Friday, June 16, 2017

Aweekstweets May 30 to June 16 2017: the weeks of Spring winding down


"Gunman’s Violent Spree Shakes a Liberal Enclave" (http://ow.ly/MvpD30cFjIf ) JK--What's this "liberal enclave" crap? It's not Takoma Park MD


"In VA enclave shattered by baseball shooting, making beauty out o pain" (http://ow.ly/k8zS30cFjEg ) JK--Del Ray's a pleasant old neighborhood


"Amazon has patent 2 keep U from comparison shopping while you’re in its stores" (http://ow.ly/2Pr430cFjv1 ) JK--Price of "free" in-store WiFi


To monopolize DC-area supermkt biz, Bezos needs to vanquish Trader Joe, Wegman's, Safeway, Giant, Shoppers, Harris-Teeter, Aldi, & Food Lion


I just sent a three-character tweet. In my defense, it was an emoticon. Actually, that's not a defense so much as admission of my own idiocy


Good week. Tech industry news is as swamped now by "AI"-everything as it was by "big data"-everything earlier in this decade. Surf the times


Moving between clouds will be as easy as moving between on-prem platforms. The target cloud/pla... #nextgencloudsp http://www.via-cc.at/552fb 












Yes, first-to-market have the advantage in adoption and retention, but they tend to suffer cust... #nextgencloudsp


Machine learning #nextgencloudsp


How big is too big for IaaS? 18-36 months of IaaS and then what: you've learned how to do it yo... #nextgencloudsp http://www.via-cc.at/552cv 


What does "cloud repatriation" mean? Separate clouds behind national firewalls? #nextgencloudsp


Transform business. Join us 6-27 12pm EDT. Crowdchat: Storage at Intelligent Edge. http://www.via-cc.at/1524l  #clearskyedge


Automate DevOps in data science pipeline. Join #Wikibon Crowdchat: #DataScienceDevOps Mon 6-19, 1-2pm ET http://www.via-cc.at/151ue 

  Jun 15

Exposed brick and structural elements. The essence of architectural authenticity. That, plus fossilized remains of indigenous cockroaches.

  Jun 15

Old Town Alexandria retirement planning seminar at a nice restaurant. Everybody’s savvy. Folks  us come for the salmon.

  Jun 15

Check Out MachineLearningMunich https://ibmgo.com/machinelearningmunich … #ibmgo

  Jun 15

#IBM Fast Track Your Data 2017: Thurs June 22 (Munich, Germany) http://siliconangle.tv/ibm-fast-track-your-data-2017/ … Catch @dvellante and me cohosting @theCUBE

  Jun 15

Landlines are wonderful. I've received several calls today on mine from "Loan Application Dept," "Computer Support Center," and such.

  Jun 15

"Deal or no deal? Training AI bots to negotiate" (http://ow.ly/Va5b30cCQEz ) JK--I'd call 'em "dickerbots," but that might be misinterpreted.

  Jun 15

"AI writing script for short film" (http://ow.ly/W6XH30cCPUv ) JK--Cool cinematic experiment: known actors enacting dialogue programmed by AI

  Jun 15

"AI at Long Last?" (http://ow.ly/puIb30cCP7j ) JK--At long last algorithmic love? http://ow.ly/maNJ30cCP9X 

  Jun 15

"Surprising # of US adults think chocolate milk comes from brown cows" (http://ow.ly/BBR630cCOFG ) JK--Heehee. Tell 'em burgers R cow patties

  Jun 15

"Special counsel investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice" (http://ow.ly/9Whi30cCOlN ) JK--Watch POTUS decapitate this one too

  Jun 15

DevOps adds value to ML. Join #Wikibon Crowdchat: #DataScienceDevOps on Mon 6-19, 1-2pm ET http://www.via-cc.at/151ue 

  Jun 15

"Value of ML" (http://ow.ly/6rZ130cCDTg ) JK--Incorrectly attributes "neural net" work to Alan Turing. Anachronistically credits him w/"AI."

  Jun 15

"Why Fifty Is The New Age for Launching a Startup" (http://ow.ly/nGSV30cCDaO ) JK--If you want to risk your retirement savings, go right ahead

  Jun 15

"Learning from Human Preferences" (http://ow.ly/rScA30cCBOo ) JK--Human-in-loop reinforcemt learning. Love the "backflip" GIF. GIMME DAT DING!

  Jun 15

"Object detection with neural networks" (http://ow.ly/218l30cCBlm ) JK--Can U train it to detect when robo-lawyer about to scream "I OBJECT!"

  Jun 15

"Deep Learning Papers Reading Roadmap" (http://ow.ly/ndM830cCB1X ) JK--I remember when LeVar Burton did this on "Reading Rainbow."

  Jun 15

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Algiers "The Underside of Power" JK--2017. Righteous! Sounds  classic 4 Tops/Temptations/Rare Earth/Edwin Starr

  Jun 15

New jk #TechTarget #Wikibon #SiliconANGLE column: "Training the next generation of AI-driven chatbots" (http://ow.ly/9sej30cCqKt )

  Jun 15

Drafted next jk #TechTarget column: "Training the Next Generation of AI-Driven Chatbots"

  Jun 15

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Harry Nilsson "Jump Into the Fire" frm Nilsson Schmilsson JK--1971. Did so to retrieve flaming lime-infused coconut

  Jun 15

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Duran Duran "A View to a Kill" JK--1985. Popstars know theyve truly made it when they're invited to do a Bond theme



   Jun 15

"Build your own ML-powered robot arm using TensorFlow & GGL Cloud" (http://ow.ly/lKEz30cC6zs ) JK--Cool. But switch off "Dr Strangelove" mode

  Jun 15

"Open collaboration key for data science to mature into a technology" (http://ow.ly/yjaJ30cC3rA ) JK--Essentially, DevOps #SiliconANGLE

  Jun 15

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Cocteau Twins "Musette and Drums" from Head Over Heels JK--1983. This one feels  they're performing live.

  Jun 15

Dear MSFT Outlook: Use machine learning to create an "unfocused" folder for messages from people who have a hard time getting to the point.

  Jun 14

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #KEXP Cooley - Munson “Sightly Sue” from In Debt JK--1972. Wow. Blissed-out Hawaiian-hippie vibe. Brian Wilson-ish.

  Jun 14

Friend said she liked my last name. She doesn’t have to endure people constantly misspelling & mispronouncing it.

  Jun 14

Doing Munich next wk. Cohosting #theCUBE at #IBM event. Last time was Catalyst Europe during Oktoberfest 2002. I’m 1/4 Bavarian. Mom (Hoff)

  Jun 14

Settling in for a steamy summer. Got my dehumidifier. Getting sweaty up the road in DC. Wish our politics had a destupidifier.

  Jun 14

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp Kenny Rogers & The First Edition “Tulsa Turnaround” from Country Funk Vol II JK--1971. Wish he hadn’t folded ‘em

  Jun 14

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp Denny Lile “If You Stay on Solid Ground” from Hear the Bang: The Life and Music of Denny Lile JK--1973. Rockin’!

  Jun 14

Flag Day. No one ever goes out of their way to fly the flag on June 14. Perhaps because it's sandwiched between Memorial & Independence Days

  Jun 14

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp Dan Auerbach "Show Me" from Waiting on a Song JK--2017. Pretty melodic one from the Black Keys guitarist's solo

  Jun 14

"AI meets music: how new tech changing how people play instruments" (http://ow.ly/Yccm30cAR10 ) JK--AI is the instrument, the tutor, the band

  Jun 14

"Mycroft AI: Open Source Voice Assistant" (http://ow.ly/jRui30cAQDu ) JK--They also have a "reference device": http://ow.ly/Dj0t30cAQRn 

  Jun 14

"Neural Translation of Musical Style" (http://ow.ly/TQ1J30cAPRA ) JK--Neural nets were NOT introduced in 1943. Only some math foundations were

  Jun 14

"David Bonderman Resigns From Uber Board After Sexist Remark" (http://ow.ly/BfJq30cAPjf ) JK--Clearly, their board's top-heavy with douchebags

  Jun 14

Join #Wikibon Mon 6-19, 1-2pm ET, Crowdchat: #DevOps in The #DataScience Pipeline #datasciencedevops http://www.via-cc.at/151ue 

  Jun 14

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Broken Social Scene "Hug of Thunder" from Hug of Thunder JK--2017. New one. Excellent. Feist on lead vocal.

  Jun 13

KDnuggets @kdnuggets
7 Ways to get high-quality labeled #Training Data for #MachineLearning at Low Cost @jameskobielus http://buff.ly/2spsZ72 

  Jun 13

New jk #KDNuggets #Wikibon #SiliconANGLE column: "7 Ways to Get High-Quality Labeled Training Data at Low Cost" (http://ow.ly/sw1S30cz5Re )

  Jun 13

"IBM, Hortonworks Expand Prtnrshp" (http://ow.ly/EhyD30cyNsh ) JK--IBM migrating BigInsights users to HDP. Partners combining HDP, DSX, BigSQL

  Jun 13

Please join me Mon 6-19, 1-2pm ET, Crowdchat: #DevOps in The #DataScience Pipeline #datasciencedevops #Wikibon http://www.via-cc.at/151ue 

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Feist "The Wind" from Pleasure JK--2017. New. Great. Goose-pimple great.

  Jun 13

"How AI Can Keep Accelerating After Moore’s Law" (http://ow.ly/op7030cyjM5 ) JK--Paradoxically: creating ML chips that don’t add accurately

  Jun 13

"What is ML debt?" (http://ow.ly/krwH30cygSr ) JK--Risks/costs of using convoluted old code, using irrelevant data, relying on opaque algos

  Jun 13

"Harnessing Power of AI to Diagnose Diseases" (http://ow.ly/FX3a30cygu4 ) JK--Kavya Kopparapu. TJ HS Science/Tech. Just a few miles from me

  Jun 13

"Using TensorFlow to classify hotdogs!" (http://ow.ly/sNtv30cyfAp ) JK--I've already begun to deploy "Not Hot Dog" as catchphrase for lame AI

  Jun 13

"Artificial intelligence on Hadoop: Does it make sense?" (http://ow.ly/bKp630cyejK ) JK--Training DL/ML from Hdp-based data lakes? Definitely!

  Jun 13

"Serverless computing: Don’t make wrong choices" (http://ow.ly/GQsk30cydM9 ) JK--Linthicum sez don't contort yourself refactoring legacy apps

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp The Mountain Goats "We Do It Different on the West Coast" from Goths JK--2017. Darnielle does great tongue-in-cheek

  Jun 13

"Getting Hyped for Deep Learning Configs" (http://ow.ly/U37u30cybEO ) JK--Hyperparameter config services from IBM & SigOpt are DL accelerators

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Chuck Berry "Big Boys" from Compilation Chuck Berry JK--2017. His posthumous parting gift for us fans. Very Berry!

  Jun 13

"Kaggle Past Solutions" (http://ow.ly/u9cf30cyaWo ) JK--The best data-science minds are not all working on getting us to click on ads.

  Jun 13

"The Machine Intelligence Behind Gboard" (http://ow.ly/L2Fg30cyaKY ) JK--Please recognize I habitually make the same fat-finger typing errors

  Jun 13

"2 Big Reasons Why Google's AI Chips Will Have Tough Time Competing w/Nvidia" (http://ow.ly/sWLa30cyavP ) JK--TensorFlow-only. Not chipmaker

  Jun 13

" Core ML" (http://ow.ly/dt4r30cy9BP ) JK--New foundational ML framework used across Apple products, including Siri, Camera, and QuickType

  Jun 13

"Responding to a Passive Aggressive Coworker" (http://ow.ly/a60W30cy9nA ) JK--Great working definition: "sugar-coated hostility."

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Syl Johnson "Different Strokes" from Dresses Too Short/Is It Cuz I'm Black JK--1968. Not Gary Coleman TV-show theme

  Jun 13

"Hortonworks DataFlow 3.0 Simplifies Dev of Streaming Analytics Applications" (http://ow.ly/MtZP30cy8Oe ) JK--Code-free multi-stream app dev

  Jun 13

"Google releases open-source platform Spinnaker 1.0" (http://ow.ly/l17730cy8im ) JK--DevOps tool for multi-cloud continuous code/app delivery

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Nice As Fuck "Runaway" from Nice as Fuck JK--2016. Cool Jenny Lewis beat combo.

  Jun 13

"CrowdFlower raises $20M to accel adoption of AI within enterprise" (http://ow.ly/rGQh30cy81T ) JK--Crowdsourced "human in loop" algo training

  Jun 13

"Fact Check: Trump Says He Passed  Bills Than Most Presidents" (http://ow.ly/K3LI30cy7Es ) JK--He's mostly signed mundane administrivia.

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Bootsy’s Rubber Band "I’d Rather Be With You" from Stretchin’ Out in Bootsy’s Rubber Band JK--1976. Prince-

  Jun 13

"Map Of Emerging Tech" (http://ow.ly/HIwE30cy6CJ ) JK--Clearly shows what's afflicted with analyst overcoverage. Find cool niches. Go deep.

  Jun 13

"The 21 Secret Parks of San Francisco" (http://ow.ly/rlgD30cy6iU ) JK--Interesting. How many of these have permanent homeless encampments?

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Weezer "Buddy Holly" JK--1994. Except for spex, Rivers Cuomo doesn't look just  Buddy. Holly was better looking

  Jun 13

"My Inbox Is Getting Weird" (http://ow.ly/eomP30cy5oP ) JK--Mine's plagued by presumptuous strangers "still waiting for your response."

  Jun 13

"Katy Perry Removes All Doubt About Chatbots Going Mainstream" (http://ow.ly/QHro30cy54W ) JK--Thanks. We were waiting for her validation.

  Jun 12

New jk #Datanami #Wikibon column: "Automating Development and Optimization of Machine Learning Models" (http://ow.ly/8DF530cwFMX )

  Jun 12

"Robot Uses Evil Alter Ego to Learn Reliable Grasping" (http://ow.ly/yx8j30cwcu0 ) JK--Adversarial grasping with self-supervised AI learning

  Jun 12

I assume DoD's US Cyber Command steps grunts through a grueling obstacle course of pop-ups, hack attacks, & gratuitous follow-me requests

  Jun 12

"If Yr Company Isn’t Good at Analytics, It’s Not Ready for AI" (http://ow.ly/lw6s30cw9PE ) JK--NIce to see Captain Obvious' POV on the matter

  Jun 12

"Eight Tips to Become Scrum Master Your Team Needs" (http://ow.ly/9gfL30cw90R ) JK--I suggest #9: instruct team to address you as "Master"

  Jun 12

Theresa may or may not be doing what she's doing now this time next week.
  Jun 12

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Radiohead "Pyramid Song" from Amnesiac/Kid A JK-2001. Yorke should wear dreadlocks, cuz he's got a lock on dread.

  Jun 12

"The Hidden ROI of Thought Leadership" (http://ow.ly/LKDV30cw6FR ) JK--I doubt their respondents interpreted "thought leadership" consistently

  Jun 12

"Trump: A True Story" (http://ow.ly/Qo4X30cw3HU ) JK--Here's what happened when he was summoned to defend his lies "under oath."

  Jun 12

"Trump's lawyer in Russia probe has clients w/Kremlin ties" (http://ow.ly/J29l30cw3hN ) JK--Administration is trainwreck of comic proportions

  Jun 12

"There's AI Revolution Underway & It's Happening In Canada" (http://ow.ly/f8H430cw2Re ) JK--OK, they're doing stuff but headline is pure hype

  Jun 12

"Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold" (http://ow.ly/hDpZ30cw2gb ) JK--His tender ego requires crowds of fawning brain-dead Brits

  Jun 12

"Why All Poems Are Political" (http://ow.ly/B7UX30cw1Qe ) JK--Roses R red./Violets R blue./Your thesis is bullshit./You know that, don't you?

  Jun 12

"Do ! What Amazon Teaches Us About AI and the “Jobless Future”" (http://ow.ly/wq8h30cw1jy ) JK--Tim O'Reilly forecasts robust job creation


  Jun 12

Tired of hearing nonsense about AI producing a "jobless future." Exactly who will have the purchasing power to drive this economy? Bots?

  Jun 12

"2013 Letter From Uber's Kalanick Lays Out Sex Rules 4 Employees at Company Party" (http://ow.ly/3HZ330cw0n4 ) JK--Nauseating fratboy culture

  Jun 12

"Sand Hill Rd Joins Private Capital Flooding Marijuana Startups" (http://ow.ly/UJFe30cvZVi ) JK--Don't sample the inventory while investing

  Jun 12

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp The Pretenders "The Wait" from Pretenders JK--1980. Chrissie & crew at their punkiest.

  Jun 12

"Do You Have 'Self-Taught' Imposter Syndrome" (http://ow.ly/I4Ru30cvYcw ) JK--In tech, you quickly realize that degrees count for little.

  Jun 11

Wife and I will vacation in Ireland later this year. County Clare. Have always wanted to experience Eire. Because it’s there.

  Jun 11

Exactly how bold, risky, principled, public, & gutsy would Comey’s testimony have needed to be not to fit Trump’s criterion for “cowardly”?

  Jun 11

RT @david_j_roth: When you’re thinking, really thinking, about what it would be  if Beavis & Butthead were rich.

  Jun 11


  Jun 11

It’s best to observe the crazy world alone in quiet contemplation. That very world makes that very possibility far less likely.

  Jun 10

RIP Adam West. His campy Batman remains my favorite. Hollywood screwed up the character by making him dark. West played him with light irony

  Jun 10

WSJ describes AI as “a type of machine learning.” Actually, it’s the other way around. ML is AI driven from data. Some AI is rule-driven.

  Jun 9

Lordy, I hope Trump is impeached!

  Jun 9

Trump regards "foreign policy" as his major accomplishment? Based on what? Having taken one overseas trip & not yet started a war? Bravo!

  Jun 8

The "Unclaimed Money Dept." people have notified me of funds in my name. I'll file my claim as soon as you deposit them in my bank account

  Jun 8

Good day of conversations in and around Silicon Valley. Absolutely loved NVIDIA's demo of their GPU, AI, and autonomous vehicle techs.

  Jun 8

"Intel/DARPA look to AI/ML to boost graph analytics in big data" (http://ow.ly/bRM730cqyWO ) JK--Important: distrib graph is intelligent edge

  Jun 8

POTUS to then-FBI director: ""I need loyalty, I expect loyalty." Perfectly illustrates dictatorial "rule of man" disrespect for rule of law

  Jun 8

San Francisco is amazing. You can go anywhere in a cable car. I think I’ll take one to the airport. Fast, modern, efficient!

  Jun 7

Auuugggh!!!..the electrical dust is starting to rust my trapezoid thermometer taste. I knew that would happen.


#ApacheSpark comes from @AMPLab which stands for "Algorithms, Machines and People Lab" via @edd #SparkSummit – at Moscone West



"Easier, faster: The next steps for deep learning" (http://ow.ly/680y30cooIb ) JK--Cites me, discusses Databricks DL Pipelines #sparksummit

  Jun 7

"Fastest Deep Neural Network Execution Framework on Web Browser" (http://ow.ly/ZbuB30comGf ) JK--Remember AJAX? This sounds  AI-JAX.

  Jun 7

"Chatbots vs. Mailing Lists" (http://ow.ly/7wcc30com7X ) JK--Makes case for former in CRM. I predict glut of crapbots will sour users on chat

  Jun 7

"How 2 Prevent AI Apocalypse" (http://ow.ly/wRG730coiTu ) JK--"Understand exactly how these algos work"? Predict every execution path? Ha!

  Jun 7

"App uses AI to turn design mockups into source code" (http://ow.ly/prSX30cohOt ) JK--AI-driven code-gen: future of RAD or future fad?

  Jun 7

"Strange Loop in Deep Learning" (http://ow.ly/9y9J30cogr0 ) JK--Modeling AI as cyclic hierarchical self-referential computational graphs

  Jun 7

"What Self-Driving Cars See" (http://ow.ly/M8M130cofSX ) JK--Streams of lidar data, plus AI. Love the lidar view of SF Embarcadero.

  Jun 7

"Experts Predict When AI Will Exceed Human Performance" (http://ow.ly/p5Qt30cof7y ) JK--"Writing highschool essays"? Bots rock at cheating!

  Jun 7

Dear Conan: I'm a fan but U need to stop interjecting "yeah" when you've finished the joke setup. Robotically telegraphing the punch? Don't!


  Jun 7

New #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon jk column: "At #SparkSummit, Databricks Pushes Apache Spark Where It Needs to Go" (http://ow.ly/3ema30cnMK6 )

  Jun 6

"What’s the big deal with event-by-event streaming in Spark’s 2.2 release?" (http://ow.ly/FusR30cni8s ) #SiilconANGLE #Wikibon #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

More tech-event freebie vendor t-shirts. At home, I sort my shirt piles now into logo'd vs otherwise. Former beginning to tower over latter.

  Jun 6

New #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon jk blog: "Automated Machine Learning Is Key to AI Developer Productivity" (http://ow.ly/YhBF30cn1m2 ) #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

The #SparkSummit keynote discussions of advances in automated machine/deep learning were music to my ears. Huge #Wikibon research focus


  Jun 6

“No worries.” That well-wish’s meaning depends on whether you inflect it with a “shrimp on the barbie” or “hakuna matata” lilt in your voice

  Jun 6

"Exploring #ApacheSpark challenges & opportunities at #SparkSummit 2017" (http://ow.ly/TIcM30cmRfv ) JK--My #Wikibon commentary #SiliconANGLE


Tensorflow support in #bigdl #intel #SparkSummit



#Intel discussing #BigDL roadmap for DL dev integrated with #ApacheSpark #SparkSummit



I  the fact that #Databricks has greatly shifted toward DL integrated w/ #ApacheSpark Exactly where developers are headed #SparkSummit


Snorkel: A System for Fast Training Data Creation http://ow.ly/Kraf30cmPn8  #SparkSummit



Re: Automated feature engineering & training data acquisition/labeling: key to data science productivity #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Automated acquisition and labeling of training data #SparkSummit



Automated feature engineering #SparkSummit


"Deep learning without deep pockets" -@timjhunter #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

#Spark just demoed sub-millisecond stream processing latency #jawdrop #SparkSummit


Christoper Ré's keynote, Snorkel: Dark Data and Machine Learning, is next. Watch live: http://ssum.it/2qTNDb5  #SparkSummit #ML

  Jun 6

Databricks introducing continuous streaming computation in Spark wthout microbatching. #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

"Databricks Accelerates Apache Spark’s Structured Streaming and Launches Production Platform" (http://ow.ly/NbOI30cmM22 ) #SparkSummit


Hope Databricks will follow up quickly w/API access to other DL tools--especially Caffe2, Theano, and MXNet. #SparkSummit #Wikibon


Key innovation is Databricks' DL Pipeline ability to expose DL functions thru SQL to make avail to broader app-dev. #SparkSummit #Wikibon

  Jun 6

Important Databricks' announce: DL Pipeline API for access to TensorFlow DL libraries within Spark's MLLib Pipelines. #SparkSummit #Wikibon


Deep learning image analysis inside #ApacheSpark MLLib Pipeline #SparkSummit


  Jun 6

#DeepLearning pipelines in #ApacheSpark introduced at #SparkSummit 2017 @spark_summit


Zaharia: Deep Learning Pipelines: builds on existing engines (TensorFlow, Keras, BigDL) #SparkSummit


Zaharia: Deep Learning Pipelines: auto scale-out on Spark, expose models in batch/streaming apps & Spark SQL #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Zaharia: Deep Learning Pipelines: common use case in few lines of code #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Zaharia: open-sourcing new high-level API for deep learning that integrates with Apache Spark ML Pipelines #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

"Watch #SparkSummit 2017 here for live coverage: Tackling big data intelligently" (http://ow.ly/CTaS30cmIUX ) JK--My commentary in late May


Zaharia: coming in Spark 2.2: data warehousing: cost-based SQL optimizer #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Zaharia: coming in Spark 2.2: structured streaming: marked production-readay; Python usabiity: pip install pyspark #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Zaharia: coming in Spark 2.2: data warehousing: cost-based SQL optimizer

  Jun 6

"Databricks updates DL, streaming capabilities" (http://bit.ly/2qYkteQ  ) JK--My commentary #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

"Databricks updates Apache Spark’s deep learning, streaming capabilities" (http://ow.ly/laG830cmHzf ) JK--My commentary #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon

  Jun 6

"Databricks Simplifies and Scales Deep Learning with New Apache Spark Library" (http://ow.ly/7DjN30cmGXt ) #SparkSummit


  Jun 6

"Databricks Unveils Serverless Platform for Apache Spark" (http://ow.ly/3AhN30cmGQp ) #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Catch #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon #theCUBE live from #SparkSummit starting 9:45am PDT. Access the livestream here: http://ow.ly/M58h30cmGEa 

  Jun 6

This will be my third #SparkSummit West, I’ve done it least two out east. This is my first of either as an analyst.



In the San Francisco Bay area, one soon adjusts to microclimates of the mind and milieu.


Ah yes, the unmistakable eau d’San Francisco sewage! Or is it eau DER?


  Jun 6

Few things calm me  a leisurely walk to Ferry Bldg in morning in San Francisco. Not sure it would have the same effect if I lived here.

  Jun 6

Typical morning’s walk along Mission Street in downtown San Francisco. All the homeless sort of look  Charles Manson. Except the ladies



Nice enough morning in downtown San Francisco. Overcast, but not enough to make me downcast.



RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp M.I.A. "Jimmy" from Kala JK--2007. Chorus of this always make me want to look over my shoulder. "Whaddya want?"

  Jun 6

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Three Dog Night "Easy to Be Hard" from Suitable for Framing JK--1969. These guys had great gospel-inflected vocals

  Jun 6

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Feist "A Man Is Not His Song" Pleasure JK--2017. A really desolate sound for her. A stark epic scope to this.


RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Willie Nelson "Your Memory Has a Mind of Its Own" from God’s Problem Child JK--2017. New/great. His 61st studio LP

  Jun 6

Drafted next KDNuggets column: "Acquiring High-Quality Labeled Training Data at Low Cost"

  Jun 6

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp David Crosby "Laughing" from If I Could Only Remember My Name JK--1971. Drop-dead gorgeous!  CSNY's best.


Some cycling instructor is using Ringo Starr’s “Back Off Boogaloo” as motivational music. Oddly works.

  Jun 4

Reading about how f’d up the Washington Metro system. As an occasional rider, I have no major complaints. Trains come regularly. Clean, safe

  Jun 4

Reading about how seriously screwed Sears is. Used to be a powerhouse. The A&P of department stores. A&P who? That’s the point.


  Jun 3

Kristen Nicole will publish my #SparkSummit expectations this week. Stay tuned to http://SiliconANGLE.com . Maturing but being eclipsed by AI

  Jun 3

Nice being an industry analyst again. My dominant professional persona these past 20 years. Always chewing on biz-tech news of some sort.

  Jun 3

Went to a vegetarian restaurant today. Not bad. Didn’t realize there are that many ways to make soybeans resemble other foodstuffs.

  Jun 3

Early June. Something in me still wants to refer to this as Spring. Summer doesn’t technically begin for a few weeks. Technicalities matter!

  Jun 3

“My tweets are my own.” Actually they’re a world resource. I bequeath them to all humanity for the benefit of future generations.

  Jun 3

Heading to SF this week for #SparkSummit. Me & #Wikibon colleagues are going to meet w/plenty of vendors. Deep research into what’s going on

  Jun 2

Join me Tues June 20 1pm EDT on live Crowdchat: Fast Track Your Data http://www.via-cc.at/050bc  #IBMML #Wikibon #SiliconANGLE


  Jun 2

"Creating A Sustainable Competitive Edge With Digital Twins" (http://ow.ly/hLJL30cgeWA ) JK--Good #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon note by @ggilbert41


  Jun 2

"Nvidia’s Huang Sees AI ‘Cambrian Explosion’" (http://ow.ly/KIFd30cg2rx ) JK--In other words, sudden massive burst of AI-enabled innovations.


  Jun 2

"EU rejects Trump's offer to renegotiate Paris deal" (http://ow.ly/TD7O30cg2aI ) JK--Thank you. The fate of the planet is not negotiable.


  Jun 1

Bought & downloaded Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood's 1968 "Nancy & Lee" LP. Odd songs & odd pairing of voices. Somehow it works beautifully


  Jun 1

iTunes shows "new from your artists." Well, I don't manage any of them, but I'd be more than happy if they'd pay me a commission anyway.


  Jun 1

"70-Year-Old Woman Discovers World's First Orange Alligator" (http://ow.ly/JKzZ30cfcvh ) JK--Wow! She can still see reptile colors at her age!

  Jun 1

Beatles said "money can't buy U love," but, on Sgt Pepper LP, "fun is th one thing that money can't buy." Whither th scriptural discrepancy?

  Jun 1

Listening “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” just as I’ve done these past 50 years: digitally. I’ve worn out the grooves in my MP3s.
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  Jun 1

Thanks Donald! The Earth just isn’t warm enough. You’ve done your part to make it more hellish. May you burn there.

  Jun 1

"Spark gets automation: Analyzing code, tuning clusters in production" (http://ow.ly/UhVC30ceEmh ) JK--Befits dat-sci growing DevOps orient8n

  Jun 1

"3 Flavors of Predictive Analytics Automation" (http://ow.ly/LA6V30ceE4p ) JK--Automating model build, deploy, & decay/obsolescence detection

  Jun 1

"New MapR Quick Start Solution Accelerates Deep Learning App Deployments" (http://ow.ly/ds3g30ceCcH ) JK--Sounds promising. DevOps for AI.

  Jun 1

"Why Do People Dis Scrum" (http://ow.ly/BbSL30ceAPR ) JK--Perhaps the word itself. Suggests "scum" "scram" "crumb." On the upside: "rum"!

  Jun 1

"Apple Is Working on a Dedicated Chip to Power AI on Devices" (http://ow.ly/aAqu30ceAfU ) JK--Sounds  they're pretty Siri-us about this


  Jun 1

"The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache SystemML as Top-Level Project" (http://ow.ly/vlmO30cezYf ) JK--Just in time for #SparkSummit

  Jun 1

"A gentle introduction to deep learning with TensorFlow" (http://ow.ly/Zys430cezF4 ) JK--Please also produce intros for the genteel & gentile

  Jun 1

"Chatbots Are the New Trend. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing" (http://ow.ly/GP7u30cezr9 ) JK--UX speed, simplicity, proactivity.


  Jun 1

"Overview of Multi-Task Learning in Deep Neural Nets" (http://ow.ly/aNv330cez3B ) JK--Learning auxiliary tasks deepens learning of core task

  Jun 1

"How to train a neural network to code by itself ?" (http://ow.ly/tBpc30ceyFm ) JK--Not "automated ML." It's "ML-automated code-gen"

  Jun 1

I always felt The Band missed their most obvious endorsement opportunities: smoking El Producto and driving Le Car.

  Jun 1

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp The Equals "Ain’t Got Nothing to Give You" JK--1970. North London group included Eddy Grant ("Electric Avenue")

  Jun 1

Sounds  Kathy Griffin is moving down to the E-list.

  Jun 1

Drafted next jk #Datanami column: "Automating Development and Optimization of Machine Learning Models"

  Jun 1

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the UK" from NMTB JK--1977. IMHO, he was a less convincing "anti-Christ" than Ozzy Osbourne

  Jun 1

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp The Beatles "When I’m SixtyFour" from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band JK--This day in 1967, when I was 8.

  Jun 1

"Will Future Autonomous Cars Fly  Birds or Tunnel  Moles?" (http://ow.ly/A1Gl30cdJOo ) JK--Or will they pounce on you  a cheetah?

  Jun 1

"OOPS Concepts You Need To Know" (http://ow.ly/Fx2F30cdIUf ) JK--OOPS being eclipsed by trend to functional programming. OOPSy-daisy!

  Jun 1

"God 'Homo Deus' Could Replace Humans as Tech Evolves" (http://ow.ly/pkM730cdI2g ) JK--So what. Per Holy Bible, all humans are god.

  Jun 1

Got interesting glimpse o Domino Data Lab (http://ow.ly/yTUn30cdHcj ). DevOps environment for data science teams working cloud-native projects

  May 31

Not sure which liberal to support in the Virginia democratic gubernatorial primary: the one with the Southern accent or the one without.

  May 31

New #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon Premium jk research note: "Building AI Microservices for Cloud-Native Deployments" (http://ow.ly/SvrU30ccYuN )

  May 31

"To err is algorithm: Algorithmic fallibility & economic organisation" (http://ow.ly/nGRM30ccz7x ) JK--Good discussion o accountability issues


  May 31

"Progressive Neural Networks" (http://ow.ly/JvNt30ccyJ9 ) JK--Learning complex task sequences w/transfer learning w/o catastrophic forgetting

  May 31

"OpenAI Baselines: DQN" (http://ow.ly/lVCC30ccytH ) JK--Open-sourcing high-performance reinforcement-learning algorithms

  May 31

"Data in, intelligence out: Machine learning pipelines demystified" (http://ow.ly/vwBA30ccyih ) JK--Cites #Wikibon @ggilbert41

  May 31

"AI, So Mom Can Understand" (http://ow.ly/b65930ccxIv ) JK--Hmm. Everybody who talks down to their mom should raise their grubby little hands

  May 31

"Will AI Fantasies Live Up to the Hype?" (http://ow.ly/AZ5M30ccxyc ) JK--Possibly. I fantasize about hype all the time. I'm twisted, that way

  May 31

"Do You Really Need Immutable Data?" (http://ow.ly/Lv5u30ccxd9 ) JK--Depends. Where did Maslow place it in his pyramid?

  May 31

"The End of Human Doctors – The Bleeding Edge of Medical AI Research" (http://ow.ly/UVOk30ccwY3 ) JK--Disturbingly tone-deaf headline.

  May 31

"Caption this, with TensorFlow" (http://ow.ly/lb5630ccwLg ) JK--Haha, the results look  entries in the New Yorker cartoon caption contest

  May 31

IMHO, the top DevOps challenges for AI microservices are 1) "source control" repository (fo... #iotaimicroservices http://www.via-cc.at/4516c 

  May 31

Google has a "federated training" service in alpha that addresses this to some degree. See ... #iotaimicroservices http://www.via-cc.at/45169 

  May 31

Yes. There may be plenty of anomalous "edge cases" for AI-driven apps that the "provisioned... #iotaimicroservices http://www.via-cc.at/75168 

  May 31

Augmented intelligence: AI augments humans’ organic powers of cognition, reasoning, natural... #iotaimicroservices http://www.via-cc.at/2515h 

  May 31

New #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon jk research note: "Agile Development in Team Data Science" (http://ow.ly/4gRR30cc8lH )

  May 30

Enjoyed raw peanuts at home. Found self singing “Found A Peanut” to tune of “Darling Clementine.” Got stuck on verse after “cracked it open”

  May 30

Listening to #KEXP Wo'Pop with Darek Mazzone. Him & me last week in Austin at #ChefConf afterparty.

  May 30

Russians have "derogatory" information on Trump? That's not a state secret. His idiocy is common knowledge. Leak something we don't know.

  May 30

Sad to watch LInkedIn Big Data discussion groups get taken over by zombies. Now "trending": "TOP TEEN INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND BEST ANSWERS"

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Pavement "Stereo" from Brighten th Corners JK--1997. Classic indie nerdcore. Sounds  improvised on-mic slacking

  May 30

"Watch #SparkSummit 2017 here for live coverage" (http://ow.ly/bwWy30c9GzD ) JK--Quotes me. I'll be there on #theCUBE #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Weapon of Choice" from Baby 81 JK--2007. Band named after Brando gang in "Wild One"

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp PJ Harvey "Good Fortune" from Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea JK--2000. Sung in a charging cadence

  May 30

Social media as a useful business-networking tool? I suggest that it be rebranded for what it often is: LSaaS (lip service as a service).

  May 30

Pls join me tomorrow Wed 5-31, 12noon ET, Crowdchat: Building AI IoT Microservices #IoTAIMicroservices #Wikibon

  May 30

Oh, it's a 4-day workweek. Funny how those always follow a 3-day weekend. Must revisit my mathematical calcul8ns so I'm not blindsided again

  May 30

"Using Machine Learning to Explore Neural Network Architecture" (http://ow.ly/qRF330c9rDZ ) JK--Google discusses its AutoML tech.

  May 30

"Teaching Robots Right from Wrong" (http://ow.ly/NUFV30c9r1L ) JK--Awesome. We humans have obviously got the distinction down pat.

  May 30

"Linguistics Breakthru Heralds Machine Translation 4 1000s o Rare Languages" (http://ow.ly/vUJu30c9qjD ) JK--Most lack large training datasets

  May 30

"Blockchains are the new Linux, not the new Internet" (http://ow.ly/2zgw30c9q5V ) JK--That's debatable, but at least they're not the new Dylan

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Belle & Sebastian "Expectations" from Tigermilk JK--1999. Should cover "Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter"

  May 30

"Convers8nal UI Principles:   Complete Proc o Design Web Chatbot" (http://ow.ly/rgCw30c9p8a ) JK--Most important: cute cartoon face + nickname

  May 30

"Curiosity May Be Vital for Truly Smart AI" (http://ow.ly/BTNd30c9okZ ) JK--IMHO, it's all in the Bayesian "explore v. exploit" logic.

  May 30

"Minimalistic Learning Path to Become a Data Scientist" (http://ow.ly/Jbyz30c9nGM ) JK--Whatever minimal skills get you a paying gig.

  May 30

"ApAweekstweets May 30 to June 16 2017: the weeks of Spring winding down


"Gunman’s Violent Spree Shakes a Liberal Enclave" (http://ow.ly/MvpD30cFjIf ) JK--What's this "liberal enclave" crap? It's not Takoma Park MD


"In VA enclave shattered by baseball shooting, making beauty out o pain" (http://ow.ly/k8zS30cFjEg ) JK--Del Ray's a pleasant old neighborhood


"Amazon has patent 2 keep U from comparison shopping while you’re in its stores" (http://ow.ly/2Pr430cFjv1 ) JK--Price of "free" in-store WiFi


To monopolize DC-area supermkt biz, Bezos needs to vanquish Trader Joe, Wegman's, Safeway, Giant, Shoppers, Harris-Teeter, Aldi, & Food Lion


I just sent a three-character tweet. In my defense, it was an emoticon. Actually, that's not a defense so much as admission of my own idiocy


Good week. Tech industry news is as swamped now by "AI"-everything as it was by "big data"-everything earlier in this decade. Surf the times


Moving between clouds will be as easy as moving between on-prem platforms. The target cloud/pla... #nextgencloudsp http://www.via-cc.at/552fb 












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What does "cloud repatriation" mean? Separate clouds behind national firewalls? #nextgencloudsp


Transform business. Join us 6-27 12pm EDT. Crowdchat: Storage at Intelligent Edge. http://www.via-cc.at/1524l  #clearskyedge


Automate DevOps in data science pipeline. Join #Wikibon Crowdchat: #DataScienceDevOps Mon 6-19, 1-2pm ET http://www.via-cc.at/151ue 

  Jun 15

Exposed brick and structural elements. The essence of architectural authenticity. That, plus fossilized remains of indigenous cockroaches.

  Jun 15

Old Town Alexandria retirement planning seminar at a nice restaurant. Everybody’s savvy. Folks  us come for the salmon.

  Jun 15

Check Out MachineLearningMunich https://ibmgo.com/machinelearningmunich … #ibmgo

  Jun 15

#IBM Fast Track Your Data 2017: Thurs June 22 (Munich, Germany) http://siliconangle.tv/ibm-fast-track-your-data-2017/ … Catch @dvellante and me cohosting @theCUBE

  Jun 15

Landlines are wonderful. I've received several calls today on mine from "Loan Application Dept," "Computer Support Center," and such.

  Jun 15

"Deal or no deal? Training AI bots to negotiate" (http://ow.ly/Va5b30cCQEz ) JK--I'd call 'em "dickerbots," but that might be misinterpreted.

  Jun 15

"AI writing script for short film" (http://ow.ly/W6XH30cCPUv ) JK--Cool cinematic experiment: known actors enacting dialogue programmed by AI

  Jun 15

"AI at Long Last?" (http://ow.ly/puIb30cCP7j ) JK--At long last algorithmic love? http://ow.ly/maNJ30cCP9X 

  Jun 15

"Surprising # of US adults think chocolate milk comes from brown cows" (http://ow.ly/BBR630cCOFG ) JK--Heehee. Tell 'em burgers R cow patties

  Jun 15

"Special counsel investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice" (http://ow.ly/9Whi30cCOlN ) JK--Watch POTUS decapitate this one too

  Jun 15

DevOps adds value to ML. Join #Wikibon Crowdchat: #DataScienceDevOps on Mon 6-19, 1-2pm ET http://www.via-cc.at/151ue 

  Jun 15

"Value of ML" (http://ow.ly/6rZ130cCDTg ) JK--Incorrectly attributes "neural net" work to Alan Turing. Anachronistically credits him w/"AI."

  Jun 15

"Why Fifty Is The New Age for Launching a Startup" (http://ow.ly/nGSV30cCDaO ) JK--If you want to risk your retirement savings, go right ahead

  Jun 15

"Learning from Human Preferences" (http://ow.ly/rScA30cCBOo ) JK--Human-in-loop reinforcemt learning. Love the "backflip" GIF. GIMME DAT DING!

  Jun 15

"Object detection with neural networks" (http://ow.ly/218l30cCBlm ) JK--Can U train it to detect when robo-lawyer about to scream "I OBJECT!"

  Jun 15

"Deep Learning Papers Reading Roadmap" (http://ow.ly/ndM830cCB1X ) JK--I remember when LeVar Burton did this on "Reading Rainbow."

  Jun 15

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Algiers "The Underside of Power" JK--2017. Righteous! Sounds  classic 4 Tops/Temptations/Rare Earth/Edwin Starr

  Jun 15

New jk #TechTarget #Wikibon #SiliconANGLE column: "Training the next generation of AI-driven chatbots" (http://ow.ly/9sej30cCqKt )

  Jun 15

Drafted next jk #TechTarget column: "Training the Next Generation of AI-Driven Chatbots"

  Jun 15

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Harry Nilsson "Jump Into the Fire" frm Nilsson Schmilsson JK--1971. Did so to retrieve flaming lime-infused coconut

  Jun 15

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Duran Duran "A View to a Kill" JK--1985. Popstars know theyve truly made it when they're invited to do a Bond theme



   Jun 15

"Build your own ML-powered robot arm using TensorFlow & GGL Cloud" (http://ow.ly/lKEz30cC6zs ) JK--Cool. But switch off "Dr Strangelove" mode

  Jun 15

"Open collaboration key for data science to mature into a technology" (http://ow.ly/yjaJ30cC3rA ) JK--Essentially, DevOps #SiliconANGLE

  Jun 15

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Cocteau Twins "Musette and Drums" from Head Over Heels JK--1983. This one feels  they're performing live.

  Jun 15

Dear MSFT Outlook: Use machine learning to create an "unfocused" folder for messages from people who have a hard time getting to the point.

  Jun 14

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #KEXP Cooley - Munson “Sightly Sue” from In Debt JK--1972. Wow. Blissed-out Hawaiian-hippie vibe. Brian Wilson-ish.

  Jun 14

Friend said she liked my last name. She doesn’t have to endure people constantly misspelling & mispronouncing it.

  Jun 14

Doing Munich next wk. Cohosting #theCUBE at #IBM event. Last time was Catalyst Europe during Oktoberfest 2002. I’m 1/4 Bavarian. Mom (Hoff)

  Jun 14

Settling in for a steamy summer. Got my dehumidifier. Getting sweaty up the road in DC. Wish our politics had a destupidifier.

  Jun 14

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp Kenny Rogers & The First Edition “Tulsa Turnaround” from Country Funk Vol II JK--1971. Wish he hadn’t folded ‘em

  Jun 14

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp Denny Lile “If You Stay on Solid Ground” from Hear the Bang: The Life and Music of Denny Lile JK--1973. Rockin’!

  Jun 14

Flag Day. No one ever goes out of their way to fly the flag on June 14. Perhaps because it's sandwiched between Memorial & Independence Days

  Jun 14

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp Dan Auerbach "Show Me" from Waiting on a Song JK--2017. Pretty melodic one from the Black Keys guitarist's solo

  Jun 14

"AI meets music: how new tech changing how people play instruments" (http://ow.ly/Yccm30cAR10 ) JK--AI is the instrument, the tutor, the band

  Jun 14

"Mycroft AI: Open Source Voice Assistant" (http://ow.ly/jRui30cAQDu ) JK--They also have a "reference device": http://ow.ly/Dj0t30cAQRn 

  Jun 14

"Neural Translation of Musical Style" (http://ow.ly/TQ1J30cAPRA ) JK--Neural nets were NOT introduced in 1943. Only some math foundations were

  Jun 14

"David Bonderman Resigns From Uber Board After Sexist Remark" (http://ow.ly/BfJq30cAPjf ) JK--Clearly, their board's top-heavy with douchebags

  Jun 14

Join #Wikibon Mon 6-19, 1-2pm ET, Crowdchat: #DevOps in The #DataScience Pipeline #datasciencedevops http://www.via-cc.at/151ue 

  Jun 14

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Broken Social Scene "Hug of Thunder" from Hug of Thunder JK--2017. New one. Excellent. Feist on lead vocal.

  Jun 13

KDnuggets @kdnuggets
7 Ways to get high-quality labeled #Training Data for #MachineLearning at Low Cost @jameskobielus http://buff.ly/2spsZ72 

  Jun 13

New jk #KDNuggets #Wikibon #SiliconANGLE column: "7 Ways to Get High-Quality Labeled Training Data at Low Cost" (http://ow.ly/sw1S30cz5Re )

  Jun 13

"IBM, Hortonworks Expand Prtnrshp" (http://ow.ly/EhyD30cyNsh ) JK--IBM migrating BigInsights users to HDP. Partners combining HDP, DSX, BigSQL

  Jun 13

Please join me Mon 6-19, 1-2pm ET, Crowdchat: #DevOps in The #DataScience Pipeline #datasciencedevops #Wikibon http://www.via-cc.at/151ue 

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Feist "The Wind" from Pleasure JK--2017. New. Great. Goose-pimple great.

  Jun 13

"How AI Can Keep Accelerating After Moore’s Law" (http://ow.ly/op7030cyjM5 ) JK--Paradoxically: creating ML chips that don’t add accurately

  Jun 13

"What is ML debt?" (http://ow.ly/krwH30cygSr ) JK--Risks/costs of using convoluted old code, using irrelevant data, relying on opaque algos

  Jun 13

"Harnessing Power of AI to Diagnose Diseases" (http://ow.ly/FX3a30cygu4 ) JK--Kavya Kopparapu. TJ HS Science/Tech. Just a few miles from me

  Jun 13

"Using TensorFlow to classify hotdogs!" (http://ow.ly/sNtv30cyfAp ) JK--I've already begun to deploy "Not Hot Dog" as catchphrase for lame AI

  Jun 13

"Artificial intelligence on Hadoop: Does it make sense?" (http://ow.ly/bKp630cyejK ) JK--Training DL/ML from Hdp-based data lakes? Definitely!

  Jun 13

"Serverless computing: Don’t make wrong choices" (http://ow.ly/GQsk30cydM9 ) JK--Linthicum sez don't contort yourself refactoring legacy apps

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp The Mountain Goats "We Do It Different on the West Coast" from Goths JK--2017. Darnielle does great tongue-in-cheek

  Jun 13

"Getting Hyped for Deep Learning Configs" (http://ow.ly/U37u30cybEO ) JK--Hyperparameter config services from IBM & SigOpt are DL accelerators

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Chuck Berry "Big Boys" from Compilation Chuck Berry JK--2017. His posthumous parting gift for us fans. Very Berry!

  Jun 13

"Kaggle Past Solutions" (http://ow.ly/u9cf30cyaWo ) JK--The best data-science minds are not all working on getting us to click on ads.

  Jun 13

"The Machine Intelligence Behind Gboard" (http://ow.ly/L2Fg30cyaKY ) JK--Please recognize I habitually make the same fat-finger typing errors

  Jun 13

"2 Big Reasons Why Google's AI Chips Will Have Tough Time Competing w/Nvidia" (http://ow.ly/sWLa30cyavP ) JK--TensorFlow-only. Not chipmaker

  Jun 13

" Core ML" (http://ow.ly/dt4r30cy9BP ) JK--New foundational ML framework used across Apple products, including Siri, Camera, and QuickType

  Jun 13

"Responding to a Passive Aggressive Coworker" (http://ow.ly/a60W30cy9nA ) JK--Great working definition: "sugar-coated hostility."

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Syl Johnson "Different Strokes" from Dresses Too Short/Is It Cuz I'm Black JK--1968. Not Gary Coleman TV-show theme

  Jun 13

"Hortonworks DataFlow 3.0 Simplifies Dev of Streaming Analytics Applications" (http://ow.ly/MtZP30cy8Oe ) JK--Code-free multi-stream app dev

  Jun 13

"Google releases open-source platform Spinnaker 1.0" (http://ow.ly/l17730cy8im ) JK--DevOps tool for multi-cloud continuous code/app delivery

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Nice As Fuck "Runaway" from Nice as Fuck JK--2016. Cool Jenny Lewis beat combo.

  Jun 13

"CrowdFlower raises $20M to accel adoption of AI within enterprise" (http://ow.ly/rGQh30cy81T ) JK--Crowdsourced "human in loop" algo training

  Jun 13

"Fact Check: Trump Says He Passed  Bills Than Most Presidents" (http://ow.ly/K3LI30cy7Es ) JK--He's mostly signed mundane administrivia.

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Bootsy’s Rubber Band "I’d Rather Be With You" from Stretchin’ Out in Bootsy’s Rubber Band JK--1976. Prince-

  Jun 13

"Map Of Emerging Tech" (http://ow.ly/HIwE30cy6CJ ) JK--Clearly shows what's afflicted with analyst overcoverage. Find cool niches. Go deep.

  Jun 13

"The 21 Secret Parks of San Francisco" (http://ow.ly/rlgD30cy6iU ) JK--Interesting. How many of these have permanent homeless encampments?

  Jun 13

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Weezer "Buddy Holly" JK--1994. Except for spex, Rivers Cuomo doesn't look just  Buddy. Holly was better looking

  Jun 13

"My Inbox Is Getting Weird" (http://ow.ly/eomP30cy5oP ) JK--Mine's plagued by presumptuous strangers "still waiting for your response."

  Jun 13

"Katy Perry Removes All Doubt About Chatbots Going Mainstream" (http://ow.ly/QHro30cy54W ) JK--Thanks. We were waiting for her validation.

  Jun 12

New jk #Datanami #Wikibon column: "Automating Development and Optimization of Machine Learning Models" (http://ow.ly/8DF530cwFMX )

  Jun 12

"Robot Uses Evil Alter Ego to Learn Reliable Grasping" (http://ow.ly/yx8j30cwcu0 ) JK--Adversarial grasping with self-supervised AI learning

  Jun 12

I assume DoD's US Cyber Command steps grunts through a grueling obstacle course of pop-ups, hack attacks, & gratuitous follow-me requests

  Jun 12

"If Yr Company Isn’t Good at Analytics, It’s Not Ready for AI" (http://ow.ly/lw6s30cw9PE ) JK--NIce to see Captain Obvious' POV on the matter

  Jun 12

"Eight Tips to Become Scrum Master Your Team Needs" (http://ow.ly/9gfL30cw90R ) JK--I suggest #9: instruct team to address you as "Master"

  Jun 12

Theresa may or may not be doing what she's doing now this time next week.
  Jun 12

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Radiohead "Pyramid Song" from Amnesiac/Kid A JK-2001. Yorke should wear dreadlocks, cuz he's got a lock on dread.

  Jun 12

"The Hidden ROI of Thought Leadership" (http://ow.ly/LKDV30cw6FR ) JK--I doubt their respondents interpreted "thought leadership" consistently

  Jun 12

"Trump: A True Story" (http://ow.ly/Qo4X30cw3HU ) JK--Here's what happened when he was summoned to defend his lies "under oath."

  Jun 12

"Trump's lawyer in Russia probe has clients w/Kremlin ties" (http://ow.ly/J29l30cw3hN ) JK--Administration is trainwreck of comic proportions

  Jun 12

"There's AI Revolution Underway & It's Happening In Canada" (http://ow.ly/f8H430cw2Re ) JK--OK, they're doing stuff but headline is pure hype

  Jun 12

"Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold" (http://ow.ly/hDpZ30cw2gb ) JK--His tender ego requires crowds of fawning brain-dead Brits

  Jun 12

"Why All Poems Are Political" (http://ow.ly/B7UX30cw1Qe ) JK--Roses R red./Violets R blue./Your thesis is bullshit./You know that, don't you?

  Jun 12

"Do ! What Amazon Teaches Us About AI and the “Jobless Future”" (http://ow.ly/wq8h30cw1jy ) JK--Tim O'Reilly forecasts robust job creation


  Jun 12

Tired of hearing nonsense about AI producing a "jobless future." Exactly who will have the purchasing power to drive this economy? Bots?

  Jun 12

"2013 Letter From Uber's Kalanick Lays Out Sex Rules 4 Employees at Company Party" (http://ow.ly/3HZ330cw0n4 ) JK--Nauseating fratboy culture

  Jun 12

"Sand Hill Rd Joins Private Capital Flooding Marijuana Startups" (http://ow.ly/UJFe30cvZVi ) JK--Don't sample the inventory while investing

  Jun 12

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp The Pretenders "The Wait" from Pretenders JK--1980. Chrissie & crew at their punkiest.

  Jun 12

"Do You Have 'Self-Taught' Imposter Syndrome" (http://ow.ly/I4Ru30cvYcw ) JK--In tech, you quickly realize that degrees count for little.

  Jun 11

Wife and I will vacation in Ireland later this year. County Clare. Have always wanted to experience Eire. Because it’s there.

  Jun 11

Exactly how bold, risky, principled, public, & gutsy would Comey’s testimony have needed to be not to fit Trump’s criterion for “cowardly”?

  Jun 11

RT @david_j_roth: When you’re thinking, really thinking, about what it would be  if Beavis & Butthead were rich.

  Jun 11


  Jun 11

It’s best to observe the crazy world alone in quiet contemplation. That very world makes that very possibility far less likely.

  Jun 10

RIP Adam West. His campy Batman remains my favorite. Hollywood screwed up the character by making him dark. West played him with light irony

  Jun 10

WSJ describes AI as “a type of machine learning.” Actually, it’s the other way around. ML is AI driven from data. Some AI is rule-driven.

  Jun 9

Lordy, I hope Trump is impeached!

  Jun 9

Trump regards "foreign policy" as his major accomplishment? Based on what? Having taken one overseas trip & not yet started a war? Bravo!

  Jun 8

The "Unclaimed Money Dept." people have notified me of funds in my name. I'll file my claim as soon as you deposit them in my bank account

  Jun 8

Good day of conversations in and around Silicon Valley. Absolutely loved NVIDIA's demo of their GPU, AI, and autonomous vehicle techs.

  Jun 8

"Intel/DARPA look to AI/ML to boost graph analytics in big data" (http://ow.ly/bRM730cqyWO ) JK--Important: distrib graph is intelligent edge

  Jun 8

POTUS to then-FBI director: ""I need loyalty, I expect loyalty." Perfectly illustrates dictatorial "rule of man" disrespect for rule of law

  Jun 8

San Francisco is amazing. You can go anywhere in a cable car. I think I’ll take one to the airport. Fast, modern, efficient!

  Jun 7

Auuugggh!!!..the electrical dust is starting to rust my trapezoid thermometer taste. I knew that would happen.


#ApacheSpark comes from @AMPLab which stands for "Algorithms, Machines and People Lab" via @edd #SparkSummit – at Moscone West



"Easier, faster: The next steps for deep learning" (http://ow.ly/680y30cooIb ) JK--Cites me, discusses Databricks DL Pipelines #sparksummit

  Jun 7

"Fastest Deep Neural Network Execution Framework on Web Browser" (http://ow.ly/ZbuB30comGf ) JK--Remember AJAX? This sounds  AI-JAX.

  Jun 7

"Chatbots vs. Mailing Lists" (http://ow.ly/7wcc30com7X ) JK--Makes case for former in CRM. I predict glut of crapbots will sour users on chat

  Jun 7

"How 2 Prevent AI Apocalypse" (http://ow.ly/wRG730coiTu ) JK--"Understand exactly how these algos work"? Predict every execution path? Ha!

  Jun 7

"App uses AI to turn design mockups into source code" (http://ow.ly/prSX30cohOt ) JK--AI-driven code-gen: future of RAD or future fad?

  Jun 7

"Strange Loop in Deep Learning" (http://ow.ly/9y9J30cogr0 ) JK--Modeling AI as cyclic hierarchical self-referential computational graphs

  Jun 7

"What Self-Driving Cars See" (http://ow.ly/M8M130cofSX ) JK--Streams of lidar data, plus AI. Love the lidar view of SF Embarcadero.

  Jun 7

"Experts Predict When AI Will Exceed Human Performance" (http://ow.ly/p5Qt30cof7y ) JK--"Writing highschool essays"? Bots rock at cheating!

  Jun 7

Dear Conan: I'm a fan but U need to stop interjecting "yeah" when you've finished the joke setup. Robotically telegraphing the punch? Don't!


  Jun 7

New #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon jk column: "At #SparkSummit, Databricks Pushes Apache Spark Where It Needs to Go" (http://ow.ly/3ema30cnMK6 )

  Jun 6

"What’s the big deal with event-by-event streaming in Spark’s 2.2 release?" (http://ow.ly/FusR30cni8s ) #SiilconANGLE #Wikibon #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

More tech-event freebie vendor t-shirts. At home, I sort my shirt piles now into logo'd vs otherwise. Former beginning to tower over latter.

  Jun 6

New #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon jk blog: "Automated Machine Learning Is Key to AI Developer Productivity" (http://ow.ly/YhBF30cn1m2 ) #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

The #SparkSummit keynote discussions of advances in automated machine/deep learning were music to my ears. Huge #Wikibon research focus


  Jun 6

“No worries.” That well-wish’s meaning depends on whether you inflect it with a “shrimp on the barbie” or “hakuna matata” lilt in your voice

  Jun 6

"Exploring #ApacheSpark challenges & opportunities at #SparkSummit 2017" (http://ow.ly/TIcM30cmRfv ) JK--My #Wikibon commentary #SiliconANGLE


Tensorflow support in #bigdl #intel #SparkSummit



#Intel discussing #BigDL roadmap for DL dev integrated with #ApacheSpark #SparkSummit



I  the fact that #Databricks has greatly shifted toward DL integrated w/ #ApacheSpark Exactly where developers are headed #SparkSummit


Snorkel: A System for Fast Training Data Creation http://ow.ly/Kraf30cmPn8  #SparkSummit



Re: Automated feature engineering & training data acquisition/labeling: key to data science productivity #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Automated acquisition and labeling of training data #SparkSummit



Automated feature engineering #SparkSummit


"Deep learning without deep pockets" -@timjhunter #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

#Spark just demoed sub-millisecond stream processing latency #jawdrop #SparkSummit


Christoper Ré's keynote, Snorkel: Dark Data and Machine Learning, is next. Watch live: http://ssum.it/2qTNDb5  #SparkSummit #ML

  Jun 6

Databricks introducing continuous streaming computation in Spark wthout microbatching. #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

"Databricks Accelerates Apache Spark’s Structured Streaming and Launches Production Platform" (http://ow.ly/NbOI30cmM22 ) #SparkSummit


Hope Databricks will follow up quickly w/API access to other DL tools--especially Caffe2, Theano, and MXNet. #SparkSummit #Wikibon


Key innovation is Databricks' DL Pipeline ability to expose DL functions thru SQL to make avail to broader app-dev. #SparkSummit #Wikibon

  Jun 6

Important Databricks' announce: DL Pipeline API for access to TensorFlow DL libraries within Spark's MLLib Pipelines. #SparkSummit #Wikibon


Deep learning image analysis inside #ApacheSpark MLLib Pipeline #SparkSummit


  Jun 6

#DeepLearning pipelines in #ApacheSpark introduced at #SparkSummit 2017 @spark_summit


Zaharia: Deep Learning Pipelines: builds on existing engines (TensorFlow, Keras, BigDL) #SparkSummit


Zaharia: Deep Learning Pipelines: auto scale-out on Spark, expose models in batch/streaming apps & Spark SQL #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Zaharia: Deep Learning Pipelines: common use case in few lines of code #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Zaharia: open-sourcing new high-level API for deep learning that integrates with Apache Spark ML Pipelines #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

"Watch #SparkSummit 2017 here for live coverage: Tackling big data intelligently" (http://ow.ly/CTaS30cmIUX ) JK--My commentary in late May


Zaharia: coming in Spark 2.2: data warehousing: cost-based SQL optimizer #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Zaharia: coming in Spark 2.2: structured streaming: marked production-readay; Python usabiity: pip install pyspark #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Zaharia: coming in Spark 2.2: data warehousing: cost-based SQL optimizer

  Jun 6

"Databricks updates DL, streaming capabilities" (http://bit.ly/2qYkteQ  ) JK--My commentary #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

"Databricks updates Apache Spark’s deep learning, streaming capabilities" (http://ow.ly/laG830cmHzf ) JK--My commentary #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon

  Jun 6

"Databricks Simplifies and Scales Deep Learning with New Apache Spark Library" (http://ow.ly/7DjN30cmGXt ) #SparkSummit


  Jun 6

"Databricks Unveils Serverless Platform for Apache Spark" (http://ow.ly/3AhN30cmGQp ) #SparkSummit

  Jun 6

Catch #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon #theCUBE live from #SparkSummit starting 9:45am PDT. Access the livestream here: http://ow.ly/M58h30cmGEa 

  Jun 6

This will be my third #SparkSummit West, I’ve done it least two out east. This is my first of either as an analyst.



In the San Francisco Bay area, one soon adjusts to microclimates of the mind and milieu.


Ah yes, the unmistakable eau d’San Francisco sewage! Or is it eau DER?


  Jun 6

Few things calm me  a leisurely walk to Ferry Bldg in morning in San Francisco. Not sure it would have the same effect if I lived here.

  Jun 6

Typical morning’s walk along Mission Street in downtown San Francisco. All the homeless sort of look  Charles Manson. Except the ladies



Nice enough morning in downtown San Francisco. Overcast, but not enough to make me downcast.



RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp M.I.A. "Jimmy" from Kala JK--2007. Chorus of this always make me want to look over my shoulder. "Whaddya want?"

  Jun 6

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Three Dog Night "Easy to Be Hard" from Suitable for Framing JK--1969. These guys had great gospel-inflected vocals

  Jun 6

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Feist "A Man Is Not His Song" Pleasure JK--2017. A really desolate sound for her. A stark epic scope to this.


RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Willie Nelson "Your Memory Has a Mind of Its Own" from God’s Problem Child JK--2017. New/great. His 61st studio LP

  Jun 6

Drafted next KDNuggets column: "Acquiring High-Quality Labeled Training Data at Low Cost"

  Jun 6

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp David Crosby "Laughing" from If I Could Only Remember My Name JK--1971. Drop-dead gorgeous!  CSNY's best.


Some cycling instructor is using Ringo Starr’s “Back Off Boogaloo” as motivational music. Oddly works.

  Jun 4

Reading about how f’d up the Washington Metro system. As an occasional rider, I have no major complaints. Trains come regularly. Clean, safe

  Jun 4

Reading about how seriously screwed Sears is. Used to be a powerhouse. The A&P of department stores. A&P who? That’s the point.


  Jun 3

Kristen Nicole will publish my #SparkSummit expectations this week. Stay tuned to http://SiliconANGLE.com . Maturing but being eclipsed by AI

  Jun 3

Nice being an industry analyst again. My dominant professional persona these past 20 years. Always chewing on biz-tech news of some sort.

  Jun 3

Went to a vegetarian restaurant today. Not bad. Didn’t realize there are that many ways to make soybeans resemble other foodstuffs.

  Jun 3

Early June. Something in me still wants to refer to this as Spring. Summer doesn’t technically begin for a few weeks. Technicalities matter!

  Jun 3

“My tweets are my own.” Actually they’re a world resource. I bequeath them to all humanity for the benefit of future generations.

  Jun 3

Heading to SF this week for #SparkSummit. Me & #Wikibon colleagues are going to meet w/plenty of vendors. Deep research into what’s going on

  Jun 2

Join me Tues June 20 1pm EDT on live Crowdchat: Fast Track Your Data http://www.via-cc.at/050bc  #IBMML #Wikibon #SiliconANGLE


  Jun 2

"Creating A Sustainable Competitive Edge With Digital Twins" (http://ow.ly/hLJL30cgeWA ) JK--Good #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon note by @ggilbert41


  Jun 2

"Nvidia’s Huang Sees AI ‘Cambrian Explosion’" (http://ow.ly/KIFd30cg2rx ) JK--In other words, sudden massive burst of AI-enabled innovations.


  Jun 2

"EU rejects Trump's offer to renegotiate Paris deal" (http://ow.ly/TD7O30cg2aI ) JK--Thank you. The fate of the planet is not negotiable.


  Jun 1

Bought & downloaded Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood's 1968 "Nancy & Lee" LP. Odd songs & odd pairing of voices. Somehow it works beautifully


  Jun 1

iTunes shows "new from your artists." Well, I don't manage any of them, but I'd be more than happy if they'd pay me a commission anyway.


  Jun 1

"70-Year-Old Woman Discovers World's First Orange Alligator" (http://ow.ly/JKzZ30cfcvh ) JK--Wow! She can still see reptile colors at her age!

  Jun 1

Beatles said "money can't buy U love," but, on Sgt Pepper LP, "fun is th one thing that money can't buy." Whither th scriptural discrepancy?

  Jun 1

Listening “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” just as I’ve done these past 50 years: digitally. I’ve worn out the grooves in my MP3s.
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  Jun 1

Thanks Donald! The Earth just isn’t warm enough. You’ve done your part to make it more hellish. May you burn there.

  Jun 1

"Spark gets automation: Analyzing code, tuning clusters in production" (http://ow.ly/UhVC30ceEmh ) JK--Befits dat-sci growing DevOps orient8n

  Jun 1

"3 Flavors of Predictive Analytics Automation" (http://ow.ly/LA6V30ceE4p ) JK--Automating model build, deploy, & decay/obsolescence detection

  Jun 1

"New MapR Quick Start Solution Accelerates Deep Learning App Deployments" (http://ow.ly/ds3g30ceCcH ) JK--Sounds promising. DevOps for AI.

  Jun 1

"Why Do People Dis Scrum" (http://ow.ly/BbSL30ceAPR ) JK--Perhaps the word itself. Suggests "scum" "scram" "crumb." On the upside: "rum"!

  Jun 1

"Apple Is Working on a Dedicated Chip to Power AI on Devices" (http://ow.ly/aAqu30ceAfU ) JK--Sounds  they're pretty Siri-us about this


  Jun 1

"The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache SystemML as Top-Level Project" (http://ow.ly/vlmO30cezYf ) JK--Just in time for #SparkSummit

  Jun 1

"A gentle introduction to deep learning with TensorFlow" (http://ow.ly/Zys430cezF4 ) JK--Please also produce intros for the genteel & gentile

  Jun 1

"Chatbots Are the New Trend. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing" (http://ow.ly/GP7u30cezr9 ) JK--UX speed, simplicity, proactivity.


  Jun 1

"Overview of Multi-Task Learning in Deep Neural Nets" (http://ow.ly/aNv330cez3B ) JK--Learning auxiliary tasks deepens learning of core task

  Jun 1

"How to train a neural network to code by itself ?" (http://ow.ly/tBpc30ceyFm ) JK--Not "automated ML." It's "ML-automated code-gen"

  Jun 1

I always felt The Band missed their most obvious endorsement opportunities: smoking El Producto and driving Le Car.

  Jun 1

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp The Equals "Ain’t Got Nothing to Give You" JK--1970. North London group included Eddy Grant ("Electric Avenue")

  Jun 1

Sounds  Kathy Griffin is moving down to the E-list.

  Jun 1

Drafted next jk #Datanami column: "Automating Development and Optimization of Machine Learning Models"

  Jun 1

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the UK" from NMTB JK--1977. IMHO, he was a less convincing "anti-Christ" than Ozzy Osbourne

  Jun 1

RT @KEXPNowPlaying #kexp The Beatles "When I’m SixtyFour" from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band JK--This day in 1967, when I was 8.

  Jun 1

"Will Future Autonomous Cars Fly  Birds or Tunnel  Moles?" (http://ow.ly/A1Gl30cdJOo ) JK--Or will they pounce on you  a cheetah?

  Jun 1

"OOPS Concepts You Need To Know" (http://ow.ly/Fx2F30cdIUf ) JK--OOPS being eclipsed by trend to functional programming. OOPSy-daisy!

  Jun 1

"God 'Homo Deus' Could Replace Humans as Tech Evolves" (http://ow.ly/pkM730cdI2g ) JK--So what. Per Holy Bible, all humans are god.

  Jun 1

Got interesting glimpse o Domino Data Lab (http://ow.ly/yTUn30cdHcj ). DevOps environment for data science teams working cloud-native projects

  May 31

Not sure which liberal to support in the Virginia democratic gubernatorial primary: the one with the Southern accent or the one without.

  May 31

New #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon Premium jk research note: "Building AI Microservices for Cloud-Native Deployments" (http://ow.ly/SvrU30ccYuN )

  May 31

"To err is algorithm: Algorithmic fallibility & economic organisation" (http://ow.ly/nGRM30ccz7x ) JK--Good discussion o accountability issues


  May 31

"Progressive Neural Networks" (http://ow.ly/JvNt30ccyJ9 ) JK--Learning complex task sequences w/transfer learning w/o catastrophic forgetting

  May 31

"OpenAI Baselines: DQN" (http://ow.ly/lVCC30ccytH ) JK--Open-sourcing high-performance reinforcement-learning algorithms

  May 31

"Data in, intelligence out: Machine learning pipelines demystified" (http://ow.ly/vwBA30ccyih ) JK--Cites #Wikibon @ggilbert41

  May 31

"AI, So Mom Can Understand" (http://ow.ly/b65930ccxIv ) JK--Hmm. Everybody who talks down to their mom should raise their grubby little hands

  May 31

"Will AI Fantasies Live Up to the Hype?" (http://ow.ly/AZ5M30ccxyc ) JK--Possibly. I fantasize about hype all the time. I'm twisted, that way

  May 31

"Do You Really Need Immutable Data?" (http://ow.ly/Lv5u30ccxd9 ) JK--Depends. Where did Maslow place it in his pyramid?

  May 31

"The End of Human Doctors – The Bleeding Edge of Medical AI Research" (http://ow.ly/UVOk30ccwY3 ) JK--Disturbingly tone-deaf headline.

  May 31

"Caption this, with TensorFlow" (http://ow.ly/lb5630ccwLg ) JK--Haha, the results look  entries in the New Yorker cartoon caption contest

  May 31

IMHO, the top DevOps challenges for AI microservices are 1) "source control" repository (fo... #iotaimicroservices http://www.via-cc.at/4516c 

  May 31

Google has a "federated training" service in alpha that addresses this to some degree. See ... #iotaimicroservices http://www.via-cc.at/45169 

  May 31

Yes. There may be plenty of anomalous "edge cases" for AI-driven apps that the "provisioned... #iotaimicroservices http://www.via-cc.at/75168 

  May 31

Augmented intelligence: AI augments humans’ organic powers of cognition, reasoning, natural... #iotaimicroservices http://www.via-cc.at/2515h 

  May 31

New #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon jk research note: "Agile Development in Team Data Science" (http://ow.ly/4gRR30cc8lH )

  May 30

Enjoyed raw peanuts at home. Found self singing “Found A Peanut” to tune of “Darling Clementine.” Got stuck on verse after “cracked it open”

  May 30

Listening to #KEXP Wo'Pop with Darek Mazzone. Him & me last week in Austin at #ChefConf afterparty.

  May 30

Russians have "derogatory" information on Trump? That's not a state secret. His idiocy is common knowledge. Leak something we don't know.

  May 30

Sad to watch LInkedIn Big Data discussion groups get taken over by zombies. Now "trending": "TOP TEEN INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND BEST ANSWERS"

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Pavement "Stereo" from Brighten th Corners JK--1997. Classic indie nerdcore. Sounds  improvised on-mic slacking

  May 30

"Watch #SparkSummit 2017 here for live coverage" (http://ow.ly/bwWy30c9GzD ) JK--Quotes me. I'll be there on #theCUBE #SiliconANGLE #Wikibon

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Weapon of Choice" from Baby 81 JK--2007. Band named after Brando gang in "Wild One"

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp PJ Harvey "Good Fortune" from Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea JK--2000. Sung in a charging cadence

  May 30

Social media as a useful business-networking tool? I suggest that it be rebranded for what it often is: LSaaS (lip service as a service).

  May 30

Pls join me tomorrow Wed 5-31, 12noon ET, Crowdchat: Building AI IoT Microservices #IoTAIMicroservices #Wikibon

  May 30

Oh, it's a 4-day workweek. Funny how those always follow a 3-day weekend. Must revisit my mathematical calcul8ns so I'm not blindsided again

  May 30

"Using Machine Learning to Explore Neural Network Architecture" (http://ow.ly/qRF330c9rDZ ) JK--Google discusses its AutoML tech.

  May 30

"Teaching Robots Right from Wrong" (http://ow.ly/NUFV30c9r1L ) JK--Awesome. We humans have obviously got the distinction down pat.

  May 30

"Linguistics Breakthru Heralds Machine Translation 4 1000s o Rare Languages" (http://ow.ly/vUJu30c9qjD ) JK--Most lack large training datasets

  May 30

"Blockchains are the new Linux, not the new Internet" (http://ow.ly/2zgw30c9q5V ) JK--That's debatable, but at least they're not the new Dylan

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Belle & Sebastian "Expectations" from Tigermilk JK--1999. Should cover "Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter"

  May 30

"Convers8nal UI Principles:   Complete Proc o Design Web Chatbot" (http://ow.ly/rgCw30c9p8a ) JK--Most important: cute cartoon face + nickname

  May 30

"Curiosity May Be Vital for Truly Smart AI" (http://ow.ly/BTNd30c9okZ ) JK--IMHO, it's all in the Bayesian "explore v. exploit" logic.

  May 30

"Minimalistic Learning Path to Become a Data Scientist" (http://ow.ly/Jbyz30c9nGM ) JK--Whatever minimal skills get you a paying gig.

  May 30

"Applying deep learning to real-world problems" (http://ow.ly/yEUv30c9nkh ) JK--"Rather expensive to get well-labeled training data."

  May 30

"AI Is So Hot, Even Freelancers Are in Demand" (http://ow.ly/Uqhj30c9mTT ) JK--Hard to hire these skills off street, except in Silicon Valley

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Middle Brother "Portland" from Middle Brother JK--2011. Solid Americana beat. Sounds a bit like Blitzen Trapper.

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp The Allman Brothers Band "Ain’t Wasting Time No " frm Eat a Peach JK--1972. Definitely a '70s road-music memory

  May 30

"How AWS Cloud is demolishing the cult of youth" (http://ow.ly/oT4z30c9m6f ) JK--Hardly. They're hiring from the available labor pool.

  May 30

"Google Announces at Google I/O That Will Apply AI to All Products" (http://ow.ly/jeNs30c9lhM ) JK--Automated dev of machine-learning algos

  May 30

"Microsoft's P language aimed at where cloud, AI & IoT meet" (http://ow.ly/NeUH30c9l06 ) JK--Events/asynchrony. Addresses elusive "heisenbugs"plying deep learning to real-world problems" (http://ow.ly/yEUv30c9nkh ) JK--"Rather expensive to get well-labeled training data."

  May 30

"AI Is So Hot, Even Freelancers Are in Demand" (http://ow.ly/Uqhj30c9mTT ) JK--Hard to hire these skills off street, except in Silicon Valley

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp Middle Brother "Portland" from Middle Brother JK--2011. Solid Americana beat. Sounds a bit like Blitzen Trapper.

  May 30

RT @kexpnowplaying #kexp The Allman Brothers Band "Ain’t Wasting Time No " frm Eat a Peach JK--1972. Definitely a '70s road-music memory

  May 30

"How AWS Cloud is demolishing the cult of youth" (http://ow.ly/oT4z30c9m6f ) JK--Hardly. They're hiring from the available labor pool.

  May 30

"Google Announces at Google I/O That Will Apply AI to All Products" (http://ow.ly/jeNs30c9lhM ) JK--Automated dev of machine-learning algos

  May 30


"Microsoft's P language aimed at where cloud, AI & IoT meet" (http://ow.ly/NeUH30c9l06 ) JK--Events/asynchrony. Addresses elusive "heisenbugs"