It's
weird to say "we expose our students to great literature." As if it's
a weakened chickenpox virus. Build up immunity against a pathogen
Will
I outlive my savings? Well, if I do, my savings won't inherit my savings. So
we're even.
RT
@brainpicker TSEliot reads “The
Naming of Cats” in rare '47 recordng http://buff.ly/1LKEI1v
JK--His accent was odd
My
latest calculations show that if I'd responded to all spams over th years that
promised unimaginable wealth, I'd be worth ~$24.76B by now
Not
sure which I love more: chicken pad thai or chicken pot pie.
Excellent
reader proposal in letter to editors of WashPost: create a “politics” section
for BS campaign stories. Keep out of A-section news.
Earth:
dwarf planet. Compared to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
If
a Behemoth and a Goliath met on the field of battle, which would prevail? If a
Juggernaut made the scene, they’re both toast
"How...turned
their basements into stunning wine cellars" (http://wpo.st/_H-S0 )
JK--Cool, but I prefer my wine cellar 2 B my wine seller
Introduce
yourself to the world of IBM Analytics for Apache Spark: https://console.ng.bluemix.net/catalog/apache-spark-starter/ …
#SparkInsight
While
waiting to exhale I forget so much. When I inhale, the memories flood back.
That's not an analogy. My brain seems to work that way.
When
#disaster strikes
data can help you respond & recover! http://bit.ly/1OANiQ8 #emergencymgmt #analytics #saferplanet
Keeping
Time http://bit.ly/1KoXtZG
Apple
and IBM release 10 new apps: http://bit.ly/1HLB9pk http://bit.ly/1TWGqj7
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "The Irrelevance of Mathematical Certainty in Deep Learning
Analytics" (http://ow.ly/Q2a5E )
Recent
news about wireless hacking of smart cars is disturbing. Perhaps vehicles
should have smart fenders. So they can fend for themselves.
"How
#IBM Learned To Love
Open Technology" (http://ow.ly/PZw3b ) JK--Substantial shift
in center of gravity. It's the IBM culture I'm in
Big
Data and Karl Marx http://bit.ly/1CWOCvj
Big
data and digital skills essential for future retail success http://bit.ly/1CWOyvz
7
big data management best practices for your IT playbook http://bit.ly/1CWOw73
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp No Condition by The
Method Actors JK--1981. Athens
GA
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "Statistical Modeling: Head, Heart, & Soul" (http://ow.ly/PZ5he )
"The
Quantified Workforce Drives Improved Productivity And Safety" (http://ow.ly/PZ2gj )
JK--Metrics & mindfulness? Latter abhors former
"2
Types o Data Scientists" (http://ow.ly/PZ1DX ) JK--False dichotomy:
analytics for machines v people. Many data scientists produce both
"Comment
Your F**king Code!" (http://ow.ly/PZ0uC ) JK--Best programming
practice is to use all 7 of GCarlin's dirty words in comments
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Boy Child by Scott
Walker from Scott 4 JK--1969. Apparently NOT that Wisconsin
governor. Unless he recorded at age 2
After
I follow you on a social, don't introduce yourself in unsolicited email with
"I won't abuse your trust." The phrase sounds mild alarm
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Wide Awake (feat.
Cat Power) by J Mascis from Tied To a Star JK--2014. Interesting blend of
world-weary voices.
"How
hackers can control your car from miles away" (http://ow.ly/PYQ7J )
JK--Dark side of the vehicular Internet of Things.
Did
they ever find that 404 file? I’d like to suggest an all-points bulletin.
RIP
Theodore Bikel. Actor-folksinger was orig Capt von Trapp in Broadway “Sound of
Music.” I loved that LP as kid (http://youtu.be/jX8q0gjg-rg )
I'm
sorry, but "foodie" sounds like someone with an eating disorder. Or
at least someone with a weird food fetish.
Some
PR person writes "Big data doesn’t have to be intimidating or
feared." I say it does. I want you all to tremble when I enter the room.
Dear
Well-Known Ice-Cream Store Franchise: If U reach out asking for consumers to
participate in panel, it's polite to offer lifetime supply
New
#IBM jk #SparkInsight
blog: "How Spark is tuning up the logical data warehouse" (http://ow.ly/PVXqj )
The
POWER of Crowdsourcing - Social Business Insights Blog http://bit.ly/1RQ12fn
"Web-scale."
Phrase feels archaic. Suggests Berners-Lee WWW of homepages, HTML, REST etc.
Cloud/IoT/streaming feels more scalable than "Web"
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "How Long Should We Wait For That Quantum Leap?" (http://ow.ly/PW1oP )
"Actionable
intelligence." Feels a bit overstuffed & pretentious. Think of it as
"news you can use."
"Ashley
Madison Dating Site Members Face Multiple Security Threats" (http://ow.ly/PVXJd )
JK--Not including attacks by cuckolded spouses
New
#IBM jk blog: "How
Spark is tuning up the logical data warehouse" (http://ow.ly/PVXsi )
Soyuz
User Manual (http://ow.ly/PVU2O ). Not a joke. At
European Space Agency's Guiana Space Centre.
March 2012. Arianespace.
Hmmm.
IT trade journo sent email interview questions. Want to know about me as person
just as much as about me as big data wonk. About time
How
Spark is tuning up the logical data warehouse https://shar.es/1sCKut
via @IBMAnalytics
“@IBMCAI: Here's a sneak peak to our new #ibmCDO study launching
tomorrow, 07/22! ” @createmarkets
@jameskobielus
jameskobielus retweeted
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp She Cries Your Name
by Beth Orton from Trailer Park JK--1997. Her earnest fragile wistful smoky folky
vibe.
"Learning
humans' common sense--Spain AI rschrs teaching robots to know their
limits" (http://ow.ly/PU8jx ) JK--Don't show them Pamplona
"What
Every Manager Should Know About Machine Learning" (http://ow.ly/PU7af )
JK--Good HBR article by Harvard post-doctoral econ fellow
"Ten
Truths About the Future of IoT" (http://ow.ly/PU4wm )
JK--Good discussion of architecture & business strategies.
"Future
of Cloud Computing: Fog Computing & the IoT" (http://ow.ly/PU3zC )
JK--Good overview of pros & cons of fog computing.
Ridiculous
when a tech writer feels they must phoneticize ordinary English words, eg,
buyer as "bahy-er." Makes more difficult to pronounce
"Rise
of the Data Visualization Competency
Center
Where
and how do I start my digital business journey? http://bit.ly/1MmjJ6O
jameskobielus retweeted
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Semantics by The
Mynabirds from Lovers Know JK--2015. Very nice. Sounds like some vintage 80s
hit.
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "The Relativism of Privacy Sensitivities" (http://ow.ly/PSMj3 )
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Protection by
Lucinda Williams from Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone JK--2014. Very cool
southern roadhouse rock.
"Inside
fake town in Mich where self-driving cars
being tested" (http://ow.ly/PRSII ) JK--But State & Liberty is real Ann
Arbor intersXn
David
Thomas & The Pedestrians "Sound of the Sand" (http://ow.ly/PRQIN )
JK--1981. Quiet soulful one from Pere Ubu frontman's 1st solo LP
LinkedIn
ad asks "Are You Michigan Alumni?" No. I'm a Michigan alumnus. I know the difference
because I attended the University
of Michigan
EUE/Screen
Gems Studios in Wilmington NC
Buster
Poindexter "Hot Hot Hot" (http://ow.ly/PQfnX )
JK--1987. Obvious one for day like today. But blistering heatwaves ain't too
subtle
Vacations
don't actually vacate anything. If anything, they bloat your work email inbox
to the bursting point while you're away. Oy vey!
What's
hot: Query more data without worrying about where it lives! Learn new Fluid
Query 1.5 in this 2.5 min video. http://bit.ly/1I5Xyik
jameskobielus retweeted
How
cool is this? #FluidQuery
1.5 - Query #PureData
stores with #Hadoop, #DB2 and much more! http://bit.ly/1TEWbv1
jameskobielus retweeted
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Developing on-demand streaming analytics in the cloud" (http://ow.ly/PPUSC )
Context
is key to deriving analytic value with Hadoop http://bit.ly/1GvtF5M
We become smarter everyday
Going
under the hood with automated and autonomous driving:... http://bit.ly/1GvsgMu
We become smarter everyday
Survey
- #BigData
Challenges that are holding companies... http://bit.ly/1Gvse7d
We become smarter everyday
Context
is key to deriving analytic value with Hadoop http://bit.ly/1Gvscw0
We become smarter everyday
IBMer
Robert Andrews is 1 of 10 hurricane comms responders.... http://bit.ly/1GvscfM
We become smarter everyday
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Almost Cut My Hair
by Crosby Stills Nash & Young JK--1970. Contains tongue-twisting lyric:
"let my freak flag fly"
"Tesla’s
New ‘Ludicrous Speed’ Might Make Yer Brain Explode" (http://ow.ly/PPCmP )
JK--Replaces gear numbers w/ g-force blastoff settings
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Bang a Gong (Get It
On) by T. Rex from Electric Warrior JK--1971. Follow-up "Gang A Bong"
banned by radio stations.
Pushing
100 on our way back home. Traffic is nuts on I-95. Cooling down for a pitstop
in Fredericksburg .
A historic exurb of Washington
DC
Apparently,
Donald Trump thinks the draft dodgers, deserters, and cowards served their
country more bravely than those who fought in Vietnam
Far
more people die each year from summer heatwaves than winter blizzards. Which
season is friendlier to mortal flesh?
Annoying
to hear Sunbelt retirement homes marketed as a
refuge from northern winters. I love winter. Not crazy about summer
heat/humidity
Harper
Lee's twist on Atticus Finch suggests JD Salinger may have hidden novel where
older Holden Caulfield is a pretentious phoney-baloney
Local
news announcer: "This woman credits God & basketball to her long
life." Apparently, her advanced age brought deity & b-ball into being
No,
Wilmington NC
Did
Chris ever live up to his end of the bargain and open a Ruth Steak House?
Stilling
the mind. It’s all about distilling the mind down to the ego-free me.
What
if inner planets are solar system’s “Tornado Alley”? Crater-free Pluto may be
geologically inert but beyond comet/asteroid strike zone
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Eyes on You by
Veruca Salt from Ghost Notes JK--2015. Shockingly great for a group that's been
inactive for 2 decades
Not
sure if beer or wine is the best food lubricant. Oh well, here goes another
real-world experiment. Why choose? Down the old hatch.
Advice
to those who pitch retirement communities: don’t tell us where the hospital is
before you say where the fitness facilities might be
Ahh.
The green & pleasant forests o Virginia
@ summer’s peak. I never tire o th drive. Definitely needed this getaway. North Carolina awaits
RT
@IBMbigdata: #IBM #SparkInsight
blog: How to enable interactive applications against Apache Spark http://www.spark.tc/how-to-enable-interactive-applications-against-apache-spark/ …
#IBM #SparkInsight
blog: How to enable interactive applications against Apache Spark http://www.spark.tc/how-to-enable-interactive-applications-against-apache-spark/ …
jameskobielus retweeted
"If
U Buy Stuff No One Else Likes, U Just May Be Harbinger o Failure" (http://ow.ly/PF044 )
JK--Our economy mandates TOTAL CONFORMANCE!
"The
$11 Trillion IoT, Big Data & Pattern Of Life (POL) Analytics" (http://ow.ly/PEYSZ )
JK--"POL"? Nouveau term for behavioral tracking
"10
Traits of Modern Data-Driven Applications" (http://ow.ly/PEWtP )
JK--Not a bad rollup by Phil Russom of TDWI.
It's
Prime Day. That's because Amazon wants customers to purchase an irrational
number of things online.
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "Orchestrating Predictive Policing in Real Time" (http://ow.ly/PDZe1 )
50
Cent files for bankruptcy. His name is now worth more than he is.
A
new view on the Internet of Things with Pete Karns https://shar.es/1soXvI
via @IBMAnalytics
IBM
Insight 2015 Chat: Applying Insight Everywhere with Data Science https://youtu.be/uL7fgh_ZfZw via
@YouTube
RT
@IBMAnalytics: This week #ibminsight team
talks w/ @jameskobielus about
big data, Spark, prog w/ R & more. Watch: https://youtu.be/uL7fgh_ZfZw
Amazing
that humanity can propel a flyby marble 4.67 billion miles through space. Bet
we could have pinged the duck dead-on if we'd tried.
Drafted
latest ITKnowledgeExchange column: "Modeling Mind and Body with
Spark"
Pluto.
Only planet named for a Disney character. I think. Did Clyde Tombaugh have to
negotiate with Walt's lawyers on this?
Sign
up for webcast: "Becoming an Enterprise Digital business - A perspective
from featured Gart... #ibmdigitalbiz http://www.via-cc.at/331dq
@IBMbigdao
Healthcare: HC is built around autonomics and instantaneous continual screening
throu... #ibmdigitalbiz
http://www.via-cc.at/5319s
Paul
DiMarzio: http://www.ibmbigdatahub.com/blog/what-if-i-don-t-want-become-digital-business …
#ibmdigitalbiz
http://www.via-cc.at/2318o
Jonathan
Sloan: http://www.ibmbigdatahub.com/blog/success-factors-digital-business …
#ibmdigitalbiz
http://www.via-cc.at/6318m
Great
to be on today's CrowdChat on digital business. Check out some recent #IBM Big Data & Anal...
#ibmdigitalbiz
http://www.via-cc.at/4318i
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Oh Yoko! by John
Lennon JK--1971. I don't call my wife's name in the middle of a shave unless
I'm bleeding profusely
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
Post: "Panning the Streams for Things of Gold" (http://ow.ly/PAlPS )
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp All Buttoned Up by
Richard Thompson from Still JK--2015. Great one. He's essentially American
artist w/English accent
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp All Mixed Up by Red
House Painters from Songs for a Blue Guitar JK--1996. Sad. Beautifully sad. But
sad. Absorbingly
"MIT
proves flash as fast as RAM & cheaper for big data" (http://ow.ly/PA8cN )
JK--40 svrs w/10TB RAM no faster than 20 svrs w/20TB flash
"How
To Turn Data Into Stories" (http://ow.ly/PA7J1 )
JK--Beyond the usual "a primary key and a stored procedure walk into a
bar" variety
After
10 years of doing yoga, I noticed a week or two ago that I'm now able to keep
my feet flat on the floor in down dog without straining.
A
day of pushing & pushing myself. A day much like any day. Pushing and
pushing, searching for an edge, a ledge to stand on, admire the view
Here's
th sort of IT industry knuckle-cracking "story idea" I ignore:
"digital transformation." Like Ed Norton "Swanee River
"Why
IBM's CEO is hiring Brooklyn teens" (http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2015/07/10/ibm-ceo-ginni-rometty-ptech-school-skills-gap.cnnmoney/index.html …).
Ginni Rometty on why IBM is betting on P-TECH to address the skills gap
jameskobielus retweeted
"Outer
Space is Crowded" (http://ow.ly/Pxjps ) JK--You mean
"near earth orbit is crowded." Outer space is whatever's beyond that.
"Artificial
Intelligence Stops Nearly All Spam" (http://ow.ly/Pxiss )
JK--But you still have to check your spam folders, regardless.
"Sequencing
genome cre8s so much data we dont know what 2 do w/ it" (http://ow.ly/PxhBH )
JK--Expect 2-40 fresh exabytes/yr within decade
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Chloe Dancer/Crown
of Thorns by Mother Love Bone from Singles JK--1992. Far more 70s stoner than
90s grunge in vibe
"Why
Should Business Care About Quantum Computing?" (http://ow.ly/Px8rP )
JK--Interviews manager of #IBM
Theory Quantum Information Group
"Which
freaking Hadoop engine should I use?" (http://ow.ly/Px6I6 )
JK--Depends on what your goldurned requirements are.
Measuring
the artificial intelligence quotient http://bit.ly/1CACkc2
The
Promise of Deep Learning http://bit.ly/1dVHV0A
Accelerating
Cognitive Computing Through Collaborative Research http://bit.ly/1CACekG
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp 6'1" by Liz
Phair from Exile in Guyville JK--1993. What she lacked in range as a singer she
made up pure attitude.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Love You Less by
Veruca Salt from Ghost Notes JK--2015. This 90s indie group resurfaces with a
good new one.
"Musk-Backed
Group Probes Risks Behind AI" (http://ow.ly/PwUlc )
JK--Why not? Rockets, electric cars, & hyperloops are perfectly safe
Comic-Con
in danger of outgrowing the San Diego
Convention Center
Startup.ML
Launches Deep Learning News (http://ow.ly/PwTnb ). Good news aggregator.
Where's the email notification feature?
This
morning's industry news: Yet another fresh crop of game-changing startups. Not
so fast. Let's see if you can play it before changing it
"The
Good Data Contest: The Top Eight Innovative Concepts" (http://ow.ly/PwSq6 )
JK--Winners of recent #IBM
sponsored contest.
Here's
a cool solution based on #Informix
TimeSeries - An ETSI standards based Telco Data Retention solution: http://tinyurl.com/ntp73zl
Informix
is the only enterprise-class database that supports #Mac OS. Download the #Informix edition for
MAC OS- http://ibm.co/1NNyzk6
The
2015 #Informix
Roadshow is coming to your city. Sharpen your skills- SQL, nosql, #Iot, hybrid #cloud . Register- http://bit.ly/InfRdShow
IBM
& #Intel bring
intelligence to #IoT!
Register for event - “Constructing the IoT solution” at San Jose on Aug 17 http://bit.ly/IoTSnJose
IDUG
#DB2 AP early
registration deadline is July 20th. More details at this link: http://bit.ly/1JwbKR1
#idugdb2
Learn
why IBM #DB2 continues
to be a key database option for #SAP BW! Attend the DB2
webinar on July 30th http://bit.ly/1NuSbtB
#DBU BLU helps Yazaki
Europe reduce supply-chain holdups and save 63% on data storage costs.Read full
story- http://bit.ly/1NPfuhb #ibmblu
As
Djokovic enthralled Wimbledon , IBM #Watson served up insights
for fans in real-time. Did you know- #DB2 at the back-end made
it possible?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Like a Rolling Stone
by Dylan from Hwy 61 Rvstd JK--1965. Older Dylan now frequently compromises w/
the Mystery Tramp
Learn
about trends in #IoT, #analytics, #cloud, #mobile & more at
the IBM Insight conference. Register- https://ibm.biz/BdXYhU
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