In this DataPoint, I talk with Marck Vaisman, fellow Cloud Solution Architect from DC, about data, the R community in DC, and that “aha moment.”
Press the play button below to listen here or visit the show page at DataDriven.tv.
I live in Maryland, near DC, and, from time to time, you will hear me talk about “spending quality time” on the beltway to get to Northern Virginia. The most irritating part is not the bumper to bumper traffic, it’s the fact that I actually live quite close to NoVA as the crow flies. It’s just that there are not enough bridges. However, due to many factors, a new bridge will never be built where it’s needed most. See artistic rendering below.
I would often dream of being able to fly over the Potomac with ease. However, with recent innovations in technology, aerospace, and electric vehicles, this could actually happen (sooner than a new bridge, at least).
I know I’m not alone: images of the future have always included flying cars. But it turns out, air-commuting had a heyday in the 60s and just might make a comeback in the 2020s according to this video from Bloomberg.
Today was the DC stop of the Alexa Dev Day tour and it was great!
Here’s a quick live stream I did for Frank’s World TV reporting on the event.
And here’s a sample of the presentation showing off some of Alexa’s special effects.
If you’re not able to make one of these events, then fear not: they’ve posted the slides online.