Got
into yoga this morning. Removed my glasses at the start & did my poses in a
blurry room guided only by instructor's voice & my bodyfeel
A
tall cup of red acai iced tea. Next best thing to a glass of finest red wine.
Actually, no it's not. But I like it anyway.
I’m
most comfortable with homo-beeswax-uals. People whose orientation is minding
their own.
“Water
rids the body of toxins”? Oh brother! Helps you excrete waste products, not
poisons. Just say it straight. Peepee & poopoo.
Motivational
speakers, books, courses etc. They motivate you to become a motivational
speaker.
RIP
Jane Byrne. I once poured coffee for the former Chicago mayor when I was a waiter in grad
school. That’s all I got.
Publishers
Clearinghouse always feels like they're clearing their house of every last
scrap of get-rich junk mail. From their house to ours.
Hey
http://Classmates.com ,
give me a better clue than "do you remember Karen?" I met probably a
few dozen girls with that first name.
Wife
& my birthdays are ~2 weeks apart, & we combine celebrations into a
single dine-out. We're both Scorpios. No, we don't eat scorpions.
OK
iPhone if it's an "unknown error" how do you know it's not th truth
& that you yrself arent in error saying it's an error? Download that!
Politically
correct? Well, that depends on who developed the test and how they're scoring
the answers.
A
free Starbucks downloadable hooked me. I went to iTunes to buy the rest of
vibrato-mad Frazey Ford's great new "Indian Ocean "
LP.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp I Wish You Would by
JD McPherson from The Warm Covers EP JK--2014. Schmokin! Even better than the
Yardbirds' version
Now
I'm bracing for new generation of exasperated rhetorical questions. "If
humans could land a probe on a comet, why can't we...?"
Wife
& I did the second round of seasonal leaf/branch removal late this
afternoon. Now I just use my lawnmower like a vacuum cleaner.
Wine.
A drink that's pleasant to stare into, regardless whether you're presently
imbibing. Whites are a sedate lot, reds moodier on the eyes
Wrote
the next batch of quick-hits almost absent-mindedly. Curious if they’ll make
sense come Monday morning.
Judge
Judy ripping someone a new one with stiletto-sharp cross-examination. People
choose to endure her very public televised tongue-lashing
Most
tiresome thing about being tired is whining about how tired you are. Also the
most tiring. Grin & bear it. So others don’t tire of you.
Technically,
it's afternoon now. Where exactly did the morning go? I was so deep in stuff
since breakfast that I barely sipped my coffee
"
#IBM Unveils New
Playbook to Expand Innovative P-TECH Schools Nationwide" (http://ow.ly/EhDA3 )
JK--P-TECH: Pathways in Technology
"Data
warehousing and analytics on the cloud" (http://ow.ly/EgU1v ) JK-- #IBM Adam Ronthal podcast
on #dashDB
This
wk #IBMDataMag
qhs: http://ow.ly/EgGEy
http://ow.ly/EgGEz
http://ow.ly/EgGEA
http://ow.ly/EgGEB
http://ow.ly/EgGEC
Analytic
acceleration in th cloud? The next evolution in self-service business analytics
http://ow.ly/EgFGt
Friday #IBMDataMag
quick-hit
The
dreaded "Hey Jim check out my blog on #bigdata" message.
Um, can you be more specific? I'm up to my eyeballs in those.
"R
Programming Language Rides Crest of #BigData Wave" (http://ow.ly/Eerdr )
JK--That's for sure. R is the language of choice now.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp No Thugs in Our
House by XTC frm English Settlemnt JK--1982. These blokes' pugnacious
Englishness defines their sound
"
#BigData takes root
in world of plant research" (http://ow.ly/Ee6NV ) JK--DB
of significant 'life events' of ~600 plant species
"Beyond
Moneyball: How Big Data Changing Baseball" (http://ow.ly/Ee5V2 )
JK--Watch out, lest numbers push fun out o the sport's equation
"Future
of Big Data – Big Data 2.0" (http://ow.ly/Ee5et )
JK--Geez. Please don't slap numbers on it unless they're actual scale metrics.
"How
Will #BigData Make
You Feel: Happy & Healthy or Bitter and Bothered?" (http://ow.ly/Ee4Ed )
JK--The former, if sprinkled in my latte
"How
the Internet of Things Can be Best Explored Using Graph Databases" (http://ow.ly/Ee4bm )
JK--"Internet of Connected Things." Yes!
Blog
titles I've rejected--e.g., "Big Data: Here's Where You Can Stick
It."
"Enterprises
moving #BigData
workloads to public cloud" (http://ow.ly/Ee1xZ )
JK--Good Network World article on this hot topic.
Blue
Oyster Cult "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (http://ow.ly/Ee0EZ )
JK--Don't ask for whom the cowbell tolls. It tolls for thee!
"200+
#BigData thought
leaders to follow on Twitter" (http://ow.ly/EdZKq )
JK--I've met/know roughly half of these people, self included
"Big
Blue turns up volume on 2015 events" (http://ow.ly/EdY4l ) JK-- #IBM InterConnect Feb
22-26. Las Vegas .
MGM Grand and Mandalay
Bay
Nice
about being born on Nov 13: roughly equally spaced holidays counting down to
Xmas: Halloween, MyBDay, Tgiving, LudwigVon BDay, HoHoHo
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Run by Snow Patrol
from Final Straw JK--I knew @loserboy
'd play this on "Mom Day." I recall his comments 10 yrs ago
Transactional
analytics? Channels cull continuous customer expertise from cognitive cloud (http://ow.ly/EddEl )
Thursday #IBMDataMag
qh
New
#IBM jk blogpost:
"Chief data officer: My mixed and nuanced musings on the need for
one" (http://ow.ly/EdbEp )
"New
#IBM Program to Accel
Vets into Data Analytics Jobs" (http://ow.ly/EcVOq )
JK--Grew out o collab: IBM CCA, IBMer vets, & nonprofits
I
enjoy the back-and-forth discussions of financial analyst community around #IBM. No comment, except
that some craft better analyses.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Judy & the Dream
of Horses by Belle and Sebastian JK--1996. Group is paragon of th
sensitive-English-schoolboy groove
Spent
half-hour on phone with Starbucks last night getting our family cards/accounts
straightend out. Looking forward to that birthday drink
Today
is "Mom Day" on #kexp,
specifically in tribute to the departed. I'd like to thank my own for birthing
me 56 years ago on this very day
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Rock & Roll by
Velvet Underground JK--Seriously, computations never stopped anybody from
dancing 2 rocknroll stations
It's
really simple: Make data work—Know more, faster! via @BethTSmith http://ibm.co/1yztSmj
#cloud #insight #makedatawork
Bust
myths to gain insights and make data work for you! via @hfryman #bigdata #makedatawork #ibminsight http://ibm.co/1sE12NP
What
can an intelligent database for the #InternetofThings
provide to your business? Find out: http://ibm.co/1sXw5sE
Learn
about #Informix support
for REST API for driverless access to JSON, Relational & Spatial data at #mactechconf http://bit.ly/1vEmGCG
Hear
@thinkovation talk about
importance of choosing right technology for successful #InternetOfThings
projects http://ibm.co/1sQxvVa #IoT
Tired
of forced & unnecessary upgrades? Maximize your investments with #DB2 #IBMBLU #POWER & turbo charge
#SAP apps. http://bit.ly/SAPBLUPOWER
Want
both transactional processing AND analytics? Use #DB2 "Cancun
Release" with #ibmblu
Shadow Tables http://bit.ly/CancunHUB #ibmblu
Register
for "What's New in DB2 10.5 Cancun", live #DB2 Tech Talk: Nov. 20,
12:30-2:00 PM ET http://bit.ly/tt2014nov #IBMBLU #Oracle
The
speed advantage: that's why data-driven organizations are winning race in
today’s marketplace! http://bit.ly/1xqxMOT #ibmblu #saphana
.@samlightstone just weighed in on #dashDB! Six things you
should know, plus composable tools you can use with it! http://bit.ly/1waEbKU
Join
our chat on Nov 18 to learn how to deal with data warehousing & analytics
architecture challenges. http://bit.ly/dashDBChat #dashdb
Learn
about data warehousing & analytics on the cloud with @_hoffman @nancykoppdw @samlightstone @ARonthal http://ibm.co/146JJja
#dashdb
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Fitz and the
Dizzyspells by Andrew Bird from Noble Beast JK--2009. This song's
bellringing-like cadence mesmerizes
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp She's Leaving Home
(feat. Phantogram, Julianna Barwick, & Spaceface) by The Flaming Lips
JK--2014. Cool Beatles cover
How
Project Lucy is Helping Unlock the Possibilities of Africa
http://bit.ly/1tHBej6
Taking
Brain-Inspired Computing to Market http://bit.ly/1tHBbUA
"
#IBM Watson Group
Invests in Pathway Genomics" (http://ow.ly/EaYX9 )
JK--Deliver cognitive app based on user’s personal genetic makeup
"District
Data Labs" (http://ow.ly/EaqRY ) JK--WashDC
"learning resource for people who want to enhance+expand analytical/tech
skillsets"
"The
#BigData Marketing
Creepiness Factor" (http://ow.ly/EaqbQ ) JK--Discusses
difficulty of predicting when you've crossed that line
"Analytics
and the Rebirth of the Mainframe" (http://ow.ly/Eappn )
JK--Discusses business intelligence on #IBM System z
"IBM
Entrprnr Prog propels rad ideas & innov in cloud" (http://ow.ly/Ealpf )
JK--Eligible startups get up to US$120K credits cloud usage
Big
Media? Stds-based object-storage platforms key to streaming media p1 http://ow.ly/EaiLl
p2 http://ow.ly/EaiOk
Wed #IBMDataMag
qh
What
can we do to make #Cloudant
& #dashDB work
better for you? We want to hear from you : http://buff.ly/1v1BNei
@IBMDataWH
'Explore
#dashDB' by reading
this blogpost by @ARonthal for @IBMDataWH : Saying Goodbye to #MessyData http://buff.ly/1v1BNei
Saying
Goodbye to Messy Data with #DataWarehousing
& #Analytics
with, #Cloudant
& #dashDB http://buff.ly/1v1BNei
: @ibmdatawh blog
#dashDB represents the
sweet spot for both IT & LOB business professionals looking for a
competitive edge http://buff.ly/1yxp0xT @Ibmdatawh
Meet
#dashDB : A #datawarehousing
& #analytics
as a service offering on the #cloud http://buff.ly/1yxp0xT
: @Ibmdatawh blog by @nancykoppdw
#dashDB is Here, and
This Changes Everything for #DataWarehousing
on the #Cloud http://buff.ly/1yxp0xT
: @Ibmdatawh blog by @nancykoppdw
Does
Famous Amos have to constantly remind people that he's not Tori Amos? She is
more famous. That must cause a lot of confusion.
"How
Individualized Medical Geog Info Systems & #BigData will Transform
Healthcare" (http://ow.ly/E7YEH ) JK--I like the
"-ome" graphic
"10
#bigdata projects
that could help save the planet" (http://ow.ly/E7WHR )
JK--Includes #IBM in the
Amazon basin
"4
Options for Moving Legacy Applications to the Cloud" (http://ow.ly/E7VYH )
JK--Good discussion. Wonder how many users will do it.
"
#IBM Global Entrepreneur
Program for Cloud Startups" (http://ow.ly/E7OKM ) JK--
Apply within #SMB #startup #cloud
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Rainbow by Robert
Plant and the Sensational from Lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar JK--2014. Having
gr8 post-Zep career
Beatles,
ABBA, & Led Zeppelin all turned down mega-money if they'd re-unite for live
performances. I suggest their survivors band together
Email
from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon informs me I've won their zillion-dollar
sweepstakes. Seems legit. Click.
Prescriptive
analytics? Massive-scale prediction & r-t interdiction in fight against
cybercrime (http://ow.ly/E76uv ) Tues #IBMDataMag qh
"DB2
Tech Talk: What’s New in DB2 10.5 “Cancun Release”?" (http://ow.ly/E71yv )
JK--Attend Thurs Nov 20 12:30pm Eastern #IBMDataMag
Saw
DVD last night of "August: Osage
County Oklahoma plains. Good one.
"Delivering
Secure, Adv Data Warehousing" (http://ow.ly/E6ZM0 )
JK--Enhanced security in #IBM
PureData for Analytics N3001 #IBMDataMag
"Collaboratively
Enhancing Master Data Quality" (http://ow.ly/E6Ze9 )
JK--InfoSphere Master Data Mgt has new Stewardship Ctr #IBMDataMag
Tried
group calisthenics in pool last night. Interesting: water presents resistance
from all sides. Downside: prune skin after 60 mins
"Accurate
Threat Detection" (http://ow.ly/E6Yfp ) JK--Case study: Adelos
applies real-time streaming analytx 2 detect threats #IBMDataMag
"Should
Chief Data Officers Have Analytics?" (http://ow.ly/E6XJ6 )
JK--More resources from #IBM
Institute for Business Value #IBMDataMag
"Moving
from Programmatic Era to Cognitive Era" (http://ow.ly/E6XgZ ) JK-- #IBM Robert Picciano
interviewed at #IBMInsight
#IBMDataMag
"Understanding
the Data Value Chain" (http://ow.ly/E6Wz6 ) JK--Edd Dumbill
introduces an 8-part series on data mgmt lifecycle #IBMDataMag
RT
@RobinGood: "Curation is the
million-dollar word in today’s big-data-drenched online culture." by @jameskobielus http://linkd.in/1syUiAW
"Optimize
Customr Relationships & Retention" (http://ow.ly/E6VOz )
JK--Manjunath B. Subramanian on MDM in cust relatnshp mgmt #IBMDataMag
"Context
Brings Data to Life" (http://ow.ly/E6VeW ) JK--David Zaharchuk on
contextual computing #IBMDataMag
Meteorological
melodramatization. It’s not enough anymore to have a simple cold spell. Now it
must be a polar vortex coming to devour us.
New
#IBM jk #ITKnowledgeExchange
column: "Behavorial analytics in the era of wearables" (http://ow.ly/E4ECg )
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp When the Devil is
All Around by Shovels & Rope from th album LIVE on KEXP JK--A
continual-touring band. It's a living
Drafted
latest #ITKnowledgeExchange
blog "Behavioral Analytics in the Era of Wearables"
Dear
Tantamount-to-Spam Marketer: Don't feign intimacy with pushy new subject line
"let's give us another shot." You're not my type.
#Bigdata for change…use
big data to crush #social
challenges. http://bit.ly/hadoop4good #hadoop4good #hadoop
Don’t
mind Chip’s smirk. His developer skills trump crushing skills too! http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
#hadoop4good #hadoop
#Bigdata can change our
world. Let’s channel Jason’s focus in #Hadoop4good http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
Join the challenge!
When
it comes to #socialgood
Jason is not fazed by squawking chickens! http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
Join the #hadoop4good
challenge
Jason
is immune to Chip’s taunts > Focus, focus! Laser focus for the @IBM http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
#Hadoop4Good
challenge. #hadoop
New
world req a whole new level of ardor. http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
Use #bigdata 4
social good. Join #Hadoop4Good
challenge!
Sometimes,
#developers need
to train like athletes. Chip & Jason take #Hadoop4Good to NEW
level. http://bit.ly/hadoop4good #hadoop
R
U training as much as developers Chip & Jason for @IBMBigData Challenge? http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
#Hadoop4Good #hadoop
For
#socialgood &
change…I’ll go extra mile on the finger obstacle course. You? http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
#Hadoop4Good
I
have no idea how Pabst got designated a "hip" beer. Growing up, it
was roughly in the same pisswater category as Schlitz and Blatz.
Fingr
obstacle course? Chk. Coding & doing pushups? Dbl chk. Developers up 4 #Hadoop4Good
Challenge? http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
Practicing
4 speed & agility needed for @IBM #hadoop4good
challenge is serious business! http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
Use
#Hadoop to solve real
world probs using #bigdata
& ingenuity http://bit.ly/hadoop4good #datascientist #hadoop4good
Create
an app for #socialgood
using #Hadoop http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
#Hadoop4Good #IBM #BigDataChallenge
Use
city data sets & make an app for positive change. Register NOW! http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
#Hadoop4Good #IBM #BigData
Use
your #developer
skills and create an app for social good. http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
#Hadoop4Good #IBM #BigDataChallenge
#Tech = more powerful
& accessible than ever B4, let’s use it 4 #socialgood http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
#hadoop4good #hadoop
#Bigdata exists in just
abt everything, let’s use it 2 make a difference! http://bit.ly/hadoop4good
#hadoop4good #hadoop
Bring
your coding skills, imagination & thirst 4 change to #hadoop4good
challenge. Register now! http://bit.ly/hadoop4good #contest
"Decade
after mapping genome, scientists scramble for more imaging data to unravel
mysteries" (http://ow.ly/E3A2s ) JK--Hi-res 3D imaging
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Bored In the USA by Father
John Misty from I Love You, Honeybear JK--Slated for next-year release. Slow,
lovely, sad.
"Facebook's
Top Open Data Problems" (http://ow.ly/E3woS ) JK--These are
scalability problems, not openness problems.
"Unearthing
new materials with aid of machine learning" (http://ow.ly/E3uAB )
JK--Identify useful patterns amid myriad molecular combos
When
somebody has trademarked their pet catchphrase, I pull away my catcher's mitt
& let it sail over my shoulder into the ditch.
"
#BigData: A Backup
Nightmare?" (http://ow.ly/E3tnm ) JK--High-volume
high-velocity recovery is the key to high availability.
Hands
can never be truly at rest in vicinity of keyboard. Even when not typing,
slightest slip can deposit typos into your permanent record
#BigData single version
of truth? Curation vs. stewardship.... p1: http://ow.ly/E3rWx p2: http://ow.ly/E3rYl
Mon #IBMDataMag
qh
Why
IBM Gives Top Employees a Month to Do Service Abroad http://bit.ly/1txR6op
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp They Don't Know by
Benjamin Gibbard from Live @ KEXP 06.06.03 JK--Good acoustic cover of Kirsty
MacColl song.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Happy Idiot by TV On
The Radio from Seeds JK--2014. New. My first hearing. Already, it's one of my
faves of theirs.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp You Got Me Singing
by Leonard Cohen from Popular Problems JK--2014. Another great new one from
this perennial.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Hatfield 1980 by
Everything but the Girl from Temperamental JK--1999. One of their great songs
about their milieu.
IT
talent shortage. You could look at it from another POV, the ambitious employee:
chance to grow skills laterally into understaffed areas
Obama
nominates Loretta Lynch as next US Atty Genl. This coal miner’s daughter done
good. Wait...correction...
Alice
Cooper literally looks like a rat in a black leather jacket.
Living
in a material world...and loving it. The world is a never-ending source of
fresh material to comment on.
