Dictionary of IBM Jargon

2013-06-27T19:17:22+00:00June 27th, 2013|Tags: , , |

This dictionary is full of so many gems.

arm waving n. A technique used to convey excited  dedication to an idea, even though not supported by  arguments or facts. “The pitch had much arm waving but little content”. The technique may be attempting to emulate the effect of waving one’s arms (as if trying to fly) near a flock of seagulls [or wild ducks?] who will then all take off together.

rusty iron n. Out-of-date, hard-to-repair equipment that, when it works, does the job better and cheaper than anything to be found in the current sales manual. (Especially true of non-IBM electrical or mechanical tools.) See also pig iron, tired iron.

You can find the pdf here. 

2018-03-27T09:51:33+00:00September 30th, 2011|Tags: , , , , , |

jtotheizzoe:

IBM Puts On A Big Data Viz Show, Streaming Real-Time Data About NYC 

But it was still surprising to wander down Broadway late last week and find a 123 x 12 foot digital wall sloping down below street level displaying what looked like a bathtub’s worth of blue LED bubbles draining into the parking garage.

That’s but one image that sparkles across this massive screen, mounted in conjunction with an exhibit celebrating IBM’s 100th anniversary, which visualizes, in real time, the live data streaming from the systems surrounding the exhibit, from traffic on Broadway, to solar energy, to credit card fraud, to air quality—to the amount of water that is systematically leaking from New York’s aqueduct system.

(via Co. Design)

Awesome Interactive design

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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