"Mark
van Rijmenam’s Top 7 Big Data Trends for 2017" (http://ow.ly/i9GN307n971 )
JK--Mistakenly equates deep learning with unsupervised.
Is
data th new oil? Or new electricity the oil generates? Or new illumination the
electricity powers? Or new insomnia that damn light causes
"Work
smarter, not harder"? Is it harder to work smarter, or smarter to work
harder? Need an insanely industrious supergenius to crack this
"Building
Jarvis" (http://ow.ly/RXoZ307lyI9 )
JK--Zuckerberg on the AI virtual assistant he built for his domestic merriment.
"Should
#IBM be yr AI &
machine learning platfrm?" (http://ow.ly/UZiM307luZX )
JK--Great installment in series of solution provider assessmts
"Inside
the black box: Understanding AI decisionmaking" (http://ow.ly/rjJv307luzd )
JK--Good dissection o transparency accountability & ethics
"How
to Implement AI and Machine Learning" (http://ow.ly/a9Ec307lswt )
JK--Excellent ZDNet special section.
"
#IBM Cloud Unveils New
Features and Growing Momentum for Open Serverless Platform" (http://ow.ly/uSk9307lr72 )
JK-- #Bluemix
#OpenWhisk
"Serverless
Architectures" (http://ow.ly/RkpF307lqqN )
JK--Srvr-side logic in stateless event-triggrd ephemeral 3rd-pty mgd compute
containers
"Cooking
With Big Data? Let AI Create Yr Next Recipe" (http://ow.ly/TMr6307lpyf )
JK--And you might find other AI-developed artistry delicious
"Yes
you should understand backprop" (http://ow.ly/EuKo307ljfS )
JK--AI developers should also be able to do backflips and the Fosbury Flop.
Can
a Bot make you laugh? http://bit.ly/2h2eITP
Spark
for Big Data Analytics - Part 1 http://bit.ly/2h2iLzm
"73
Experts Reveal B2B Marketing Trends to Leverage in 2017" (http://ow.ly/wFTv307lhP5 )
JK--Fairly overwhelming but good tips in here.
"Big
Data and The Great A.I. Awakening. Interview with Steve Lohr" (http://ow.ly/WY1Z307kJfh )
JK--Roberto Zicari interviews NYTimes reporter
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp The Day I Left Home
by The Hidden Cameras from Home On Native Land JK--2016. Cool new one from the
Canadian minstrels
Now
that the main crush of year-end stuff is abating, I can actually read and
ponder other stuff in-depth. Intense, but inwardly so.
"Deep
Learning for Everyone – and (Almost) Free" (http://ow.ly/Rjmc307jde4 )
JK--Vorhies on prevalence of open-source in deep learning.
Chief
Data Officer 2016 Year-End Review; 2017 Predictions; and CDO JOBS Update for
November 2016 - CDO Club http://bit.ly/2i6tcqH
"10
Digital Mktg Assets U Need 2 Invest In Today" (http://ow.ly/BxTD307iNKt )
JK--Good. Investing in "content" should mean "expert
authors"
"Why
Technology Won't Displace Human Artists" (http://ow.ly/PmNP307iMEt )
JK--Author forgets that most human artists arent blindingly original
Public
sector: Hadoop, Spark and the 360-degree view of citizens http://bit.ly/2i5KvrK
"Deep-Learning
Machine Listens 2 Bach Then Writes Own Music in Same Style" (http://ow.ly/Hydu307iD4r )
JK--Think o it as higher-order synthszr
"This
Self-Driving Car Smiles At Pedestrians 2 Let Them Know It's Safe 2 Cross"
(http://ow.ly/HbRW307iCgd ) JK--Humanizes
their intentionality
"Teaching
a Machine to Steer a Car" (http://ow.ly/I1sD307iAyT )
JK--Winners of the Udacity open source self-driving car challenge
"Watson
Discovery Service:..." (http://ow.ly/gB6e307iuS7 ) JK--New
API suite to assist users in collecting, organizing, and using their data
"McKinsey's
2016 Analytics Study Defines Future Of Machine Learning" (http://ow.ly/Cu8k307h28v )
JK--Identified 120 use cases in 12 industries
"Has
Deep Learning Made Traditional Machine Learning Irrelevant?" (http://ow.ly/xyIi307gZyn )
JK--William Vorhies highlights DL difficulties
"Predicts
2017: Licensing, Legal and Language Lessons for Data & Analytics
Leaders" (http://ow.ly/bf4R307gXZp )
JK--Excellent #Gartner
rollup
"Researchers
use ML to pull interest signals from readers’ brain waves" (http://ow.ly/N2qP307gXaw )
JK--Harvesting attention? Brainsourcing?
The
Experience of Being a High-Performing Data Scientist http://bit.ly/2i1GLrm
IBM
Watson Turns Its Computer Brain to NASA Research http://bit.ly/2gUckhV
How
We Will Harvest Cognition in 2017 http://bit.ly/2gUbTUG
New
jk blog: "Kobielus thought leadership in all things data in 2016" (http://ow.ly/R7Rn307gE4H )
New
jk blog; "Kobielus predictions for big data, data science, cognitive
computing, and deep learning in 2017" (http://ow.ly/OdzZ307gDcF )
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Little Rain by The
Rolling Stones from Blue & Lonesome JK--2016. Great. Originally recorded in
1957 by Jimmy Reed.
"It
May Not Feel Like Anything To Be an Alien" (http://ow.ly/zS5e307fOkJ )
JK--AI-mania sci-fi apocalyptic overreach freakout speculation
My
latest #Dataversity
column, "How We Will Harvest Cognition in 2017" (http://ow.ly/8d8g307fGqF )
cites #forrester
@mgualtieri
New
#IBM jk #Dataversity
column: "How We Will Harvest Cognition in 2017" (http://ow.ly/8d8g307fGqF )
"How
I detect fake news" (http://ow.ly/zkzc307fFBF ) JK--Tim
O'Reilly goes in-depth. I simply google them for independent corroboration.
"Put
Away Your Machine Learning Hammer, Criminality Not A Nail" (http://ow.ly/m7Z0307fEOa )
JK--May show facial bias in criminal justice sys
"Deep
Learning Works Gr8 Cuz [blahblahblah]" (http://ow.ly/PfZj307fDlW )
JK--DL triumphalism premature until artificial gen'l intel perfected
More
days. More stuff. More days stuffed with stuff. The stuff of days.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp In The Morning I'll
Be Better by Tennis from Yours Conditionally JK--2017. Alaina Moore has a
yearning romantic voice
RIP
Zsa Zsa Gabor. So iconic a prima donna, she was namechecked by Dion in
"Donna the Prima Donna" (http://ow.ly/PJxn307f792 )
Lotsa
great deals on LinkedIn Groups, especially "ABSOLUTELY NEW AND UNIQUE WAY
T0 GENERATE PASSIVE INC0ME F0R INTERNET USERS...." Goldmine!
How’s
Big Data looking for 2017? http://bit.ly/2gQ5auU
"AI
Ethics Effort Starts at IEEE" (http://ow.ly/tx2b307f0xa )
JK--They'll seeking feedback on how to make this a community process.
Dear
People Who Connect With Me on Socials With the Express Purpose of Extracting
Uncompensated Work Out of Me: What are you smoking?
"Learning
To Trust AI Systems In The Age Of Smart Machines" (http://ow.ly/DRxn307e7nT )
JK--Good attempt at axiomatic trust framework
"The
Neural Network Zoo" (http://ow.ly/b8lg307e7bL ) JK--Note
to self: study this. Brilliant way of classifying algorithmic approaches.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
by Revolting Cocks frm Linger Ficken Good...and Other Barnyard Oddities
JK--1993. Rebel poultry?
"Pun
intended" is the dumbest disclaimer ever. Don't call attention to your
supposed verbal cleverness. Self-congratulations grate.
"Data
Science for IoT v Classic Data Science: 10 Diffs" (http://ow.ly/fQpL307e5UU )
JK--"9. AI: Machines teaching each other (cloud robotics)"
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Swedish Guns by The
Radio Dept. from Running out of Love JK--2016. Cool new song by veteran dream-pop
Swedish group.
"Tech
Companies Create Shared DB To Track/Remove Violent Terrorist Imagery" (http://ow.ly/OxOG307e5d4 )
JK--Hashes of images they've removed
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Hyper Dark by Sleigh
Bells frm Jessica Rabbit JK--2016. Good one from their latest. Feels a bit
School of Seven Bells
Saw
"Florence Foster Jenkins" on DVD. I wonder if Meryl Streep suffered
irreparable throat damage singing like an overmodulated squeak toy.
Check
out "Eye On," a new IBM film series exploring art, science and tech: http://bit.ly/IBMEyeOn
Always
good to have a little Boots Randolph in Christmas rotation. Excluding “Yakety
Sax.” Unless it’s a Benny Hill Xmas.
Yoga
instructor worked a Straits of Mackinac image into her practice today. That
relaxed me right away. Turns out, she’s from Harbor Springs
Check
out this interesting Stanford University panel study: "Artificial
Intelligence and Life in 2030" (http://ow.ly/nT9P307bLLR ).
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Rings of Gold by
Dottie West & Don Gibson from Dottie & Don JK--1969. Kind of a cool
processed twang to this.
UX
Improvements to Cloudant Data-Replication http://bit.ly/2hMehll
Persisting
Data for a Smarter Chatbot http://bit.ly/2hMj7Pi
Managing
data complexity: does your warehouse measure up? http://bit.ly/2gHdUDn
"The
Future Is B2B (Bot-to-Bot) Commerce" (http://ow.ly/2bWb3079xfo )
JK--That's not a stretch. Automated supply chains are well established
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Self-Centered Blues
by Natural Child from Okey Dokey jK--2016. Nashville group. Feels like a great
drinking song.
"MIT's
deep-learning software produces videos of the future" (http://ow.ly/bS6a3078USg )
JK--Real-time scene predictive auto-completion.
Regarding
top LPs of 2016, #KEXP
interns' lists show the Knowles sisters, Beyonce & Solange, at or near the
top: http://ow.ly/wei63078CNY
AI-powered
virtual sex sounds like a blast. But I'll draw the line at someone asking me to
kiss their bot.
"The
Daunting Task Of Making AI Funny" (http://ow.ly/OOGT3078txJ )
JK--From 10 months ago, my thoughts on the topic:
Well,
technically, Santa Claus isn’t coming to “town,” just homes of good little
girls & boys. He’s not distributing gifts in public squares
New
#IBM #SPSSStatistics
jk podcast: "Maximizing the value of high-performance statistical analysis
and reporting" (http://ibm.co/2hwn6PU )
"Preventing
SelfDriving Vehicles frm Becoming Land-Bsd Cruise Missiles" (http://bit.ly/2hws240 )
JK--Enderle on something I too worry about
Ah
yes, explaining what I do for a living. It's almost exhausting as what I do for
a living.
In
business, Monte Carlo methods in finance are often used to calculate the value
of companies,... #spssstatistics
IBM
Bluemix wants to take the drudgery out of devops http://bit.ly/2gAQqzQ
How
cognitive computing will touch your life in 2017 http://bit.ly/2gAO3x3
Trends
in #StatisticalAnalysis?
Join me & other experts at top of the hour to discuss. Crowdchat: http://ibm.co/2hjXq9b
#SPSSStatistics
Trends
in #StatisticalAnalysis?
Join me & other experts at 11am ET tomorrow Wed 12-14 to discuss: http://ibm.co/2hjXq9b
#SPSSStatistics
Dear
E-commerce site: Don’t tell me you “need” my feedback. You simply want it.
You’ll get along fine without it.
I
always keep my smartphone handy when reading travelogues. Stop writing up some
exotic destination without showing it on a map.
Using
my days off to read excruciatingly technical material in some depth. Same
dopamine rush as a strenuous workout. Pleasure in my leisure
Catch
me et al tomorrow on this. http://bit.ly/2gwzRoE
A
Big Market For Big Data – An Outlook on 2017 http://bit.ly/2hASVal
Information
architecture: The key to governance, integration and automation http://bit.ly/2gwE6k1
Machine
learning: The big draw at a big Beijing, China event http://bit.ly/2gwA9MB
I
assume the "Love, Actually" producers are working on a cybersequel:
"Love, Virtually."
A
good houseguest suffers the host's subpar coffee with a smile.
A
good houseguest knows where to find their host's Wi-Fi password without being a
whiny burden.
Cognitive
machines for the aging http://bit.ly/2hpAWkt
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Letter To The Editor
by Thievery Corporation from The Temple of I & I JK--2017. Great new LP due
on Feb 10.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp 6 Underground by
Sneaker Pimps from Becoming X JK--1996. Note to self: need some of theirs in my
music stash.
Feeling
chatty? Join @dez_blanchfield
& other top #BigData
experts to talk trends in #StatisticalAnalysis:
http://ibm.co/2hjXq9b
I've
seen "existential threat" this year in AI contexts. Please limit it
to Parisian cafe patrons smoking Gauloises & discussing alienation.
"Neighbors
Know Best: (Re)Classifying Underappreciated Beer" (http://ow.ly/N0sB3072OMJ )
JK--Need stat model o "tastes great" v "less filling"
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Watching the Waiting
by Wye Oak from Tween jK--2016. Song & album among my faves of the year.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp It's Been A Long
Time by Lady Wray from Queen Alone JK--2016. Cool retro-soul. Reminds of Honey
Cone's "Want Ads"
Weather’s
cold, drab, & damp. Seems like a perfect time to do Philadelphia. It’s
always sunny there, I’m told.
Caught
several episodes of “Downton Abbey” on DVD. Enjoyed. Have never watched before.
Deliberately. Waited till series ended & hype abated.
Saw
“Joy” on DVD. Excellent performances from Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper,
Robert De Niro, Isabella Rossellini, & Virginia Madsen.
Saw
“Captain Fantastic” on DVD. Great, strange. Imagine von Trapp family singers as
precocious survivalist brats. Viggo awesome, of course
Saw
the US flag at half-staff near our supermarket today. Wife & I puzzled for
a nano-second and then blurted out, in unison, "John Glenn!"
Dylan's
Nobel acceptance speech: http://ow.ly/1ttv3070Bui . Written by
him but delivered today at Nobel Banquet by US ambassador to Sweden.
Caught
"Grinch" on TBS. This month marks its 50th anniversary. Groove on it
anew each time I watch. This time: eyepopping color composition
Had
this nightmare where th all-Christmas-format radio stations reduced their
playlists to just Barbra Streisand’s version of “Jingle Bells”
Personal
fave o my year-end columns is upcoming Dataversity “How We’ll Harvest Cognition
in 2017.” Thoughtstuff = cognitive computng payload
I
expect the next 4 years to be nothing but chestbeating “deals” that violate the
Constitution and indulge in pure spoils distribution.
Fitness
clubs tend to have locker-room TVs turned up loud to either cable talking-head
politics or cable sports. Same rah-rah-team blather.
Slapped
together th deep learning predictions rapidly today. I’ve written tons on it
this year. Wednesday’s crowdchat helped. This capped it
My
end-of-year use-or-lose vacation begins. Began it with yoga, some wine/cheese
sampling at Trader Joe, some lazy sofa reading. Good start.
"I
Covered Tech for th Times for 28 Years, And Now My Time Is Over" (http://ow.ly/XvTX306Z0VZ )
JK--Markoff took the buyout. He will be missed
"Just
one autonomous car will use 4,000 GB of data/day" (http://ow.ly/VOCQ306Z0HD )
JK--At what octane?
"Wired
founder KKelly on letting go of AI anxiety" (http://ow.ly/t2R4306YZYM )
JK--"Machines..have answers. What humans R good at R questions"
"2017
Predictions in Social Media & Content Mktg" (http://ow.ly/KF0d306YZl1 )
JK--These are B2C-engagement focused, not B2B thought-leadership
"IBM
Research and Rice University Explore Watson-Powered Robot Aimed at Aiding
Elderly and Caregivers" (http://ow.ly/Ecq3306YXOg )
Considered
making my email signature say "from the desk of.." Changed my mind.
That would mean I could never again work out of coffee shops.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Here In Spirit by
Jim James from Eternally Even JK--2016. Great new one from My Morning Jacket
dude. Talk Talk-ish
Stay
tuned for my next #KDNuggets
column: "Predictions for Deep Learning in 2017." To be posted in the
next week or two. Densely packed.
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Gauging your organization’s readiness to drive digital disruption" (http://ow.ly/3KAS306YrLZ )
Find
your way through the chief data officer maze http://bit.ly/2gitmWz
What
Has Pokémon Go Got To Do With Big Data? http://bit.ly/2gitlBZ
RIP
John Glenn. Iconic American hero in the classic sense. Unlike Lindbergh, his
foray into politics was on the side of the angels.
We
need to revisit this notion that Charlie Brown is a loser. The dude has his own
comic strip. That’s no loser in my book.
I’m
surprised Trump didn’t choose Carson for Secretary of Agriculture. Has this
great idea of using massive stone pyramids for grain storage
"The
State o Spark Adoption, Carefully Considered" (http://ow.ly/2p5r306WJdt )
JK--Swoyer reports Databricks-sponsored adoption survey results
Nice
to see you on one of our chats, Bruno. #makedatasimple
Yes.
That's in keeping with the trend toward self-taught citizen data scientists and
the inexor... #makedatasimple
Getting
lots of requests for "1 minute of your time." Currently, 1,440 o them
in inbox. Full up. Have no more minutes left today to lend you
"Apache
Zeppelin opn-src analytics startup reveals new name" (http://ow.ly/6XTr306W9sJ )
JK--ZEPL. Better than GROUCHL, CHICL, HARPL, or GUMML
Researchers
mimic how we recognize faces through artificial intelligence http://bit.ly/2geAVNO
"For
Machines, Analogies Are Just Math" (http://ow.ly/fROd306VZAm )
JK--Not true. See Hofstadter "Surfaces & Essences" http://ow.ly/Vx1U306VZYh
RIP
Greg Lake. Lead singer/bassist of ELP and King Crimson. Here's his great solo
"I Believe in Father Christmas" (http://ow.ly/LUAF306VYzY )
"Say
goodbye to MS-DOS command prompt" (http://ow.ly/De68306VW38 )
JK--Really? It was still there in Windows? For aging-loser-geek nostalgia?
"Video
meets the Internet of Things" (http://ow.ly/DO4r306VVwG )
JK--Good McKinsey discussion of video-analytics IoT use cases. Deep learning.
"Apple
to Publish AI Rsch 2 Hasten Deep Learning" (http://ow.ly/yjba306VUTJ )
JK--See open-src on yesterday crowdchat:
"The
Impact of Sex Robots" (http://ow.ly/Hup4306VUts )
JK--Today's "made you look" headline. Purely speculative discussion
of robodildonics.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Nadine by Fool's
Gold JK--2009. Wikipedia sez "weaves together Western pop aesthetics
w/African rhythms & melodies"
Latest
Netflix DVD? Some Hollywood movie where people engage in noisy public lavatory
sex. Yeah. Quite a turn-on.
"Having
Lots o Data Is Nice but It's Yr Intention That Matters" (http://ow.ly/Q1ws306UyzS )
JK--My intention is to have lots more. Even nicer!
"Who
Owns The Data, Anyway?" (http://ow.ly/XpUa306Uyka ) JK--Well,
technically, it's me. All your data are mine. Hand it over right now!
Meet
#TJBot, the DIY kit that
allows you to build your own programmable cardboard robot powered by IBM Watson
http://ibm.co/2fCZhTg
Ingenuity
starts with a spark: An excellent summary of the talks of TED@IBM: http://bit.ly/2fKfci1
via TED Partners #TEDatIBM
#IBM has been named the
world’s most LGBT-inclusive employer for 3rd year in a row via Workplace Pride #InclusiveIBM
"AI
Platforms Welcome Devs With Open Arms" (http://ow.ly/nrAh306U1Lm )
JK--The open-sourcing of deep learning proceeds apace!
"Complex
Event Processing Patterns for Stream Analytics" (http://ow.ly/Yrqo306TZHK )
JK--Pttrn #12: in-stream real-time machine-learning model
"An
Interactive Tutorial on Numerical Optimization" (http://ow.ly/8brw306TX50 )
JK--Luv those minimalistic arc-tracing mathematical animations
"Why
hacker giving away special code that turns cars into self-driving
machines" (http://ow.ly/Eb5c306TWax ) JK--I
won't risk my life for this
Join
me et al on today's Crowdchat at 1pm ET. Deep Learning and #ApacheSpark http://ow.ly/oj4Q306TV0z
#SparkDeepLearning
SPSS
Statistics CrowdChat: Trends in statistical analysis http://bit.ly/2h65Dx4
IBM
Entity Analytics http://bit.ly/2h68SVt
IBM
partnership puts Watson in your ear to help you at work http://bit.ly/2h6bCSN
The
power to predict, transform and optimize business http://bit.ly/2h6bxhY
Here's
my InfoWorld column from 2 years ago that suggests how Facebook et al might use
AI to spot fake news:
"Facebook
Eyes Artificial Intelligence for Spotting Fake News" (http://ow.ly/Pa9a306TLqe )
JK--Before its users do. OK. How will FB do that?
"Content
mktg strategy: Start w/Qs, end with insights" (http://ow.ly/CTPe306TIxZ )
JK--Huh? Just keep audience expecting more cool new stuff
"Go,
Minsky, & Chasm AI Hasn’t Yet Crossed" (http://ow.ly/TeqO306THl0 )
JK--Still no master learning algorithm. See:
"Rise
of Emergent Organizations" (http://ow.ly/jD4D306TGy3 )
JK--A long-in-tooth vision. See my rambling take here:
Interview
questions emailed from a high school journalist. Of course I'll respond. Happy
to indulge my longwinded old-coot gasbag tendencies
Robotic
process automation. Per McKinsey: mimics human in carrying out a task within a
process (eg, screenscraping):
"IBM
building blockchain ecosystm" (http://ow.ly/t78o306TEyG )
JK--Tools, expert sppt, rev share re #IBM Blockchain &
Linux Hyperledger Fabric
"IBM
Launches New Bluemix Svcs w/ GitHub & Slack Integ 2 Speed App Dev in
Cloud" (http://ow.ly/FntD306TDGO ) JK--Build
enterprise toolchains
Just
received an email addressing me as "Dr." not "Mr." That
reminds me: where'd I leave my stethoscope?
Don't
tell me you're netting out your gist "in a nutshell." All I want to
know is this: pea, wal, or coco?
My
2017 data-science capsule prediction included in #KDNuggets multi-expert
rollup article: http://ow.ly/T13d306RKSK
"How
invisible interfaces going to transform way we interact w/computers" (http://ow.ly/TC3k306RCyd )
JK--"Keeps us focused on th task @ hand"
"How
Robots Make First Impressions" (http://ow.ly/uNE0306RCfj )
JK--Please don't encode petty superficiality into embodied cognition.
"Biggest
threat to artificial intelligence: Human stupidity" (http://ow.ly/drQ7306RBm4 )
JK--Really? Stupid cognition is great training data!
"OpenAI
unveils 'Universe,' platform helps AI learn frm complex envmts" (http://ow.ly/kunr306RANM )
JK--Benchmarking AI's general intelligence
"Internet
of Things: Sensors & Sensing" (http://ow.ly/moJZ306RvC7 )
JK--Nice taxonomy of sensors--with photos!
"AI,
instrumental convergence, and photos of cats" (http://ow.ly/HTqv306RvgJ )
JK--We'll distract that catbot with an adjacent yarnball bot.
Delivering
the ultimate fan experience for the next generation @Sportstechie #IBMSports #IBMServices #SportsTechie
http://bit.ly/2g69QfV
"Inside
black box: Understanding AI decision-making" (http://ow.ly/hUvc306RpFe )
JK--Neural nets should auto-doc plain-English self-narrative
"Sensor
industry to grow to $162B thanks 2 IoT, smart cities, eHealth" (http://ow.ly/X6D4306RphX )
JK--No aspect of our lives will be unsensed
"AI
will take some jobs but no need to worry" (http://ow.ly/RPn7306Ro5T )
JK:--Will create new jobs while boosting productivity o current jobs
"Developers:
Will AI Run You Out Of Your Job?" (http://ow.ly/tWJI306RnFh )
JK--Forrester's Lo Giudice says no: will make devs more productive
"Dive
Deep Into Deep Learning" (http://ow.ly/iwn2306RmEY ) JK--Good
layering discussion of "what led from neural networks to deep
learning."
"Is
Information Technology Dying?" (http://ow.ly/BaE2306RlLG )
JK--OMG! Reminds of "matter is decaying" line from Woody's
"Stardust Memories"
"Self
Service Data Prep Platforms: Fish or Fowl?" (http://ow.ly/tz73306Rkpk )
JK--Good overvu 4 data scientist, but "SSDPPs" is bizarre abbrev
"MIT
Algorithm Predicts Rogue Waves in Real Time to Save Lives" (http://ow.ly/LMH7306Rju9 )
JK--Interesting. Has it actually saved lives?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Drive by R.E.M. from
Automatic for the People JK--1992. "Hey kids, rock and roll. Nobody tells
you where to go, baby"
"Data
Scientist Breaks State Monopoly on Lotteries" (http://ow.ly/yDjC306RiD7 )
JK--Test of mathematical/algorithmic skill, not random luck.
The
greatest productivity tool is a deadline.
New
#IBM jk #MakeDataSimple
#KDNuggets
column: "Kobielus Predictions for Data Science in 2017" (http://ow.ly/daWE306RdQz )
New
#IBM jk #makedatasimple
blog: “Big data and analytics trends in 2017: James Kobielus’s predictions” (http://ibm.co/2gddGXG )
"Facebook
developing artificial intelligence to flag offensive live videos" (http://ow.ly/vUYX306PXLJ )
JK--Lo-latency streaming video analytx
""Year
1999 AD" - A 1967 Film Imagines the Future" (http://ow.ly/p1pG306PAFq )
JK--Prophetic: bongo music was indeed all the rage in '99.
"20
years ago: Hot sci/tech images from 1996" (http://ow.ly/Ylno306OSrY )
JK--My fave is #56: "Clinton the Cable Puller."
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Only One (f/ Paul
McCartney) by Kanye West from single JK--2014. I'm not a huge Kanye fan, but I
like this.
"5
Reasons You Should Participate in TwitterChats" (http://ow.ly/6our306ORo6 )
JK--Grow your following if influencers particip8 & U contribute
New
#IBM jk #InfoWorld column:
"How cognitive computing will touch your life in 2017" (http://ow.ly/IVrP306OQ6c )
"
#Watson IDs Heart
Disease" (http://ow.ly/qEtC306OOPh ) JK--Spots
25% o undiagnosed cases. Very actionable info for treatment, life extension
"DNA
Test Reveals How Well You're Aging" (http://ow.ly/PGXV306OOsB )
JK--How actionable is that knowledge? Accelerate Bucket List cash-in?
Pleasant
enough weekend. Continued the steady process of hiding Facebook newsfeeds that
once were interesting, now simply annoying.
Pleasant
enough weekend. Read my usual stack of physical newspapers. Gr8r assurance it's
not fake when comes from hi-speed printing presses
Going
to write at least 2 more predictions blogs before the year's out. Not
overthinking this stuff. Whatever hits me when I start typing.
Caught
“The Revenant” on DVD. Intense. Felt like I was hemorrhaging and hypothermic
from start to finish.
Wife
inquired about the current value of the dollar. 100 cents, last time I checked.
New
#IBM jk #TechTarget #ITKnowledgeExchange:
“How the Backlash against Cognitive Computing Will Play Out in 2017” (http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/IT-watch-blog/backlash-cognitive-computing-will-play-2017/ …)
Drafted
new #TechTarget
#ITKnowledgeExchange
column: "How the Backlash Against Cognitive Computing Will Play Out in
2017"
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Anarchy in th UK by
Sex Pistols frm Never Mind th Bollocks JK--1977. Yeah, you're "just
another country." Get over it
Drafted
latest InfoWorld column: "How Cognitive Computing Will Touch Your Life in
2017"
Infographic:
SETI Institute uses IBM advanced analytics to make sense of interstellar
signals http://bit.ly/2ggW0YQ
Compose
is starting a webinars series so you can become a #database-deploying
wizard! #PHP
#MYSQL #coding http://bit.ly/2guSEV8
"Smart
Home Needs Data Standards" (http://ow.ly/kzEN306Koif )
JK--Says lo-qual data can hurt consumers by misleading ML-driven smart
assistnts
"Using
Graph Analytics to Predict Outcomes in Game of Thrones" (http://ow.ly/YWBI306KnrX )
JK--Unless U deploy plot-twist countermeasure algo
As
the accuracy of predictive analytics improves, we may have to issue spoiler
alerts as augmented-reality overlays for everyday occurrences
"How
Artificial Intelligence Is Changing The Retail Experience For Consumers" (http://ow.ly/ucLL306KmPZ )
JK--Forbes interview with #IBM
CMO
"Why
so many machine learning Implementations fail?" (http://ow.ly/RMr6306Kmmr )
JK--Then why say most implementations work "more or less"?
"Salary
history and career path of a data scientist" (http://ow.ly/3xxr306KlU7 )
JK--Vincent Granville bares his detailed CV, earnings, houses
"Has
AI Gone Too Far? - Auto Inference of Criminality Using Face Images" (http://ow.ly/MTTE306Kljp )
JK--Prejudicial analytics, not predictive
"Should
Peer Review Catch Fraud?" (http://ow.ly/Gn1W306KhYJ )
JK--That's rhetorical Q. If most knowledgeable people don't catch it, who will?
New
#IBM jk blog: "Data
industry experts offer 2017 predictions throughout December" (http://ow.ly/rvyI306Kgd2 )
What
make/model of truck would you recommend for that operation? #biginsights
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp The Kids Are Alright
by The Who frm My Generation JK--1965. How do U know they're alright? Checked
up on them lately?
"Decoded
Neurofeedback: Reconditioning Brain to Overcome Fear with AI" (http://ow.ly/XCYy306InMG )
JK--Maybe can also overcome the fear of AI
"‘Deep
Tech’ Dominates Plateauing European Venture Capital" (http://ow.ly/Qk1m306Inf5 )
JK--Ai/cognitive mania spans the entire continent
"An
overview of the bot landscape" (http://ow.ly/mEa1306ImkQ )
JK--Interesting stab at a taxonomy of commercial bot solutions.
Drafting
my 2017 predictions. Finally over the hump. I've drafted the first 1286 of
them. Just 731 more predictions and I can call it a day.
Why
Cognitive Computing will Redefine Application Creation http://bit.ly/2gbzX5Z
Listen
to experts from @IBMIIG and xTensegrity as
they talk about #ApplicationRetirement
http://bit.ly/2fEWO92
Join
@IBMIIG for a #DataQuality
deep dive on Information Analyzer thin client on 12/15, 9am ET http://ibm.co/29NDXW0
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Mad World (alt
Version) by Gary Jules from Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets JK--2001. Great
pathetic "happy birthday"
"Secrets
to Building Any AI-Driven Smart Service" (http://ow.ly/8P0H306HVjz )
JK--Ray Wang proposes useful framework for building these svcs
"Researchers
Figure Out How 2 Trick Facial Recognition Systems: What It Means" (http://ow.ly/AuBf306HUZT )
JK--Good article by Chris Kanaracus
Excellent
compendium of research papers on use of deep learning in diverse applications (http://ow.ly/cpxf306HUMg )
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp She by The Method
Actors from This Is Still It JK--1980. Athens GA duo. Stripped-down jangly edgy
guitar
"How
to Hold Algorithms Accountable" (http://ow.ly/cRnV306HT4Y )
JK--Focus on responsibiity, explainability, accuracy, auditability, fairness.
"The
hard thing about deep learning" (http://ow.ly/yMEI306HRZT )
JK--The deeper the neural net, harder 2 B sure it always classifies correctly
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp The Modern Dance by
Pere Ubu from The Modern Dance JK--1978. Song's bridges are crowd noise over
guitar noise.
"Using
AI to Spot Faults in Buildings" (http://ow.ly/P8qN306HQTf )
JK--Computationally assess how they absorb vibrations from nearby traffic
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Corrina, Corrina by
Freddy Fender from Tejano Roots JK--1991. This great song sounds even better in
Spanish.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Chickasaw County
Child by Bobbie Gentry from Ode to Billie Joe JK--1967. Like the title track, a
cool downhome ballad
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Brighter Than The
Blues by Joan Shelley from Over And Even JK--2015. Incandescent Americana with
Celtic overtones.
AA
Signs With IBM Cloud For Some Applications http://bit.ly/2gkkPWT
"Object
Storage & Erasure Coding: Future of Storage?" (http://ow.ly/g5Oe306Fsqr )
JK--Store more data, more distrib, higher avail, lower costs
"$1
Trillion Deep Learning Race 4 Smarter Cars" (http://ow.ly/7Nfv306Fs0R )
JK--That's not the investment. It's what KPMG estimates it's worth
"Tech’s
Empathy Gap Is a Bug, Not a Feature" (http://ow.ly/mSS4306FrAG )
JK--Silicon Valley's charitable giving argues against "empathy gap"
"AI
Natives & th Age of Disinformation" (http://ow.ly/wUfn306FpXB )
JK--Unclear what point this rambling piece makes. Beware o lying chatbots?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp The Night Josh
Tillman Came To Our Apartment by Father John Misty JK--2015. Tillman imagines
self as th ghosts o Xmas
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp K. by Cigarettes
After Sex JK--2016. This is fairly hypnotic. Like a sleepy wine-soaked reverie
in front of fireplace
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Searching for Mr
Right by Young Marble Giants frm Colossal Youth JK--1980. 1st track o classic
LP. Music for evenings
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Ritual Union by
Little Dragon from Ritual Union JK--2011. Love the little electronic flourishes
that accent line-ends
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp They by Jem from
Finally Woken JK--2004. Song blew lid off international conspiracy o Protocols
of th Elders o "They"
Just
saw article that tries to prove an assertion w/out primary or even anecdotal
evidence. Just "quotes." Why not quote cartoon characters?
“Munchkin
likely pick to head Treasury”? I thought they were a fictional race. But at
least it’s a stab at diversity. Wait....correction...
Trump
wants to outlaw flag-burning while he busies himself with burning the
Constitution. What’s wrong with this picture?
Join
me et al on Crowdchat "Big Data & Analytics in 2017" Thurs Dec 8
1pm EST (http://ow.ly/q3FC306DOkv ) #makedatasimple
Join
me et al on Crowdchat "Deep Learning & #ApacheSpark
" Wed Dec 7 1pm EST http://www.via-cc.at/94lv2 #SparkDeepLearning
Join
me et al this Thurs Dec 1, 1pm EST, Crowdchat, "Hadoop as a Service: Your
Lever for Agility" (http://ow.ly/QkU7306DzeY ) #BigInsights
Americans
are starting to realize that, come Jan 20, we'll need to activate our
collective coping strategy for dealing with an abusive boss
#IBM Unveils #Watson -Powered Imaging
Solutions for Healthcare Providers (http://ibm.co/2gFicf4 )
JK--Partnership with Merge Healthcare
Enough
with the expert articles informing us that big data is big. Jupiter is also
big. We don't need Neil deGrasse Tyson to remind us.
RT
@kexpplaylist#kexp The
Only Living Boy in New York by Simon & Garfunkel from Bridge Over Troubled
Water JK--1970s' 1st gr8 LP. Jan 1970.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Fairytale of New
York by Pogues+Kirsty JK--1988. Only Xmas song with lyric: "U scumbag U
maggot U cheap lousy faggot"
Now
serving up secure mobile apps & tasty fare at Individual Restaurants. Check
out @IBMSecurity's new case
study! http://bit.ly/2g1GoIR
Hmm.
Sign of the times. I just saw cars referred to as "devices," in the
context of AI-powered consumer goods (e.g., IoT-enabled appliances)
"Data
Socialization: How to Achieve “Data Utopia” & Expedite Outcomes" (http://ow.ly/lWok306CTS9 )
JK--"Utopia"? Tone down the hoohah please.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Utopia by Austra
from Future Politics JK--2017. Due for release on January 20. Very spacious
thrilling romanticism.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Midnight Room by
Springtime Carnivore from Midnight Room JK--2016. Nice earworm-grade melodic
hook.
Just
saw somebody post an "open letter to all data users." That's a
perfect way to get absolutely nobody to read or care what you're saying.
Bought/downloaded
Phantogram's latest LP, "Three." Been a big fan of their rich
electropop textures for some time. This one goes even deeper
Florence
Henderson’s passing unleashed dumb commentary on “The Brady Bunch.” It didn’t
reflect a simpler time. 1969 was batshit crazy!
"Probabilistic
Programming" (http://ow.ly/r3YL306BmWT )
JK--Modeling statistically how any program--probabilistic or otherwise--might
behave.
"Deep
Thoughts Regarding the Bodacious Brain" (http://ow.ly/LsRO306BiwQ )
JK--Also describes glassware as "curvaceous" & wife as
"gorgeous."
New
#IBM jk #SPSSStatistics
blog: "Tackling predictive uncertainty with Monte Carlo statistical
analysis" (http://ow.ly/gO6k306BggL )
It's
Cyber Monday. The one day of the year retailers encourage us to shop online.
Not sure whether I'll have time before they shut it off
I
tire of scrolling all way down those alphabetical e-forms lists to the
"U"'s to declare my country. Another reason Canada looks good now
Cheatsheets
disappoint. They usually overlook the obvious, e.g. "sneak a peek over
that smart person's shoulder." Classic cheating strategy.
Thank
you spam for the fraud alert on my ScotiaBank account. As soon as I move to
Canada & open an account there, I'll let them know.
"Meet
the iPhone's 30-ton ancestor: Inside the project to rebuild one of the first
computers" (http://ow.ly/PCX3306AlcB ) JK--Eniac
maniacs!
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Ain't No Sunshine by
Horace Andy from Mr. Bassie JK--1973. Great reggae cover of the Bill Withers
classic.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Best To You by Blood
Orange from Freetown Sound JK--2016. One of my fave songs of the year.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Same Old Blues by
Phantogram from Three JK--2016. Great new one from them. Feels a bit like
classic '70s rock.
Let's
not pretend that Fidel Castro wasn't a brutal despot. The Cuban people would be
best served by a rapid dismantling of his legacy.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Ain't Nothing You
Can Do by Big Mama Thornton from Stronger Than Dirt JK--1969. LP title a
late-60s commercial ref
Dear
Xmas Radio Programmers: Every 5th song should be devotional. Every 10th should
be 21st century. Every so often, a Bing Crosby.
First
time NYT reported Fidel's death was Dec. 3, 1956.
Though
I generally don’t follow football, I do make an exception for the Michigan/Ohio
State game. GO BLUE!!!!
Radio
playing the greatest hits of the 80s. I remember the era well. Everybody wang
chung’d all night.
Saw
classic all-points soc-news freakout headline: “13 impossible crises that
humanity now faces.” Really? 13? Apocalyptic triskadekaphobia?
Watching
a Carpenters special on PBS fundraising drive. I’m definitely a Carpenters
softie. I’m Richard.
Hope
my email filter gets smart & starts automatically blocking those Trump Hotel
promos while reporting them as abusive (just because).
Merle
Haggard "House of Memories" (http://ow.ly/Begl306xbNx )
JK--Today's the 25th anniversary of our move-in to ours.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp One Note Joe by The
Hi-Risers from Once We Get Started JK--Very cool. Sort of as if the early
Beatles did Surfaris
