Stephen E. Arnold: Big Data and Data Quality — Plus Robert Steele on the Role of the University

Big Data Should Mean Big Quality Posted: 28 Aug 2014 03:28 AM PDT Why does logic seem to fail in the face of fancy jargon? DataFusion’s Blog posted on the jargon fallacy in the post, “It All Begins With Data Quality.” The post explains how with new terms like big data, real-time analytics, and self-service …

Jean Lievens: The Sharing Economy Will Thrive Only If Government Doesn’t Strangle It

The Sharing Economy Will Thrive Only If Government Doesn’t Strangle It R. J. Lehmann Reason.com, 2 August 2014 We’re unlocking unthinkable amounts of capital and lawmakers stand in the way. The so-called sharing economy is many things to many people. To Wall Street and Silicon Valley, firms like Uber and Airbnb offer tantalizing market capitalizations, …

Robert Steele: Rebuilding National Intelligence – A 12-Step Plan

Rebuilding National Intelligence – A 12-Step Plan Why Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Kerry, and Chuck Hagel Need to THINK….now. Robert David STEELE Vivas OpEdNews, 27 July 2014 DOC (21 Pages): Steele Rebuilding National Intelligence 1.9 SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/Steele-12-Steps As we begin the final two and a half years (less seven days) of the Obama-Biden …

Review: 935 Lies – The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity

Charles Lewis 5.0 out of 5 stars Title Short-Changes Value — This is One of the Most Important Books of Our Time, July 12, 2014 I’m not thrilled with the title because it implies to the browser that the book is about the 935 now-documented lies that led to the war in Iraq, and that …