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3D Printing Cuisine
From The Eponymous Pickle

3D Printing Cuisine

Have covered some of the work by Hershey.   But the technology is still slow and in prototype.  Printers are still uncommon in the home:" ... But there are signs...

Can Human Resources Retain Edge?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Can Human Resources Retain Edge?

Have human resources lost their edge in a technology driven world?  In K@W   Better measurement of both the jobs and tasks at hand, and how they are addressed,...

RAIN RFID Alliance Meeting
From The Eponymous Pickle

RAIN RFID Alliance Meeting

A few weeks ago I connected up with the RAIN RFID Alliance.  They just had a meeting and have posted their presentations, worthwhile for understanding their goals...

Modeling Systems as Networks
From The Eponymous Pickle

Modeling Systems as Networks

Nice introduction to graph analytics in Radar. An excellent technique we used often in the enterprise. Even if it does lead to a direct analytical solution, itRussell...

Bluetooth Beacons in Retail
From The Eponymous Pickle

Bluetooth Beacons in Retail

In CW: Beacons in retail.  Can they fundamentally change the way physical retail works in an increasingly online world?" ... People increasingly use mobile phones...

High Speed Fiber Optics
From The Eponymous Pickle

High Speed Fiber Optics

They are starting to dig up our neighborhood to install high speed fiber optics.  Talked to an installer working on the infrastructure.  Have recently been asked...

Deep Web Technologies
From The Eponymous Pickle

Deep Web Technologies

Had a conversation with Abe Lederman, creator of Deep Web Technologies.  Click image on right to expand." ... You should be confident that when you perform a search...

Disney Data and Analytics Conference
From The Eponymous Pickle

Disney Data and Analytics Conference

I have heard Disney people talk on the topic a number of times, Interesting based just on the variety of  businesses they are in and the variety of data being gathered...

BBC Micro Bit Computer, Design and Intent
From The Eponymous Pickle

BBC Micro Bit Computer, Design and Intent

Teaching detailed computing to kids. I like the idea.In the BBC: The BBC has revealed the final design of the Micro Bit, a pocket-sized computer set to be given...

Virtual Reality and Nausea
From The Eponymous Pickle

Virtual Reality and Nausea

In the CACM: Using virtual reality head  mounted devices can give you motion sickness.  An important negative for using VR,  The article also contains a very good...

Benford's Law and Greece in the EU
From The Eponymous Pickle

Benford's Law and Greece in the EU

Intriguing application of the little known Benford's law.  A data science means for indicating falsified data.  I am a follower of its application in practice....

Big Data, Data Visualization meet Hollerith
From The Eponymous Pickle

Big Data, Data Visualization meet Hollerith

Surprise, this this hype cycle has happened before.    In fact several times.  Fascinating history Big data: The 100-year-old buzzword" .. the truth is that data...

P&G Consolidating Ad Agencies
From The Eponymous Pickle

P&G Consolidating Ad Agencies

In AdAge: Seems to be an approach that is common, these days in the large enterprise, decreasing complexity.  At what point will this complexity seriously include...

Human Machine Symbiosis
From The Eponymous Pickle

Human Machine Symbiosis

A favorite topic.  Not only how will robotic machines do our work, but how will they effectively collaborate with humans to do that work.   Issues of autonomy and...

Building Conversations that Create Innovative Ideas
From The Eponymous Pickle

Building Conversations that Create Innovative Ideas

Agree, an ongoing conversation that is closely connected to external information regarding needs and trends.In FastCompany" ... The Best Way to Inspire Innovation...

Analytics Magazine Addresses Human Curiosity in AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Analytics Magazine Addresses Human Curiosity in AI

Analytics Magazine, Jul-Aug 2015Building Human Curiosity into A.I.by Scott ZoldiSelf-learning models: How neuro-dynamic programming enables smart machines to think...

Energy and Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Energy and Data

Free report from O'Reilly.  Based on my own touches with the energy industry, this looks to be very good.   Have followed Big energy use of tech for many years,...

Ad Age Outlines Virtual Reality
From The Eponymous Pickle

Ad Age Outlines Virtual Reality

A look at what some of the players in marketing and advertising are doing.   The general idea has been around for many years, tested many alternatives.  With always...

Condensed Guide to Running Meetings
From The Eponymous Pickle

Condensed Guide to Running Meetings

In the HBR: A good guide, we did most of these things in the enterprise, was a guide, not a set of strict requirements.

On Big Data as  Services
From The Eponymous Pickle

On Big Data as Services

Continued movement towards service orientation.   One of the issues is how we break up the services, and what part of the service landscape can be effectively automated...
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