I know where one of those t-shirts is.
On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 7:13 AM, Isabel Drost-Fromm <isa...@apache.org> wrote: > The green logo was the very first design iteration before iirc Robin came > up with the yellow one. The should be like five TShirts world wide with the > old logo printed in 2009. > > > Am 1. Mai 2017 20:41:43 MESZ schrieb Trevor Grant < > trevor.d.gr...@gmail.com>: > >Thanks Scott, > > > >You are correct- in fact we're going even further now, that you can do > >native optimization regardless of the architecture with native-solvers. > > > >Do you or anyone more familiar with the history of the website know > >anything about the origins/uses of this: > >https://mahout.apache.org/images/Mahout-logo-245x300.png > >It seems to be a green mahout logo. > > > >Also Scott, or anyone lurking who may be able to help. As part of the > >website reboot I've included a "history" page and would really > >apppreciate > >some help capturing that from first person sources if possible. Ive put > >in > >some headers but those are only directional: > > > >https://github.com/rawkintrevo/mahout/blob/website/website/front/ > community/history.md > > > > > > > >Trevor Grant > >Data Scientist > >https://github.com/rawkintrevo > >http://stackexchange.com/users/3002022/rawkintrevo > >http://trevorgrant.org > > > >*"Fortunate is he, who is able to know the causes of things." -Virgil* > > > > > >On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 11:18 AM, scott cote <scottcc...@gmail.com> > >wrote: > > > >> Trevor et al: > >> > >> Some ideas to spur you on (and related points): > >> > >> Mahout is no longer a grab bag of algorithms and routines, but a math > >> language right? You don’t care about the under the cover > >implementation. > >> Today its Spark with alternative implementations in Flink, etc …. > >> > >> Don’t know if that is the long term goal still - haven’t kept up - > >but it > >> seems like you are insulating yourself from the underlying > >technology. > >> > >> Math is a universal language. Right? > >> > >> Tower of Babel is coming to mind …. > >> > >> SCott > >> > >> > On Apr 27, 2017, at 10:27 PM, Trevor Grant > ><trevor.d.gr...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > It also bugs me when I can't suggest any alternatives, yet don't > >like the > >> > ones in front of me... > >> > > >> > I became aware of a symbol a week or so ago, and it keeps coming > >back to > >> > me. > >> > > >> > The Enso. > >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ens%C5%8D > >> > > >> > Things I like about it: > >> > (all from wikipedia, since the only thing I knew about this symbol > >prior > >> is > >> > that someone I met had a tattoo of it). > >> > It represents (among a few other things) enlightenment. > >> > ^^ This resonated with the 'alternate definition of mahout' from > >Hebrew- > >> > which may be something akin to essence or truth. > >> > > >> > It is a circle- which plays to the Samsara theme. > >> > > >> > It is very expressive, a simple one or two brush stroke circle > >which > >> > symbolizes several large concepts and things about the creator, > >> expressive > >> > like our DSL (I feel gross comparing such a symbol to a Scala DSL, > >but > >> I'm > >> > spit balling here, please forgive me- I am not so expressive). > >> > > >> > "Once the *ensō* is drawn, one does not change it. It evidences the > >> > character of its creator and the context of its creation in a > >brief, > >> > contiguous period of time." Which reminds me of the DRMs > >> > > >> > In closed form it represents something akin to Plato's perfection- > >which > >> a > >> > little more wiki surfing tells me is the idea that no one can > >create a > >> > perfect circle because a circle is a collection of infinite points > >and > >> how > >> > could ever be sure that you have arranged each one properly, yet > >such > >> > things must exist, or what blueprint would a creator of circles be > >> striving > >> > for. This, by-the-by reminds me of stochastic approaches to > >solving > >> > problems, and really statistics / "machine-learning" in general, in > >that > >> we > >> > can't find perfect solutions, yet we believe solutions exist and > >serve as > >> > our blueprint. > >> > > >> > Finally, I like that it is simple. > >> > > >> > Things I don't like about it: > >> > Lucent Technologies used it back in the 90s, however they used a > >very > >> > specific red one, and this isn't a deal breaker for me. > >> > > >> > Other thoughts: > >> > Based on the tattoo I saw- one could make an Enso using old mahout > >color > >> > palatte if one were to dab their brush in the appropriate colors. > >This > >> > could also be represented in any single color. (Not sure what that > >does > >> to > >> > our TM, is it ok if we just keep slapping TMs on the side of it? If > >that > >> is > >> > the case is there any reason we must have a single Enso?) > >> > > >> > So there is something to throw in the pot that is a little more > >grown up > >> > than my runner up favorites (honey badger, blueman riding bomb > >waving > >> > cowboy hat, blueman riding lighting bolt into a squirrel covered in > >> water, > >> > etc). > >> > > >> > Again, only know what wiki has told me, so if anyone is more > >familiar > >> with > >> > this symbol (like was it used as a logo by some horrible dictator > >which > >> > carried out terrible attrocities?) or just general comments. > >> > tg > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Trevor Grant > >> > Data Scientist > >> > https://github.com/rawkintrevo > >> > http://stackexchange.com/users/3002022/rawkintrevo > >> > http://trevorgrant.org > >> > > >> > *"Fortunate is he, who is able to know the causes of things." > >-Virgil* > >> > > >> > > >> > On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 5:50 PM, Ted Dunning > ><ted.dunn...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> I don't have any constructive input at all. None of the proposals > >showed > >> >> any spark (to me). > >> >> > >> >> I hate it when I can't suggest a better path and I hate negative > >> feedback. > >> >> But there it is. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Pat Ferrel > ><p...@occamsmachete.com> > >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Do you have constructive input (guidance or opinion is welcome > >input) > >> or > >> >>> would you like to discontinue the contest. If the later, -1 now. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 3:42 PM, Ted Dunning <ted.dunn...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> I thought that none of the proposals were worth continuing with. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Pat Ferrel > ><p...@occamsmachete.com> > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>>> Yes, -1 means you hate them all or think the designers are not > >worth > >> >>>> paying. We have to pay to continue, I’ll foot the bill > >(donations > >> >>>> appreciated) but don’t want to unless people think it will lead > >to > >> >>>> something. For me there are a couple I wouldn’t mind seeing on > >the web > >> >>> site > >> >>>> or swag and yes we do have time to try something completely > >different, > >> >>> and > >> >>>> the designers will be more willing since there is a guaranteed > >payout. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 3:30 PM, Andrew Musselman < > >> >>> andrew.mussel...@gmail.com> > >> >>>> wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I thought we were just voting on continuing this process :) > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Trevor Grant < > >> >> trevor.d.gr...@gmail.com> > >> >>>> wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>>> Also Pat, thank you for organizing. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> +0 > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> I don't love any of them enough to +1, I don't hate them all > >enough > >> to > >> >>> -1 > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Most of them remind me of some spin on Apache Apex, Python, > >Numpy (a > >> >>>> Python > >> >>>>> Library), or IBM's DSX. However, I realize a big part of that > >is the > >> >>>>> colors chosen. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> #143 is my favorite (possibly because it reminds me of none of > >the > >> >>>> above). > >> >>>>> But possibly if this goes to next round we can have them adjust > >hues > >> / > >> >>>>> colors. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Trevor Grant > >> >>>>> Data Scientist > >> >>>>> https://github.com/rawkintrevo > >> >>>>> http://stackexchange.com/users/3002022/rawkintrevo > >> >>>>> http://trevorgrant.org > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> *"Fortunate is he, who is able to know the causes of things." > >> >> -Virgil* > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Andrew Musselman < > >> >>>>> andrew.mussel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>>> +1 to continue; thanks for organizing this Pat! > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> My personal favorite is #38 > >> >>>>>> https://images-platform.99static.com/I9quDzcBrtJXg_ > >> >>>>> NMaIsH6ySQ7Ok=/filters: > >> >>>>>> quality(100)/99designs-contests-attachments/84/84017/ > >> >>>> attachment_84017937 > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> I like the stylized and simple "M" and it reminds me of > >diagrams > >> >>> showing > >> >>>>>> vector multiplication. > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:56 PM, Pat Ferrel > ><p...@occamsmachete.com > >> > > >> >>>>>> wrote: > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> We can treat this like a release vote, if anyone hates all > >these > >> and > >> >>>>>>> doesn’t want to continue with shortlisted designers for 3 > >more days > >> >>>>> (the > >> >>>>>>> next step) vote -1 and say if your vote is binding (your are > >a PMC > >> >>>>>> member) > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> Otherwise all are welcome to rate everything on the polls > >below. > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> In this case you have 24 hours to vote > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> Here’s my +1 to continue refining. > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 11:41 AM, Pat Ferrel > ><p...@occamsmachete.com> > >> >>>>> wrote: > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> Here is a second group, hopefully picked to be unique. > >> >>>>>>> https://99designs.com/contests/poll/vl7xed > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> We got a lot of responses, these 2 polls contain the best > >afaict. > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 11:25 AM, Pat Ferrel > ><p...@occamsmachete.com> > >> >>>>> wrote: > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> Vote: https://99designs.com/contests/poll/rqcgif > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> We asked for something “mathy” and asked for no elephant and > >rider. > >> >> We > >> >>>>>>> have the rest of the week to tweak so leave comments about > >what you > >> >>>>> like > >> >>>>>> or > >> >>>>>>> would like to change. > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> We don’t have to pick one of these, so if you hate them all, > >make > >> >> that > >> >>>>>>> known too. > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> > >> > > -- > Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Mobiltelefon mit K-9 Mail > gesendet.
