Bought & downloaded Temples
Still haven't mowed my lawn this year. The weeds are as high as a Coloradan's eyes, but not craving munchies so much as mulchies.
Drafted next week's quick-hits. They were a month in the making.
Miracle: unpredecented one-time coincidental event lacking causal mechanism but possessing sacramental imprimatur bestowed by human(s)
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpNonalignment Pact by Pere Ubu from The Modern Dance JK--1978. I love whistling "Alice Cindy BarbarAnn" bridge on this
I'll B moderatng #IBM#BigDataByteson Fri Jun 6, 2-2:30pm. "Hadoop: Whither Goest Thou?" All panelists must B fluent in Elizabethan English
New #IBMjk #InfoWorldcolumn: "Never put everything in one database basket, even if it’s #Hadoop" (http://ow.ly/wVLWJ )
RT @Cloud_Council: Symposium highlight: @jameskobielus on how to leverage #bigdatain cloud 2 gain competitiv advantg http://ow.ly/wV9J1
New #IBMjk blog: "Open climate data will focus humanity on solutions to global warming" (http://ow.ly/wVFEl )
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpBicycle Race by Queen from Jazz JK--1978. Freddie Mercury refs & disses a then-recent hit movie called "Star Wars"
"How Bayesian analysis might help find missing Malaysian airplane" (http://ow.ly/wVktL ) JK--Try searchng deep in abyss o those equations
"Obama Signs Nation's 1st 'Open Data' Law" (http://ow.ly/wVjzR ) JK--Agencies 2 pub spend data mach-rdbl frmt via http://USASpending.gov
"Employee Churn 202: Good and Bad Churn" (http://ow.ly/wVikz ) JK--Statistical study of "good fit" vs. "bad fit" hires & their departures
"Bad Data Science & Woody Allen" (http://ow.ly/wVhC8 ) JK--Cites "scientists say it's OK 2 eat/drink/smoke whatever" scene from "Sleeper"
Wreckage of Christopher Columbus'Santa Maria
Jimmy Fallon seems to have adapted well to "Tonight Show" job. I caught him th other night. I expect he'll be there at least as long as Leno
It's been a particularly trying week. Now it's raining like crazy--flooding all over the DC area.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpSun Structures by Temples
"How to run a #BigDataproject. Interview with James Kobielus" (http://ow.ly/wUY9Z ). ODBMS Industry Watch.
RT @odbmsorg: How to run a Big Data project. Interview with @jameskobielus@IBMbigdatahttp://www.odbms.org/blog/2014/05/james-kobielus/ …#bigdata
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpDeath of a Disco Dancer by Th Smiths frm Strangeways Here We Come JK--No truth 2 rumor Morrissey is person o interest
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpI Wanna Be Your Mama Again by Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet JK--Good country from this 60s Tex-Mex-rock outfit
"Open Government Data Gains Global Momentum" (http://ow.ly/wRuUq ) JK--Good discussion of different countries' initiatives.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpMaggie by Mungo Jerry JK--Immediately identifiable as the guy who did "In the summertime when the weather is...
"Deadly Data Science Sin o Confirmation Bias" (http://ow.ly/wRnQo ) JK--If U focus on confirmation bias, do U hav confirmation bias 4 it?
"Formulate a #bigdataDR plan today" (http://ow.ly/wRmKT ) JK--"Big data is massive -- you don't need to target all of it for rapid DR"
"White House #bigdatapanel wants privacy protections, ignores NSA debate" (http://ow.ly/wRmh1 ) JK--Doesn't ignore. Simply doesnt fixate
"Spark promotion highlights in-memory excitement" (http://ow.ly/wRm07 ) JK--Does Spark relegate #Hadoopto niche status?
"Data Mining and Official Statistics: Past, Present and Future" (http://ow.ly/wRlQD ) JK--Good discussion of government data-mining apps
"Epic Battle Against Headless Apparitions" (http://ow.ly/wRisl ) JK--"In world we occupy, we've learned to normalize toxicity & stress"
"Getting blacklisted for hosting public analytic service on AWS" (http://ow.ly/wR3G7 ) JK--Innocents tarred by colo w/ "bad neighbors"
"Personal #BigDataTrails" (http://ow.ly/wR3g1 ) JK--As a consumer, I don't worry about this stuff the way this writer does. Get over it!
"Statisticians, big data gurus, data sci's, data miners: all in this together, R we?" (http://ow.ly/wR2OA ) JK--I dont buy th overlap %'s
"Will cloud DBs & cloud infra combine or have they already?" (http://ow.ly/wR0NO ) JK--Hey, Linthicum, you should've ref'd #IBMin this!
"DARPA is working on its own deep-learning project for NLP" (http://ow.ly/wR0kw ) JK--DEFT: smart filtering w/anomaly & relation analysis
"5 techs that'll help #bigdatacross the chasm" (http://ow.ly/wR04L ) JK--Interesting discuss o leading-edge techs. But wot dis "chasm"?
"Goal of data scientists is 2 put themselves out of business" (http://ow.ly/wQZzh ) JK--No way. Automate tasks 2 improve own productivity
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpDetroit Rock City
"Get ready 4 quantum computing SW company" (http://ow.ly/wQYPX ) JK--Their existence hinges on superposition of "fund/don't fund" states
"Buyers, beware: analytics field is consolidating" (http://ow.ly/wQYlE ) JK--Nah. Latest M&A wave a pale echo of the wave 5-7 yrs ago
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpIn Time by The Black Keys from Turn Blue JK--2014. Good one from the Akron
Flying to Milwaukee
Targeting misfires on LinkedIn are usually signaled by the phrase: "Based on your profile, we thought you'd like to know that...."
"IBM’s Virginia Rometty on Leadership and Management" (http://ow.ly/wO8cF ) JK--She exercises before work. I do it after work.
"CloudantCON: Delivering Data to a Smarter World" (http://ow.ly/wO7G7 ). June 16–17. San Francisco
"#BigData& Enterprise Architectur Conf 2014" (http://ow.ly/wO7jX ). NYC. Jun 11–13. I'm speaking there. Register: http://ow.ly/wO7qX
"Webcast: #IBMInformation Mgmt Cloud Solutions" (http://ow.ly/wO70B ). Thurs May 22, 2pm. Register: http://ow.ly/wO78c #IBMDataMag
"Pioneering Prescriptive Analytics" (http://ow.ly/wO6FT ) JK--Case study of #IBMcustomer Centerstone Research Institute #IBMDataMag
"Insight 2014 Call for Speakers" (http://ow.ly/wO6r9 ) JK--Submit your proposal. Event is Oct 26-30 in Las Vegas
"Transformative Analytics" (http://ow.ly/wO67c ) JK--Reserve your copy of #IBMPress book "Analytics Across the Enterprise"#IBMDataMag
"The Program, Framework, & Platform: Pt 2" (http://ow.ly/wO5Tk ) JK--Jacques Roy discusses stream cmptg process flow topology #IBMDataMag
"Reaching Near–Real-Time Data Replication: Part 2" (http://ow.ly/wO5li ) JK--CLenke & OStephan discuss its integration w/ETL #IBMDataMag
"Can Anyone Perform Advanced Analytics?" (http://ow.ly/wO55b ) JK-- @fhalper discusses findings from #TDWIstudy #IBMDataMag
Catch me speaking "#BigDatain Cloud for Compet Adv," CSCC Cloud Indstry Symposium, Wed Jun 18, Boston
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpLiving The Dream by Sturgill Simpson from Metamodern Sounds In Country Music JK--2014. Great. Classy, classic country
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpIt Makes No Difference by The Darling Buds from Erotica JK--1991. Quarter-century old but sounds like recorded today
New @IBM B2B software connects partners and suppliers to deliver great customer experiences https://ibm.biz/BdRLpc #SmarterCommerce
Combining Social, Mobile With Analytics Dramatically Improves the Shopping Experience http://bit.ly/1ggpZct #IBMMobile
Catch me Tues May 20 1-2pm (EDT), #InformationWeekwebcast "#BigData& Analytics: Why You Need a Platform." Register: http://ow.ly/wMXH4
New #IBMjk #AnalyzingMediacolumn: "Sports Teams: Smack That Ol’ Moneyball Right Out of the Park" (http://ow.ly/wMMtA )
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpTest of Time by Temples
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpOliver's Army by ECostello & The Attractions frm Armed Forces JK--"But there's no danger, it's a professional career"
RT @kexpplaylist#kexp: Shake Some Action by Flamin' Groovies from Shake Some Action JK--1976. Great power-pop.
#BigDatais th only IT paradigm to which people attribute intentions. Expect to see headline: "Big Data: would you let it date your sister?"
Here's the thing: you can tolerate tighter airliner cabin spaces if you have comfortable seat in which to remain immobile for hours on end.
Not clear 2 me that designers in aviation industry spend much time fussing over airliner-seat comfort. Ergonomics seems not to interest them
Why we must place special scrutiny on unconscious biases #datascientistsbuild into their work http://ibmdatamag.com/?p=14147 by James Kobielus
New #IBMDataMagjk article: "Hidden Biases That May Cloud Cognitive Computing" (http://ow.ly/wLQBm )
New #IBMjk column: "#Hadoopis Beginning to Stare Newer #BigDataApproaches in the Face" (http://ow.ly/wLPvG )
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpTiny Cities Made of Ashes by Modest Mouse from The Moon & Antarctica JK--2000. Very Pere Ubu-esque.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpWindowlicker by Aphex Twin JK--DJ Troy Nelson recommends video (http://ow.ly/wLAas ). Warning: explicit/weird/cool
Watched lot of in-flight movies on my return from Jakarta
Home. Hallelujah! Now in a "12-hour twist" of a jetlag. Day at home feels like night & vice versa. Sleep-deprived as all get-out.
Sampai bertemu lagi, Indonesia
Michael Sam. Hope he succeeds in the NFL to the extent that people won't feel they need to mention his sexual orientation.
Being told that anything will "restore my faith in humanity" would imply I regard our species as worth venerating. Know us too well for that
Big data's got some nerve! It should take a break while I'm on vacation instead of going gangbusters. My work grind resumes Tuesday.
Yes, the reason Uncle Jim gets balder each time he visits is because Jakarta
New IBM jk blog: "Using advanced image analytics to spot hidden cancer patterns" (http://bit.ly/1gkCqnr )
Is anti-virus dead? How many out there haven't updated malware patterns on an ancient XP in several years and not noticed any infections?
There's distracted driving & then there's distracting driving. Indonesia
After 30 yrs o marriage 2 a Chinese-Indonesian, I still dont understand a word o Chinese. But I sense her meaning from context. Like a child
Asia, Africa, Americas , Australia , Antarctica . I recommend spelling the other continent "Aurope" to make it a straight a world.
In the 30 years we've been married, we've returned to my hometown, Detroit, four times and Egidia's, Jakarta, six times. Visiting in-laws
Monica Lewinsky. The only indelible stain is on her own reputation.
Rather enjoying the calm in a suburban gated community south of Jakarta
RT @raphaellelaubie"Short game, long game and the infinite game" (http://goo.gl/eqNMHO ) JK--Latter is no game: it's ego-annihilation
RT @raphaellelaubie: The Power of Spontaneity: Become Irresistible (http://goo.gl/aIFN27 ) JK--The art of not appearing to give a f***
New #IBMjk blog: "Data confidence: the proof's in the process" (http://bit.ly/1ml33ko )
I don't have international 4G roaming--or cellular roaming. I've simply been hopping between Wi-Fi hotspots throughout Indonesia
Indonesians seem to be as addicted to smartphones as Americans. Even in the busiest, most chaotic street scenes, they're browsing.
RT @AP: "BREAKING: Nigeria
Person reconnecting on LinkedIn from biz card I gave him 17 years ago when I was briefly in the cellular industry. I'm totally rusty on that
Self-driving cars in Indonesia
I speak more Indonesian than my father-in-law speaks English (i.e., me: some; him: zilch). Mostly, we communicate via grunting & blinking
"This scene contains graphic images." Ah, the wonders of redundancy. "This song contains auditory sounds."
Lots of popular support 4 Jakarta gov Joko Widodo 2 B next prez o Indonesia
Rajawali Selatan neighborhood is next to the long-gone Jakarta
When brother-in-law Iskandar asked about high-tech in Seattle
Every time we come to Indonesia
As soon as we return to the States, I do domestic US
Our long relationship is built on Egidia offering me mysterious-looking slop & instructing me to eat it. More often than not, it's delicious
Telecommuting is something that Jakarta
Watching story on Bloomberg Asia about the casino industry and some dude who uses mathematics to beat the house in Vegas. Not inspiring.
Back in Jakarta
Donald Sterling. I assume some Hollywood producer's already contacted Mickey Rourke to play him in the inevitable biopic. Mugly!!!
When I first visited Indonesia
On my 1st Indonesia
Here's my own Jimmy Kobielus "Thank You Note": Thank U new LinkedIn followers 4 making me waste time clicking 2 accept each o U individually
Infinite numbers. I know that the number of work emails waiting for me post-vacation will be finite. Just like sand grains on Bali 's beaches
Wondering how autonomous vehicles will be programmed to conform to various nations' vehicular cultures. Indonesia
I've been massaged in every place we've stayed in Indonesia
RT @IBMbigdata: New from @jameskobielus"Nurturing open marketplaces for predictive models and modeling expertise"http://bit.ly/1ntGh94
Hidden Biases That May Cloud Cognitive Computing - by @jameskobielushttp://bit.ly/1mb4Fsr #IBMDataMag
Grabbed me a Starbucks on Kuta Beach Bali joe
#Hadoopis changing in the face of newer approaches to #bigdatahttp://buff.ly/1kjmlke via @dataversity@jameskobielus
Waves pass, though the soft shorelines they sculpt might endure longer than you’d expect.
If anything, Bali 's traffic congestion is more maddening than Java's. In Bali 's favor: gorgeous temples to ogle while stuck in your car.
Interesting to see people commenting on stuff I'd almost forgotten I'd posted. Let my words do the work while I relax far far away.
Staying at the Best Western in Bali . Yes, we can travel the world and still be reminded of summer vacations at the Straits of Mackinac.
Found our tropical paradise today. Th beach on Gili Trawangan, a small island off west Lombok . Emerald sea, quiet. Spent hours far from care
Saw two native monkeys frolicking along the road in west Lombok today. By "frolicking," I mean probably scavenging food.
Watching some atrocious German TV singing program where regular folks butcher Beatles classics. But none attempt "Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand"
When in Indonesia Mississippi , & that end of Fairfax County
In Lombok, Bali 's less touristy, more affordable, and still exotic neighbor. The emerald ocean and quiet beaches are worth it.
Trying to decide whether to tell Indonesians I focus on "big data" or "informasi besar." Which sounds cooler? Which has hi-tech mystique?
No photo does justice to the Indonesian automotive experience. Need shakycam video of constant braking & weaving thru nonstop congestion
Indonesian TV tends to play the same limited set of commercials over & over. I saw the "white coffee with a kick" spot 8 times on 1 program
As you get higher up on Mt Bromo, every square foot is under cultivation. Even the steepest slopes . I saw people farming 60-degree inclines
Street masseuse gave me a fast, deep rub at a great price just before leaving the resort at Bromo. He kneaded the shoulders perfectly.
My long love affair with Java deepened on the slopes of Mt. Bromo
Enjoying the volcanic tour of East Java . Massive mud geyser aftermath south of Surabaya
Most people on Facebook have exactly 2 events on their timelines: they were born & they joined Facebook. A full life, by any reckoning!
Nice to have Facebook access everywhere we travel. So we can respond to requests to show people pictures of our grown children.
Here in Surabaya , Indonesia Jakarta
Caught good Seattle profile at 4am Jakarta
Egidia's sister Elies & husband Iskandar are much like us in couple-ish commitment to yoga. Enjoyed our predawn walk thru their neighborhood
OK, now I see (not!), having Googled street Jakarta Boston
In Indonesia
The lady who cut my hair yesterday told my wife in Indonesian that I resembled a "saint." She was referring to the shape of my bald spot.
After essentially not sleeping one wink last night, this morning was blessed by the most perfectly spacey sunny yoga session. Wife & I.
Wish 2 thank all my web services accounts for flagging the "suspicious" login activities. Appreciate your vigilance. Stand down. It's me.
The weather forecasts rain every day in Jakarta
Reading a book my nephew gave me about Jakarta 's history back to Batavia
Oddly, I still can't completely internalize the street map of the parts of Jakarta
A tablet and free wifi relieve the tedium of a long airport layover. But looking at your Facebook grows tedious real fast. I read news.
New #IBMjk blog: "Moneyball is the true game-changing application of data analytics" (http://www.ibmbigdatahub.com/blog/moneyball-true-game-changing-application-data-analytics …)
Saw "All Is Lost" on the plane to Doha