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December 12, 2017 Amanda Lange on Games, Data, and Scanning Brainwaves
In this episode, Frank and Andy chat with Amanda Lange, technology evangelist at Microsoft, games journalist, and data aficionado.
Links
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Notable Quotes
Frank is working on a Wintellect on Azure Gov (1:30)
Amanda's site is Second Truth.com (99:00)
The psychology of games (5:30)
Movie reference: Back to the Future (6:30)
How an Apple Watch or FitBit knows you're asleep (7:10)
Game violence activates sections of the brain (but it's short-lived) (8:30)
Andy lives in Farmville-not-the-game (10:30)
Zynga and A/B testing (10:45)
Amanda plays a lot of Overwatch these days (11:30)
"Games as a Service" (12:10)
Psychology in games Jeffrey "Lyte" Lin on Shaping Behavior in Online Games (13:30)
Amanda writes for Tap Repeatedly (15:00)
Amanda loves teaching people! (17:10)
"I wasn't a data scientist until I was." (17:50)
On privacy and data... (19:00)
Berkeley's Data Science curriculum is online (19:40)
Learn data science at Data 8 (22:15)
GLaDOS is a character in the Portal games (25:00)
The orchestral version of Still Alive (28:00)
No arm-wrestling with Amanda (31:45)
"We can learn anything." (32:45)
Trapping a self-driving car using salt... (34:00)
Ready Player One audio book (35:40)
Ready Player One, the Movie (99:00)
The Adventure Zone (37:50)
Audible (get a free book!) has the Dragonlance series (39:25)
Amanda tried out for American Idol (41:00)
Amanda's on Twitter @second_truth (42:00)
44 min
December 01, 2017 Audrey Hammonds on Women in Tech, COBOL, and the #SQLFamily
In this episode, Frank and Andy catch up with Audrey Hammonds, the other half of the Data Chix duo.
Links
Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial!
Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics
Notable Quotes
Frank’s cold/allergies ([1:00])
Andy is now Enterprise Data & Analytics‘ Chief Data Engineer ([2:00])
Frank wants to be more like Buck Woody ([3:00])
Innovative Architects ([3:50])
Hurricane Irma disrupted Data Driven! ([5:00])
Data Chix ([5:20])
Palm Beach Tech Association ([5:45])
Audrey lives at the beach ([8:00])
Audrey escaped COBOL… ([9:50])
… and learned Oracle in the Air Force ([12:00])
On COBOL… ([13:00])
Audrey studied Bio-Medical Engineering in college ([14:30])
On building toys for children with prosthetics… ([15:15])
“I’m right here!” – Andy ([17:20])
On Andy’s phone calls… ([17:35])
“I’ve been trapped in here with me for decades, and I am not impressed.” ([21:45])
On Women if Tech… ([23:00])
Being a woman in IT… “It’s a double-edged sword” ([25:20])
Microsoft Flow ([27:00])
“If you don’t like learning, this is a terrible field…” – Frank ([28:15])
We are constantly learning… ([29:00])
Weaponized hacking ([30:00])
Shoutout to the Frank and Andy show about Elon Musk ([32:40])
Data is the new oil ([33:30])
Audrey is putting PowerBI in SPACE! ([36:00])
Movie reference: Hackers ([39:30])
Book Reference: Wheel of Time ([40:30])
Book Reference: Paradox Bound ([41:15])
Book Reference: Ready Player One ([42:00])
Sci-fi television reference: Stargate ([44:00])
Sci-fi television reference: Battlestar Gallactica ([44:30])
Back to school for Audrey! ([45:30])
Randy Dyess’ first sci-fi book: First Contact: Spider Wars: Book 1 ([49:00])
Mark Russinovich’s book: Zero Day ([50:00])
“I don’t always know what I’m doing.” ([53:00])
“Be ready to fail many, many, many, many times before you get it right.” ([54:00])
#SqlFamily shoutout ([56:45])
1 hr
December 01, 2017 Audrey Hammonds on Women in Tech, COBOL, and the #SQLFamily
In this episode, Frank and Andy catch up with Audrey Hammonds, the other half of the Data Chix duo.
Links
Sponsor: Audible.com - Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial!
Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics
Notable Quotes
Frank's cold/allergies (1:00)
Andy is now Enterprise Data & Analytics' Chief Data Engineer (2:00)
Frank wants to be more like Buck Woody (3:00)
Innovative Architects (3:50)
Hurricane Irma disrupted Data Driven! (5:00)
Data Chix (5:20)
Palm Beach Tech Association (5:45)
Audrey lives at the beach (8:00)
Audrey escaped COBOL... (9:50)
... and learned Oracle in the Air Force (12:00)
On COBOL... (13:00)
Audrey studied Bio-Medical Engineering in college (14:30)
On building toys for children with prosthetics... (15:15)
"I'm right here!" - Andy (17:20)
On Andy's phone calls... (17:35)
"I've been trapped in here with me for decades, and I am not impressed." (21:45)
On Women if Tech... (23:00)
Being a woman in IT... "It's a double-edged sword" (25:20)
Microsoft Flow (27:00)
"If you don't like learning, this is a terrible field..." - Frank (28:15)
We are constantly learning... (29:00)
Weaponized hacking (30:00)
Shoutout to the Frank and Andy show about Elon Musk (32:40)
Data is the new oil (33:30)
Audrey is putting PowerBI in SPACE! (36:00)
Movie reference: Hackers (39:30)
Book Reference: Wheel of Time (40:30)
Book Reference: Paradox Bound (41:15)
Book Reference: Ready Player One (42:00)
Sci-fi television reference: Stargate (44:00)
Sci-fi television reference: Battlestar Gallactica (44:30)
Back to school for Audrey! (45:30)
Randy Dyess' first sci-fi book: First Contact: Spider Wars: Book 1 (49:00)
Mark Russinovich's book: Zero Day (50:00)
"I don't always know what I'm doing." (53:00)
"Be ready to fail many, many, many, many times before you get it right." (54:00)
#SqlFamily shoutout (56:45)
1 hr
November 15, 2017 Kira Wetzel On Teaching Girls About the Wonders of Data
Frank and Andy talk with Kira Wetzel about girls+data, running, Harry Potter, and the stream of consciousness.
Links
Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial!
Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics
Notable Quotes
Frank’s home improvement ([2:15])
Kira’s LinkedIn profile ([4:00])
Girls and Data ([4:30])
Data Point: Girls and Data at SQL Saturday Charlotte ([5:12])
Tableau ([6:00])
“Say a Prayer” ([9:30])
Tourist-y stuff ([12:00])
“Quaint” ([13:00])
“Data found me.” ([13:30])
TI-99, Q*bert, and BurgerTime ([16:40])
Girls and Data ([18:45])
“Try your vegetables” ([22:00])
Andy is right here… ([22:15])
Shoutout to SQL Cruise (Now Tech Outbound)! ([26:15])
Richmond SQL Saturday is 24 Mar 2018 ([29:00])
Running, sleeping, and eating ([30:30])
Girls on the Run ([31:20])
Technology is literally changing the world everywhere you look. ([32:05])
VR Vacations ([33:55])
A stealthy Microsoft Store visit… ([35:45])
Running calms the mind. ([38:15])
@girlsanddata ([39:00])
Stream of Consciousness and the Harry Potter question, again ([41:00])
Kira listens to Data Driven ([42:45])
Is “novitiate” the name of a young wizard? ([44:00])
46 min
November 15, 2017 Kira Wetzel On Teaching Girls About the Wonders of Data
Frank and Andy talk with Kira Wetzel about girls+data, running, Harry Potter, and the stream of consciousness.

Links
Sponsor: Audible.com - Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial!
Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics
Notable Quotes
Frank's home improvement (2:15)
Kira's LinkedIn profile (4:00)
Girls and Data (4:30)
Data Point: Girls and Data at SQL Saturday Charlotte (5:12)
Tableau (6:00)
"Say a Prayer" (9:30)
Tourist-y stuff (12:00)
"Quaint" (13:00)
"Data found me." (13:30)
TI-99, Q*bert, and BurgerTime (16:40)
Girls and Data (18:45)
"Try your vegetables" (22:00)
Andy is right here... (22:15)
Shoutout to SQL Cruise (Now Tech Outbound)! (26:15)
Richmond SQL Saturday is 24 Mar 2018 (29:00)
Running, sleeping, and eating (30:30)
Girls on the Run (31:20)
Technology is literally changing the world everywhere you look. (32:05)
VR Vacations (33:55)
A stealthy Microsoft Store visit... (35:45)
Running calms the mind. (38:15)
@girlsanddata (39:00)
Stream of Consciousness and the Harry Potter question, again (41:00)
Kira listens to Data Driven (42:45)
Is "novitiate" the name of a young wizard? (44:00)
46 min
November 14, 2017 *DataPoint* Talking Girls + Data at SQL Saturday Charlotte
In this Data Point, Andy talks to the folks who organized and volunteered at the girls + data event at the recent SQL Saturday Charlotte.
Also, Andy tries to get a family member billable.
3 min
November 14, 2017 *DataPoint* Talking Girls + Data at SQL Saturday Charlotte
In this Data Point, Andy talks to the folks who organized and volunteered at the girls + data event at the recent SQL Saturday Charlotte.

Also, Andy tries to get a family member billable.
3 min
November 10, 2017 PASS Summit Wrap Up and Frank’s Big News
Frank and Andy chat about the people and things Andy saw at this year’s PASS Summit and Frank talks about his appearance on another data science podcast.
Links
Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial!
Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics
Notable Quotes
Andys excellent PASS Summit 2017 Adventure ([0:58])
Frank responded well ([6:20])
Podcast Websites rock! ([9:00])
Frank got it working ([11:50])
Azure Data Science VM ([14:20])
“How much does that cost?” ([15:15])
“How big is that row?” ([17:15])
On delivering Microsoft demos… ([18:05])
I am Frank’s hero! ([20:30])
Biml in the PASS Summit 2017 Day 1 Keynote. ([20:50])
“Stealth Biml…” ([21:40])
The Biml Book ([22:00])
Frank’s Book! ([23:50])
Kevin Hazzard shout-out ([26:00])
Kevin’s post about database designs
Rimma Nehme on CosmosDB, Planet-Scale Applications, and Selling Door-to-Door ([27:45])
“There are smart people presenting in other rooms.” ([31:45])
Eugene loves the show! ([33:00])
…he’s definitely a data scientist.” ([34:00])
THE Frank La Vigne ([35:30])
The Data Driven Facebook page ([36:00])
The now-famous Dunkin Donuts Incident ([36:45])
The Economist Facebook Live ([37:20])
The Data Podcast by Rajib Bahar ([37:45])
Book reference: The Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku ([39:30])
Does Andy really exist? ([41:41])
The Data Driven Book.com ([44:30])
Frank spends quality time thinking on the beltway… ([47:15])
Pod-fade ([49:00])
On editing… ([50:00])
What does one call a wizard in training? ([53:00])
55 min
November 09, 2017 PASS Summit Wrap Up and Frank’s Big News
Frank and Andy chat about the people and things Andy saw at this year's PASS Summit and Frank talks about his appearance on another data science podcast.
Links
Sponsor: Audible.com - Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial!
Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics
Notable Quotes
Andys excellent PASS Summit 2017 Adventure (0:58)
Frank responded well (6:20)
Podcast Websites rock! (9:00)
Frank got it working (11:50)
Azure Data Science VM (14:20)
"How much does that cost?" (15:15)
"How big is that row?" (17:15)
On delivering Microsoft demos... (18:05)
I am Frank's hero! (20:30)
Biml in the PASS Summit 2017 Day 1 Keynote. (20:50)
"Stealth Biml..." (21:40)
The Biml Book (22:00)
Frank's Book! (23:50)
Kevin Hazzard shout-out (26:00)
Kevin's post about database designs
Rimma Nehme on CosmosDB, Planet-Scale Applications, and Selling Door-to-Door (27:45)
"There are smart people presenting in other rooms." (31:45)
Eugene loves the show! (33:00)
...he's definitely a data scientist." (34:00)
THE Frank La Vigne (35:30)
The Data Driven Facebook page (36:00)
The now-famous Dunkin Donuts Incident (36:45)
The Economist Facebook Live (37:20)
The Data Podcast by Rajib Bahar (37:45)
Book reference: The Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku (39:30)
Does Andy really exist? (41:41)
The Data Driven Book.com (44:30)
Frank spends quality time thinking on the beltway... (47:15)
Pod-fade (49:00)
On editing... (50:00)
What does one call a wizard in training? (53:00)
0 min
November 03, 2017 *DataPointLive* Todd and Andy Talk BIML
Andy bumps into a fellow Virginian at the annual PASS Summit and they talk BIML.
3 min

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