Comments for Ice Kream Koan http://www.icekreamkoan.com Technology * Business * Economics ~ A Blog by Peter Braswell Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:53:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Awesomeness isn’t quite free – Ice Kream Koan brings free awesome back! by Andrew http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2008/09/19/awesomeness-isnt-quite-free-but-it-can-cheaper/comment-page-1/#comment-1528 Andrew Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:53:45 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=32#comment-1528 Hi, I got the video working (also with great anticipation) but it only covers installing All in One SEO Pack and doesn't mention all the other plugins. Also unfortunately the link to the 'big list' is now redirected to another post so it's no longer obvious which plugins are part of the WPD bundle. Thanks anyway. Andrew Hi,
I got the video working (also with great anticipation) but it only covers installing All in One SEO Pack and doesn’t mention all the other plugins. Also unfortunately the link to the ‘big list’ is now redirected to another post so it’s no longer obvious which plugins are part of the WPD bundle.

Thanks anyway.
Andrew

]]> Comment on Abundance and Gratitude by Norm http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2009/01/07/abundance-and-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Norm Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:24:29 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=158#comment-1527 Just read your blog. While the technical postings were beyond my knowledge, the one on Abundance and Gratitude hit home. Yes, given what is and has been happening around the globe, we have a lot about which to the thankful. Just read your blog. While the technical postings were beyond my knowledge, the one on Abundance and Gratitude hit home. Yes, given what is and has been happening around the globe, we have a lot about which to the thankful.

]]> Comment on What about Pete? by jana braswell http://www.icekreamkoan.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 jana braswell Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:33:51 +0000 #comment-1503 Nice. :) Nice. :)

]]> Comment on HTML Scraping, Starring: Ruby, HPRICOT and Firebug by pramod http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2009/09/09/html-scraping-ruby-starring-hpricot-and-firebug/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 pramod Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:24:10 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=208#comment-1502 this is good one to know the basics of the hpricot by using the Firedebug. Really helpful to novice in the field of hpricot. this is good one to know the basics of the hpricot by using the Firedebug. Really helpful to novice in the field of hpricot.

]]> Comment on Six Things to Keep in Mind when Considering Code Reviews by Steve Mixon http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2009/02/17/six-things-to-keep-in-mind-when-considering-code-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 Steve Mixon Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:53:31 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=186#comment-1493 I have three questions I subject activities to: does it share knowledge, create teamwork and increase efficiency. Reviews meet that criteria. I like to spend most effort on designs and design reviews, less on code reviews. I am a big fan of peer reviews for code. During the design phase complicated areas can be identified and targeted for code review and magnitude of review. Also during the design phase, modules targeted for reuse can be identified and given the extra time and quality warranted, implying other code should not be overly designed. Steve Mixon mixonsr@yahoo.com I have three questions I subject activities to: does it share knowledge, create teamwork and increase efficiency. Reviews meet that criteria. I like to spend most effort on designs and design reviews, less on code reviews. I am a big fan of peer reviews for code. During the design phase complicated areas can be identified and targeted for code review and magnitude of review. Also during the design phase, modules targeted for reuse can be identified and given the extra time and quality warranted, implying other code should not be overly designed.

Steve Mixon mixonsr@yahoo.com

]]> Comment on Six Things to Keep in Mind when Considering Code Reviews by Gregg Sporar http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2009/02/17/six-things-to-keep-in-mind-when-considering-code-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 Gregg Sporar Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:16:11 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=186#comment-1491 That's a good list, especially the part about not spiraling into an endless discussion. FWIW, a while back our company did a study of code review at Cisco - the results are available in a book that we make available for free on our web site: http://smartbear.com/codecollab-code-review-book.php That’s a good list, especially the part about not spiraling into an endless discussion. FWIW, a while back our company did a study of code review at Cisco – the results are available in a book that we make available for free on our web site: http://smartbear.com/codecollab-code-review-book.php

]]> Comment on Why the U.S. Automaker Bailout is a VERY bad idea… by David Dorf http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2008/12/10/why-the-us-automaker-bailout-is-a-very-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 David Dorf Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:18:54 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=154#comment-1486 I agree with some of your comments, like using taxes to keep gas prices high, as they often do in Europe. But only if those taxes are used to subsidize mass transit and other solutions for lessening our dependence on oil. I don't want that additional revenue going to pork-barrel projects. But I disagree with your take regarding CAFE. Your comments imply that CAFE standards impose hardships on the big-three when in fact they are applied equally to all car manufacturers. Laws and regulations, when applied to all competitors, are a good thing. Free-market only works when guard-rails are put in place. Lastly, the big-three have two burdens that continue to hinder their success. First, they still wear the stigma of bad quality from the '70s and '80s. It takes time to wash that off. Second, they must bear the ongoing cost of the ridiculous benefits they pay their retired workers. I think their current labor costs are in the ball park of Toyota and Honda, but the cost of past workers eats into profits. Overall, I'm against the bailout because I think it just defers the inevitable at a substantial cost to taxpayers. But I understand why it was done, and can't complain about the motivations. I agree with some of your comments, like using taxes to keep gas prices high, as they often do in Europe. But only if those taxes are used to subsidize mass transit and other solutions for lessening our dependence on oil. I don’t want that additional revenue going to pork-barrel projects.

But I disagree with your take regarding CAFE. Your comments imply that CAFE standards impose hardships on the big-three when in fact they are applied equally to all car manufacturers. Laws and regulations, when applied to all competitors, are a good thing. Free-market only works when guard-rails are put in place.

Lastly, the big-three have two burdens that continue to hinder their success. First, they still wear the stigma of bad quality from the ’70s and ’80s. It takes time to wash that off. Second, they must bear the ongoing cost of the ridiculous benefits they pay their retired workers. I think their current labor costs are in the ball park of Toyota and Honda, but the cost of past workers eats into profits.

Overall, I’m against the bailout because I think it just defers the inevitable at a substantial cost to taxpayers. But I understand why it was done, and can’t complain about the motivations.

]]> Comment on Awesomeness isn’t quite free – Ice Kream Koan brings free awesome back! by Philip Davey http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2008/09/19/awesomeness-isnt-quite-free-but-it-can-cheaper/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Philip Davey Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:39:19 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=32#comment-1482 Hi, Tried to download your tutorial video (with great anticipation) but it dos'nt seem to work. Phil Hi,
Tried to download your tutorial video (with great anticipation) but it dos’nt seem to work.

Phil

]]> Comment on Darden Beijing Trip: Day 6 – Chinese Economics and Shopping in Crazy town by Norm http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2008/10/16/darden-beijing-trip-day-6-chinese-economics-and-shopping-in-crazy-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1462 Norm Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:49:40 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=131#comment-1462 What have the Chinese professors said about the impact of poor quality controls (pharmacuticals, milk, electronics, etc) and it's impact on China's ability to maintain/increase its export capabilities? Reminds me of the defamatory comments years back. Anything "made in Japan" was seen as cheap and low quality. What is the situation from the Chinese perspective on quality of goods produced? Norm What have the Chinese professors said about the impact of poor quality controls (pharmacuticals, milk, electronics, etc) and it’s impact on China’s ability to maintain/increase its export capabilities?

Reminds me of the defamatory comments years back. Anything “made in Japan” was seen as cheap and low quality. What is the situation from the Chinese perspective on quality of goods produced?

Norm

]]> Comment on Why Study Zen? by JanaB http://www.icekreamkoan.com/2007/02/12/why-study-zen/comment-page-1/#comment-1461 JanaB Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:04:12 +0000 http://www.icekreamkoan.com/?p=6#comment-1461 A Koan for You. http://www.ashidakim.com/zenkoans/zenindex.html A Koan for You.

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