Reading Between the Lines of Big Data

Trick question: what exactly is “big data”?

Recently, I attended a seminar on the subject, and by the end of it, at least one thing had become clear: defining big data depends on whom you ask.

Very, The Ultimate Four Letter Word

“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys — to woo women — and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays.”…