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Aweekstweets September 8-15 2012: the week I did different stuff every day

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Prepping for Calgary-Edmonton speaking tour. By "prepping," I mean "already prepped a few weeks ago." I hate last-minute funny business

5m

Cousteau "Last Good Day of the Year" (youtu.be/JwtpnPz_kc8) JK--I'm a sucker for world-weary romantic yearning pop declarations

8m

Nice guy at Big Data Innovation show boasted he was 51 & doesn't look it. I one-upped--or rather 3-upped--him. I'm closer to grave than he

9m

I have not opted out of some tech newsletter emails on topics I haven't followed in many years...to remind myself how many years it's been.

11m

Kings Of Convenience "I'd Rather Dance With You" (youtu.be/OczRpuGKTfY) JK--Norwegian duo has Sandpipers-like easy-listening vibe

14m

Opened all the windows in the house. Such a nice fresh cool Saturday morning. Cue the Sandpipers' 1969 song (youtu.be/Kg0-a4zlwNM)

16m

Was a busy week. Surprisingly little new industry news this past week. I suspect the situation will heat up in coming 6 weeks.

15h

@Dmattcarter@derekhalpernI've had a change of heart. My next blog will be called "165 Hot Tips on#HadoopYou Must Memorize by Monday"

15h

Finished my next-week quick-hits on the plane home. "Simplified big-data experience" is theme all next week, Monday thru Friday

16h

Shouldn't we put arithmetic mean of US household income smack dab in middle of "middle income" range? It's well below GOP nominee's range

16h

Interesting how VH-1 decade retrospectives feature expert commentary mostly by singers & actors I never heard of. Has-beens? Never-weres?

18h

USA Today has redesigned and beefed up content to approximate a quality newspaper. Not bad. High time.

18h

Semifamous person on this LAG-DCA flight with ties to Washington & Wall Street. Googled to see what this player might be up to. Won't name.

19h

Solution accelerators?:lnkd.in/mgGQNV

21h

Writing next week's quick-hits at Logan Airport, waiting for the shuttle. Next week will be a Canada road trip. Busy, busy, busy

21h

All these riots in Middle East over some formerly obscure YouTube video that some SoCal shady character made under false pretenses? Wha...?

21h

Just thought of great title for something about lottery winner: "Maximilian's Mega-Billions." Movie? Sitcom? Game show? Multi-user game?

23h

"#IBMScientists First to Distinguish Individual Molecular Bonds" (ibm.co/PAcs5H) JK--New tech: noncontact atomic force microscopy

23h

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpTeardrop by Jose Gonzalez from In Our Nature JK--One of the most electrifying acoustic performances in recent memory

14 Sep

This wk's#IBMKoby q-h'slinkd.in/USaRbQlinkd.in/USaTAhlinkd.in/USaXjHlinkd.in/USaZIblinkd.in/USaZbj

14 Sep

RT@jameskobielus: Solution accelerators?:bit.ly/USaP3BToday's#IBMquick-hit

14 Sep

Solution accelerators?:lnkd.in/Fz3yKN

14 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpHappy Jack by The Who from A Quick One JK--"Lived in the sand at the Isle of Man." Somehow I never heard that til now

13 Sep

"RFID Needs Big Data Tools" (bit.ly/RVsZlb) JK--GE person at#BigDataInnovation called Internet of Things "Industrial big data"

13 Sep

"#IBMRedefines Social Biz w/Power o Analytics" (ibm.co/RIi13s) JK--R-t pred process insight from social-net/device/sensor-gen data

13 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpDevil Woman by Marty Robbins from The Essential Marty Robbins JK--Brought Mexican romantic touches to country-western

13 Sep

Listening to Camera Obscura "James" from "My Maudlin Career." Scottish romantic popgroup one of my fave 21st century recording artists

13 Sep

Listening 2 Bob Dylan "Tombstone Blues" frm "Hwy 61 Rvstd." "The city fathers are trying 2 endorse the reincarnation of Paul Revere's horse"

13 Sep

Saw Lenox Hotel sign in distance. Soon-to-be "X" Malcolm Little washed dishes with Redd Foxx there in late 1940s, so said former's autobio

13 Sep

Chillin at some bar & grill on Boylston. From a distance, street sign seems to say "Boston."

13 Sep

Saw@mgualtieriof#forrestertoday, him on ROI-focused panel at#BigDataInnovation. Good discussion. He knows his stuff. All power to him

13 Sep

Spoke late afternoon at#BigDataInnovation Boston (bit.ly/RHzreI). Spoke on big data & next best action in multichannel convo mgt

13 Sep

#Bigdatavision? Every C-level exec has killer apps:bit.ly/SJ2HoRToday's#IBMjk quick-hit....better late than tomorrow

13 Sep

Big data vision? Every C-level exec has killer apps:lnkd.in/S4JphM

13 Sep

Romney remark on ambassador's murder could not be more inflammatory & boneheaded. Should hire factchecker & engage svcs of good psychiatrist

13 Sep

Cities bring down their own energy costs. Let's build a#SmarterPlanet.#IBMpic.twitter.com/6IgSZzPC

12 Sep

Neil Halstead "See You on Rooftops" (youtu.be/TdsqQoqez_Y) JK--Ten years ago. When's this velvet-throated troubadour doing another?

12 Sep

Jim Gaffigan "Hot Pockets" (youtu.be/N-i9GXbptog) JK--Perversely, this funny bit has probably boosted customer loyalty 2 Hot Pockets.

12 Sep

Lene Lovich "Home is Where the Heart is" (youtu.be/072uSyYfXbc) JK--Grew up in Hull UK & Detroit USA. "Good to be home" she told us

12 Sep

Tin Huey "The Tin Huey Story" (youtu.be/kRaycufxLDc) JK--1977. "The apples are there, it's just that no one wants to buy them"

12 Sep

Tin Huey "Chinese Circus" (bit.ly/TMqq6Q) JK--Wacky Harvey Gold composition from "Contents Dislodged During Shipment"

12 Sep

Tin Huey "Hump Day" (bit.ly/TMpOOA) JK--Great Chris Butler song from their only major label LP "Contents Dislodged During Shipment."

12 Sep

Beatles "Lovely Rita" (youtu.be/Se5JLYKQfDU) JK--1967 from "Sgt Peppers." Climax on "Day in the Life" was musical. This more literal

12 Sep

The Who "Pictures of Lily" (youtu.be/7BmkBroiw1s) JK--1967. Townshend's funny/poignant/bold rock meditation on masturbation

12 Sep

Velvet Underground "Sister Ray" (youtu.be/FJUpY5geWcU) JK--1967, also frm "White Light White Heat." Landmark in rock boundary pushing


12 Sep

Velvet Underground "The Gift" (youtu.be/mI-YiaWDgB4) JK--1967 frm "White Light White Heat." JCale reads LReed lyric. Shocking twist

12 Sep

Lou Reed "Street Hassle" (youtu.be/a2532gJcCsA) JK--Beat-poet talksong. Terrific use of shock-image & punchy obscenities at 6:15 mark

12 Sep

Nada Surf "Blankest Year" (youtu.be/ndwMuGjPzNs) JK--From "The Weight is a Gift." Perfect use of "fuck" as intensifier not obscenity

12 Sep

Cee Lo Green "Forget You" (youtu.be/rNV_N4Yn7iE) JK--Not the original title. But you know that.

12 Sep

Rolling Stones "Star, Star" (youtu.be/tZjxoZdWblI) JK--Click through to see the suppressed title on YouTube, or just listen to chorus

12 Sep

Grinderman "No P**** Blues" (youtu.be/lL3dNfxcpnw) JK--Nick Cave is an R-rated original, an all-edge rock/novel/film auteur.

12 Sep

Eels "Mr E's Beautiful Blues" (youtu.be/nQF0hs9Rzus) JK--A perfectly pithy refrain & sentiment: "Goddamn right it's a beautiful day!"

12 Sep

Steve Martin with Pat McCormick (Tonight Show writer) 1974 TV special in Canada (youtu.be/afh3sjdlCEI)

12 Sep

Pleasant evening in greater Springfield VA. Air is clear. I can read the neon sign of the Hard Times cafe from across this vast parking lot

12 Sep

Today was multimodal engagemt: skype, tweetchat, audio conference, facebook back&forth, face2face with immediate family. Now? You all, this

12 Sep

Whenevr my finger slips & I see I accidently "liked" something I posted 2 FB, I imedi8ly "dislike." That upthumb hand implies I play w/self

12 Sep

Has FourSquare ever contemplated a companion service called SixDeep where people only checkout?

12 Sep

I know just enough of Bahasa Indonesia to gauge when something is spam. Aduh!

12 Sep

Summary/recap blog on today's#IBMDataChatfrom yours truly in a few days. Stay tuned. I learned tons. I hope you did too. Brilliant chat.

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthThat's a wrap. Thank you@UCLAHealth#drmartin#drhu,@Excel_Medical, and all the great tweeters who joined us.#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

And please summarize: How will this research help patients with traumatic brain injuries?@UCLAHealth@Excel_Medical#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

Q for@UCLAHealth&@Excel_MedicalCan this tech be used to detect encroaching dementia in people not suffering brain trauma?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

We have 8 minutes left on this#IBMDataChat. I'm learning a lot. Just one more question.

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthInteresting. Can this same technology monitor/predict if out-patients show signs of onset of epileptic seizures?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthIs this solution accessible, securely, to wireless/mobile devices carried by caregivers in ICU setting?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@Excel_Medical@UCLAHealthAre there any regulatory imperatives that are mandating or encouraging adoption of this tech?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@Excel_Medical@Partha_BopI will have that rollup/recap blog ready in a few days. Don't worry. I've tooled my head to do such tasks

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthSo the predictive alarming solution is collaboration btwn subject-matter experts (doctors etc.) & informatics pros#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

Another Q for@UCLAHealth&@Excel_MedicalWhat sorts of data scientists are involved in bulding this predictive alarming tool?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@Excel_MedicalIs BedMaster a teaching tool, or is it an operational informatics tool for a broader range of hospitals?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthWhat consortium are you referring to?#ibmdatachat.

12 Sep

Next Q to@UCLAHealthWhat plans to expand your medical research into#bigdataanalytics for real-time monitor/alarm?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthIs BedMaster an app developed only for UCLA medical center operational use, or is it available more widely?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

Next Q for@UCLAHealth&@Excel_MedicalHow much data involved in this ICU predictive monitor/alarming? Terabytes? Petabytes?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@Excel_MedicalWhen you say most clinical data in hospitals is "relatively unstudied," do U mean "discarded" & "not analyzed"?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthIs that "great leap forward" of clinical+quality+efficiency+cost data in your plans?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthHow far in minutes, days, months does history of alarms go back for a given patient?#IBMDataChatSimply for current ICU stay?

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthHow do you use predictive analytics in the alarm & monitoring, now & going forward, in ICU?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthDoes the solution visualize alarms from patient monitors in unified dashboard o correlated signals? What do U show?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthTell us more about the kind of data you are getting from bedside monitors?#IBMDataChatDo you correlate streams in real-time?

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthDo you do analytics directly on analog waveforms or do you convert them to a digital representation for processing?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

Now for@Excel_Medical. Please describe your role in providing informatics for real-time treatment of brain trauma patients?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthHow much early warning (#seconds) does the streaming data provide you of serious issues that you can address?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthIs this adv signal processing & mach learning tech solely for brain trauma? Is it used in other biomedical areas?#ibmdatachat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthAre these real-time decis suppt informatics tools only for UCLA, or is the tech available to other institutions?#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthInteresting#drhu. What sorts of decision do you seek to drive in a real-time patient care setting? Decisions by who about what?

12 Sep

@Excel_MedicalThanks Lance. I'll get back to you in a jif.

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthQ1 (to#drmartin&#drhu): Please talk about your research into traumatic brain injury).#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

@UCLAHealthGreat to have you#drmartin. Please tell us about your research

12 Sep

We have Lance Burton, General Mgr, Excel Medical Electronics (@Excel_Medical). Welcome. Please tell us about yourself.#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

We have Dr. Xiao Hu, Assoc Prof in Residence, Reagan UCLA Medical Ctr@UCLAHealth#drhu. Welcome. Please tell about yourself.#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

We have Dr. Neil Martin. Chair Neurosurgery, Reagan UCLA Medical Ctr@UCLAHealth#drmartinWelcome. Please tell about yourself.#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

We have an expert panel on today's#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

For a quick lookahead of what we'll be discussing, seeibm.co/P50zT4.#IBMDataChat

12 Sep

I'll be your moderator on today's tweetchat. Please use hashtag#IBMDataChatif you wish to contribute or interact with our panelists.

12 Sep

Welcome to today's#IBMDataChaton#bigdata& Healthcare: How#bigdataIs Changing Patient Care

12 Sep

2 minutes till we commence IBMDataChat with self, Drs. Hu & Martin of@UCLAHealth, and@Excel_Medical#BigData#MedTech

12 Sep

Prepping for#IBMDataChatby tweeting this, wondering about cerebral blood flow patterns during intense tweetchatting. Headache & dizziness

12 Sep

@Sam_PonedalOoh, I like that. My own little finger-cooling bowl. Now don't tell me to go soak my head. I've heard that one before.

12 Sep

10 minutes till#IBMDataChatw/ UCLAHealth#drmartin#drhu&@Excel_Medical. Use#MedTech#BigDatato improve#patientcarefor brain trauma

12 Sep

Why do I grab fresh glass of ice water when prepping 4#IBMDataChatI'm moderating? Not sure. Lubricate my solitary mumbling while tweeting?

12 Sep

20 mins till#drmartin&#drhuof@UCLAHealth& Lance Burton of@Excel_Medicaljoin me on#IBMDataChat#MedTech#BigData#patientcare

12 Sep

36 minutes till#IBMDataChat#MedTechw/@UCLAHealth@Excel_Medical& yrs truly. Learn how#BigDatachanging patient care.

12 Sep

Do quantum mechanics have special WD-40 for squirting a wee bit of the wave into the entanglement & getting those quarks a-spinnin' again?

12 Sep

RT@wubr2000@jameskobielusAny sufficiently advanced lie is indistinguishable from the truth, via magic of sophisticated smoke&mirror tech

12 Sep

Any sufficiently advanced lie is indistinguishable from the truth.

12 Sep

Join me,@UCLAHealth&@Excel_Medical78 minutes from now, 1pm ET, to learn how#BigDatachanging patient care.#IBMDataChat#MedTech

12 Sep

Catch me speaking in own neck of NoVa hi-tech woods Oct 3, Herndon VA, Digital Eastbit.ly/oqmcd7#BigDatain Multichann Digital Mktg

12 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpHeroin by Velvet Underground from one w/Nico JK--Best part is Lou's nervous laugh on "it's my life & it's my wife"

12 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpBlue Ridge Mountains by Fleet Foxes JK--Great song, but Blue Ridge Mts here in VA. TN has the Smokies.

12 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpBiko by Peter Gabriel from Shaking the Tree JK--I just now gave my girl a quick history lesson on apartheid's evils.

12 Sep

Healthcare analytics?(bit.ly/Piw9LI) Today's#IBMquick-hit. Tweet into#IBMDataChat#MedTechat 1-2pm ET today. I moderate

12 Sep

"#BigData? How about Big VALUE Data?" (bit.ly/PivFVZ) JK--Well, that'd abbrevi8 to "BVD" & we guys'd have 2 declare boxers vs. briefs

12 Sep

Healthcare analytics?:lnkd.in/KXvjby

12 Sep

Spam gives me insight into inner workings of U.N. Apparently, Sec'y Gen'l Ban Ki-Moon personally processes all grant applications in ALLCAPS

12 Sep

Did a quick Skype-based video interview with@johnkwaters. My home laptop worked like a charm. Audio not up to snuff on my work laptop.

12 Sep

I decided to follow somebody on Twitter this morning primarily because they are followed by@BarackObama. Healthcare organization.

12 Sep

Today's#IBMDatachatat 1pmET - join me@UCLAHealthand@Excel_Medicaldiscussing how#BigDatacan change#MedTech

12 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpHe's A Bat by Explone from Telescope & Satellite JK--2012. Had to check the date. Sounds like late 70s Cheap Trick

11 Sep

Re-watched "Julie & Julia" tonight, recognizing it for the food porn that Nora Ephron confessed to being an orgiast for.

11 Sep

RT@developerworksUsing#Hadoopwith#Couchbaseibm.co/U5GtZl#Analytics#opensource

11 Sep

@nancy_pearson@uclahealthI give you goosebumps? Not sure if that's a good thing. So does Freddy Krueger.

11 Sep

Morgan Freeman is NOT DEAD.. He's a 75-year-old very much alive very much active actor still in the pink of his career. F***ing hoax, OK?

11 Sep

The archaic notion of "quitting time" at the end of each work day. When you're always on and the world never quits, when, if ever, is it?

11 Sep

Join me tomorrow @ 1pmET to learn how@UCLAHealthis using#BigDatato change patient care. Use#IBMDataChatto join#MedTech

11 Sep

"Future where 'consumer electronics' become 'consumr photonics'" (bit.ly/THeD9U) JK--All-photonic compute via optical nanowire switch

11 Sep

Louis CK & Jim Cramer. Separated at birth?

11 Sep

One of those days where everybody wants 5 minutes of my time, purely ad-hoc.

11 Sep

"Does FB know you're pregnant?" (bit.ly/P6FqIl) JK--It knows yr gender, age, relationship status, & what youre clicking thru. Add 2+2

11 Sep

This week’s#IBMDataChatwill focus on#BigData’s role in improving patient care. Join me at 1pmET on Sept 12#medtech#analytics

11 Sep

For the next#IBMDataChatI'll talk with@UCLAHealth&@Excel_Medicalabout#BigData's affect on patient care. Join us at 1pmET on Sept12

11 Sep

#BigDatain the ICU?! Join me at 1pmET on Sept 12 to hear@Excel_Medical&@UCLAHealthexplain how@IBMis improving patient care#MedTech

11 Sep

Join me on Sept 12 at 1pmET with@Excel_Medical&@UCLAHealthto discuss how to use#BigDatato improve patient care#IBMDataChat#MedTech

11 Sep

RT@IBMbigdata#bigdataevangelist@jameskobieluscompares "NBA" 2 lasagna! Yum!ibm.co/QgYQJX#analyticsJK--Or yuck! if screw it up

11 Sep

Working on my next#IBMblog: "Data Scientist: Consider the Curriculum"

11 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpAge of Consent by New Order from Power, Corruption & Lies JK--Like@loserboy, I let this song totally consume me

11 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpDear Prudence by The Beatles from The Beatles JK--The Fab Four's "hippie"-est recording, w/oddly foreboding overtones

11 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpAsh Wednesday by Elvis Perkins JK--Strong resemblance to father, late actor Tony Perkins (bit.ly/TFOsQS)

11 Sep

How#IBMHealthcare Provider Data Warehouse v8.5 can help eliminate waste, improve healthcare quality:ibm.co/U4yuLU#healthit

11 Sep

Collect, process, distribute, & manage your data. The 4 exercises for healthy data:ibm.co/U4ypYI#datagovernance

11 Sep

Traffic congestion driving you crazy? Here are three case studies on how big data helps reduce itibm.co/OsZia0

11 Sep

Planning to attend Information On Demand 2012? Make sure to check out the LinkedIn event and RSVP!linkd.in/NrPxdV

11 Sep

“Get Certified at the IBM Information on Demand Conference”ibm.co/U4wL9o@susvisshares details#ibmiod

11 Sep

Political statistician Nate Silver will explain how to distinguish real signals from noisy data at#ibmiodibm.co/ibmiod12

11 Sep

Eleven years ago this morning I was prepping for a Burton Group webinar on SAML that I was scheduled to present the following day. I did it

11 Sep

Eleven years ago this morning I was using very last mechanical mouse I've ever used. Was losing precision control. I chucked it that a.m.

11 Sep

Eleven years ago this morning at this time of the day I was sitting in this same office looking at My Yahoo news. I havent changed layout

11 Sep

Both of my adult children made their respective baby photos their respective Facebook profile photos right after their old man posted them.

11 Sep

Why is there no centralized certified diploma registry in the US? Wouldn't that help address problem of people claiming bogus credentials?

11 Sep

New#IBMjk blogpost: "Next Best Action Functionality Baked into Your Business Platform" (ibm.co/QgTqyO)

11 Sep

RT@jameskobielus: Big data vision? Agile information management foundation:bit.ly/QgSIBCToday's#BMquick-hit

11 Sep

Big data vision? Agile information management foundation:lnkd.in/CUnY6N

10 Sep

Josh Rosenthal Education Fund (http:L//bit.ly/QfXzCW) JK--Died 11 years ago tomorrow in World Trade Center. Livonia Stevenson '75 U-Mich '79

10 Sep

NYTimes Mag has "Meh List": "Not Hot. Not Not. Just Meh." I'd put Matchbox 20 in that category.

10 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpI Startd Something I Couldnt Finish by The Smiths JK--Onion "OurDumbWorld" pointed 2 "Morrissey moping grounds" in UK

10 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpAcross the Universe by The Beatles from Let It Be JK--Spacey melodic warp like "Strawberry Fields" & "Norwegian Wood"

10 Sep

Penile-growth spam seems straight out of Austin Powers. I expect 2 C bulk solicitations for sharks with frickin' laser beams on their backs

10 Sep

How can#BigDatasave lives? Follow#IBMDataChatSept 12, 1pmET to learn how@UCLAHealth&@Excel_Medicaluse@IBMto do it!#analytics

10 Sep

How are@UCLAHealth&@Excel_Medicalusing#BigDatato create#HealthInnovationwith@IBM? Use#IBMDataChat1pmET Sept 12 to learn!

10 Sep

Using predictive#analyticsto reduce risk of traumatic brain injury. New post describes how; previews#IBMDataChatibm.co/P50zT4

10 Sep

New#IBMblogpost: "Twitter Chat Preview: How#BigDatais Changing Patient Care" (ibm.co/TCjyJ2). Chat Wed 9-12 1-2pm ET#IBMDataChat

10 Sep

"Where Does Mitt Romney Stand on Cybersecurity?" (bit.ly/TChpNy) JK--He's both for & against it, on alternate weeks.

10 Sep

Whew! Seattle just received its first rain since July 22. It was so weird to hear the DJs at#KEXPbemoaning southern California climate

10 Sep

Submitted draft of my next#IBMDataManagement"rocketship 2 planet petabyte" column: "True#HadoopStandards Essential 4 Industry Momentum"

10 Sep

@dhaimesYeah, but that's like being married (I am, btw) while receiving a steady stream of "singles in your area" spam. DON'T GO THERE!

10 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpManhattan by Cat Power from Sun JK--New. Mid-tempo with that lightly scratchy sultry persistent voice

10 Sep

One problem with engaging in tech discussions on LinkedIn groups is you're spammed with job postings. Leave me alone. I have a good one.

10 Sep

"#IBM's Million-Dollar Computers Are Profit Makers That Just Won't Die" (read.bi/PiboTR) JK--Yes, & we've diversified well beyond

10 Sep

RT@jameskobielusPeta-governance? Big data archive & sandbox in codependent governance relationship (bit.ly/Pi9GBU) Today's#IBMq-h

10 Sep

Peta-governance? Big data archive and sandbox in co-dependent governance relationship:lnkd.in/eCWreh

10 Sep

RT@kexpplaylist#kexpAll I Need by Air from Moon Safari JK--1998. The most sinfullly relaxing and seductive chill groove.

10 Sep

Honestly, I was hoping Romney would have named Ben Stein his running mate. Then we'd have Willard & Ben, you dirty rat, & all that

10 Sep

Tomorrow is Tuesday September 11. It's always nice to have dramatic tension baked into the calendar.

10 Sep

Reading#IBM's great full-page WSJ#SmarterPlanetad "We used to schedule repairs. Now we predict them." Predictive maintenance.

10 Sep

Fall approacheth. I feel some nasties trying to hibernate in my sinus. Predictable seasonal pattern.

10 Sep

This week I moderate a tweetchat on Wed and will speak in Boston on Thurs. Also a full week of blogs, quick-hits & my usual gallivanting

9 Sep

Ian and Sylvia with the Great Speckled Bird "You Were On My Mind" (youtu.be/HzdzzTKrpL8) JK--Ontario country-folk duo's original.

9 Sep

k. d. Lang "Hush Sweet Lover" (youtu.be/TQoF0CIKRbc) JK--Edmonton girl started out country, morphed into silkiest romantic cabaret

9 Sep

Fred Eaglesmith " Time To Get A Gun" (youtu.be/xlEb3Zxhuwg) JK--Farm boy from southern Ontario. Don't cross him.

9 Sep

Shania Twain "You're Still The One" (youtu.be/KNZH-emehxA) JK--Windsor, Ontario native. Lots of country-western north of border

9 Sep

Byron MacGregor "The Americans" (youtu.be/07oVR1SDi6k) JK--1974. This CKLW-AM (Windsor, Ont) broadcaster allegedly model 4 Ted Baxter

9 Sep

Paul Mauriat "Love is Blue" (bit.ly/O6vagF) JK--An anomalous 1968 hit. I remember on CKLW-AM (Windsor, Ont) in that turbulent year

9 Sep

Vashti Bunyan "Winter is Blue" (bit.ly/O6vagF) JK--Another breathtakingly beautifully sad folk song from the mid-60s.

9 Sep

"No, honey, I'm sure that text's a scam. Even when they were doing well, Best Buy didn't offer $100,000 free gift cards."

9 Sep

That showoffy yoga headstand dealie-do. I've never understood how crushed cranium & compressed vertebrae supposed to be good for you

9 Sep

Children succeed in life from character as much as cognitive skills. When complimented on brains, I pointed to hard work. Not false modesty

9 Sep

Survey of US pop in 1967 said 63% got world news primarily from evening network half-hour broadcasts. How truly pathetic. We were sponfed.

9 Sep

Cialis commercials are best on mute. They are primarily foreplay vignettes featuring attractive people my age and slightly older

9 Sep

I'm having trouble with notion that Paul Ryan is "handsome." Mr. Droopy-Eyes looks like the saddest sack hanging its dog from the sack rack

9 Sep

I've been reading WashPost daily for 27 years. Only peeps who see "liberal bias" R rightwing zealots tryin 2 discredit impartial journalists

9 Sep

WashPost political fact-checker is rigorously nonpartisan. Deftly skewered Biden assertion that feds did Romney-engineered Bain "bailout"

9 Sep

Cable's political talking heads sound like Charlie Brown's teachers on the old TV specials: "blah blah blah" as flatulent muted trumpet

8 Sep

Paul McCartney "My Valentine" (youtu.be/FAApccf11hs) JK--Brand new composition. He sang it at Olympics opening ceremony. Perfection

8 Sep

Listening 2 NPR AllSongsConsidered podcast on "most important band of yr college years." For me definitely Ubu (youtu.be/j3lxhjXuVng)

8 Sep

Spirit "I Got a Line on You" (youtu.be/h1Bnl8PjES8) JK--1969. California group you don't hear much on classic rock radio. Why not?


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