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Aweekstweets August 25-30 2013: the week Al Roker was happening in my neck of...

6hDrafted next #IBMDataMagarticle: "Governance of Social Sentiment Data: The Quality Conundrum"9hRT @kexpplaylist#kexp Dear Prudence by The Beatles JK--Written by John in Rishikesh, India for Prudence...

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Aweekstweets August 31 to September 7 2013: the week I didn’t labor on one of...

1hStage play "Detroit" examines "inner ring" suburbs in 1960s. Watzat? Grosse Pointe? Pontiac was "outer" but felt/feels like Detroit2hCharacter in today's "Barney & Clyde" comic remarks that cube...

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Aweekstweets September 7-13 2013: the week it was revealed that Mrs. Brown’s...

3mCharging my Zune in prep for our little Poconos excursion this weekend. Gotta have my music in the car.7hIt's obvious that @loserboy didn't actually suffer the 8-track format like we olders. Crappy...

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Aweekstweets September 13-21 2013: the week I noticed pumpkins for sale in...

8hPoor Charlie Brown. Since Schulz passed, there's been no chance Lucy will hold th ball still 4 him 2 kick. It's "AUUGGHH!!!!" 4 all eternity19h@JeffFeinsmith Really? Coffee? The beautiful location is...

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Aweekstweets October 11-20 2013: the week of Luxembourg, light rain, & looking

1mSaw review of a new history book that refers to author throwing scattered statistics into it as a "big data" approach. Oh, gimme a break!6mI refuse to be the latest "like" following on 1,438 previous...

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Aweekstweets October 20-26 2013: the week I spoke at the Smithsonian

10sLady at event yesterday said one species of animal in Seattle revolted her, so she could never live there. "Bigfoot?""No, slugs.""Slugs!?"11mMet Smithsonian visiting scholar who lives in Ann Arbor,...

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Aweekstweets October 26 to November 1 2013: the week old Lou turned that...

7m"Cognitive Mining" (http://ow.ly/qpqI1 ) JK--Provocative concept. Cognitive computing as interactive learning accelerator 4 human experts24m"Sizing Up Data 4 CRM" (http://ow.ly/qpowD ) JK--360-degree...

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Aweekstweets November 1-8 2013: the week I blogged about wanting to use a 3-D...

1mCold's setting in. Perfect time for the HVAC to break down. Researching replacements. Wearing layers.11m@Sri_few_words The YARN article hasn't posted yet.12mNew jk #IBM#ITKE column: "Big science...

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Aweekstweets November 9-15 2013: the week Jimmy grew a year younger

3mDoing a 2-day NYC trip next week. I always get a little thrill from Manhattan. Especially Midtown. Feels so iconically big city.34mGlowing WSJ review for "Nebraska." We saw AARP-sponsored sneak...

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Aweekstweets November 15-23 2013: the week I couldn’t think of a theme for...

7hGuilty pleasure: Michael Buble. Guy can sing.8hGrace Kelly. I never see commentary on her acting skills. So R we 2 regard her as a lovely fashion model who read lines in Hollywood movies?9hVirginia...

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Aweekstweets June 8-14 2013: the week fed intelligence found I had a...

7hWhenever anybody freaks out about government surveillance they always cite the year I was married & the Tigers won the World Series. Why?8hTuning into #bigdatabyteshttp://ibm.co/BDBytes to follow...

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Aweekstweets June 14-22 2013: the week I tweeted only 99 times

2hRT @idigdata: So You Want To Be a Decision Analyst? (http://lnkd.in/2pVCP6 ) JK--No thanks. I'm waiting for Dilbert's spoof of this.2hThose who can't remember history are condemned to condemn those...

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Aweekstweets June 22-28 2013: the week I got my quarterly haircut

3hRecent list of "50 smartest cities" in America. Almost all are university towns. Top one that isn't? #39 RedmondWA3hHey, intermittent grunter at the gym, that's annoying. Do it to the rhythm,...

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Aweekstweets June 28 to July 5 2013: the week I paraphrased Shakespeare...

5hStar magazine. Tabloid displays worst possible photos of beautiful people. Should spinoff "Celebrity Food Poisoning": them puking guts out.6hSocial media is a hype-free zone. You're free to hype, the...

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Aweekstweets July 5-13 2013: the week I declared I’m totally spoiled...

3m@redrambles It's absurd. Calling Madagascar"isolated" from Africa is like calling Japan"isolated" re Asia--& it's east o Africanot south2hJust saw The Economist describe Madagascaras "isolated...

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Aweekstweets July 13-20 2013: the week I reminisced about my AFSCME days

1mThe pace of new follows on Facebook is very slow. The pace on LinkedIn faster. On Twitter: faster still. Far more promiscuous a social.18mWife mixed tall Long Island Iced Tea that we're both sharing...

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Aweekstweets July 20-26 2013: the week of living Carlos Dangerously

10hDrafted my next #IBMDataMagarticle: "How Will Supercomputing Evolve in the Era of #BigData?"12hRobocall said "please stay on the line for an important call from Newt Gingrich." Talk about excellent...

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Aweekstweets July 27 to August 3 2013: the week I perfected the...

2mGlance at the morning's news. Starting to take mentions of #bigdata for granted in ordinary business stories. Becoming a ubiquitous tool.9hGreat to see our bro Danny. Visiting Tom & me for a long...

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Aweekstweets August 3-10 2013: the week the female fledgling flew

9mRT @thetweetofgod: Attention: will the owners of a blue planet with tectonic plates please tend to your vehicle. It is overheating.22mUseless Trivia Dept: "Midnight Train to Georgia" originally...

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Aweekstweets August 11-18 2013: the week I wondered when someone will...

12mNational Enquirer cover story on celebrities without their make-up. Surprisingly, George Clooney looks pretty much the same.54mSpam on LinkedIn discussions is hard to detect. New one, "Get A Flat...

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