big_data

Better hurry up with that IPO ...

The Bryan Callen Show : http://bryancallen.com/

The range of guests is great, and the conversation is very insightful and humorous.

Pig may lack some syntactic sugar, but it really gets the job done! It's a great way to get MR jobs going in a hurry.

"He’s dead for a reason. He was a show-off, and he tried to spray us." - the dead cousin isn't happy. Neither is his Mom. Classic stuff!

For those people facing financial ruin, having more money eliminates the immediate fear caused by not having enough. Once life's necessities are taken care of though, what else can money really buy? Wouldn't happiness plateau at some point?

+1 for Project Euler! It totally rocks!

The salient point is flatter organizations along with the feedback loops that surround developers has changed the role an engineering manager plays. Drucker was correct (as usual) about the knowledge worker's primacy in the modern organization.

Sounds to me like he is suffering from a social comparison bias. A few peers may have done better than he, but I am sure there are those out there that would say he has done pretty good.

The HANA integration is more marketing blurb than a true integration at this point. It's meant to draw in the stats guys so other SAP products can be sold to them.

R is a great language, with lots of features and applications without the incremental stuff added by Revo. Their 'Big Data' stuff isn't for everyone.

The title sounds a bit ominous for an article that really only attempts to show how Hadoop was a stepping stone to a more refined set of tools at Google.

Thanks for the discussion! These are all great points to consider.

When I look at it, the whole certification process seems so flawed when used as a repalcement for great work experience.

Bummer. It appears we have been locked out from the videos.

And will buy the next generation when it is released.

The Kindle Fire is simply a great device for $199. I am keeping mine.

Here is another:

d3.js (http://mbostock.github.com/d3/)

Totally.

What a vibrant jazz scene! There are plenty of opportunities to see some great live music.

I've heard lots of good things about Bainbridge Island. Any restaurant suggestions?

LUCID does look cool. Thanks for the tip!

I've never applied, so no advice on the application.

All these are gray suggestions! Bauhaus and lil' Woody's are a definite stop for us.

I've seen pics of the library before. It's amazing. Thanks for the tips!

Right on! I can definitely get into a better coffee and pastry experience. We will mostly be around Pike Place, so these are great suggestions, thank you.

I am digging KEXP! There are options almost every night. Very cool!

I'm loving EMP! What a selection. Thanks for the tip!

Awesome! Anthony's looks great, and Dick's will definitely be a stop one night. Thank you!

How about clubs for live music? We're not genre snobs, so we're open to ideas.

Thanks to all for responding. Haskell it is for now.

I will definitely look into this. Thanks!

Awesome advice, I thank you!

What about starting with F#? Because it's M$FT, there might be more appeal for the skill from an employment perspective.

My short term ambition is to really learn the paradigm in order to become a better programmer overall. Where it will lead long term, it's hard to say at the moment.

That's a really good point, thanks! It may be easier to get funding for the R&D portion as a POC for the overall endeavor. Well worth asking at this point.