I’ve just learned of eScience as a result of a book entitled “The Fourth Paradigm”.
While I don’t have that much to say about the essence of the Fourth Paradigm yet, I have to admit that I feel immediately at home with this group within eScience. One of the best quotes in the book is:
“Need driven [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Dec 21
eScience
Dec 10
WAA Research
Preliminary results from a membership survey suggest a strong level of satisfaction with the work coming out of the Web Analytics Associations’ Research Committee. And that’s heartening, since the volunteers do a lot of work.
I’ve participated in some of that research over the years, and it’s always pretty enlightening.
It’s good news.
Dec 04
Complexity
I’ve spent a lot of time this week managing complexity.
And it’s gone well.
I think looking for simple and remembering the end goal are two key ingredients. Backcasting happens a lot. Expecting exogenous shocks instead of being all outraged when they happen is another.
That’s all that’s really on the mind.
That and how much code I have [...]
Dec 03
The Seven Axioms and Predictive Validity
I published seven axioms over the past week – in a not so humble fashion. I’m taking the James Burke line to heart and just putting it out there.
The Seven Axioms are:
1. The purpose of analytics is to derive competitive advantage for the organization / firm / entity.
2. Data alone does not yield competitive advantage.
3. [...]
Dec 02
Champagne Dreams on a Beer Bottle Budget
I’m reading Sam Ladner’s thesis.
It’s strong work, and quite possibly one of the best reading experiences I’ve had since “Reading Virtual Minds”.
On Page 149, there’s a quote in explaining the common occurrence for ‘fires’ to occur as a result of low-ball estimation:
Curt: Why do they have the fires?
Sam: Yes
Curt: There could be a million different [...]
Dec 01
Four Books, Simultaneously
I’ve been reading four books simultaneously these days.
Of course, I shouldn’t really say simultaneously. I can only read one at a time. More accurate language would be ‘jumping between four books’.
The first is Sam Ladner’s excellent thesis on the commodification of time in the new economy. It’s a pretty awesome read.
The second is Gladwell’s latest [...]