Data Mining Briefly Explained

handy_vandal writes "Time.com has published an interesting article on data mining." Note the prominent sticker ;)

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you'd be amazed...

[inode_buddha]

at how powerful data mining tecniques can be. Why, just today I have recieved 3 more "Nigerian" mails, an offer to increase my bust size (I'm a guy), and an excellent credit report from 5 different, unheard-of companies...

Of course, the local supermarket cannot accept my personal check for groceries without their "discount card", never mind that it was *their* database admins who lost my account after a few weeks...

(er, yeah right, and my driver's licence and birth certificate aren't worth as much as their card ??)

Ggrrrrrrr......

Prominent sticker

[Anonymous Coward]

Yup, on a Dell from probably 1998-1999. Most of the other Dells in the photo look like they are of the same vintage.

Here's an example of the Microsoft Tax at work. This company most likely paid for Windows licenses on those machines even though they aren't using Windows.

Data Mining Briefly Explained

[hdparm]

Briefly? This would be briefly:

1. Collect data

2. Do some mining

3. ???

4. Profit!

*sigh*

[Chester K]

Ok let's get this out of our system now:


Imagine a beowulf cluster of these things!....mining...data... yeah.

In Soviet Russia, data mines YOU!

It's official, Data Mining is DEAD. You don't have to be Kreskin to figure it out.

Hey! I just found this site all about data mining here!!!!!

Come on, really, is this News for Nerds or Stuff That Matters?

You could probably use data mining to determine how many hot grits Natalie Portman actually eats.


Alright. That should do it. Carry on with the discussion.

Sauron commands you

[SHEENmaster]

to murder all Harry Potter fans!

yep, me..

[geekoid]

..and six other dwarfs grab are pickaxes, and lanterns, and go to the data mines.
those 1's and 0' can be tricky..