Brian Inderwies

To some, the quantified life doesn’t exactly sound like a blast.  Weigh your bathroom output?

Knock Knock’s My Life in Graphs: A Guided Journal (available on Amazon, no commission) just might change your perception of data collection.  Use it as a daily way of reminding yourself of the simple fact that you’re a lean, mean, data-generating machine.

You never know, it just might force you into running a couple of A/B tests on your life.

… Google Cloud SQL is web service that allows you to create, configure, and use relational databases with your App Engine applications. It is a fully-managed service that maintains, manages, and administers your databases, allowing you to focus on your applications and services.

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Robert Atkinson:

• Electric power utilities can use data analytics and smart meters to better manage resources and avoid blackouts,

• Food inspectors can use data to better track meat and produce safety from farm to fork ,

• Public health officials can use health data to detect infectious disease outbreaks,

• Regulators can track pharmaceutical and medical device safety and effectiveness through better data analytics,

• Police departments can use data analytics to target crime hotspots and prevent crime waves,

• Public utilities can use sensors to collect data on water and sewer usage to detect leaks and reduce water consumption,

• First responders can use sensors, GPS, cameras and better communication systems to let police and fire fighters better protect citizens when responding to emergencies, and

• State departments of transportation can use data to reduce traffic, more efficiently deploy resources, and implement congestion pricing systems

Original title and link: 8 Areas of the Public Sector Where Big Data Could Make a Difference (NoSQL database©myNoSQL)

mattgalligan:

I wake up at the same exact time every single day, feeling very refreshed, regardless of the amount of sleep I got the night before. Crazy right?

About six years back, I used to be the absolute worst in the mornings. I’d get pissed at the fact that my snooze would simply stop working after…

this was tear-inducing for me.  

Caffe Luna. Solitude. Air. Coffee. Happiness.

Red Frog Coffee, Longmont CO

In a oft-overlooked part of Longmont (some call it midtown) on Francis St, just north of 9th, sits a smattering of local businesses.  One of these is Ziggi’s Francis, which replaced my beloved Buzz Coffee earlier this year.  (I have no idea what happened to Buzz, but it was one of my favorites.  A barista at a competing shop in Longmont gave me the scoop.  Until verified, you can ping me to find out.)

Ziggi’s is a “get it done” kind of place; it feels like an extension of your home office, with the lively addition of other people, and someone else does the dishes.  A large, windowed retractable “garage” door sits at the front of the place, making for the geek’s perfect refuge - the warm air of a sunny summer day but an ability to still see one’s screen.  There’s some traffic but it isn’t exceedingly loud; the music is at a volume at which business calls are possible.  Wifi is unlimited and strong.

The coffee is strong.  Their iced is hot-brewed, and then iced.  Preferring toddy to hot brewing, I opt for Americanos.  The Breggo, a Boulder mainstay, is available, but microwaved.   The cinnamon chip scone was a bit on the chewy side and Saran-wrapped.

The verdict: great working space, the light and energy is terrific.  Reasonably okay wifi.  Avoid the food.

The photo is actually of their Main Street location, not Francis.  I’ll need to return for a snap.

I tried this once before (whoops!)  It turns out that Boulder (and its neighbors) are perfect for many things, and coffeeshop exploration ranks high on the list.  We’re 10 square miles surrounded by reality and drenched in java.  It’s terrific, really.  My goal is a brief post from each of these places.  (They will neither be reviewed sequentially, nor in consecutive days.)

30 days, 30 local coffeeshops

1. Vic’s Prospect

2. Brewing Market, Longmont

3. Amante (nobo)

4. Ziggi’s (Francis)

5. Amante (downtown)

6. Winot

7. 15th St. Coffee

8. Cafe Luna (8th and Coffman, Longmont)

9. Ozo (55th)

10. The Cup

11. Saxy’s

12. Folsom St. (Folsom/Canyon)

13. Atlas Purveyors

14. Ziggi’s Coffee (Main)

15. Brewing Market (Arapahoe Shops)

16. Bookend Cafe

17. Laughing Goat

18. Espresso Roma

19. Great Awakening

20. The Unseen Bean

21. Flatiron Coffee (28th and Arapahoe)

22. Ozo (Pearl)

23. Pekoe (Steelyards)

24. Pekoe (Ideal Shops)

25. Vic’s Boulder

26. Cannon Mine (Lafayette)

27. Mojo (Lafayette)

28. Paul’s Coffee (Louisville)

29. Red Frog Coffee (Longmont)

30. Spruce Confectioners

31. Red Rock Coffeehouse

Let’s not forget the legacy of Dr. King.