Monthly Archives: December 2009

Protectionism == Stupid

Posted on Fri, 04 Dec, 2009 by pmjones

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is upset that Adidas will shift its manufacturing of National Basketball Association jerseys from New York to Thailand, and he menacingly calls upon the N.B.A. to terminate its contract with Adidas (”Sen. Schumer rips Adidas for … Continue reading →

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Suboptimal != Crisis

Posted on Thu, 03 Dec, 2009 by pmjones

Health care policy is suboptimal, but there is no “crisis.” Talk of a “crisis” is just a PR effort to get us to accept a different set of suboptimal policies that are more to the liking of certain interest groups. … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care | 1 Comment

Comprehensible Code

Posted on Tue, 01 Dec, 2009 by pmjones

My article for PHP Advent 2009, the first in this year’s offerings, has been published: http://phpadvent.org/2009/comprehensible-code-by-paul-jones. Summary: “Reading code is hard work. Here are some reasons why, along with some tips on how to make it easier for other developers … Continue reading →

Posted in PHP, Programming | 13 Comments