There is no profession on earth that is immune from pretenders or from people who misunderstand its purpose.
I've worked with a few people worthy of the data scientist nomenclature....

I rarely give up but then it depends on at what point an idea you are trying out escalates to a full on emotional commitment to that idea.

I...

There are some formalised approaches to this.  The Disney approach is quite famous.
Stage One: Capture as many ideas as possible.  Do not attempt to prejudge or filter at this...

Having used Python for about 6 months solid I think it should be renamed "Tada"!

If you run a DB server in the cloud then it needs internet access of some sort.  Microsoft make a big song and dance about the cloud therefore cloud access...

All these systems are put together with the best and honourable intentions.  The problem comes when they are exposed to people with the worse and malign intentions.

Data scientists...

I think it's important to note that it takes time and practice to get new techniques delivering speed and quality improvements.

You wont get it right first time.  Each...

The Electric Monk was a labour-saving device, like a dishwasher or a video recorder. Dishwashers washed tedious dishes for you, thus saving you the bother of washing them yourself,...

This prooves that tech debt will NEVER be fixed http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSKBN17C0D8

The only viable strategy is prevention. Thorough automated testing plays a huge part in that.

To me work is like a marriage.  Beyond the norm the occasional pleasant surprise keeps things fresh.

I firmly believe that enthusiasm and engagement are the default settings and...

A big part of the problem is the way in which people become managers, the support they don't get when becoming managers and the ongoing training that they don't get...

I had a boss who said "Fetch the architecture coin"!
I'm not convinced he was wrong

I guess it's implicit in the online research but I would emphasise validating what I think I know.  Things move so quickly in the Big Data space that what was...