Strung
the outdoor lights. Departed from tradition. No more hanging on our scrawny
shrubs. Now wrapping candycane-like around tree trunks
In
terms of revolutionary mottos, I’ve never understood the one about a snake not
wanting anyone to tread on him.
Contemplating
my year-ahead prediction blog. Actually, I'm not. I'm hoping for a Ouija board
under the Christmas tree.
Put
up tree & decorations, preceded by extensive pre-test of all lights. Threw
away 2 totally dead strings. Have too many junky ornaments
During
busy hours, Panera usually has at least one salesperson making a pitch to a
prospective customer. Sometimes that pitch is religious.
Has
been a quiet day. And thank goodness for that. It's been an eventful-enough
week. Whew! Weekend, I eagerly await you!
Drafted
latest #IBMDataMag
column: "Pushing MapReduce’s Efficiency Envelope"
Drafted
latest #IBM jk #Dataversity
column: "Cognitive Computing and the Indelible Role of Human
Judgment"
"Internet
of Things in science, retail & on th playing fields" (http://ow.ly/FOdFn )
JK--Interesting discussion o IoT application domains
"The
Problem with Sentiment Analysis" (http://ow.ly/FOdmo )
JK--Interesting graph segmentation/clustering of like-sentimented individuals
"How
One App is Using Machine-Learning to Tackle Credibility on Twitter" (http://ow.ly/FOazz )
JK--Very interesting project
"We
finally know when birds lost teeth" (http://ow.ly/FO8J5 )
JK--Bird genome family tree. Ostriches branched off earliest from dinosaurs
"Sentiment
Analysis of 11M Tweets" (http://ow.ly/FO7Jf ) JK--Dubious biz value
in parsing word-cloud nuances of "f*ck" "f*cking" &
"sh*t"
"Evolution
of Advertising in an Internet of Things World" (http://ow.ly/FO5Yg )
JK--Piece doesn't discuss inevitable: ad-saturated things
"Use
Data-Driven Segmentation to Find Your Target Audience" (http://ow.ly/FO5aV )
JK--Good overview of segmentation-factor data sources.
"The
Emergence of Brain-Inspired Computing" (http://ow.ly/FO4LW )
JK--Recap of recent #IBM
Cognitive Systems Colloquium
This
wk #IBMDataMag
qhs: http://ow.ly/FMSzl
http://ow.ly/FMSzm
http://ow.ly/FMSzn
http://ow.ly/FMSzo
http://ow.ly/FMSzp
Smarter
cities? The infrastructure silo-busting imperative (http://ow.ly/FMS92 )
Friday #IBMDataMag
quick-hit
Mitch
Miller’s choral singalongs had all the character of your Elks lodge’s stab at
the holiday favorites.
"Analysis:
Is OLTP and DW on the Same Platform Such a Good Idea?" (http://ow.ly/FKCed )
JK--Interesting POV from Stephen Swoyer.
"The
Coming Era of Egocentric Video Analysis" (http://ow.ly/FKBbR )
JK--Bodycam analytics
I
think a big part of Einstein's genius was that he was so incredibly quotable.
Contemplating
Alan Turing's theory about the "Halting Problem" (http://ow.ly/FKhlg ).
Till my nervous system halted. Needs a reboot.
Mktg
campaign optzn? Analytics to drive sustainable food chain p1: http://ow.ly/FJsKF
p2: http://ow.ly/FJsKG
Thurs #IBMDataMag
qh
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Within U Without U
by Beatles from Sgt. Pepper's JK--1967. Flipped from my least- to most-fave
track on this classic
My
Christmas "wishlist"? I just wish for a peaceful present. I live in
the present. I don't need presents presented to me.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp PALMS by NAVVI from
EP JK--2014. Sounds a bit Portishead. Good one.
There's
artificial intelligence & there's intelligent artificiality. Latter is
intelligence (sophisticated or basic) in every human artifact
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Somebody's Talking
by The Preatures frm Blue Planet Eyes JK--2014. Lively '80s feel here. A bit
Go-Gos. A bit Benatar
"Made
in #IBM Labs: Creating
Analytics “Express Lane” 4 Cloud Data" (http://ow.ly/FEFxN )
JK--Enable more timely/efficient app processing
Smarter
planet? Remote sensing th globe from every possible viewpoint p1 http://ow.ly/FECSd
p2 http://ow.ly/FECSe
Wed #IBMDataMag
qh
One
of the conference organizers lives in the Florida Keys .
That sounds like the perfect telecommute. Except during hurricane season.
For
the record, I have still not met anybody who owns a smartwatch, or, if they do,
shows it off. For the record, I work in high-tech.
RT
@PointSource: Enjoying the last
day @Mobility_Forum @sltrunzo @jameskobielus #selfie #mobilemoment
Sitting
here writing last batch of quick-hits before Xmas respite. Doing it on the
road: manual typewriter & 10-ft roll of teleprinter paper
"
#IBM secures patents for
'express lane' cloud data analysis" (http://ow.ly/FCIFi )
JK--Makes cloud svc deploy more cost-eff & efficient
"Webcast:
Dynamic Data Masking for Web Applications" (http://ow.ly/FCjw7 )
JK--Thurs Dec 18 2pm EST Register: http://ow.ly/FCjw8
"Webcast:
Speeding+Simplifyng #BigData
Projex" (http://ow.ly/FCiWH ) JK--Tomorrow 12noon
EST. Registr: http://ow.ly/FCiWI #IBMDataMag
"Mobility
Threats to Business Data" (http://ow.ly/FChOj ) JK-- #Bigdata in a minute:
securing proprietary data in mobile era #IBMDataMag
"Taking
a Look at Today’s Security Risks" (http://ow.ly/FChmb ) JK--Whitepaper:
insights from IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence #IBMDataMag
"Filling
th #BigData Skills
Gap" (http://ow.ly/FCeTQ ) JK--Case study vid: #IBM & Babson College
"Accelerating
Speed to Insight" (http://ow.ly/FCe9I ) JK--Video: speed
innovation with the cloud #IBMDataMag
"Smarter
Healthcare for Effective Consumer Engagement" (http://ow.ly/FCdIS )
JK--Whitepaper to download #IBMDataMag
"Fighting
Fraud in New Ways "
(http://ow.ly/FCd8l )
JK--Whitepaper: anti-fraud in banking with #bigdata analytics #IBMDataMag
"Rising
Heroically to the Scalability Challenge" (http://ow.ly/FCcy0 )
JK--David Birmingham on #IBM
#PureData DW
advantages #IBMDataMag
"Platforms
Well Suitd 4 Complex Analytics" (http://ow.ly/FCbNK )
JK--T.Eunice on combine DW & OSS 4 specific #bigdata analytx #IBMDataMag
"Real-Time
Netwk Analytx 4 Intelligent Infra" (http://ow.ly/FCbbc )
JK--Talbot & Madia on streaming data analytics in telecom #IBMDataMag
IDC
speaker notes airlines’ reliance on mainframes. I, as an IBM-er, say “bless their
little hearts.”
Stating
that every imperative is “at the end of the day” is bad practice. Do it all the
moment you come to the office. Before coffee.
RT
@ScienceTrueFact: We can
udnretsnad msseed up stneceens as lnog as the lsat and frsit lttrees of wdros
are in crrcoet plaecs.
RT
@DataScienceCtrl: 3 Must-Ask
Questions Before Choosing That ML Algorithm! (http://ow.ly/FvKXA )
JK--Very practical framework
IBM
Watson Curator: Transforming Big Data Into Trusted Information For Watson http://bit.ly/12mGjb0
Find
news & stories on how you can re-imagine work in the #WatsonAnalytics
Storybook http://bit.ly/12mGbIj
IMDB
lists Bob Dylan as a writer on th Jack Benny TV show. Cuz he wrote “Blowin’ In
The Wind,” which Peter Paul & Mary performd on that show
Geospatial
analytics? Managing the land more effectively to protect the rainforest (http://ow.ly/FAQyv )
Tuesday #IBMDataMag
quick-hit
"Facial
Analysis: Wall Street Nxt #BigData
Tool" (http://ow.ly/FA4vx ) JK--Foretell market
trends. Good luck. Write home when U find work
"Workshop
on the Research Interfaces between Brain Science and Computer Science" (http://ow.ly/FA0fF )
JK--Interesting research agenda.
Some
fool commentator says RG3's demise shows football a "what have you done 4
me lately" sport. Wot U suggest? Keep loser on field losing?
"Data
Visualisation: Scientfc Treatmt" (http://ow.ly/FzXAb )
JK--One classic lets us vicariously experience Napoleon's army's death march
Right
after presenting today on smart mobility & Watson, someone point-blank asks
how causation can be verified. Huh? Philosophy of science?
"The
Case for Talking to Users in the Age of #BigData " (http://ow.ly/FzWqL )
JK--For building the narrative you're testing statistically
"How
data scientists are changing the face of biz intelligence" (http://ow.ly/FzS91 )
JK--Made analytics one of th coolest college majors
RT
@sltrunzo: User experience is
critical in mobile app economy - I agree w/ @jameskobielus! @Mobility_Forum JK--That's me on
stage in photo
"Farm
Startup Seeks 2 Profit from Harvesting #BigData" (http://ow.ly/FzQPg )
JK--E-mktplace 4 farmers 2 sell info on planting, yields etc
How
could folks misconstrue "Purple Haze" as "kiss this guy"? A
few lines l8r, a "girl put a spell on me" (Jimi). Coming-out as bi?
Doubtful
"Where
The Cloud Meets The Grid" (http://ow.ly/FzO8a ) JK--Kind of a cool
geeky figure-laden discussion of doing it yourself.
It's
great when people approach me to say they follow my stuff. But could they
simply stay & have a pleasant conversation? That'd mean more
A
bit chilly & rainy in Orlando .
I suppose the warm Florida
weather will be brought from cold storage when Xmas vacation blitz begins.
Soon.
Drafted
new #IBM blog:
"Machine learning molds the material world"
Collecting
my thoughts in speaker-ready room at #mobilityforum2014.
Was losing mind till I found the smooth-jazz-muzak-turnoff switch. Whew!
Crowdsourcing
#BigData?
Intersection of interest graphs & IoT p1: http://ow.ly/FwBD9 p2: http://ow.ly/FwBDa
Mon #IBMDataMag
qh
Catching
flight to Orlando
to speak at Enterprise Mobility Forum re #Watson & mobile app
economy. Have prop: my iPhone. #IBM #Apple prtnrshp
Reading
Yanofsky's philosophy book, "Th Outer Limits o Reason," footnoting
"Parade" magazine. At least he didnt cite a Sunday coupon insert
RT
@Gabriele_Corno: First snow @
Amsterdam....
A
wet day but not a bad one. LA Fitness did a grand opening shindig. Lots of free
food from local eateries. Glad we worked out first.
#IBM is at the #TDWI Orlando Conference
from Dec 7-12, 2014 http://buff.ly/1tKWmWg : @IBMDataWH Blog by @amit505 #datamanagement
Why
do small & medium #businesses
need analytics? Read this Blog by @rahulag80
to know more http://buff.ly/1HY5wJw #bigdata @IBMDataWH
Harness
the Experience of Industry Knowledge to Accelerate Success in #DataWarehousing
http://buff.ly/1tL33rd
@IBMDataWH #datamodel
#IBM #Industry #Models are the subject
of a #paper by #McKnight Associates :
Have you read it yet? http://buff.ly/1tL33rd @IBMDataWH
#IoT will go nowhere
without cloud & big data analytics by @horizonwatching http://ow.ly/ECbZ6
MT @IBMCloud
Collab
Isn’t Just for YouTube Video Artists. #IBM Social Business
Insights blog by Julie Yamamoto http://ow.ly/FtFm1
#IBM #Watson Analytics. Why
it matters to business: https://ibm.biz/WA_Info . https://vine.co/v/Ov6uvi1m7lT https://ibm.biz/BdEbnW
Wait.
Tom Hanks is married to someone named Wilson .
So could that volleyball in the movie have gotten the part thanks to nepotism?
"High-resolution
image"? Higher than what resolution. It's as vague as "big
data." Bigger than what?
"Wozniak
calls Apple garage origin ‘a myth’" (http://ow.ly/FsVCM )
JK--Design work happened elsewhere. Where? Bathroom? Doghouse?
Christmas
songs. An extraordinarily diverse body of recordings. A genre unto itself,
threaded through and illuminating every other genre.
