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Crunching Naked
Once again, Mike Arrington's generosity led to a splendid party. Techcrunch and these parties have become the signature for Web2.0 events.
The Naked Conversations TechCrunch Party is now officially over
-- Mike Arrington at 2:01 a.m.
I left well before Mike posted that, but not before I got to hook up with some folk I knew and meet some folk for the first time. Mike's events are always great for networking.
- Of course the whole point of the party was to pick up another copy of Naked Conversations [Buy the book
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- I saw Andrea and, later Ethan Stock of Zvents, both of whom I had met at the Riya Launch Party.
- Buzz Bruggeman was there, as was Bill Daul, both of whom I had met at ANZA. Bill introduced me to Douglas Engelbart. Both Doug and my father were among the first radar men in World War II, though I don't think they knew each other then.
- I was interviewed for a podcast by Michael Johnson of PodTech News - I'll link to it when it's released.
- Alex Moskalyuk of Yahoo!Tech and I had a good talk about tagging analysis and corporate significance.
- I met Andy of Microsoft, whom Bill describes as a bright young fellow.
- And I chatted for a bit with Brad Meador from ClearContext who is seeking to change the way you use email.
- Reintroduced myself to Scott Beale from Laughing Squid.
- Waved to Marc Canter and spoke briefly with Dave Winer
It was a great time. Mike, thank you and your sponsors very much for your generosity.
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I'm Joseph A. di Paolantonio and this blog has two main foci: my interest in food, and my interest in the future. This provides a look into my personal life, and is separate from my consulting work…though there will be overlap. I am an independent researcher, working as a strategic consultant and I'm an executive with over 20 years of commercial experience with a technical interest in the intersection of Internet of Things, with advanced data management and analysis methods. I view data science as a team activity, and I feel that the IoT must be viewed as a system. I am leveraging my past activities to understand the adoption and impact of the IoT; first, as a system engineer in aerospace, where I developed Bayesian risk assessment methods for systems within the Space Transportation System (including the Space Shuttle), Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer, Gravity Probe B, and many more, and second, as a enterprise data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics professional. Between my aerospace and IT careers, I indulged my hobby of cooking by starting a food company, Montara Magic, centered around my chocolate sauces. My education combined chemistry, mathematics and philosophy. I performed research into molten salt fuel cells in graduate school, and in photovoltaic materials for a short time in industry. The lure of bringing the human race into space was strong, and when I was offered the chance to combine my chemistry and mathematics skills to develop new risk assessment and system engineering methods for space launch and propulsion systems – I couldn't resist. I perform independent research and strategic consulting to bring value from the Internet of Things, Sensor Analytics Ecosystems and data science teams.I am a caregiver, a lover of science fiction and speculative fantasy, and my passion to learn has led me to a pilot's license, an assistant instructor in SCUBA, nordic and alpine skiing, sea kayaking, and reading everything I can, in as many topics as I can.
