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The Return Of the Manned Space Program

Today is a big day for the USA– after almost a decade, the return to flight of the USA manned space program. I salute the Astronauts, and I salute SpaceX and NASA, for returning to flight. Godspeed. In honor of today’s launch, I…

Generation X

Let’s begin with the definition of Gen X from Wikipedia: Generation X (or Gen X) is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding the Millennials. Researchers and popular media typically use birth years ranging from the mid 1960s to the early…

Social Media: 20% Good, 80% Crap (Feb/2019)

I’ve been a user of social media for more than a decade. An analysis of the social media channels that I use is as follows: 20% of social media is good, and 80% of it is crap. LinkedIn: I have kept my LinkedIn…

U.S. Cities that Gained the Most Workers (Austin is #1)

According to LinkedIn’s February Workforce report (via Rodrigo Brancatelli of LinkedIn), Austin is the top city gaining workers.

Building and running a Data and AI-driven news-media organization

Building and running a Data and AI-driven news-media organization — this slide deck covers the lessons learned from the last 3 years and the key areas for building and running a data and ai-driven news-media organization. Building and running a Data and AI-driven…

ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Important guidelines on professional conduct for our Industry… — The revised Code of Ethics addresses the significant advances in computing technology since the 1992 version, as well as the growing pervasiveness of computing in all aspects of society. 1. GENERAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES. A…

The Wizard (Uriah Heep)

He was the wizard of a thousand kings And I chanced to meet him one night wandering He told me tales, and he drank my wine Me and my magic man kinda feelin’ fine He had a cloak of gold and eyes of…

Media Publishing Transformation in the Digital Era (Slide deck)

The majority of the news media companies have realized that they need to digitally transform. The driver? Falling revenue. Many use cases and strategies are being discussed in the industry, from better audience engagement, funnels, the use of emails and newsletters, and the…

Dissecting React Native (Nov 2018)

Check out my most recent article “Dissecting React Native” recently published at the IBM Developer website.  This article introduces you to React Native, an open source framework by Facebook, that has become quite popular. In this article, I cover how to get started with…

One year ago today, Hurricane María

One year ago today (9/19/2018), Hurricane María was getting closer and closer to #PuertoRico. While the actual landfall of the hurricane’s eye occurred on 9/20/17, as you can see from the video that I took below, its effects were being felt already. I…