Thursday, December 15, 2016
Monday, November 21, 2016
Gartner Says Beware of the Data Lake Fallacy
Data lakes therefore carry substantial risks. The most important is the inability to determine data quality or the lineage of findings by other analysts or users that have found value, previously, in using the same data in the lake. By its definition, a data lake accepts any data, without oversight or governance. Without descriptive metadata and a mechanism to maintain it, the data lake risks turning into a data swamp. And without metadata, every subsequent use of data means analysts start from scratch.
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http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2809117
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http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2809117
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Summit 2015 - What Awesome Sauce Tastes Like: Getting & Keeping Your Teams Healthy... the Atlassian Way
Join Atlassian veterans Dominic and Ben for the story of how and why we created a little thing called the Atlassian Team Health Monitor. They show you how you can use it to harness the power and increase the confidence of your own healthy teams.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Clean Your Cluttered Hard Drive with macOS Sierra's New Storage Manager
One of the new, handy features in macOS Sierra takes care of something you probably don't think much about: cluttered files filling up your hard drive. Now there's a built-in utility that replaces those third-party tools and makes it easy to find space-hogging files, old applications, and more
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http://lifehacker.com/clean-your-cluttered-hard-drive-with-macos-sierras-new-1786906880Saturday, October 1, 2016
NASA’s Giving Away Brilliant Space Travel Posters For Free - The Drive
These WPA-style artworks from NASA's design studio are wonderful. And they're free, too.
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http://www.thedrive.com/design/2171/nasas-giving-away-brilliant-space-travel-posters-for-freeWednesday, August 31, 2016
Check this out. Stream it for free.
New Album from Chris Farren. I just can't stop listening to this!!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Senator's daughter who raised price of EpiPen got $19 million salary, perks in 2015 - Chicago Tribune
From the article:
A standard 2-pack now costs between $600 to $700. The price has prompted outrage among many consumers who have taken to social media to complain that they can no longer afford the potentially lifesaving medicine.
"A trip to the ER is now cheaper. HOW CAN THIS BE??" one woman tweeted on Wednesday. Actress Mia Farrow weighed in: "Grandchild w severe allergies needs life saving #Epipen. Cost has soared. Luckily we can pay the $600. Impossible for many scared parents."
The contrast between Bresch's lavish lifestyle - her signature designer five-inch stilettos for example - and those of ordinary families struggling to afford the drugs her company sells is a theme that has come up again and again.
Friday, August 12, 2016
The myth and the reality of Donald Trump’s business empire - The Washington Post
Trump also faced a long-running lawsuit over the use of undocumented workers at the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The building was allegedly built by undocumented Polish workers who were paid $5 an hour or less, when they were paid at all. The case dragged on for decades. The judged ruled that Trump knew that Polish workers were working off the books and were paid illegally and sub-standardly. Trump appealed, and the case was ultimately settled in 1999.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
I always disagree with GW Bush. But I agree with him today.
"At times, it seems like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together,"
"Argument turns too easily into animosity. Disagreement escalates too quickly into dehumanization. Too often we judge other groups by their worst examples, while judging ourselves by our best intentions."
"And this has strained our bonds of understanding and common purpose.
"But Americans, I think, have a great advantage. To renew our unity, we only need to remember our values. We have never been held together by blood or background. We are bound by things of the spirit ― by shared commitments to common ideals.
"At our best, we practice empathy, imagining ourselves in the lives and circumstances of others. This is the bridge across our nation's deepest divisions. And it is not merely a matter of tolerance, but of learning from the struggles and stories of our fellow citizens, and finding our better selves in the process.
"At our best, we honor the image of God we see in one another. We recognize that we are brothers and sisters, sharing the same brief moment on earth, and owing each other the loyalty of our shared humanity.
"At our best, we know we have one country, one future, one destiny. We do not want the unity of grief. Nor do we want the unity of fear. We want the unity of hope, affection, and high purpose."
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
How Sony, Microsoft, and Other Gadget Makers Violate Federal Warranty Law
There are big "no trespassing" signs affixed to most of our electronics.
If you own a gaming console, laptop, or computer, it's likely you've seen one of these warnings in the form of a sticker placed over a screw or a seam: "Warranty void if removed."
In addition, big manufacturers such as Sony, Microsoft, and Apple explicitly note or imply in their official agreements that their year-long manufacturer warranties—which entitle you to a replacement or repair if your device is defective—are void if consumers attempt to repair their gadgets or take them to a third party repair professional.
What almost no one knows is that these stickers and clauses are illegal under a federal law passed in 1975 called the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn | News Center
I wonder how long it will take Microsoft to turn LinkedIn in to another Nokia.
Nokia cost ~half as much and was gone in ~2 years...
http://news.microsoft.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-acquire-linkedin/
Nokia cost ~half as much and was gone in ~2 years...
http://news.microsoft.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-acquire-linkedin/
Monday, June 6, 2016
Friday, May 6, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016
12 Great Hikes Under 5 Miles In Virginia
Virginia is renowned for its state parks, national parks, and the trails that run throughout the entire state. While the idea of hiking through Virginia by means of the Appalachian Trail may sound marvelous in theory, shorter hikes are more realistic and often pack quite a punch in terms of adventure and sight seeing. Here are 12 incredible hikes just under 5 miles that you will definitely want to take in the next few months. It's time to lace up those hiking boots and start exploring!
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http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/virginia/hikes-under-five-miles/
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http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/virginia/hikes-under-five-miles/
Monday, April 11, 2016
Limits for a Web Site
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AKA: make an IIS host act like it is behind a smaller connection, such as T1, etc.
Friday, April 1, 2016
Reddit 'tells' users that it is being asked to hand over customer data
Reddit deletes surveillance 'warrant canary' in transparency report | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of U.S. government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being asked to hand over customer data under a secretive law enforcement authority.
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