Lady at event yesterday said one species of animal in Seattle revolted her, so she could never live there. "Bigfoot?""No, slugs.""Slugs!?"
Met Smithsonian visiting scholar who lives in Ann Arbor , is tenured at Michigan State
One of these days I'm gonna return to my alma mater, U-Mich Ann Arbor, & hold a hippie tweetup on the Diag. Gonna call it the "Hashtag Bash"
People need to stop asking the vague leading question "is so-and-so relevant?" Cite the context first. Anything is relevant to something.
I always thought "hand-ker-CHIEF!" sounded like someone knowing sneeze was coming, bracing, & then letting loose. But it's not onomatopoeia
A reliable, trustworthy, inexpensive auto mechanic is someone you hold onto. As important a good financial advisor. We have both.
A nice cold bottle of beer is deep relaxation when you are absolutely not paying attention to anything at all & you have your music playing
Heard George Orwell & Franz Kafka referenced a few too many times at yesterday's Smithsonian event. They werent analysts. They wrote fiction
At yesterday's Smithsonian event, I referred to my employer in the concrete, but others seemed to refer to #IBMas some sort of symbol.
Been living in eastern Fairfax County
Nice morning, blue and frozen. Nothing stirring. Even the leaves are still, and still on the trees.
RT @BBCNews: How cockney rhyming slang has evolved http://bbc.in/18VH6PM & pic.twitter.com/5Xr9y7D8YK
Yesterday was the first time my wife had ever seen me speak in public. Didn't affect my performance. Just informed my awareness of the crowd
Cool partying in the closed museum at night. Felt a bit like Ben Stiller in that movie.
Enjoyed the Smithsonian event I spoke at yesterday. Learned something from every speaker. We had an excellent roundtable re surveillance
Preparing to go onstage & speak at 3:15 at #surveillance@SI_Invention . Surveil us via the stream I tweeted earlier.
Live stream o me et al Smithsonian "Inventing Surveillance Society" in 5 mins http://www.ustream.tv/channel/smithsonian-lemelson-center …
Fun fact: Beatles' first US concert was at Washington Coliseum. Funner fact: nobody in DC knows where this arena is or was.
Almost Halloween, and first hard freeze arrives in DC area. Warming my giblets in lobby of JW Marriott. Go to Warner Theatre
Enjoying my aimless time. Most of my evenings and weekends are aimless. That's by design. Constant purpose blunts sensitivity.
RT @QuerySurge Fear not the algorithm @jameskobielus Challenges o Transparent Accountability in #BigDataAnalytics (http://ow.ly/q8oSD )
RT @JimGaffigan: "Champaign , Ill
"The Professionalization of Data Science" (http://ow.ly/q9d93 ) JK--Hmmm...discuss at my #IBMIOD panel?
"#IBM Dist Eng solves #BigDataConjecture" (http://ow.ly/q9cvM ) JK--Formula 4 new robust correl8n & fit metrx genzng Spearman rank coeff
Please note unabashed too-clever-by-half Talking Heads references/links at end of my latest #AnalyzingMediacolumn: http://ow.ly/q99cc
RT @kexpplaylist#kexp The Book I Read by Talking Heads from Talking Heads: 77 JK--Group's unabashed rock-nerdiness was breath of fresh air
RT @kexpplaylist#kexp Wishing Well by Bob Mould from Workbook JK--Mould has gr8 "yodee hodee shiver me timbers" voice. Swashbuckling punk
Here are downloadable presos that I, my panelists, & others presented last week at EuroCloud/ICS Luxembourg: http://ow.ly/q91EY
Catch the #IBMIODExpert Panel Debate I'm moderating: "Data Scientist--New Role or Relabeled Title?" Mon Nov 4, 2-3pm (pacific). Las Vegas .
"Data Warehousing & Analytics in era o #bigdata" (http://ow.ly/q8UHa ) JK--@nancykoppdw looks ahead 2 DW/Analytics track at #ibmiodvegas
"Ready 4 Vegas? How 2 get most from #IBMIOD ?" (http://ow.ly/q8TUl ) JK--Week after next. I also suggest breathe, hydrate, & travel light
"Disruption & game theory" (http://ow.ly/q8NRl ) JK--A.Croll discusses role in agile engagemt. See my 8-13-12 blog http://ow.ly/q8OdE
Catch me live tomorrow at Warner Theatre Smithsonian National Museum
New #IBM jk blog: "The Challenges of Transparent Accountability in #BigDataAnalytics" (http://ow.ly/q8oSD )
RT @kexpplaylist#kexp Fantastic Man by William Onyeabor from Who Is William Onyeabor? JK--Cool jaunty electro-funk from late 70s Nigeria .
This wk #IBM q-hs: http://ow.ly/q8aso http://ow.ly/q8at9 http://ow.ly/q8auE http://ow.ly/q8avV http://ow.ly/q8awT
Graph analysis? Using advanced math to infer... p1: http://ow.ly/q89RZ p2: http://ow.ly/q89TE Fri #IBM q-h in adv. Offsite tomorrow
Complex event processing? Timestamping and its importance in funnel analytics (http://ow.ly/q88zE ) Thursday #IBMquick-hit
RT @jameskobielus: "Cognitive computing? (http://ow.ly/q5NnQ ) Wednesday #IBMquick-hit"@BrianLKeithJK--This, for example. U follow me?
"5 Reasons #HadoopIs Kicking Can and Taking Names" (http://ow.ly/q78kQ ) JK--Good post by #Forrester@mgualtieri
Finished next week's quick-hits. Now starting the quick-hits for #IBMIOD week. Get it out of my thinning hair. Other stuff pressing in on me
"What Are Infauxgraphics?" (http://ow.ly/q77Rg ) JK--Funny and true, illustrated visually by Timo Elliott.
Person with annoying laugh sat near me at gate in RDU. I put on my earbuds & played Ramones full volume. "Glad to See You Go." And he went.
@ibm_iod Thanks. I see.
New #IBM jk #AnalyzingMediapost: "Don’t Aggravate the Aggregate with Continuous Campaigning" (http://ow.ly/q6Y7r )
New #IBM jk blog "The Emergence of Big Media: Evolving and Dwarfing Today's #BigDataPlatforms" (http://ibm.co/1agXkUd ) preview of #ibmiod
@francoismat I've already blogged about it--#Hadoop, open-source, & dim likely of distro wars--in the recent past: http://ow.ly/q5NzB
Cognitive computing? (http://ow.ly/q5NnQ ) Wednesday #IBM quick-hit
@francoismat Even then, analogy doesn't work. You're equating a single unusual organization's BD usage with everybody's everywhere.
@francoismat Faulty analogy. Fracking = unlock commercial potential o tight oil/gas reserves. Doesnt apply 2 BD apps o top-secret gov agency
Here in Raleigh for #AllThingsOpen. I speak this a.m: "#Hadoop: Rise of Open Source & Diminishing Likelihood of Distro Wars." Hope 2 C U all
"#IBM Protects from Security Attacks w/New Cloud Solution" (http://ow.ly/q5F9o ) JK--Akamai prtnrshp uses sw analytics to fend off DDoS
If data is the new oil of the 21st century, what's it's fracking? Discuss amongst.
@DevinPK10 Thanks. I did La Volta this evening. On recommendation of a Raleigh-based friend.
Was telling a colleague that the world is a better place when it takes its cues from the inner recesses of Jim Kobielus' fertile mind!
Cool. New series with John C. McGinley. Starts on TBS in November. Been missing him since "Scrubs" ended. Dr. Perry Cox.
"Trouble at the lab" (http://ow.ly/q4HKG ) JK--Science establishment flatters self that it's always "self-correcting." Lapses legendary
"Million-Year Data Storage Disk Unveiled" (http://ow.ly/q4H3d ) JK--Don't flatter self. Your data < half-life than http://ow.ly/q4Ho0
"10 Data Projects Not to Leave Off the Schedule in 2014" (http://ow.ly/q4GJV ) JK--Excellent list. CTOs everywhere should heed/prioritize
"Database Holy Grail?" (http://ow.ly/q4FYY ) JK--Posits altrntv db models: Shared-Disk, Shared-Nothing, Sync Commit, Durabl Distrib Cache
"#BigDataDetectives" (http://ow.ly/q4EvO ) JK--The power of scalable/operational log analysis for security and incident management.
"Why #BigDataWont Cure Us" (http://ow.ly/q4DF1 ) JK--Ditto small data: "usage o mobile health apps drops off dramaticlly after download"
"#Hadoop 2.0 Goes GA: New Workloads Await" (http://ow.ly/q4Dd4 ) JK--YARN unwinds Hadoop dependency on MapReduce. Genl-purpose exec layer
"Warm-up exercise before data science" (http://ow.ly/q4Ce7 ) JK--Rethink data: not static (table-row-column), but dynamic (matrix-vector)
"Rschrs achieve speedy internet w/LED lightbulbs" (http://ow.ly/q4Bh2 ) JK--Hoping 4 speed-o-thought bulbs that flash brilliant insights
Our fave pizza place back home is zPizza. I made a beeline for the one across from the Raleigh Marriott City Center
"The Man Who Invented Modern Probability" (http://ow.ly/q4zAF ) JK--Soviet mathematician Andrei Kolmogorov. Posited axiomatic approach.
#IBM#BigDataIndia Virtual Event, 29-30 Oct. I virtually keynote. Aimed at developer partners on the subcontinent. http://ow.ly/q4xHz
Ever notice sexist/ageist premise o these "how would U explain bigdata 2 yr mom?" blogs? They nevr specify dad. Your mom's probably no dummy
"#IBM& Libelium Launch IoT Starter Kit" (http://ow.ly/q4tyS ) JK--Integ Libelium WL sensr plat w/IBM Mote Runner sw & 6LoWPAN IoTovrIPv6
Software engineering is now the focus of the Obamacare debate. Talk about fixable issues. It will. Before long.
RT @kexpplaylist#kexp Spring by Bill Callahan from Dream River JK--I've never gotten any of his Smog or solo LPs. Quite likely to get this.
New #IBM#PureSystemsjk blog: "Combining #PureData& System z for Mission Critical Analytics:A Virtual Enzee Recap"...
RT @kexpplaylist#kexp Cells by Teenage Fanclub from Man-Made JK--2005. Band's name makes sound lightweight. They burn deep and soulful.
Drafted latest #IBM#PureSystemsblog: "Combining PureData and System z for Mission Critical Analytics: An IBM Virtual Enzee Recap"
RT @kalgyimesi: Planning to see Gravity? Be sure 2 read @jameskobieluson 3D geospatial predictive analytics #bigdatahttp://gag.gl/bks1v
#IBM Boosts zEnterprise Capabs w/ New Biz Analytics & Cloud Sw Solutions (http://ow.ly/q1TsI ) JK--New Cognos TM1, Cap Mgt Analytics, etc
Hype-chondria: ideological predisposition to attribute non-existent ills to Obamacare while attempting 2 hobble it on road 2 implementation
Getting ready to record preso for #IBMIndia. Appreciate my colleagues scheduling session @ convenient time (for me) albeit awful (for them)
Drafted latest #IBM#AnalyzingMediapost: "Don't Aggravate the Aggregate with Aggressively Continuous Campaigning"
Drafted latest #IBM jk #Dataversitycolumn: "Machine Learning Boosts Data-Scientist Learning and Vice Versa."
I notice many people write out #bigdata"tenants" when they mean "tenets." Yes, indeed, multitenancy is a core #bigdatapublic-cloud tenet
Privacy & #bigdata? Push back against .... p1 (http://ow.ly/q11Wp ) p2 (http://ow.ly/q120U ) Tues #IBM q-h in adv. Away tomorrow
@AmericaFreeTV Yes. Here it is: http://ow.ly/q0X1r . I present streaming apps in the broader context than just "surveillance."
Join #CXO chat Mon 12 ET! #MobileWellness Experience http://on.fb.me/175j4nk w/ @aetna#custserv#healthcare
Catch me Fri WashDC Warner Theater
WSJ reports that marmorated stink bugs infested DC during shutdown. I'm tempting fate to say we don't smell them yet in Northern VA
In the World Series, I was hoping for a 1968 rematch. What we have instead is a 1967. My league loyalties revert to that era. Go Sox!
#IBMIOD is 2 weeks from now. My schedule on the ground in Vegas will be packed. All of ours will. Must remember to breathe. And hydrate.
WSJ reports that most IT workers dont have degrees in computer science, tech, engneerng, or math. I have none of those. Just use your brain.
Catch me in Raleigh tomorrow and next day at All Things Open. I'll speak about the #Hadoop market.
In retrospect, th most idiotic question they asked me during college-internship interviews years ago was "Do you have leadership potential?"
George Takei. Did late-life left-field career twist even more interesting than Shatner's. Put personal life out there in activist posture
Eliminate freedoms? Ha! My brief encounter w/Obamacare portal (Calif ) shows far more options 4 comparison shopping than your employer's plan
RT @nytimesmusic: As Downloads Dip, Music Execs Cast Wary Eye on Streaming Svcs (http://nyti.ms/19ljh3c ) JK--Why buy cow when milk free(r)?
Saw "Wait Until Dark" (1968) with Audrey Hepburn on public TV. Young Roger Ebert summed up my opinion perfectly (http://ow.ly/pZZCJ )
RT @kexpplaylist#kexpCalifornia by Mazzy Star frm Seasons of Your Day JK--2013. Gorgeous. It's as if they didnt pause for almost 2 decades
A month from now, I speak at same conf as "father of DW" Bill Inmon (http://ow.ly/pZTA5 ). Oddly, we've never met. Curious to meet him
Billy Beane. No truth to rumor that he coined "Moneyball" cuz "Beaneball" sounds like strategy of winning through strategic concussions.
People now speak of "toxins" as, ages ago, they used to speak of "evil spirits." Some vague malevolent fluid permeating our tissues.