Facebook’s Response to Yahoo’s Patent Lawsuit
Like many in tech, I believe all software patents should be abolished. That said, I think Facebook made the right…
The Fallacy of the Data Scientist Shortage
There is no question that the USA (in fact, most of the world) would be well-served with more quantitatively capable…
Avoiding Cyber Threat Amnesia
My involvement in the non-profit educational and research organization Cyber Conflict Studies Association over the last several years has led…
Because it’s Friday: Please don’t write like a scientist
When Adam Rubin was a PhD student, his advisor accused him of "writing like a poet" for using a non-scientific…
What is the Future of Social Media Analysis?
It is a fascinating time to be engaged in social media analysis. As people today create increasingly more data through…
Can good decisions have bad outcomes?
There was an interesting discussion on LinkedIn recently – A good decision is the same as a good outcome. True,…
From Complexity to Simplicity in the Cloud
The inner workings of cloud computing can be quite complex. That’s why the founders of Dropbox are on the right…
Technology Bracketology Round 2 (…and Round 1 Results!)
While you guys were watching #15 seeded Lehigh spank #2 seeded Duke this weekend, we were keeping our eyes on…
It’s Time for a New Definition of Big Data
Two words seemingly on every technologist’s lips are “big data”. The Wikipedia definition for big data is: “In information technology,…
The Anachronism Machine: The Language of Downton Abbey
I've recently become hooked on the TV series Downton Abbey. I'm not usually one for costume dramas, but the mix…
