New York

Livestream

Live from New York

Quick livestream I did the other day on FranksWorldTV.

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Interesting

New York’s Most Hated Highway is Falling Apart

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is crumbling and has been for a while. As a kid, whenever I would jump around in my chair or bounce around in the car, my dad would say it looked like I was driving down the BQE. So, the BQE has never been great in my lifetime and always made me […]

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Interesting

How 9/11 Changed Skyscraper Design

As we approach the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I thank God every single day that I survived. Sometimes, being late for work can save your life. To say that the attacks changed our lives would be an epic understatement. But I do often wonder how the attacks changed the design of skyscrapers. Apparently, […]

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What to Expect at Strata This Week
Big Data

What to Expect at Strata This Week

I am happy to announce that I will attend my first Strata conference this week working at the Microsoft booth tomorrow. Here’s a great write up on the Strata conference and what to expect this week in New York. Just a few years ago, this bi-annual event was called Strata + Hadoop World. But when […]

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