- Science
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- Nov 07, 2020
Data Quotes
Quotes on data, privacy, and the value of information.
A few quotes here question the assumption that gathering more data automatically solves observational problems, favoring better questions over bigger datasets. That skepticism pairs naturally with Information quotes.
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- Fair Amount
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most economies have a fair amount of tax evasion, depending on how their data systems are.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the blockchain world, each user can and should own their data, and 'central' players are less vulnerable to data losses and breaches.
- Fact
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- Nov 07, 2020
There has been a substitution of ideology for fact and scientific and engineering data in this administration.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
No observational problem will not be solved by more data.
- Nov 07, 2020
If someone's criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don't want to hear it. It doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
- Favour
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1988, federal data showed a modest China-trade surplus of $1.6 billion in Canada's favour.
- Internet
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- Nov 07, 2020
I related to the whole hippie, acid-test confluence of the early Internet. The idea that we should be open and interoperate with our data resonated with me.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
What's encouraging is that the early new platforms - Kindle and iPad - are clearly leading to people buying more books. The data is in on that.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are very interested in having access to wireless data while they are on a plane.
- Give
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're guided by consumer data, and it helps give us the confidence to invest where the consumer is going.
- Equity
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started out as an equity analyst, we had no securitization data. We relied on company data.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Statistics on religious affiliation are notoriously slippery: the government isn't allowed to gather such data, and the membership claims of religious organizations aren't entirely reliable.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you live in a networked environment, it's possible to separate data from applications.
- Perspective
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- Nov 07, 2020