Comments for meherenow http://meherenow.com/blog Ed Kraay News and Photos Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:47:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Beijing Trip by Kate Kraay http://meherenow.com/blog/2012/03/15/beijing-trip/#comment-87407 Kate Kraay Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:47:51 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=374#comment-87407 Great shots Ed! It seems your bug eating education at Reed prepared you for this trip... Great shots Ed! It seems your bug eating education at Reed prepared you for this trip…

]]> Comment on Hackadoodle by Kate Kraay http://meherenow.com/blog/2011/10/04/hackadoodle/#comment-87092 Kate Kraay Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:23:07 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=371#comment-87092 Yay! Yay!

]]> Comment on Uladoo Chart by David Christiansen http://meherenow.com/blog/2009/04/30/uladoo-chart/#comment-70520 David Christiansen Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:04:25 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=311#comment-70520 Hi Ed, Thanks for trying out Uladoo! Please let me know if you have any cool ideas or run into trouble. Dave Christiansen co-founder uladoo.com Hi Ed,
Thanks for trying out Uladoo! Please let me know if you have any cool ideas or run into trouble.

Dave Christiansen
co-founder
uladoo.com

]]> Comment on Accepted a job at SolutionsIQ by Ed http://meherenow.com/blog/2007/03/10/accepted-a-job-at-solutionsiq/#comment-70493 Ed Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:47:59 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=257#comment-70493 Hi Bansai, Sorry it took me a while to get back to you. I'd be happy to pass your resume along. Projects come in and out at SolutionsIQ, but I know we're always looking for talented XP programmers. Ed Hi Bansai,

Sorry it took me a while to get back to you.

I’d be happy to pass your resume along. Projects come in and out at SolutionsIQ, but I know we’re always looking for talented XP programmers.

Ed

]]> Comment on Accepted a job at SolutionsIQ by Bansi http://meherenow.com/blog/2007/03/10/accepted-a-job-at-solutionsiq/#comment-67227 Bansi Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:23:03 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=257#comment-67227 Hi Ed, I am going thru the same phase as you have undergone couple of years back i.e. got lay-off and looking for new job. Would you mind forwarding my resume to hiring managers for positions in Solutions IQ as I have strongly advocated and implemented XP in my current project. I am interested to further explore my XP skills. Please let me know how should I send my resume to you. My email is mail2bansi at gmail doot com Hi Ed,
I am going thru the same phase as you have undergone couple of years back i.e. got lay-off and looking for new job.
Would you mind forwarding my resume to hiring managers for positions in Solutions IQ as I have strongly advocated and implemented XP in my current project. I am interested to further explore my XP skills.
Please let me know how should I send my resume to you. My email is mail2bansi at gmail doot com

]]> Comment on Cat as fashion accessory by momma kraay http://meherenow.com/blog/2008/11/05/cat-as-fashion-accessory/#comment-59507 momma kraay Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:05:46 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=286#comment-59507 bespectacled Ed. Why does that cat look like it's missing it's left upper lip? Nice cats will sit on your shoulders. purrr. we have the cat that bites the hand that feeds it, then takes over best chair in the house. It's all Molly can do to keep her in line. She likes being the only cat. bespectacled Ed. Why does that cat look like it’s missing it’s left upper lip?

Nice cats will sit on your shoulders. purrr. we have the cat that bites the hand that feeds it, then takes over best chair in the house. It’s all Molly can do to keep her in line. She likes being the only cat.

]]> Comment on Obama Victory by momma kraay http://meherenow.com/blog/2008/11/04/obama-victory/#comment-59506 momma kraay Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:02:51 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=284#comment-59506 Okay, busted. Kei ran with the majority, no surprise. Still love ya...who's afraid of Palin? I'm ready to move to Alaska in spite of cold and clouds and snow. Probably a lousy year no matter who won and it's gonna be lousy for the winner who won't be able to come through with his promises. Hope and sunshine carried the day...when the coffers are dry everyone will pay. Okay, busted. Kei ran with the majority, no surprise. Still love ya…who’s afraid of Palin? I’m ready to move to Alaska in spite of cold and clouds and snow.

Probably a lousy year no matter who won and it’s gonna be lousy for the winner who won’t be able to come through with his promises.

Hope and sunshine carried the day…when the coffers are dry everyone will pay.

]]> Comment on Obama Victory by Ed http://meherenow.com/blog/2008/11/04/obama-victory/#comment-59182 Ed Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:39:02 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=284#comment-59182 I was celebrating updating my WordPress blog to the latest version, and that allows me to post on my iPhone. It's funny, I used to be very political, but now I'm not. I'm happy that Obama won - he ran a Reaganesque campain full of hope and sunshine, sad that McCain didn't win (He would have made a president of great integrity) glad that Palin didn't get in the White House. Hey, is it weird that I'm commenting to myself? Yes it is. I was celebrating updating my WordPress blog to the latest version, and that allows me to post on my iPhone.

It’s funny, I used to be very political, but now I’m not. I’m happy that Obama won – he ran a Reaganesque campain full of hope and sunshine, sad that McCain didn’t win (He would have made a president of great integrity) glad that Palin didn’t get in the White House. Hey, is it weird that I’m commenting to myself? Yes it is.

]]> Comment on Simplicity, humility and Craigslist.org by Dina Trageser http://meherenow.com/blog/2008/07/18/simplicity-humility-and-craigslistorg/#comment-53673 Dina Trageser Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:04:45 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=276#comment-53673 I dunno, that looks more like good ol' Times Roman to me... :-) Don't mind me; I'm just surfing blogs. I think it's part of my new job description. :-) I dunno, that looks more like good ol’ Times Roman to me… :-)

Don’t mind me; I’m just surfing blogs. I think it’s part of my new job description. :-)

]]> Comment on Accepted a job at SolutionsIQ by Ed http://meherenow.com/blog/2007/03/10/accepted-a-job-at-solutionsiq/#comment-35382 Ed Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:01:44 +0000 http://meherenow.com/blog/?p=257#comment-35382 Hi "Rock", Thanks for your comment. I was posting my impressions after interviewing and touring SolutionsIQ last year but before working there. Now that I've been there almost exactly a year, I largely stand by my first impressions. While I have obviously learned a lot more about the company, the challenges they face, the good the bad. I am the first to admit, they are not perfect -- no company is. Yet the level of transparency, honesty, courage with which they are facing these problems reminds me of a startup I was in many years ago. That's why I like it. Granted, it is a professional services organization. If your company is funded by billing hours instead of selling product, you can't have the same level of waste that a huge company like Microsoft does. I think it is a structural problem. Who knows, I could be wrong. So, while I was saddened by the layoffs, I am proud that I am a part of a company who takes the agile idea of inspecting and adapting very seriously, from the bottom of the organization all the way up to Charlie, through scrum of scrums, to daily triage meetings with execs where anyone is invited. These are things that make me feel differently than you, that they will survive this rough patch and come out better than before. I know, I sound like a corporate shill, but I believe it. Best, Ed Hi “Rock”,

Thanks for your comment.

I was posting my impressions after interviewing and touring SolutionsIQ last year but before working there. Now that I’ve been there almost exactly a year, I largely stand by my first impressions. While I have obviously learned a lot more about the company, the challenges they face, the good the bad. I am the first to admit, they are not perfect — no company is. Yet the level of transparency, honesty, courage with which they are facing these problems reminds me of a startup I was in many years ago. That’s why I like it.

Granted, it is a professional services organization. If your company is funded by billing hours instead of selling product, you can’t have the same level of waste that a huge company like Microsoft does. I think it is a structural problem. Who knows, I could be wrong.

So, while I was saddened by the layoffs, I am proud that I am a part of a company who takes the agile idea of inspecting and adapting very seriously, from the bottom of the organization all the way up to Charlie, through scrum of scrums, to daily triage meetings with execs where anyone is invited. These are things that make me feel differently than you, that they will survive this rough patch and come out better than before.

I know, I sound like a corporate shill, but I believe it.

Best,

Ed

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