Glad I
didn't crack my skull flying backwards on ice on my driveway this morning going
for the newspaper. It was raining out. No inkling.
Always
have 2 restrain self from correcting when people say cardio is best way to burn
fat. Strength training is. Boosts base metabolic rate
Bought 2
new business suits today. Th black is for my son’s wedding in Feb. My last new
suit was for my older brother’s wedding 10 years ago
I have
already written the next 10 straight quick-hits. I seriously hate to
procrastinate. I intend to sustain this buffer indefinitely.
At last
count, the Big Ten is up to 14 teams. I didn’t realize that “Big” means
“multiply by 1.4.”
Muscle
mags all show grimacing guys pumping major iron. In my experience, the most
powerful keep their visage calm. Only dummies flex face.
Cable
commercials that promise quick cash tend to use that old-fashioned
cash-register “ka-ching” sound for emphasis. What is this? 1915?
Come to
my #BAmarathon
webinar on Feb 3. "Unlocking #BigData: the Power of
Cognitive Computing." Register at: http://ow.ly/HsvpI
"Fashion
tech startups use data science 2 build virtual dressing rms" (http://ow.ly/Hsqh8 )
JK--Potential 2 accel online apparel commerce
"Optimization
Algorithms in Machine Learning" (http://ow.ly/HspES )
JK--Downloadable slide deck is the keeper: http://ow.ly/HspET
"Baidu
built a supercomputer for deep learning" (http://ow.ly/Hsp3W )
JK--High-performance image analytics.
"Show
& Tell: Neural Image Caption Generator" (http://ow.ly/HsnYO )
JK--Google's implementation. Details here: http://ow.ly/HsnYP
"The
Problem with Recommenders" (http://ow.ly/Hsmmv )
JK--Title misleading. Article is good overview of recomm sys solution
approaches
"Open
Source Storage Gains Traction" (http://ow.ly/HslyO )
JK--Gartner predicts opn-src stor sw will have 20% market share by end of 2017
"Natural
Language Processing Cant Beat Human Translators (Yet)" (http://ow.ly/Hsk4b )
JK--Points to Skype real-time auto-translation svc
"NASA
Turns to Machine Learning to Identify Stars Faster" (http://ow.ly/HsiLj )
JK--Accelerate star discovery and classification process
"Dog
& pony show." What's the deal about mixing species? Dogs riding on
pony backs? Dogs herding ponies? Freakish dog-pony hybrid species?
RIP Kim
Fowley. Rock industry creative behind-the-scenes veteran dating from early
1960s. Totally uncategorizable: http://ow.ly/HrfBP
Start
your #bigdata 4
social good challenge? #Hadoop4good Office
Hrs coming! http://bit.ly/OfficeHrs_Hadoop4Good …
This wk #IBMDataMag qhs: http://ow.ly/HqVKt
http://ow.ly/HqVKu
http://ow.ly/HqVKv
http://ow.ly/HqVKw
http://ow.ly/HqVKx
Social
sentiment as mkt intel? Detangling herd bias from crowd wisdom p1 http://ow.ly/HqTpI
p2 http://ow.ly/HqTpJ
Fri #IBMDataMag
qh
RT @passbac Feb 3 @chandoo, @idigdata, @jenstirrup, @jamesKobielus, @av1singh will present at free online #BAMarathon http://ow.ly/HokuB
The
consumer-driven mobility ecosystem will drive new innovation in how people get
around. @IBMIBV #Auto2025 study: http://bit.ly/1B6ZKUg
By 2025,
the vehicle will be sophisticated enough to configure itself to a driver &
occupants. #Auto2025
study: https://ibm.biz/Auto2025
RT @Natasha_D_G: 999 #developers joined #BigData 4 Social Good
challenge http://buff.ly/1sCCXNd Be the 1000th
to #hadoop4good!
#hadoop #IBM
"Fog
computing: cloud descends to Earth for faster Internet o Things analytics"
(http://ow.ly/Hn9G4 )
JK--Good discuss o #IBM
IoT & cloud
"Ford's
#bigdata
experiments: Can it transform company?" (http://ow.ly/Hn9co )
JK--Interesting focus on behavior & experience analytics
"How
science cutting #bigdata
down to size" (http://ow.ly/Hn7RL ) JK--NSF SciServer
projbuilding ecosys for accessing space-science data
"Apache’s
newest TLP: Flink" (http://ow.ly/Hn66Q ) JK--MapReduce
alternative fuses processing & analysis of both batch and streaming data
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Dancing Barefoot by
Patti Smith Group from Wave JK--1996. Lyric hinges on the word
"thee." Unpretentiously. Perfect!
"Machine
learning methods for computer security" (http://ow.ly/Hn0Jd )
JK--Link points to a doc that's a bibliography of recent research
"Symbiosis
of #BigData & 3D
Printing" (http://ow.ly/HmZme ) JK--Discusses
synergies in custom manufactrg, QA, visualization, data storage
"Google
driverless cars being built in Livonia" (http://ow.ly/HmVoW )
JK--Wow! My hometown! Levan Rd! Where my jr-high minibike assembld!
Real-world
experiments? The value of failure in A/B testing (http://ow.ly/HmSqi )
Thurs #IBMDataMag
qh & LinkedIn Pulse blog
Learn
more about the new #WatsonAnalytics
Assemble feature http://ibm.co/WAAssembleBlog http://bit.ly/1sC5HFK
Ben
Watt's fave tracks of 2014, his influences, & more. I'm a fan. Good
website: http://ow.ly/Hmwqk @ben_watt of Everything But The Girl
RT @kexpplaylist I'm Writing a Novel
by Father John Misty from Live on #KEXP JK--2012. Cool
version. Rocks like "Hwy 61 Revisited" era Dylan
Event
organizers that offer incentives for "early-bird registration" please
be advised. It's not good practice to dangle worms.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Big New Prinz by The
Fall JK--Check this guy's track record: 4 decades o still-edgy releases: http://ow.ly/HjN97
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp God Save the Queen
by Sex Pistols frm Never Mind th Bollocks JK--1977. Rotten rages against UK
tourism revenues. Why?
"Statistical
foundations of machine learning" (http://ow.ly/HjsuF )
JK--Another fine online open-access textbook for data scientists.
"SDN
Security's Role in #BigData"
(http://ow.ly/Hjs0d )
JK--"Smart, self-aware networks capable of defending themselves against
threats"
"Predictions:
2015 Analytics and Data Science Hiring Market" (http://ow.ly/HjqUD )
JK--Great phrase: "California loses its luster."
"Are
Analysts Primitive Homo Analyticus?" (http://ow.ly/Hjpaw )
JK--Love the artwork on this. Want it on my wall.
"Data
Preparation Is Not an Afterthought" (http://ow.ly/HjoFk )
JK--Excellent #Gartner
note from Lakshmi Randall & Mark A. Beyer
"How
biz will use cognitive cmptng in 2015" (http://ow.ly/HjnRj )
JK--Per RHigh: Watson 4 "E's": education expertise expression
evolution
"Machine
learning w/wearable sensors" (http://ow.ly/Hjmja )
JK--Cool discussion of algo to distinguish 6 physical user postures/movements
" #BigData - What The
Heck Are Data Lakes?" (http://ow.ly/Hjlod ) JK--And golly gee, why
are they so gosh darn hard to manage? Aw shucks.
"IoT
#bigdata
problms" (http://ow.ly/HjjiL ) JK--Per @acroll : Wearable overload. Sensing
overkill. Data oversprawl. Need contxt over all
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Allie by Belle and
Sebastian from Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance JK--2015. One of these indie
veterans' best LPs.
"Forecasting:
Principles and Practice" (http://ow.ly/HjeLo ) JK--Excellent online
open-access textbook. In-depth statistical discussions
Ringo
was the surname of an Old West outlaw. I wish the other Beatles had adopted
faux desperado names: Doc, Deadeye, Lefty, & Ringo?
Gamified
analytics? Cog cmptg limits in autom8 rl-life biz strat game p1 http://ow.ly/HiY5F
p2 http://ow.ly/HiY5G
Wed #IBMDataMag
qh
Independent
viewpoints on #IBM z13:
Charles King (http://ow.ly/HiRLH ), Roger Kay (http://ow.ly/HiRLI )
Organizations
are increasingly using #cloud
based #analytics
to gain advantages : Find out how? http://buff.ly/1u3nqqK
@IBMDataWH #DashDB
What
Should You Look For In Your #Cloud
#DataWarehouse?
http://buff.ly/1u3nqqK
@IBMDataWH blog by @rahulag80 #DashDB @IBMDataWH
According
to a recent #IBM #TechTrend study #cloud adoption is up 92%
since 2012 http://buff.ly/14lJcK8 #dashDB @wlucas001 @IBMDashDB
Vetting #Forrester’s
Return-on-Investment Calculations for Data Warehouse Modernization http://buff.ly/14mdGvB
: #dashDB @IBMDashDB
#DataWarehouse
Modernization: Vetting Forrester’s Return-on-Investment #ROI Calculations http://buff.ly/14mdGvB
: #dashDB @IBMDataWH
" #IBM Launches z13 Mainframe
-- Most Powerful and Secure System Ever Built" (http://ow.ly/HiOP0 )
JK--Read about its many firsts.
"New
Analyst Rpt Cites #IBM
as Leading #Hadoop
Provider Among Developers" (http://ow.ly/HiOlP )
JK--25% identified it as their principal
"Redefining
Digital Business: #IBM
zNext." Join us for a virtual event today, 2pm eastern. Register here: http://ow.ly/HiNxb
"What
Should You Look For In Your Cloud #DataWarehouse?"
(http://ow.ly/HiMVk
) JK--New #IBM blog by
Rahul Agarwal
Bought
& downloaded Panda Bear's latest LP: "Panda Bear Meets the Grim
Reaper." #KEXP Don
Yates describes it well: http://ow.ly/HhkgA
"Artificial
intelligence experts sign open letter to protect mankind from machines" (http://ow.ly/HgKrv )
JK--O-oh Yoshimi....!!!
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp My Generation by The
Minus 5 from Dungeon Golds JK--2015. Group includes ex-REM-er Peter Buck. Yes,
we're getting old
Data is
a truly a lever for making things happen in the real world, and data-driven
insights are a leverage multiplier.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp: Fresh Blood by Eels
from Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire JK--2009. Mark Everett's father was
influential scientist.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp The Times They Are
A-Changin' by Bob Dylan JK--1964. 22-year-old singer-songwriter looks
60-something on LP cover
Catch me
speaking on a #bigdata
panel, Feb 12-13, Rethink Technology conf, Palo Alto (http://ow.ly/HfYqb )
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Intro/Folsom Prison
Blues by Johnny Cash JK--1968. Fun fact: confessed Reno job after Statute of
Limitations ran out
Correlation:
NOT the natural process by which the Great Barrier Reef was formed.
"Let's
Get Nerdy: Data Analytics 4 Business Leaders Explaind" (http://ow.ly/Hfzvc )
JK--Good overview. Pls drop th tiresome "nerd" shtick
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Ordinary by The
Preatures from Blue Planet Eyes JK--2014. My first thought was "Sheryl
Crow rocking again?"
"Numbers
are Powerful, Especially in Combination" (http://ow.ly/HfuaN ) JK-- @KirkDBorne on challenges of
high-dimensional analytics
"These
IoT networks 'unapologetically slow'" (http://ow.ly/Hfi29 ) JK--Lo-powr
M2M WANs. Work in tiny devices going months small battery
Ambient
analytics? The future of wearables at work p1: http://ow.ly/Hfez6 p2: http://ow.ly/Hfez7
Tuesday #IBMDataMag
quick-hit
"DB2
Tech Talk: Take a Deeper Dive into dashDB" (http://ow.ly/Hf8Mf )
JK--Thurs Jan 29 12:30pm eastern #IBMDataMag
"InfoSphere
Guardium Tech Talk: Managing Linux K-TAPs" (http://ow.ly/Hf8qz )
JK--Thurs Jan 29 11:30am eastern #IBMDataMag
"Informix
Tech Talk: The Internet of Things Foundation Service" (http://ow.ly/Hf7YZ )
JK--Thurs Jan 22 11:30am eastern #IBMDataMag
"Cloud
Computing Elasticity for #BigData
Environments" (http://ow.ly/Hf78e ) JK--IBM Redpaper:
building cloud-based solutions #IBMDataMag
"Advanced
Tools for Business Decisions" (http://ow.ly/Hf6eY )
JK--Deploy Twitter-bolstered InfoSphere BigInsights on Cloud #IBMDataMag
"Joining
the #BigData
Revolution" (http://ow.ly/Hf5N7 ) JK--Book release: Rob
Thomas and Patrick McSharry #IBMDataMag
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Blood Bank by Bon
Iver JK--2009. Artist channels a backwoods Wisconsin loner vibe. Who else does
that? Only Justin
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Every Age by Jose
Gonzalez from Vestiges & Claws JK--2015. Nice one in brooding folkish
groove he cuts outside Junip.
"Critical
Thinking Goes Hand in Hand with #BigData" (http://ow.ly/Hf3MD )
JK--Video: What do we do with all this big data? #IBMDataMag
Mysticism:
reveals the je ne sais quoi of me not knowing what.
"Tapping
into Complexity of Human Emotion" (http://ow.ly/Hf2lL )
JK--Video: Revealing je ne sais quoi of emotional analytics #IBMDataMag
Yesterday,
I decided, for rhyming sake (fog log...), to abbreviate "cognitive
algorithm" to "cog." A minor "eureka!" moment.
"Implement
Data Masking to Protect Sensitive Data: Part 2" (http://ow.ly/Hf1jB )
JK--Maji on enterprise-scale data masking #IBMDataMag
"Appliance-Bsd
Analytics & Transactional Proc: Pt 2" (http://ow.ly/Hf0Lp )
JK--Bui & Palaniappan on PureData for Transactions #IBMDataMag
"Can
Intelligently Harnessing Big Data Fix Healthcare?" (http://ow.ly/Hf0eC )
JK--Krish Krishnan on how insight enhances care #IBMDataMag
Yes,
dear PR people, I publish biz-tech opinions. So what's with the "do you
want to cover peace efforts in the Middle East?" pitches?
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Name On A Matchbook
by Springtime Carnivore from Springtime Carnivore JK--2014. Song passed my
"who is that?" filter
Carrier
mistakenly delivered the Washington Times instead of the Wall Street Journal.
That went immediately to the dumpster.
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Boys Latin by Panda
Bear from Panda Bear Meets th Grim Reaper JK--2015. Love Noah Lennox' weird
processed vocal style
Catch me
speaking at Cloud Expo in June, NYC: "Fogs, Logs, and Cogs: The Newer,
Bigger Shape of #BigData
in the Internet of Things"
Drafted
new #IBM jk blog:
"Why You May Never Need to Become a Data Scientist"
"Here
comes the 'Internet of Self'" (http://ow.ly/HbtsM )
JK--IoT/QS lets yr body-harvested self-data auto-control objects in your world
"Machine
learning'll eventually solve your JPEG problem" (http://ow.ly/HbsiW )
JK--Auto-curated foto albums. Currently, FB & Google+ suck
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Man in Black by
Johnny Cash JK--Not buyin' the explanation, Johnny. I'll bet U were just lazy,
sartorially. Like Zuck
"What
Does " #BigData
" Mean? Cynic's Guide" (http://ow.ly/HbkdK )
JK--Cynic? Hardly. This is an excellent parsing of layers of meaning
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Police on My Back by
Th Clash from Sandinista! JK--1980. Never understood that train-horn sound
effect. But it's cool
"Clone
Your Customers' Brains in a Mathematics Laboratory" (http://ow.ly/Hbg5d )
JK--Wasn't that an "Outer Limits" episode?
" #BigData Empowers Swarm
Organizations" (http://ow.ly/HbbFs ) JK--Emergent
collective behav by similar entities around common objective
Interesting
SlideShare on Python programming for data science (http://ow.ly/Hb7U7 )
"Apache
Lens" (http://ow.ly/Hb495 ) JK--Incubator project:
unified interface for analytics on data stored in different systems (HDFS etc)
"What
is a Propensity Model?" (http://ow.ly/Hb2HO ) JK--Predictive
behavioral models, of which the blog focuses on customer behaviors
"Common
Pitfalls in Machine Learning" (http://ow.ly/Hb27F )
JK--Overfitting, sampling bias, reporting misleading stats, etc.
"Role
o #BigData in
Modernisation of Statistical Production" (http://ow.ly/HaZ4H ) JK--UN
study on main challenges for official stats
" #IBM Breaks U.S. Patent
Record in 2014" (http://ow.ly/HaV5u ) JK--22nd straight year
IBM has topped annual list of US patent recipients
Data-scientist
skillsets? The case for and against a Chief Data Science Officer (http://ow.ly/HaNvl )
Monday #IBMDataMag
quick-hit
RT @kexpplaylist #kexp Wise Up by Aimee
Mann from (Sntrk) Magnolia JK--"It's not going 2 stop till U wise up/so
just give up." Zen fatalism?
The
Inuit may have more words for snow than English, but I'll bet they have no
equivalent for "wintry mix."
"Obstacle
avoidance is the next big step for drones" (http://ow.ly/HaDYu )
JK--Need lawyer drones trained to avoid regulatory obstacles.
"SpaceX
rocket landing was ‘close, but no cigar’" (http://ow.ly/HaDn9 )
JK--Yeah, well, duh! You don't light cigars around rocket fuel!
"IoT
has finally hit the mainstream. Now what? " (http://ow.ly/HaCHD )
JK--Cue the Buzz Lightyear clip: "to infinity and beyond!!!!"
It's always
nice when a Catholic mass includes at least one hymn with a familiar melody
& well-wrought lyrics. One you can sing non-mumbling
Almost
done with Hillenbrand's "Unbroken." Though Zamperini's ordeal is
focus. I can't stop pondering WW2's eastern battlefield: an ocean
