Data Quotes
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I say I write extrapolations. I look at data points and ask what the world could look like.
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Those who call me an opportunist are following the old rule: If you can't attack the data, attack the person.
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This has been an across-the-board gain, ... All that (data) bodes for increased hiring.
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When I know the data that's being shared and I'm asked explicitly for my consent, I want some sites to understand my habits. It helps them suggest books for me to read or movies for my family to watch or friends for us to connect with.
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People are starting to be very skeptical of the Facebook algorithm and all kinds of data surveillance.
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Let me tell you - when I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. You don't think about breaking records anymore, you don't think about gaining scientific data - the only thing that you want is to come back alive.
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And what is the primary datum? It's the felt presence of immediate experience. In other words, being here now is the primary datum.
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I could make a film in front of a wall if I knew how to find the data of man's true humanity and how to express it.
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...a person and an organization must have goals, take actions to achieve those goals, gather evidence of achievement, study and reflect on the data and from that take actions again. Thus, they are in a continuous feedback spiral toward continuous improvement. This is what 'Kaizan' means.
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What we know is smartphones are everywhere and they are rich in data. What we know is that there are apps once downloaded by the consumer that will also in turn download the consumers' contact book. Most consumers don't want that to happen and don't know it's happening.
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things in this world are very roughly averaged; and although averaging is a useful, rapid way of dispatching business, it does undoubtedly waste a great deal which is too good for wasting.
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It would be a matter of concern for government if intrusive data capture has been deployed against Indian citizens or government infrastructure.
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On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves.
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We're not sure if this is an anomaly. We need to know if we can replicate this data so we can understand what's really going on.
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That was one of my most surprising discoveries when I dug into the history of average-ism: When you actually get the data, it rarely captures anyone. Which then begs the question, why are we using this as a reference standard for human beings?
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You have a natural tendency to want an emotionally satisfying tale - and to make investments based on that - despite times when the actual data may be telling you something different.
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I've seen people spend days, if not months, researching and gathering data, but only at the end did they finally figure out what they were really looking for; then they have to redo a lot of stuff. If after a day or so you force yourself to put together your tentative conclusions, then you'll have guidance for the rest of your research.
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US intelligence agencies will only use such data to meet specific security requirements: counterintelligence, counterterrorism, counterproliferation, cybersecurity, force protection for our troops and allies, and combating transnational crime, including sanctions evasion.
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I'm very conscious of data and analytics, and understanding how our body works and different loads that we put on it throughout the course of games and practices. It helps you make adjustments if you need to, helps you be smarter about your workouts, and I think it protects you from injuries to not over-exert yourself.
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Data is of course important in manufacturing, but I place the greatest emphasis on facts.
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Algorithms are crude. Computers are machines. Data science is trying to make digital sense of an analog world.
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But what I would say to my successor is that it is important not just to shoot but to aim. And it is important, in this seat, to make sure that you're making your best judgments based on data, intelligence, the information that's coming from your commanders and folks on the ground and you're not being swayed by politics.
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The best data we have concerning the Big Bang are exactly what I would have predicted, had I nothing to go on but the five books of Moses, the Psalms, the bible as a whole.
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The mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone.
