Tumbling Towards Enlightenment

Predictive Power

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:06:09 +0200

Predictive Policing hopefully does not turn into Predictive Arresting

What is data science?

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:19:00 +0200

What is data science?:

old* but good essay on the essence of data science

* ‘old’ in internet terms

My New Year’s resolution: Stop drinking bottled water!

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:21:08 +0200

My New Year’s resolution: Stop drinking bottled water!

Michael ♥s the camera of his Nokia N8

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:49:16 +0200

Michael ♥s the camera of his Nokia N8

Nokia in the News - Sentiment Analysis by Textmap

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:22:00 +0200

Nokia in the News - Sentiment Analysis by Textmap

Building A New Culture Of Teaching And Learning by Dr Tae, your...

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:03:34 +0200

Building A New Culture Of Teaching And Learning by Dr Tae, your Skateboarding Physics Professor

Network Visualizations with Gephi. Absolutely amazing.

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:59:00 +0200

Network Visualizations with Gephi. Absolutely amazing.

Windows Azure DataMarket launched

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:05:00 +0300

Windows Azure DataMarket launched:

It partners with many popular data providers, such as data.gov and un.org, and seems to start well with its mission to become a “one stop shop for data”.

And quite conveniently, Tableau is well integrated, so it is a one-click action to load a data set within Tableau.

Crowdsourcing Graphical Perception: Using Mechanical Turk to Assess Visualization Design

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:47:00 +0300

Crowdsourcing Graphical Perception: Using Mechanical Turk to Assess Visualization Design:

very very very [did I already say very?] interesting read: with respect to the outcome of the conducted experiments, as well as to the approach of using Mechanical Turk for A/B testing

Greenpeace’s ranking of electronic manufacturers. And...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:50:21 +0300

Greenpeace’s ranking of electronic manufacturers. And Nokia remains on top!

Nokia stays in 1st place with the same score of 7.5. Overall, Nokia does best on the toxic chemicals criteria, followed by energy, and does least well on e-waste issues. Nokia scores very well on toxic chemical issues; all its new models have been free of PVC since the end of 2005, and all new models of mobile phones and accessories launched in 2010 are on track to be free of brominated compounds, chlorinated flame retardants and antimony trioxide, therefore achieving its goal to phase out these substances.

However, Nokia could do certainly better in getting this message across to the consumers.

"All the sudden, Facebook is a place to have deep topical conversations, not just..."

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:46:47 +0300

“All the sudden, Facebook is a place to have deep topical conversations, not just lowest-common-denominator bulk public conversations. That’s a dramatic shift.”

- Implications of Facebook Groups

Are Nokia's OVI services gaining momentum?

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:57:05 +0300

Are Nokia's OVI services gaining momentum?

Data Journalism - a documentary on how data is...

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:38:09 +0300

Data Journalism - a documentary on how data is ~~entering~~ conquering the world of journalism

Poor Journalists, after just having adapted to the Web 2.0 Information Revolution, they now have to get acquainted with Data Visualization. On the other hand, very exciting times for those who are capable of riding this next wave.

Stephen Elop, new CEO of Nokia, on what makes a product...

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:23:59 +0300

Stephen Elop, new CEO of Nokia, on what makes a product successful:

Listen to Consumers
Watch Trends
Quality of User Experience

The King is dead. Long live the King.

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:07:00 +0300

Stephen Elop is the new president and CEO of Nokia. So, after month-long rumors, OPK steps down (with a 4.6M € golden handshake), and is replaced by an American.

Formerly, Stephen was appointed as president of Microsoft’s business division (key words: Microsoft, Business), and before that CEO of Macromedia. There will be a press conference at 13:00 Finish Time, broadcasted live via WebCast at http://www.nokia.com/press/.

BI has hit the wall, says Stephen Few. Well spoken.

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:44:35 +0300

BI has hit the wall, says Stephen Few. Well spoken.

Make Meaning (via presentationzen)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:20:08 +0300

Make Meaning (via presentationzen)

Chart Format Guide

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:21:00 +0300

Chart Format Guide:

The UK parliament (!) educates on how to properly create ‘statistical’ charts. More material on basic statistics can be found here.

The Nokia X3 touch and type -> I kind of...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:05:00 +0300

The Nokia X3 touch and type -> I kind of like it

Also see Marko Ahtisaari’s video on the X3. If the name Ahtisaari rings a bell, it is because his father, Martti Ahtisaari, is former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Price winner.

"Use a decent camera. Go easy on the flash. Own the foreground. Take your picture in the afternoon...."

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:14:00 +0300

“Use a decent camera. Go easy on the flash. Own the foreground. Take your picture in the afternoon. Then visit the nearest Apple store. Done.”

- http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/dont-be-ugly-by-accident/