An ad on youtube pops up. A model who was exercising for the last 15 years with a personal trainer and a dietician, spending the last three days on a water fast asks you: “Do you want a six-pack in just six weeks?!” “Don’t mind if I do!”. You shout enthusiastically. Seeing yourself shredding some cheddarContinue reading “Data science and fitness, part 1”
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Is data an asset or a liability?
The analogy of data being new oil is used a lot, with the idea that you somehow “found it” and all the sudden, you are rich. I’ve also seen a statement that data is an asset because it has real and measurable value. It slightly suggests that collecting data might be somehow similar to owningContinue reading “Is data an asset or a liability?”
Data is a footprint and why intentionality matters
In some cases, animals intend to leave something behind for others, like urine marking, in other cases they don’t. Or at least there is not much of a benefit of a deer leaving a trail in the snow unless it has some suicidal tendencies. Same as animal footprints, data has been left by a person,Continue reading “Data is a footprint and why intentionality matters”
Just above average 