Meta data is all around us. We need a consistent way to access it, ingest massive amounts cheaply, and process it quickly to learn new things.

The power of meta-data. A tourist map of NY based on non-local cell phone patters

via www.badnima.com

See, what's so funny about this geek post is the call to have more meta data and more consistent ways to access it -- why? -- because "we" (the geek community above all) "needs this" -- even as the government's demand to access this from Google or Verizon is "evile". Go now.