Frank and Andy Mix Things Up and Try Not Get Blocked on Twitter




Data Driven show

Summary: Frank and Andy mix things up a bit and talk about running R in SQL Azure, becoming Anti-Fragile, Appalachia, and how they got blocked by a big time blogger.<br> Links<br> <br> Sponsor: Audible.com - Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial!<br> Notable Quotes<br> Andy and Frank agree The Expanse is well-written. (02:00)<br> Frank's super-secret conference... wasn't. (04:00)<br> You should definitely check out Franks World (04:30)<br> Keep up with Azure Data Fest on Twitter (05:00)<br> AI Super-Powers (05:20)<br> Frank and Andy "learned a lot" when we tried to land a "big fish"... (05:40)<br> ... and were blocked on Twitter (06:15)<br> (It's all Andy's fault. Frank's Twitter block was collateral damage.) (06:30)<br> Frank is a Microsoft AI Ambassador (07:15)<br> Check out the show with Ronald Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch on AI, Enterprises, and Startups (08:00)<br> Shoutout to Milena Rodban and her show on Geopolitical Risk, Cybersecurity, and Tennis (08:30)<br> Milena's LinkedIn article (09:15)<br> DIVE DIVE DIVE (10:00)<br> "R-uh" (10:45)<br> Kent's show (11:00)<br> Frank has another certification: AI (11:15)<br> "No brakes on the F train..." (12:00)<br> Frank has 36 certifications in the past 2.5 years (12:30)<br> COBOL mentioned... (13:00)<br> Regarding "SELECT *..." (14:15)<br> More information about Azure Data Explorer (15:30)<br> On dataframes... (17:30)<br> Setting up R in Azure (18:00)<br> Frank writes the Artificially Intelligent column at MSDN magazine (20:00)<br> Learn more about Azure Databricks (23:30)<br> Graeme Malcolm is an awesome presenter! (26:00)<br> Frank totaled his car in December 2018 :( (26:30)<br> More information on Honda Adaptive Cruise Control (28:00)<br> Frank's role - as a driver - has changed. (31:12)<br> Book Recommendation: Anti-Fragile (35:30)<br> Frank's brush with "Ponch" (36:50)<br> Interesting article about combination of tolerances (38:50)<br> Andy shares thoughts on the economics of self-driving trucks (43:00)<br> Frank shares thoughts on the shifting role of a driver in self-driving trucks (45:30)<br> "Learn how to code" is not particularly helpful (47:00)<br> AFAF == "Anti-Fragile As Frank" (47:30)<br> Upcoming show with Anders Schneiderman, who has not (yet) blocked us on Twitter (50:00)<br> "Disruption is now the norm." (51:30)<br> Mr. T predicts pain. (53:30)<br> Frank's *DataPoint* Be Playful With Your Data, but Judicious With Your Time (54:30)<br> "Potpourri episode" (55:55)<br> Book reference: Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) (56:15)<br> Book references: The 10X Rule and Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone (@GrantCardone) (57:15)<br> Nassim Taleb is writing an Incerto. (58:00)<br> "You're not that guy. I'm that guy." - Amos Burton (1:00:00)<br> More love for The Expanse... (1:01:00)<br> Love for Star Trek: Deep Space 9 (1:01:30)<br> Love for "Stargate: Galactica" (Stargate Universe) (1:02:30)