Summer
isn't over till I have absolutely no good excuse for not putting my short
pants, T-shirts, and sandals in storage for another year.
Apple
atoned for sin of giving us all a great new U2 album by regaling us with an EP
containing a mediocre solo track from each ex-Beatle
RT
@IBMSocialBiz: Video #ProjectSyNAPSE
was shown at #TEDatIBM
about brain-inspired computer. http://onforb.es/1ut8OiR pic.twitter.com/9vp6k8H0SU
The
older I get, the less in-love I am with earbuds. I prefer to hear music playing
out from speakers. Almost any speakers.
Attention
deficit disorder. We’re always told it defines connected culture. Then how to
explain binge watching? Attention surfeit disorder
People
in fatigues at the grocery store. A typical sight in an eastern Fairfax County
Looking
forward to re-launching the #IBM
Data magazine website. Greatly improved. Imminent. October.
Fall
filling up with speaking engagements: Las Vegas ,
Santa Clara , Istanbul ,
Orlando . And
even one here back home: Arlington .
Diverse topics
Even
dispassionate discussion of Global warming from a data science perspective
tends to bring out the ideological comments. Not going there
Reasonably
good week. Accomplished pretty much everything I wanted to. When I wanted to
accomplish most was making it to weekend. Done!
"The
Rise of the Data Natives" (http://ow.ly/BZQ3W ) JK--People who expect
all data-driven apps, cloud, & IoT to spoil them silly 24x7.
Tired
of seeing these "lover of life" Twitter profiles. How about
"sworn enemy of Satan & his minions," just to keep things
interesting?
"Startup
wants to reinvent #bigdata
by putting computers in space" (http://ow.ly/BZ6Dw )
JK--Seen "Gravity"? Risk of orbital data debris?
I'm
not downloading iOS 8.0.2 until it's been out in the field for a week or two
and I don't hear any horror stories. Why shouldn't I?
"Quantified
Self Should Be About Health Not Ego" (http://ow.ly/BZ2Kq )
JK--Perhaps people want 2 quantify how big their heads have grown?
"Climate
Science Is Not Settled" (http://ow.ly/BZ1AD ) JK--Nor is climate data
science. See my yesterday blog: http://ow.ly/BZ1AE
"How
#bigdata revolution
can help design ideal cities " (http://ow.ly/BYjCc )
JK--NYC Hudson Yards calls self "quantified community"
This
wk #IBMDataMag
qh: http://ow.ly/BYg88
http://ow.ly/BYg89
http://ow.ly/BYg8a
http://ow.ly/BYg8b
http://ow.ly/BYg8c
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Girl, You Have No
Faith in Medicine by The White Stripes from Elephant JK--I long ago renounced
the Acetaminophen God
Open
data? Equitably distrib data-sci brnpowr among haves/have-nots p1: http://ow.ly/BYeiG
p2: http://ow.ly/BYeiH
Fri #IBMDataMag
qh
Apple
should include a Uri Geller app with iOS8 next rev so people can bend back
their iPhone 6 with their minds. Would be insanely great!
Dear
kung fu filmmakers: Don’t try to class them up w/all this highfalutin Chinese
philosophy. Just cut straight to the punching & kicking
"10
ways #bigdata Is
changing business of sports" (http://ow.ly/BWxeb )
JK--Good visual summary of tech innovations driving "moneyball"
"Billy
Beane." One o those baseball real names I like think is an assumed name.
Others: "Johnny Bench." "Harmon Killebrew." "Mickey
Mantle."
What
makes the move from #Oracle
to DB2 so easy? Find out here: http://bit.ly/OracleTODB2 @IBMRedbooks #oow14
Reports!
Everyone wants them faster, with more insight. See how @Handelsbanken solved their challenges.
http://bit.ly/1u7urAA
#oow14
Regulatory
reporting giving you a headache? See how @Handelsbanken solved their
challenges. http://bit.ly/1u7urAA #oow14
Six
reasons why you should move to #DB2. Find out more via
ITG: http://bit.ly/ITGdatabase #oow14 #Oracle
Data-scientist
skillsets? Immersion in probabilistic programming languages (http://ow.ly/BUOBV )
Thursday #IBMDataMag
quick-hit
New
#IBM jk blogpost:
"Data science's limitations in addressing global warming" (http://ow.ly/BUMyh )
RT
@IBMJobsGlobal
Myths+Mathmagical Superpwrs o Data Scntsts http://wp.me/p3wLjR-Hk
@IBMJobsGlobal #datascientists #Careers JK--Golden
oldie
"Data
Science is mainly Human Science" (http://ow.ly/BUGTA ) JK--As
opposed to robot science? U mean works w/more behav than machine data
"Google
Just Made #BigData
Expertise Much Tougher 2 Fake" (http://ow.ly/BUFnI )
JK--Huh? Always been obvious who doesn't know their stuff
"Future
will B Streamed & Analyzed" (http://ow.ly/BUEdj )
JK--Recent Forrester Wave. #IBM
InfoSphere Streams scored tops on perf & scalab
Reading
Facebook friend (and Boston Globe tech reporter) Hiawatha Bray's excellent book
"You Are Here" about th history of human geolocation
"
#BigData enlisted to
plot & predict career path" (http://ow.ly/BUykm )
JK--Dont cram all that data into your CV. Keep it to 2 pages max
Rubber
baby buggy bumpers. Did they ever debug the bumpers? And why did they equip a
rubber baby with bumpers, anyway? I don't get it.
Very
much a gloomy Fall morning out there. We actually need the rain, so I won't
gripe. Was an unusually dry & cool summer in the DC area.
"The
Dangers of Dark Data and How to Minimize Your Exposure" (http://ow.ly/BUx9K )
JK--Good outline of chief risks & approaches.
"How
to Turn your Data into a New Product" (http://ow.ly/BUwsk ) JK--I
like th counterintuitive thought about contemplating most evil use
Join
IBM for #WatsonAnalytics
Q&A w/ @marcushearne + @bigdatagal @milesaustin @teddy777 9/25 1pm ET http://CrowdChat.net/IBMInsight
The
Washington Post outlines IBM's effort to transform HR with analytics. http://wapo.st/1lBQpIo
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Rainbow by Robert
Plant from Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar JK--2014. Ranks among the very
best of his career.
RT
@nytimestech: Machine Learning:
Making Adjustments in the Search for the Perfect News Feed http://nyti.ms/1uoRV98
RT
@IBMBluemix: Develop a public
transportation system simulator with #Node on @IBM #Bluemix https://ibm.biz/BdFAik
pic.twitter.com/8NB51vq5YV
My
fave presumptive close in social media mktg is "we noticed you haven't
registered for our webinar tomorrow" re something of zero appeal
Through
2020, 90% of #bigdata
implementations will augment, not replace, existing #datawarehouses http://bit.ly/modernDW
@ibmdatawh
#Datawarehouse
Modernization : Premier #healthcare alliance
saves lives (92K Lives) & money ($9.3 Bil) http://bit.ly/modernDW
@IBMDataWH
What
our customers love about our #inmemory #database technology :
http://buff.ly/1r8Auac
@IBMDataWH blog by @rahulag80 #IBMBLU
#IBMBLU Acceleration is
IBM’s take on what #inmemory
database technology should look like http://buff.ly/1r8B481
@IBMDataWH @rahulag80
"The
Not So Secret #Cloud
Club: How to Get Past the “Cloud Gap” http://buff.ly/XzxZSi . @IBMDataWH Blog by @ARonthal #datawarehouse
#Aberdeen study:
Organizations are using #cloud
to drive improved #revenue
growth and higher #profit
http://buff.ly/1r9hN6j
@IBMDataWH
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Breed by Nirvana
from Nevermind JK--1991. Seems to shout "Giselle" or
"gazelle." Supermodel or antelope? Which breed?
What
Mobile Is Teaching Us About Classroom Accessibility http://ibm.co/1ohKFot
#IBMMobile
"10
Simple Rules for Better Figures" (http://ow.ly/BRk6g ) JK--Data
visualization tips. Doesn't that sound like a "Cosmo" article title?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp The Mixer (Men &
Women Together) by The Modern Lovers JK--1994. Jonathan Richman sings like grad
student slacking off
"Watson
on runway: #IBM ’s Keith
Mercier on #Watson
role in transforming retail" (http://ow.ly/BRfHQ )
JK--App-bsd shopping recommends
"Visual
proof neural nets can compute any function" (http://ow.ly/BRf6n )
JK--But only continuous functions, & not necessarily exactly.
"Predict
crime w/BigData..."Minority Report" 4 real" (http://ow.ly/BRerU )
JK--Film was fantasy o 100% bang-on incident predict/interdict
Cognitive
computing? Acing the Turing test is the least of it (http://ow.ly/BRd3U )
Wednesday #IBMDataMag
quick-hit
Drives
me nuts to see "hype" equated with "emphasis"--eg.,
"is big data overhyped?" Hype is short for hyperbole, which means
exaggeration.
Need
a “find my mind” app to help track which apps have pieces of my fragmented
attention span.
Interesting
how courts are forcing DC Council to legalize concealed weapons at same time
nut jobs trying to force their way into White House
My
guess is that Alibaba’s IPO has been more beneficial for Yahoo’a bottom line
than anything Mayer may have accomplished during her tenure
Bought/downloaded
Tennis' new (3rd) LP "Ritual in Repeat" a few days ago and cant stop
listening. Sparkling romantic happy pop. Strong songs
Ach.
I've exhausted all the usual synonyms for "fast." Now I'm down to
"lickety-split." What percentage of a split-second is lickety-split?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Gloria by Patti
Smith from Horses JK--1975. Musical highlight from my senior year in
highschool. An original artist!
Gearing
up to watch TED @ IBM this afternoon. Remotely: http://ow.ly/BOKjF . By
"gearing up," I mean "I'm connected."
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Love Will Tear Us
Apart by Joy Division from Substance JK--Again? Never states whether love had
torn 'em apart before
New
#IBM jk blog: "Data
Science's Limitations in Addressing Global Warming." I'll also speak on
this topic at Ignite @ Insight next month.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Pocketful of Golden
by Robert Plant from Lullaby and Th Ceaseless Roar JK--2014. Great! Remember
that band he was in?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Maybellene by Chuck
Berry JK--1955. Chuck switched 2 souped-up car theme when focus groups poohpoohed
cosmetics angle
"Webnr:
Leveraging Customer Relations, Competitivenss & Insights" (http://ow.ly/BOqtd )
JK--Oct14 12noon EDT. Reg: http://ow.ly/BOqyB
"Webinar:
Get Acquaintd w/Cloudant" (http://ow.ly/BOqbA ) JK--Oct 7, Nov 4 or
Dec 2. 12noon. Register: http://ow.ly/BOqlq #IBMDataMag
· Sep 23
"Webcast:
Next-Generation DB2 w/BLU Accel" (http://ow.ly/BOpWa )
JK--Oct 2 10:30am EDT. Register: http://ow.ly/BOq2R #IBMDataMag
"Webinar:
Revolutionizing Analytx w/In-Mem Cmptg" (http://ow.ly/BOp9a )
JK--Sept 25 12pm EDT Register: http://ow.ly/BOpiK #IBMDataMag
"Next-Generation
In-Memory Computing Advances" (http://ow.ly/BOoVb )
JK--Enhancd DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration now available #IBMDataMag
"Explore
the Bluemix Environment" (http://ow.ly/BOoJy ) JK--Cloud-based #Hadoop development. #IBMDataMag
"Leverage
the Power of Watson Analytics" (http://ow.ly/BOoBJ )
JK--Look at Data Refinery and Project Dynamite #IBMDataMag
RT
Want to thank @IBMCDC for retweeting
everything I put out. Automatically. I'm beginning this with an "RT"
to see if its bot duplicates
"Powerful
Analytics for Everyone" (http://ow.ly/BOo4L ) JK--Check out #IBM #Watson Analytics. #IBMDataMag
"Monetizing
a Crowdsourced Data Scientist Existence" (http://ow.ly/BOmT5 ) JK--Me
showing off what I learned in econ class #IBMDataMag
"Data Lakes
"Actionable
Insight Through Cloud-Delivered Analytics" (http://ow.ly/BOmuw )
JK--Kimberly Madia on cloud analytics use cases #IBMDataMag
PR
flacks are emailing me promos for Pauly
Shore
Advanced
analytics? Monte Carlo simulation when the
past is an uncertain prologue to prediction (http://ow.ly/BOkFD ) Tues #IBMDataMag qh
How
#crowdsourcing
offers an opportunity to build personal visibility in the #datascience field http://ibm.co/1rrMyE7
by James Kobielus
Why
risk-reward ratios favor standard #datascientific
consulting work over #crowdsourced
contests http://ibm.co/1rrMyE7 by James Kobielus
Can
project-oriented #crowdsourcing
initiatives put food on #datascientists’
tables? http://ibm.co/1rrMyE7 by James Kobielus
"50
years o Moog, analog synth that still beats 1s & 0s" (http://ow.ly/BLEnl )
JK--And still reminds o pretentious 70s "progressive" rock
"Fairfax County
"SCALE
brings Internet of Things to public housing" (http://ow.ly/BLDbM )
JK-- #IBM initiative
with Montgomery County , Maryland
"3
Things #Spark Needs 2
Out-Hadoop #Hadoop"
(http://ow.ly/BLAjE )
JK--Hi-end scalability. On-the-record accounts. Backward compatibility
"Apache
Samza" ( http://ow.ly/BLzIb ) JK--Incubating. Stream
processing tech developed at LinkedIn and used operationally.
"Real-Time
Stream Processing in #BigData
w/ #Hadoop &
DW" (http://ow.ly/BLzaL ) JK--Good market overvu
includes #IBM InfoSphere
#Streams
"Spark
1.1: The State of Spark Streaming "
(http://ow.ly/BLxRe )
JK--Good overview of open-source streaming technology.
"Top
2,500 Data Science, Big Data and Analytics Websites" (http://ow.ly/BLwIN )
JK--Top? Out of population of 2,800, that's ~90% of them!
"Is
it time to move your analytics to the cloud?" (http://ow.ly/BLwp6 )
JK--Good one by #IBM
Andrew Popp on #Watson
Analytics
"Sustainability
in Age o #BigData"
(http://ow.ly/BLvka )
JK--"Can big data B used 2 influence people’s behavior without manipul8ng
them?"
"Gartner
Says a Typical Family Home Could Contain More Than 500 Smart Devices by
2022" (http://ow.ly/BLuta ) JK--All networked, I
suppose
"Hard
Data Analytx Probs Make 4 Better Algos: Bioinformatics" (http://ow.ly/BLtTc )
JK--Good discuss of challenges of mining "omics" data
"Structured
Open Urban Data: Understanding the Landscape" (http://ow.ly/BLtyV )
JK--Very useful discussion of the available data sets
"Beyond
#BigData: Consider
Impact of Emerging Techs on Data Mgt" (http://ow.ly/BLsz7 )
JK--Crowdsourcing discussion is most interesting
Yet
another "the good, the bad, & the ugly" ref. I don't recall
anybody in 1968 making lame (or any) pop-culture references to 1922 films.
Starbucks
is playing Linda Ronstadt's greatest hits. All of which sound classic, 40 years
later. Very nice pipes & song choices.
New
#IBMDataMag jk
article: "Monetizing a Crowdsourced Data Scientist Existence" (http://ow.ly/BKyzX )
Peta-governance?
Timing means everything... p1: http://ow.ly/BKxVC p2: http://ow.ly/BKxUh
Mon #IBMDataMag
qh in adv. Busy tomorrow
LA
Fitness says that September is National Yoga Month. But apparently not special
enough to get a good teacher. Or set aside a special room
Wow!
Social media trifecta: all my friends have birthdays, new jobs, and were
mentioned in the news. And they're all very influential people
