ComputerWorld recently posted an article with information on 22 free tools for data visualization. I’ve run across a few of these in the past. Still need to put some focus on learning statistics principles to be able to better use the data. Until then, this link will help me keep track of them.
April 29, 2011
Quick links to a couple of blog posts by Jeff Doyle
Jeff is someone whose contributions and expertise in IP networking I acknowledge and respect. He shares some good insights regarding risk in these posts (chronologically).
Confidence Levels and Calibration
and finally The Value of Information.
The purpose of the articles is to help build a better business case through the reduction of uncertainty, and I think the collection does a good job providing basics on how to do that. I find considerable truth in one of Jeff’s key tenets from these articles: If it truly cannot be measured, it holds no value.
April 25, 2011
4/25
The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views…which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering. –Doctor Who (confirm attribution)
April 22, 2011
4/22
Companies are like evolving living organisms. Think of the dotcoms – they are the genetic offspring of business and the internet – two different families in the genetic hierarchy of “things”. They areimpacted by their environment (which businesses and the Internet are also kind of a part of… maybe not entirely unlike nature/nurture), but also by microorganisms like employees. Employees certainly represent the cells and systems of the business organism, but also viruses that impact the development of the organism. That may lead to the collapse (“extinction”?) of certain types of, or even individual businesses, as viral organisms overtake them and make them unfit for survival in their environment. Interesting train of thought, could easily develop into an entire post of its own.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037918 and to a lesser/secondary extent http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041077 Fascinate ROMs on Mesmerize. Radio improvements. Better 3G speeds, faster GPS lock?
Well done Nokia “Your decision to partner with Microsoft is as sage and wise as allowing your balls to be shaved by a mental patient.” DrXym (126579), /. Comment #35906170
Olympic National Park
http://www.static-cisco.com/assets/sol/ent/cin/technology_pcast.xml Need to read up on how to properly do podcast, look to see if there are any good android apps to auto-download and arrange, and find my tunecaster.
April 20, 2011
4/20
http://www.google.com/mapmaker/pulse
Dwarf Fortress – game
April 15, 2011
4/15
http://www.politicsforum.org/images/flame_warriors/index.php
Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin
n2h2p on sourceforge – finally, a way to convert a proxy to allow URL filtering on Cisco routers.
April 12, 2011
4/12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition Original paper linked in the article.
http://www.oempcworld.com/ Check for SATA drives, USB flash drives
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. — Confucius
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. — Edmund Burke