Published in Knowledge Technologies·PinnedGraph ThinkingA kind of cognitive framework called graph thinking is circulating through the KGC community. So let’s explore this notion. Also, let’s suspend any discussion about technology, for the moment, and talk about cognition. Among the people who use knowledge graphs effectively, how do they conceptualize the problem? Ostensibly, when we…Knowledge Graph6 min readKnowledge Graph6 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·PinnedVisualizing Geospatial Data in PythonOpen source tools and techniques for visualizing data on custom maps — Throughout the global pandemic, many people have spent lots of time viewing maps that visualize data. Important data. People who work in data science are probably seeing increased needs to work with geospatial data, especially for visualizations. …Python8 min readPython8 min read
Published in derwen·PinnedHylburt-SpeysPosting for a friend who doesn’t want to be linked directly, for obvious reasons. Part interview, part summary analysis. While I cannot verify details, the story had drawn me in. Not that I’m saying it’s a good direction, nor that I agree with the approach necessarily. …Fiction34 min readFiction34 min read
PinnedDecadesSomething I’ve learnt from 39.5 years of using email every day for work: If you are the kind of person who communicates with another person to tell them that you need to communicate with them… Then you are a dreadfully stupid person. There, I’ve said it. Time to exhale. Let’s…Communication Skills2 min readCommunication Skills2 min read
Aug 16, 2022Visual missives from the Latent Space 2022-08-15Visualizing missives from our latent space, with the help of machine learning, as of 2022-08-15. — OANN managed to piss-off even the relatively libertarian-aligned hacker audience at Def Con.3 min read3 min read
Jun 26, 2022#thingsnotpeopleReligious conservatives have gone too far. They’ve had ample time and opportunities to behave in a civil manner, and to police their own. However, the time for civility is now long passed. To be clear, religion is important for many people. Points discussed herein represent no contention against that. Religion…Civility3 min readCivility3 min read
Published in derwen·Jul 6, 2021Sense and ScalabilityIn an era of AI adoption in industry, stark contrasts in our thinking begin to show about how we leverage computing, data, and inference. This article considers graph technologies in the context of business: enhancing human thinking and enabling data exploration, especially among teams of domain experts augmented by AI…Knowledge Graph17 min readKnowledge Graph17 min read
Published in Knowledge Technologies·Jul 1, 20212021 Knowledge Graph Conference RecapThe 2021 Knowledge Graph Conference, held online May 3–6, had over 1,000 people attending. Special thanks to all of the 20+ people who volunteered to assist with the conference! We have the results from an audience poll about which parts they liked best, and also from an informal poll among…Knowledge Graph5 min readKnowledge Graph5 min read
Apr 7, 2021Downturns, and afterI think that people tend to get the wrong idea about technology, particularly software. We make new capabilities. To have a defensible strategy in business, the “newness” of what you’re making cannot be minor. Firms must aim higher, provide more than simply incremental advances. …Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Published in Knowledge Technologies·Jan 28, 2021Review: Metadata Day 2020For a full day on December 14, 2020, LinkedIn sponsored a virtual workshop called Metadata Day, followed by a public online meetup called Metaspeak. View videos of the event on their website including a set of lightning talks provided by several of the speakers. The gist is that circa 2018…Metadata Management7 min readMetadata Management7 min read
