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Dilbert and Big Data

A few funnies on the use–er, misuse–of data in the office.
Jan | 27 | 2014

Jan | 27 | 2014
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I saw these today and Twitter and just had to post them on my site:

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There’s more than a grain of truth to these comics.

Simon Says: Big Data can be hysterical.

Who says that data can’t be funny? That goes double for Big Data.

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