An
"unknown error" is always occurring. For which there's an unknown
solution. And an unknown cause for concern. Unknown why they inform us.
Was
I actually in Las Vegas
this week? Feels like Las Vegas
was a hologram that was projected around me, then switched off. Back in Virginia
@TheSocialPitt Yes, grad school on
Wisconsin Alumni Research Fellowship in Journalism. Undergrad: UM-Ann Arbor,
Econ. Wanted 2 B Biz Journo
"The
best websites aren’t just built, they’re calculated." Gr8 statement from
recent GigaOm Structure Data panel (http://ow.ly/vHkAl )
"Embryonic
days of data journalism industry R upon us" (http://ow.ly/vHikF )
JK--Dedicated 2 my UW-Madison J-school adviser: Jim Baughman
"Delightful
Exploration o Math, Mars & Feces" (http://ow.ly/vHi4E )
JK--"How many cubic feet of soil can you fertilize w/your excrement?"
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Mary Mountain
by Quilt from Held In Splendor JK--2014. Tuneful lite-psychedelia with a kind
of wispy air about it.
Barney
Ales. BGordy Motown partner. 4-pt intvu http://ow.ly/vGRuw http://ow.ly/vGRwB
http://ow.ly/vGRym
http://ow.ly/vGRAE
Life's
just a rolling calculation grounded in odds. Descartes inner voice probably
whispered "I think therefore I probably am."
"Understanding
#Hadoop-DW
balance of power" (http://ow.ly/vGr7i ) JK--JKelly says Hdp
won't replace DW, just grab some DW workloads
"Why
use R? Five reasons" (http://ow.ly/vGqyl ) JK--Free. Popular.
Powerful. Flexible. Supported.
Received
a tech business email from David Letterman. Looks legit. I had to blink several
times & realize other people may have that name.
#Forrester
Wave #BigData
#Hadoop
Solutions, Q1 2014 (http://ow.ly/vGiEJ ). Read to see why #IBM InfoSphere
BigInsights was named a leader
Stephen
Colbert taking over CBS' "Late Show." This is totally cool. I am sure
he will absolutely rock 'n' roll in his own distinctive way.
Ritzy
jewelry stores should include bodyguard services as premium add-on. Women plan
to advertise their obscene wealth around their throats?
This
wk #IBM qhs: http://ow.ly/vGeBJ
http://ow.ly/vGeDl
http://ow.ly/vGeE9
http://ow.ly/vGeFi
http://ow.ly/vGeGg
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp (I Can’t Get
No) Satisfaction by Devo frm Q: Are We Not Men? A: We R Devo JK--1978.
Brilliantly nerdish deconstruct
Big
identity? The #bigdata
challenges of identity management in the IoT p1: http://ow.ly/vGdBv
p2: http://ow.ly/vGdDe
Fri #IBM qh
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Save It for
a Rainy Day by The Jayhawks frm Rainy Day Music JK--2003. Love this entire
album. Superb country-pop-rock
New
#IBM jk
blogpost: "The embryonic days of the data journalism industry are upon
us" (http://ow.ly/vG62X )
A10:
#cloudchat
I want #IBM #Watson to solve
the problem of searching the world's vast strove of real-t... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/q801
A9:
#cloudchat
Here's what I EXPECT/WISH for #Watson in 5
years: it'll be the core of all our BigData, ... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/s246
A9:
#cloudchat
Well, I'm not in Watson Solutions Division, so I can only give U my personal
wishlist. E... #cloudchat
http://via-cc.at/n043
A8:
#cloudchat
#IBM has
acquired #Cloudant
as our #NoSQL
cloud platform. You can expect to see that pla... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/w1zf
A8:
#cloudchat
As cloud-computing platforms become more scalable, real-time, agile, etc, we'll
bring al... #cloudchat
http://via-cc.at/1b8q
A7:
#cloudchat
#IBM #Watson Mobile
Developer Challenge demonstrates that ISV-enablement and mobile-enab... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/0wm3
A7:
#cloudchat
Submit proposal for mobile app idea that would benefit from Watson. Finalists
get Watson... #cloudchat
http://via-cc.at/hdge
Submit
proposal for mobile app idea that would benefit from Watson. Finalists get
Watson access to prot... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/s8yt
Watson
Cognitive Fabric. Yes, indeed. Providing evolving set of APIs, tools,
methodologies, SDKs, and i... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/a7a2
A6:
#cloudchat
#IBM #Watson is also
a powerful search engine leveraging NLP, machine learning, stream c... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/k1t7
A6:
#cloudchat
Think of #IBM #Watson as a
"sensemaking" service: sifting signal from the noise of unstr... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/am9n
A5
#cloudchat
It will make it easier for customers of all sizes, from very small to very
large, to use ... #cloudchat
http://via-cc.at/v7ap
A5:
#cloudchat
Keep in mind that #IBM
moving all of our solutions--not just #Watson--to
cloud. Decision... #cloudchat
http://via-cc.at/p8wc
I
agree. Simplicity is something we have to work feverishly hard at as we roll
out the Watson Cognitive... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/ht0k
A5:
#cloudchat
IBM acquired a robust public cloud infrastructure with @Softlayer. It was clear from the... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/wium
A4:
#cloudchat
#IBM #Watson most
significant contribution so far is in demonstrating not only that we d... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/fyhc
Actually,
we want to encourage those "distractions" from other IBM business
units. Our push with Watson... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/q6dh
A3:
#cloudchat
By being its own business unit, the Watson team is also growing the technology
by bringi... #cloudchat
http://via-cc.at/8m5k
A3:
#cloudchat
#IBM has been
growing #Watson
from the start through deep investments in R&D, partner en... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/6cpd
RT
@IBMAnalytics: IBM roundtable
discussion w/ @jameskobielus
answers all #bigdata
questions http://bit.ly/1qlAUIa http://bit.ly/1qlASQt
A2:
#cloudchat
#IBM Watson is
the focus of our new Watson Solutions Division, headquartered in NYC's
"S... #cloudchat
http://via-cc.at/pkwi
A2:
#cloudchat
#IBM #Watson DeepQA
tech is fundamental to our delivery of new cloud apps that bring uns... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/j3k7
A2:
#cloudchat
#IBM #Watson is hear
of #IBM big
data, information management, advanced analytics, and c... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/8u0w
A1:
#cloudchat
#IBM #Watson was
designed using the core cloud-computing features: on-demand, self-servi... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/336j
A1:
#cloudchat
#IBM #Watson clouds
(plural) provide distinct platforms for retail, travel, healthcare, ... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/r88u
A1:
#cloudchat
#IBM #Watson has been
a cloud service from the get-go: public cloud available to custome... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/zn5n
A
pleasure to be here tweeting on this #cloudchat. I
have Watson embedded in my cranium to assist my co... #cloudchat http://via-cc.at/v6e3
April
#cloudchat
#IBM Watson
& Cloud--Driving Innovation (http://ow.ly/vET6d ). At
the top of the hour. Join us!
Saving
my hair, skin, muscles, & nerves to get good workings over in Jakarta . Plenty of good
stylists, spas, & masseuses at reasonable rates
Cherry
blossoms. Cheery blossoms. The flourishing burst of a bright, warm early April
day in the DC area. The Tidal
Basin 's welcome bouquet
"Feds
Seek To Expand Open Data" (http://ow.ly/vEnPA ) JK--Fed-agency
open-data roundtables through program dev'd by NYU's Governance Lab
"Harvest
machine data using #Hadoop
& Hive" (http://ow.ly/vEmQi ) JK--Good drilldown in #IBM developerWorks
"#BigData: A
Time to Save, a Time to Delete" (http://ow.ly/vEmn0 )
JK--Good overview of apps/benefits in legal profession.
"Nine
large problems with #bigdata"
(http://ow.ly/vE4Sf )
JK--Good discussion of caveats & constraints
"How
NASA Is Meeting #BigData
Challenge" (http://ow.ly/vE4el ) JK--Links to NASA
paper (http://ow.ly/vE4nv ) for details.
"#BigData needs
software-defined storage" (http://ow.ly/vE3wj ) JK-- #IBM Ronald Riffe
explains how it as hardware-independent solution
The
Monkees "Star Collector" (http://ow.ly/vDR9P )
JK--1967. One o 1st pop records 2 feature Moog synthesizer. Ownd/playd by Micky
Dolenz
#IBM acquires @Silverpop to make personalization
easier for any marketer http://bit.ly/1gVDBbS #SmarterCommerce
.@Silverpop acquisition scales
personalized marketing for any sized B2B & B2C business http://bit.ly/1gVDBbS
#SmarterCommerce
#IBM
#IBM powers
marketing personalization via automation with @Silverpop acquisition http://bit.ly/1gVDBbS
#SmarterCommerce
"#IBM To Acquire
Silverpop To Help Marketers Deliver Personalized Customer Engagements" (http://ow.ly/vDOtK )
JK--Cloud-based offering
Betting
big on the future of #bigdata.
#IBM helps
schools provide the best #BigData & #Analytics
coursework: http://on.wsj.com/1he3A3j via @WSJ
Big
Science? The rigid regimen of reproducible computational findings p1: http://ow.ly/vDDfd
p2: http://ow.ly/vDDgI
Thurs #IBM q-h
@chrisonea I'd say productivity is
every economy's problem. Downtime crimps productivity. I work on airplanes.
I'd
prefer never to hear the word "evil" brandished in tech circles ever
again until the people doing so show their theologian credentials
Argggghhh!
I get 1st class upgrades on both legs of my trip and on neither one do the
underseat electrical outlets work. Batteries dwindling
Totally
digging this PBS special on the Dave Clark Five. Awesomely powerful drum-driven
rock combo with killer vocalist! Definitely classic
Going
down to do #IBM
booth duty on the expo floor at #oaug #C14LV . Call me
a "booth dude." Yes, they hired me for my looks.
Join
the #Bigdatamgmt
convo 2morrow 12 EST!!: U/standing value of complex event process’g http://bit.ly/1ilTo58
w/ @BigDataAlex
Gore
Vidal? What? What's this article about Gore Vidal? He's no longer among us. Oh,
actually called "Gone Viral." I have to slow down.
"Hits,
Sessions & Users: Understanding Digital Analytics Data" (http://ow.ly/vzQLj )
JK--Essential #CEM
reading: #bigdata
of experience
"The
Science and Art of Customer Matching for MDM" (http://ow.ly/vzQfQ )
JK--Good discussion of fuzzy-matching algorithms.
"#Hadoop & #BigData: Where
Apache Slider slots in & why it matters" (http://ow.ly/vzPQM )
JK--Enable existing apps run unmodified on YARN
"10
#BigData
Analytics Use Cases for Healthcare IT" (http://ow.ly/vzP96 )
JK--Everything from analyzing EHRs to nurse/doc deploy optimizn
"#BigData &
Big Food: Where to draw the line?" (http://ow.ly/vzOOg ) JK--I
know where. Waiter, there's a file in my soup!
"Athlete
and Fan Analytics! New Weapon in Sports" (http://ow.ly/vzOx0 )
JK--Talks up potential of IoT wearables on everybody in ballpark
"Learning
and Teaching Machine Learning: A Personal Journey" (http://ow.ly/vzMzq )
JK--Essential reading! Historical evolution of ML.
"Selecting
the right SQL-on- #Hadoop
engine to access #bigdata"
(http://ow.ly/vzLxl )
JK--Sharp analysis by Rick van der Lans.
"Inside
Major League Baseball’s 'Hypothesis Machine'" (http://ow.ly/vzKRD )
JK--Playbook-optimization via 10-billion-edge graph analysis
JJoyce:
"forge in smithy of my soul uncreated conscience of my race."
"Smithy"? Saxon word? No McGowan in JJ's soul (http://ow.ly/vzEMK )
"Made
in #IBM Labs:
Enabling Secure Notifications 2 Mobile Devices via Cloud" (http://ow.ly/vzEhP )
JK--And we commercialize R&D avidly
"#IBM Accelerates
Mobile Innov 4 Biz w/New MobileFirst Services" (http://ow.ly/vzE2L )
JK--Includes IBM Smart & Embedded Device Security
"#IBM Debuts new Mobile , Storage & #Hadoop
Offerings 4 Mainframe" (http://ow.ly/vzDlv ) JK--zDoop is 1st
industry Hdp 4 Linux on Sys z
"#IBM Brings New
Cloud Offerings, Research Projects & Pricing Plans 2 Mainframe" (http://ow.ly/vzCOM )
JK--New IBM Enterprise Cloud Sys
American
geeks. No truth to the rumor that when they travel to the UK they must
refer to selves as "boffins" or face immediate deportation.
"Facebook
open sources code 4 managing A/B tests" (http://ow.ly/vzdgW )
JK--PlanOut code helps data-sci build+manage real-world experimts
The
R for Open Science Project (http://ow.ly/vzd2P ).
"24
Interview Questions & Answers for #Hadoop
MapReduce developers" (http://ow.ly/vzbsv ) JK--More like an FAQ
reference for those U hire
"Does
Data Science Come w/Ethical Responsibilities?" (http://ow.ly/vzazi )
JK--Can any1 address this topic 4 data domains other than PII?
"How
Deep Learning Analytics Mimic Mind" (http://ow.ly/vz855 )
JK--Draws interesting graphical comparison: "deep" vs
"shallow" learning
Prepping
for my #C14LV
preso starting about an hour from now. By "prepping," I mean
replaying th preso's narrative flow in my head once more
"Sexiest
Job of the 21st Century is Tedious & that Needs 2 Change" (http://ow.ly/vz73o )
JK--Dump the "sexy" jazz. Tedium intrinsic 2 job
"'Thingularity'
Triggers Security Warnings (http://ow.ly/vz60W ) JK--Thingularity
threatenth. Tholutionth thyould thecure thmartphoneth
"Illegal
drugs: they really work?" (http://ow.ly/vz4U3 ) JK--Granville examines
diff question: how measure diff people sensitivty 2 them?
"Scientific
method: Statistical errors" (http://ow.ly/vz46x )
JK--Controversy over use of "P value" as prinicipal metric of stat
signif
"MapReduce
...." (http://ow.ly/vz2f7 ) JK--Curious if NLP
engines know not to equate "Map+Reduce" w/ "(It's a) Small+World
(after all)"
"#BigData is
secretly scoring you" (http://ow.ly/vyQJl ) JK--No. Data brokers,
analytics firms & retailers are. "Big Data" not an entity
I've
prewritten 8 blogs (so far) that will all post during period I'm on vacation.
So you'll see my work. But I'll be anything but working
How
Mobile is
Reshaping Healthcare and Empowering Doctors & Patients http://bit.ly/PYqWiO
#IBMMobile
@CoriellLife
"Real-Time
Analytics Platform Maturity" (http://ow.ly/vyuJz )
JK--Link to details on new IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 3.2.1 #IBMDataMag
"Exploring
Streaming Data in Real Time" (http://ow.ly/vyukF )
JK--Madia & Potter on viz discovery in #IBM InfoSphere
Streams #IBMDataMag
"Rock-Solid
Business Analytics" (http://ow.ly/vyu0h ) JK--Cuneyt Goksu
discusses biz analytics on #IBM zEnterprise
System #IBMDataMag
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Moving To
the Left by Woods from With Light & With Love JK--2014. "R we floating
by & by...R we moving with th rest?"
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Smells Like
Teen Spirit by Patti Smith from Outside Society JK--2011. Punk poet does it
bluegrass. Go figure.
Machine
learning? When data scientists struggle 2 keep foothold in ground truth (http://ow.ly/vynw6 )
Wed #IBM qh in
adv. Travel tomorrow
Open
data? Climate data should move as freely as the atmosphere that cloaks our
warming planet (http://ow.ly/vylQ9 ) Tues #IBM quick-hit
"8
(No, 9!) Problms w/ #BigData"
(http://ow.ly/vxAqt )
JK--Authors construct/incinerate a strawman that'd do the Burning Man folks
proud
A
to Z. Android into Zune. An infinite regression. http://ow.ly/i/5a8WB
Find
out how to lower the cost of running your #Oracle apps
with #DB2 with
BLU Acceleration at #C14LV
http://bit.ly/1lnEwqV
#C14LV #ibmblu
Will
you be at #Collaborate14
? Visit Booth #348 to learn more about next gen #inmemory
analytics with #ibmblu
Acceleration #bigdata
#Hadoop
uber-alles? Hdp beginning 2 stare newer #bigdata
apprches in face p1: http://ow.ly/vvW53 p2: http://ow.ly/vvW54
Mon #IBM qh
Prepping
to speak at #C14LV
#oaug tomorrow.
By "prepping," I'm mean in present perfect simple tense (finished
result). Have already prepped.
WashPost
article about how Internet-jumpy scan-reading is rewiring our brains. Actually,
maybe this is the best way to read "Ulysses."
RIP
Mickey Rooney. His life illustrated how a legendary Hollywood
brat can mature into full brattitude.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Carolyn's
Fingers by Cocteau Twins from Blue Bell Knoll JK--1988. Practically the only
album I bought in the late 80s
RT
@IBM_DB2: Attending #C14LV ? Meet Koby
on Tue Apr 8: "IBM Data Warehousing: Modern Ecosystems 4 #BigData
Analytics" @jameskobielus #oaug
Once
in a while in my normal life, I actually discuss what I do in the exact
terminology I use on the job. Too stressful to always translate
So-called
"Moneyball" is only application of analytics that's literally
"game-changing." Please don't use this phrase in any other context.
Continuity
fields. Key concept in human perception, cognition & experience. Social
media & multi-everything Web totally disrupt continuities
E
pluribus unum. Reified early in our history when people's verbal default
switchd frm "the United
States of America are" 2 "th US of
A is "
Kurt
Cobain. Much as I love all those Nirvana records, I'm perhaps half generation
too old 2 hav fallen 4 th hero worship tht surrounded him
RT
@ZacharyJeans: "Any product
that needs a manual to work is broken" ~@elonmusk | @EntrepreneurQ pic.twitter.com/LZuYqRLTDl
Deleting
yet another promo email from 2nd-tier vendor that's been going nowhere fast 4
years. Pings from the abyss of the ocean of
oblivion
Video
webcast panels always logistical crapshoot. Either people's local equipmnt
and/or bandwidth deficient, or video over IP connection bad
Washington
Post predicts "pollenpalooza" will assault area's air soon. So far,
cold & rain have kept it all at bay. Will be pent-up intense
Panera's
overhead music programming is exquisite. It's exactly the current song mix I
would have arranged.
My
trees are beginning to blossom. In a few weeks, I'll have to sweep fallen
petals off driveway, otherwise we'll track them into the house
Got
tired of giving my girl spoken advice. Just started playing songs with the
themes I wanted to put forth. I'd rather hear them than me.