Was a good week. Discovered I look cooler on streaming video when I turn off overhead light & illuminate my talking head from desklamp alone
@PresidionFinding pithy colloquial means of expression drives innovation?
I think it's important that I have one smartphone dedicated to each social net I'm on. Going to have to hire an assistant to manage them all
RT @Rafe: Geolocation is turning inward: Read @DonDodge's "Leaders in Indoor Location Positioning technology" http://bit.ly/14TtfZH
Join me, @TheSocialPitt@jeffreyfkelly@nancykoppdw for a #bigdatamgmtvideo chat today 2pm ET http://bit.ly/14JrH4a
"White House Appoints Data Czar" (http://bit.ly/10ERG63 ) JK--Leslie Klew responsible 4 policy re social media and behavioral tracking data
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpJust Like Honey by The Jesus and Mary Chain from Lost in Translation JK--Sounds like sings "I'll be a plastic toilet"
New #IBMjk #SmarterAnalyticsblog: "Gamified Analytics: Unlocking Disruptive Genius or Disrupting Data Quality?" (http://ibm.co/ZiaXQr )
"Helping Big Data Scientists B Storytellers" (http://bit.ly/Zi5lWz ) JK--Should take page from "data journalists" (http://bit.ly/Zi5o4w )
"Data Scientist Hat" (http://bit.ly/Zi4c14 ) JK--Perhaps a graduate's cap topped by a gold-plated propeller.
"If it's not underperforming, don't optimize it" just doesn't have the same ring as "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpStumble by R.E.M. from Dead Letter Office JK--My first impression of REM on 1st listen in 1983 was mumble over rumble
This wk #IBMjk q-hs: http://linkd.in/16rn8ts http://linkd.in/13O9gfb http://linkd.in/14SWmMx http://linkd.in/14SWk7u http://linkd.in/14SWk7w
Interest graph? (http://lnkd.in/JGFrsS ) Friday's #IBMquick-hit.
Interest graph?: http://lnkd.in/JGFrsS
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpMy My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse from Rust Never Sleeps JK--Lydon king? Since when? Sez U
Ah, yes, the headcold endgame: Adventures in Loogieville.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpThe Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel from Greatest Hits JK--Simon wisely chose "lie lie lie" vs gravitas-busting "la la la"
I think tonight's forecasted sleet will make those cherry blossoms twinkle and glow in the moonlight this dreary early Spring DC eve.
RIP Roger Ebert. I had journo prof at UW-Madison who once had Ebert as student. Said he was a know-it-all smartass. Made me respect him more
Hammered out all 5 of next week's quick-hits.One of them's my meditation on healthcare analytics in the age of Obamacare.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpScratching Circles by JD McPherson from Signs+Signifiers JK--2012. Thought this was lost Jackie Wilson track. Smokin'
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpSexual Healing by Marvin Gaye fromThe Very Best Of JK--Very last hit before his tragic death. Totally cool sentiment
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpRadioactivity by Kraftwerk from The Mix JK--Love the delicate layering of this mix.
"#IBMreleases...DB tech 4 quicker data insights" (http://bit.ly/16sHAbA ) JK--Picciano says developing multi-server BLU Accel capability.
Surfing the socials, just to see if anybody else is redefining #bigdatain any clever new way. It's a definitional arms race, folks!
@loserboypoints out that on this date in 1964 the Beatles achieved the still-unmatched feat of having the top 5 records on the popcharts.
Steve Jobs didn't go zen enough on Apple designs. Should have equipped them with illogic board that spews zen koans (http://bit.ly/12lzd11 )
New #IBMjk blog: "The Age of Agile: Beyond #BigData" (http://ibm.co/12lxybD ) with my take on yesterday's announcements
@IBM_DB2Yes. Here: http://ibm.co/12lxybD
Hey Facebookers, extra points if you can name a city in any state that lacks vowels and consonants in its name. You have 10 seconds. Go!
"5 strategic tips for avoiding a #bigdatabust" (http://bit.ly/XfBsCP ) JK--#4: Big Data CoE. Topic of my talk at http://bit.ly/XfBvhS
"Obama Brain Mapping Proj Tests #BigDataLimits" (http://ubm.io/XfzVMO ) JK--Taxpayer footing bill 2 map Obama's brain? This is an outrage!
"Nate Silver on Bayes' Theorem and power of #bigdatadone right" (http://bit.ly/XfyT3F ) JK--Acknowledge bias, probabilities, trial & error
"Can you have big data and personal data privacy?" (http://bit.ly/Xfyz4I ) JK--Oversharing & hyper-analysis tip dynamic away from privacy.
Posted new #IBMjk AnalyzingMedia blog: "Don’t Force-March All of Your Customers to a New Improved Experience" (http://bit.ly/10Bejs3 )
"#IBMAccelerating #BigDatato Speed of Business: Highlights from Apr 3 Announcement" (http://ibm.co/10BcAmq ) JK--Rollup from @Dmattcarter
"#IBM's PureSystems Strides Past One-Year Milestone" (http://bit.ly/10Bc73O ) JK--Good presentation of adoption in many countries.
Logged into my Tumblr account for the first time in years. Still not sure what value it adds to my life. Logged out.
Faster insights, agile app development at reduced costs http://ibm.co/BigDataEvent #bigdatamgmtat the Speed of Business on 4/30
Gamified analytics? Drive it into customer engagements (http://lnkd.in/qDdBBh ) Thursday's #IBMquick-hit
Gamified analytics? Drive it into customer engagements: http://lnkd.in/qDdBBh
Somebody should compile a dictionary of lame schoolyard taunts, eg. "Ya gonna make me?" "I don't make monkeys like you, I just sell 'em"
As computers get eco-friendly, I'd like the blue screen of death to auto-reboot into the green screen of rebirth and renewal.
"If #HadoopWas Easy, Everyone Would Be Doing It" (http://bit.ly/11nbqyW ) JK--Re #IBMPureData Sys for Hadoop, announced today #bigdatamgmt
"Announcing #IBMInformix 12.1" (http://bit.ly/11naYke ) JK--Details on new version announced today.
"Intro-ing #IBMDB2 10.5 w/BLU Acceleration" (http://bit.ly/11nak61 ) JK--Detailed discuss of new in-mem columnar functionality #bigdatamgmt
Also BTW: today's launch encompasses #IBMDB2 10.5, Informix Time Series, PureData 4 Hadoop, BigInsights 2.1, Streams 3.1, & zEnterprise enh
BTW, if you've been following #IBMproject codenames, today's launch encompasses "Athens ," "Kepler," & "Ocelot." #bigdatamgmt
RT @IBMbigdata:Vincent: few deal with just one thing/time. Auto wkld mgt helps concurrency, calculates cost of queries 2 decide #bigdatamgmt
@DanVessetYou're right, Dan. Thinking can be flash-instantaneous or turtle-slow, depending on the thinking style & problem. #bigdatamgmt
Tim Vincent stated we're implementing BLU Acceleration in other products goin forward. Details on that @ later date. Stay tuned #bigdatamgmt
#IBMhas rolled out in-mem/columnar tech in both OLTP DBs: DB2 & Informix. Improves 8-1000x query perf & 10x storage efficiency #bigdatamgmt
Anticipating what Bob Picciano said about "all data, all paradigms," my forthcoming #IBMblog is called: "The Age of Agile: Beyond #BigData"
For my analytical parsing of "speed of business," see this recent #IBMblog: http://ibm.co/WGDH1v . #bigdatamgmt
@rwang0Say hi to all my friends in the analyst community. For my POV on the launch, tune into my webcast on Friday: http://ibm.co/YSZcwX
@rwang0Ray: I'm not. I'm back home in my office evangelizing it all. #bigdatamgmt
Recent #IBM#bigdatamgmtblogs re themes (5th o 5): mature/prod b.d.: http://ibm.co/YSY8ZR http://ibm.co/YSY6RP http://ibm.co/YSY8ZS
Recent #IBM#bigdatamgmtblogs on launch themes (4th of 5 tweets): "All data, all paradigms": http://ibm.co/Yum5Wp http://bit.ly/WQSAys
Recent #IBM#bigdatamgmtblogs on today's launch themes (3rd of 5 tweets): expert integrated systems: http://bit.ly/YSXNGy
Recent #IBM#bigdatamgmtblogs on today's launch themes (2nd of 5 tweets): Hadoop (PD4H, BigSQL): http://ubm.io/YCPVpw
Recent #IBM#bigdatamgmtblogs on launch themes (1st o 5 tweets): In-mem/columnar (BLU): http://ibm.co/WGDH1v http://ibm.co/YNuHey
"#IBMAnnounces New Innovs 2 Help Orgs Benefit from.. #BigData" (http://ibm.co/YSVW4P ) JK--In-mem col, #Hadoopinteg sys etc #bigdatamgmt
Attending (virtual) the Big Data Launch at IBM Almaden Research Lab in San Jose CA
RT @rwang0: Here at #ibm#bigdatamgmt#almadenthis is just picturesque #svlifehttp://bit.ly/17d6L5e JK--Hope Ray kept his hands on wheel
"#IBMdoubles down on #bigdata" (http://bit.ly/YST8V6 ) JK--In-mem columnar BLU Acceleration. PureData 4 #Hadoop. Enh BigInsights & Streams
RT @Dmattcarter: For a more details on new #IBM#bigdataproducts, reg for this free broadcast: http://ibm.co/BigDataEvent #bigdatamgmt
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpAnarchy in the U.K. by Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks JK--Aggressively snotty vocals & ripsaw guitar chords
RT @IBMbigdata: #IBMspills more abt #Hadoopstrategy with new PureData System http://zd.net/16lRjAg by @zdnet's @rachelking#bigdata
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpMe & The Major by Belle & Sebastian JK--Misheard "me & the midget dont see eye 2 eye:" Funnier. Politically incorrect
@ca_bshimminBTW Brad: Congrats your promotion to RD at Current Analysis!
With baseball season underway, it's important we all relisten to Frank Drebin's rendition of "Star Spangled Banner" (http://bit.ly/11me6g4 )
"6 Uses o #BigData4 Online Retailers" (http://bit.ly/11md7MZ ) JK--Personalzn, dyn price, cust svc, anti-fraud, supp chn viz, pred analytix
"#BigDataIs Opening Doors, but Maybe Too Many" (http://nyti.ms/11mcrHe ) JK--NYTimes article on rat's nest of privacy issues.
"New Hybrid Memory Cube spec 2 boost DRAM bandwidth by 15X" (http://bit.ly/11m8mTC ) JK--Consortium (http://bit.ly/11m8jXT ) includes #IBM.
Ian Dury & The Blockheads "My Old Man" (http://bit.ly/11m0di7 ) JK--Today I'm the exact same age as my old man when he passed away.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpSeconds by U2 from War JK--Good song I usually skipped over impatiently to get to the next track: "New Year's Day."
I just misread "decision support" as "delusion support." Yes, we need more fabricated facts & spurious correlations to corroborate conceits
"Why #BigDataIs I.B.M.’s Friend" (http://nyti.ms/12eKyDQ ) JK--Even IBM doesnt call self "I.B.M." BTW, NYT used 2 call self "New-York Times"
Thinking of writing blog called "Healthcare Analytics in Age of Obamacare." Don't see anything out there. Must chew on this one for a while
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpJanuary Song by Billy Bragg from Tooth & Nail JK--Another good new country number from the veteran singer-songwriter.
"Who Owns (really owns) “Big Data”" (http://gtnr.it/12eGpzK ) JK--A veritable petabyte-load of trademarks.
Data of desire? Analyzing love is a bit tricky (http://lnkd.in/ZDB2XQ ) Wednesday #IBMquick-hit
Data of desire? Analyzing love is a bit tricky: http://lnkd.in/ZDB2XQ
Phrase I thought I'd never see in a non-satirical news headline: "Elmo sex scandal."
WSJ article on whether US should export "light, sweet" crude oil. If it's so light & sweet, I say keep it for pouring over domestic pancakes
Girl & I discussed how 2 get physically comfortabl w/ computer. Not as easy as it sounds. Every physical engagemnt style introduces stresses
Fun fact: "Had-oooooop!" is the sound the elephant makes when he launches a gnarly snot rocket.
Keith Urban. With name like that you'd think he'd be doing gangsta rap or perhaps Cole Porter showtunes. Suggest he change to Oswald Outback
Fancy is good. But nothing beats fancy schmancy. Of that I am sure.
If you don't know Spanish & are age 45+ you need to see this short video now. No, the large-breasted woman will not be there after you click
Revolutionary development. Inflection point. Disruptive technology. Game changer. Secret sauce. Seamless interoperability. Gag!
Dear James Kobielus, your friend Doesnt Ringabell has joined Pinterest. Well, whoop-de-doo!
For more than 20 years, I contributed 700 words every 6 weeks to Network World as op/ed column. Now I essentially post that much every day.
I never disliked physical education. We simply never stayed on any one activity long enough for me to focus on that. I was fast up ropes.
I never disliked math. I simply saw it more as a self-study topic than classroom exercise. Physical presence of other people disturbs focus
Idling in paprbak aisle @ CVS weighing literary merits o Lucy Monroe "The Billionaire's Pregnant Mistress." Cover art shows buff billionaire
No matter what your specialty is, you periodically reach a point where you wonder "what else can I possibly say?" There's plenty. Chill.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpLorelei by Cocteau Twins from Treasure JK--1984. Sounded otherworldly then. Still does. Suggests exotic life form.
#BigDataintersects with such a wide range of topics. You get deeper on it, you have to gather more business-app subject-area expertise.
I use same technique now to correlate IBM announcements as when was an analyst. Pile all info up, sift through it, sketch a single drawing
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpDo You Dream in Colour? by Bill Nelson from Vistamix JK--1982. Sounds like Devo meets Depeche Mode.
Looking for a benchmark on number of emails that a human being can process in a single sitting without having their head literally explode.
I've published so much stuff recently I almost lose track. Glad I keep links to it all. I try to stay consistent with recent past positions
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpI Heard Your Voice in Dresden by Elvis Perkins in Dearland Elvis Perkins in Dearland JK--Beat makes me want to march
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpNo One Knows Nothing Anymore by Billy Bragg from Tooth & Nail JK--2013. The Englishman does country-western well.
"Facebook releasing new Social Graph database benchmark: LinkBench" (http://zd.net/102MkDZ ) JK--"Graph-serving" DB performance benchmark.
Tea is good for you when you're sick. Know why? Cuz tea is mostly water. Water is good for you. Keep hydrating, tea or no tea.
"Hidden Biases in #BigData" (http://bit.ly/102KWBj ) JK--Consider bias in data sourcing lineage sampling modeling visualiz'n interpretation
"Programatic Buying Meets Attributed Metrics: Match Made w/ #BigData" (http://bit.ly/102HlDr ) JK--Analytics-drivn mktg attrib IDs influence
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpAbel by The National from Alligator JK--"My mind's gonna rip!" A totally cool screamed chorus. A bit punky. Intense!
Facebook phone? Sure, if I ever want to lock myself into virtual padded cell wallpapered with images of other people's families & vacations
@FransFHThanks Henny!
@unicornguytundeThanks Tunde.
@ajbowlesThanks Adrian .
Marketing attribution? Brandname recognition often silently decisive (http://linkd.in/13O9gfb ) Tuesday's #IBMquick-hit
Head cold day 3. The good folks of Kimberly-Clark will be happy to know I'm draining my sinuses into nothing less than Kleenex brand tissues
Today is the first anniversary of my joining #IBM.
Society, the economy, and politics are just big sorting mechanisms.
First day of second quarter. Spent the morning reviewing what transpired in first quarter. A lot more than I initially thought.
Hey assistant to @loserboy: I love "Garden State
Spam starting to get boring. One of latest sez "learn how any ugly guy can get chicks." Let's see: money & power. Duh!
Fun fact: I'm one-quarter Finnegan.
I'm convinced that Joyce intended "Finnegans Wake" as a practical joke. As in "let's see how many fools think this jabberwocky is profound."
Engaging customer as individual? Some customers habituated to the old ways of interacting with you (http://linkd.in/16rn8ts ) Monday #IBMq-h
WSJ article on success of Chinese-language translation of James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake." I'm still waiting for the English translation.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpSetting Sun by The Chemical Brothers from Dig Your Own Hole JK--1997. Very kinetic stacked mix.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpTomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles from Revolver JK--Lennon preferred his voice filtered, till he broke up Beatles
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpRun, Run, Run by The Gestures from the album Nuggets JK--One of at least 3 60s songs with this title. Also VU & Who
Now have the common cold. Not so common for me. Rarely have them for now. Since I started to work out, my respiratory health's been robust.
EASTER//Awoke with all Spring/in my sinuses. Germs of/its resurrection.
Today is World Backup Day. Unfortunately, human civilization's hot backup on Mars is years behind schedule.
When I meet my maker, I want obits to lead with the fact that I once microwaved a mean Swanson's beef stroganoff.
This just in: Republican governors falling all over themselves to stonewall implementation of Obamacare while Fox News calls it a failure.
I wonder if my being the 287,882nd person to "like" some passing picture on Facebook will make difference, apart from making me feel punier
It's not as if I want to start conversations externally. I put out new stuff to keep the conversations in my head from growing stale.
Was a busy past 2 weeks. Glad I was able to get back on track banging out original quick-hits. Those are modules of thought I build on.
Same-sex marriage should be legal. Some-sex marriage should be the universal rule. Most people marry because they want some sex. Of whatever
Sentiment analysis on stock mkt chatter. What if it trader sentiment universally "sell" on sentiment analysis startups? Would all implode?
RT @sciam: Men Who Do More Housework Have Less Sex (http://bit.ly/113JmR1 ) JK--Talk about a disincentive.
Even if you held a gun to my head, I couldn't name a single Justin Bieber song. Also, that's a bizarre thing to threaten someone over.