Now that they have record profits, the Fed finally decides that it needn’t keep giving trillions to banks for free. nytimes.com/2014/10/30/bus…
Author Archives: carl
How could I have missed this? It’s national cat da…
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How could I have missed this? It’s national cat day! Celebrate your feline friends! #NationalCatDay
I love working with smart people. A client deliver…
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I love working with smart people. A client delivered a data file today that is nearly perfectly structured for analysis. That never happens.
Got my flu shot today. I think that means that I’m…
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Got my flu shot today. I think that means that I’m helping other people not get the flu from me — my protection is just a bonus.
This is the most under-reported story this year: E…
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This is the most under-reported story this year: ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft is blogging photos from a comet’s surface. blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/1…
My bookmarks in paper-based books don’t show up in…
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My bookmarks in paper-based books don’t show up in my eBooks. Where is the Internet of things when you need it?
Personal opinion: Data science transforms big data…
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Personal opinion: Data science transforms big data into actionable small data defensibly and repeatably.
Our Halloween nor’easter came early this year. Per…
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Our Halloween nor’easter came early this year. Personally, I’m building an ark. http://t.co/vDLocUgKCH

To all bemoaning that the new iPads aren’t enough…
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To all bemoaning that the new iPads aren’t enough of a leap forward over existing models: their target market isn’t existing iPad owners.
Blue Cross refused to tell me how much to pay for…
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Blue Cross refused to tell me how much to pay for my Mom’s health insurance. Guys, it’s insurance, not the nuclear launch codes #00000000