RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp The Great Curve by
Talking Heads from Remain in Light JK--1980. Love when screaming guitar comes
into this fast chant
Buried
under a mid-February personal blizzard of W-2s, 1099s, and other tax
documentation. White-out conditions. Groping for a shovel.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp The Twitch by Danny
White from Natural Soul Brother JK--1963. NoLa funk. Not to be confused with
Flintstones song.
Hey
FB, I don’t need to know it’s “Game Day.” Or that it’s people’s birthdays. So
please don’t tell me what games fall on people’s birthdays
Thank
the automotive gods for 10 year 100,000 mile drivetrain warranties. That’s all
I’m gonna say.
Year
of the Monkey starts Monday. Fitting that this is presidential election year.
Candidates seem to delight in throwing poop at each other
Looking
forward to seeing Elton John live at #IBM InterConnect in Vegas
later this month. He hasn't had a hit in years, but so what.
RIP
Maurice White. Earth Wind & Fire had the best damn dance songs of the
1970s. Everybody boogied to their grooves.
"The
Knowledge Representation Corner: Graphs" (http://ow.ly/Y0dN3 )
JK--Check out #IBM Graph
announced yesterday http://ow.ly/Y0erP
"Next
Big Test for AI: Making Sense of the World" (http://ow.ly/Y0duX )
JK--Freaky-fast automated image classification.
"5
Ways Wearables are Improving Enterprise Operations" (http://ow.ly/Y09NQ )
JK--Safety, inventory, sales, wellness, efficiency
"Nest
Thermostats Crash, Cause Consumers to Second Guess IoT" (http://ow.ly/Y09l1 )
JK--I'd 2nd-guess thermostats that run on batteries
Bob
& Ray "The Slow Talker" (http://ow.ly/XZUxs ). I
have painful memories of meetings chaired by such people. 2 hours = 2
paragraphs
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "Pondering The Prophesied Master Learning Algorithm" (http://ow.ly/XZmnX )
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp I'm So Lonesome I
Could Cry by Ferlin Husky from Vintage Collections JK--1960. Great cover of
Hank Williams classic
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Dark Moon by Bonnie
Guitar JK--1957. Wow! Gorgeous romantic country song. As beautiful a voice as
Patsy Cline.
"The
Surprising Truth about Big Data" (http://ow.ly/XYcuT )
JK--I'm cited in this @JamesMaguire
#Datamation
article.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Sealegs by The Shins
from Wincing the Night Away JK--2007. Superb song from, IMHO, a perfect album.
Shins' best!
RIP
Bob Elliott. As one half of classic comedy team Bob & Ray, he helped
pioneer a droll Post-WW2 American sketch comedy. Always sharp/funny
"Open
for business: Enterprise cloud solution adoption continues unabated" (http://ow.ly/XWiIU )
JK--Blog by Mahowald & Vesset of IDC.
"Aim
higher: Analytics and information management in the cloud" (http://ow.ly/XWizB )
JK--Blog by Dan Vesset of IDC.
"IBM
Cloud Data Services officially Open for Data with launch of new portfolio of
tools.." (http://ow.ly/XWijQ ) Blog by Derek
Schoettle
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "The Rashomon Effect in Algorithmic IoT Memory Capture" (http://ow.ly/XWgvY )
"IBM
Launches Cloud Data & Analytics Marketplace for Developers" (http://ow.ly/XWeoa )
JK--More than 25 new svcs incl open data exchange
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Calgary by Great
Speckled Bird from Great Speckled Bird JK--1970. I've been there. I think of it
as "Denver North."
This
day in 1959 was the day the music died. So, technically, all the music since
then has been made by zombies.
I'm
not big on this "Citizen [Something]" nouveau-job nomenclature (eg
Citizen Analyst). Is there an "Undocumented Deportable [Something]"?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Born Again Teen by
Lucius from Good Grief JK--2016. Great. Sounds sort of like a young
more-rocking Kate Bush.
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "The Deeply Embedded Future of Deep Learning" (http://ow.ly/XTp34 )
Remnants
of the recent blizzard have mostly melted clean away, except where people piled
it high. Historic? It's already history.
RIP
Signe Toly Anderson. Passed away on same day as fellow Jefferson Airplane
co-founder Paul Kantner. Only on 1st LP. “Chauffeur Blues.”
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "You Wouldn’t Know Humor If It Bit You in the Algorithm!" (http://ow.ly/XQggv )
With
my headcold's impact on my vocal tract, I'm now communicating in a monotone
grumble. Suits the little cuss that I truly am, I suppose
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp California Stars by
Bragg/Wilco JK--"They hang like grapes on vinesthatshine&warm th
lovers'glass like friendly wine"
"Startups
beware: Disruption isnt enuff, U need 2 make $" (http://ow.ly/XNpYi )
JK--Stating the obvious isnt enuff, U need 2 belabor it
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Jobs I Had Before I
Got Rich & Famous by Walter Martin from Ile Flottante JK--2016. Love the
improvised feel of this
"Not
up for a data lake? Analyze in place" (http://ow.ly/XNp9N )
JK--Insights from @acoliver on
in-memory analytics.
"Europeans
unconvinced by big data in general" (http://ow.ly/XNmup )
JK--I'm unconvinced by absurd blanket-statemnt headlines in general
"Smart
Factories & Indstrial IoT" (http://ow.ly/XNkuY )
JK--Just-in-time part delivry w/driverless transport vehicles. The new
forklift?
"Why
the Internet of Things needs another 10 years" (http://ow.ly/XNiPO )
JK--Really? Until what specifically takes place?
"BDAnlytcs:
Do Machines Have Biases?" (http://ow.ly/XNhFC )
JK--They're built & builders have biases. See also: http://ow.ly/XNhX0
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Two Versions Of Tomorrow
by Eleanor Friedberger from New View JK--2016. Wow! Another killer great song
off new LP.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Valleri by The
Monkees from Th Birds th Bees & Th Monkees JK--1968. Odd structure for such
a short song. Feels rushed
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "Digital Placebo: The Psychosomatic Impacts of Quantified Self"
(http://ow.ly/XN0ax )
I
suppose they call it the Iowa “caucus” because it’s mostly Caucasians. Prove to
me that I am wrong.
Downloaded
a meditation app. I set it to speak to me with an Aussie accent. Down Under folks
have a sunny-chill vibe that sits right with me
I'm
flattered but always decline when someone requests that I speak on intersection
of big data with some random other topic. I'd sound dumb
The
only thing that Donald Trump & I have in common is that neither of us is
particularly fond of Fox News. That's not enough.
No
fresh winter wonderland this weekend. But I do find a scary noirish romance in
the gray filthy piles of icy doom along all the roadways.
Somebody
in Germany, addressing me as “Professor Kobielus,” has asked me to contribute
to a book. Thanks, but I have mid-terms to grade.
Down
with a cold. Or rather, up & doing my usual stuff, but with a cold. I’m
rarely sick. Keeping noncontagious distance from people at mall
30-something
guy on mall restzone sofa next to me regaling seemingly 90-something guy
wearing Korean War vet cap with his Iraq War exploits
Sampling
wine at Wegman’s. I’ve become quite the connoisseur. Preferred vintage is
anything they offer in those tiny little cups for free.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Martha by Jefferson Airplane
from The Worst of Jefferson Airplane JK--1967. Kantner song originally on
"...Baxter's"
#IBM Closes Weather Co.
Purchase, Names David Kenny New Head Of Watson Platform http://on.tcrn.ch/l/htcS
via @techcrunch
I'd
like to see a blog entitled "10 Reasons Why You Should List 10 Reasons to
Do Anything In Your Blog Title." I might write it.
New
#IBM jk #ITKnowledgeExchange
#TechTarget
column: "The Internet of Things will eliminate data deadzones" (http://ow.ly/XGvIg )
RIP
Paul Kantner. Jefferson Airplane cofounder. "Crown of Creation" is a
very Paul song, lyric based on sci-fi story http://ow.ly/XG2e8
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Building smart business on the four pillars of predictive analytics"
Drafted
latest #IBM jk #ITKnowledgeExchange
#TechTarget
column: "The Internet of Things Will Eliminate Data Deadzones"
The
one simple thing you can do to make your iPhone 100 times more secure http://read.bi/1UmInFi
via @techinsider
PR
person offers me "Expert Sources Available to Comment" on a range of
subjects, one of which is "Marijuana." Get me Cheech & Chong!
"What
It Will Take for Artificial Intelligence to Gain a Sense of Humor" (http://ow.ly/XDtpB )
JK--Grow up a nerd bullied by idiots.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp On the Radio by
Regina Spektor JK--2006. Voices an odd glottal stop/catch at end of
"the" in title. "the[bh] radio"
Drafted
latest InfoWorld column: "Shouldering the Burden of Maintaining Your
Machine Learning Models"
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp I'm Ready to Go Home
by The Louvin Brothers from Satan Is Real JK--1959. These brothers had awesome
Appalachian twang
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Madame George by Van
Morrison from Th Bang Masters JK--1967. Funky. Very different frm languid
"Astral Weeks" version
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Visions of Johanna
(Take 5) by Bob Dylan from Th Bootleg Series Vol 12: Th Cutting Edge
JK--1965-6. Uptempo. It works
Like
me, the wife is tired of too-loud music during bodyworks classes. We both stand
in front, and tell instructors to turn it down. They do
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp You Must Have Met
Little Caroline? by JD McPherson JK--2015. Cool interplay of plinking piano
& electric guitar
"Compressed
representations in age of big data" (http://ow.ly/XB7uZ )
JK--Compress of deep-learning algos key to embedding in mobile/IoT
"Transactional
streaming: If you can compute it, you can probably stream it" (http://ow.ly/XB78A )
JK--Good discuss on robust streaming
"Engaging
Aesthetics for Data Narratives" (http://ow.ly/XB6tJ ) JK--I
dig the pictogramic logos for famous modern artists.
"How
driverless cars will transform auto insurance and shift burden onto AI and
software" (http://ow.ly/XB5qN ) JK--Hyper-safe
motoring
"New
'moonshot challenge' at Harvard aims to make giant leap in AI" (http://ow.ly/XB4X6 )
JK--Literally mirror brain-synapse connections
"What
does the future hold for artificial intelligence?" (http://ow.ly/XB4y0 )
JK--Automated online negotiations by your personal agent
"Teaching
AI to Appreciate Stories" (http://ow.ly/XB42L )
JK--Need larger training-data sets to algorithmically grasp subtle subtexts.
"Driven
by Data: Harnessing Telematics" (http://ow.ly/XB3KZ ) JK--In
connected cars, enables over-the-air engine reprogramming.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Lay Lady Lay by Bob
Dylan from Nashville Skyline JK--1969. "His clothes are dirty, but his
hands are clean."
Space
commercialization, aka monetizing the Moon.
My
usual morning mad dash through the inboxes. I won't glorify it with the term
"reading."
Drafted
next Dataversity column: "Paths, Patterns, and Lakes: The Shapes of Data
to Come"
I
wrote most of a column in one mad run tonight on iPhone at my exercise club.
Now editing it down to shape back on my laptop. Needs work
Finally
received all our blizzard-delayed back papers. Gave me a chance to relive the
weekend with 20:20 hindsight.
RIP
Marvin Minsky. Pivotal researcher and visionary in artificial intelligence (http://ow.ly/XwPyb )
Yes,
we survived the blizzard. Yes, it was an ordeal to spend a winter weekend
indoors w/ TV, Internet, food, drink, leisure, warmth, etc
"Immutability
Changes Everything" (http://ow.ly/XuJj0 ) JK--Deep dive into a
future-facing distrib database architectural topic.
"How
'artif swarm intel' uses people 2 make better predXns than experts" (http://ow.ly/XuHFT )
JK--Crwdsrcd anonymous gestural consensus
"Big
data in ranching and animal husbandry" (http://ow.ly/XuGZX )
JK--More humane livestock tagging than searing hot metal into cowflesh
"What
Is Machine Intelligence Vs. Machine Learning Vs. Deep Learning Vs. AI?" (http://ow.ly/XuGJE )
JK--Great taxonomic discussion!
"10
text, sentiment, and social analytics trends for 2016" (http://ow.ly/XuFYj )
JK--#7: "emoji analytics." FB: http://ow.ly/XuGc7
"Human-in-the-Loop
is the Future of Machine Learning" (http://ow.ly/XuFwu )
JK--Crowdsourcing puts billions of humans in learning loop
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp He Didn't Mention
His Mother by Eleanor Friedberger from New View JK--2016. Good one. Has a
Natalie Merchant feel.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Factory Girl by Tom
Jones from Long Lost Suitcase JK--2015. Rolling Stones cover. Excellent.
New
#IBM jk LinkedIn Pulse
post: "Citizen Data Scientists in the New Global Order" (http://ow.ly/Xux7w )
Coffee
is to my mornings what wine is to my evenings. Both help me concentrate, but in
opposite ways. The former winds me up, th latter down
I
think it's so groovy now that people are starting to get together.
