4 LinkedIn hack that asks "Does [friend X] know his/her a** from a hole in
the ground?" All of mine definitely do. I'll vouch 4 that
RIP
David Brenner. My favorite fill-in "Tonight Show" guest host during
the Johnny Carson days. Big nose, nasal voice, snide quips.
I've
been listening to Dick Vitale holler for 40+ years, ever since he was Univ of
Detroit basketball coach. Amazing he still has a voice
Even
rarer than the "man bites dog" story is the "dog eat dog."
Canine cannibalism sells papers!!!!
Friend.
If the person in question has any motive other than the pure desire to engage
with you, they're not a friend. Just a sponge.
Annoyed
that Malaysia Airlines getting a bad rap for this. We've flown it before &
wouldn't hesitate to do so again. I recall good service.
We've
suspended attending Sunday morning yoga class, due to teacher inadequacy. This
morning, we did yoga ourselves in another room at club
That
"it's gonna snow" smell again. I suspect it's 99 percent my own
perspiration anticipating the shoveling I'll have to do.
Picked
up bio of Apple designer Jony Ive. Put it down after umpteenth fawning
reference to his "brilliance." Silicon Valley
puffery.
WashPost
used "decry" in 2 headlines today. This must stop! Need to employ a
more representative cross-sampling of obscure English verbs
Something
fishy about CBS Sunday Morning "Travolta's aging brain"
interpretation of "Adele Dazeem." Perhaps he's dyslexic reading cue
cards
RT
@IBMResearch: "#IBMResearch
thinks it's one step closer to making solar universally accessible" @FastCoExist http://www.fastcoexist.com/3027129/these-massive-mirrored-dishes-could-make-solar-cheaper-for-all …
I
can't think of a better way to lose your sense of perspective on the day's
events than to watch cable TV news.
