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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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Monthly Archives: July 2007
Power of Information 2007-07-08
This week on the Power of Information, Derek and I discuss Google Docs’ new look, the Quik-E-Mart becomes a reality, and Google releases Google Desktop for Linux. We also talk about traveling with your laptop during the coming summer months. All this and more, on this week’s Power of Information. Continue reading
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Pownce Invites
I have 3 Pownce invites remaining after I invited some of my own people to the shindig. If you need one, please comment. The first 3 comments will get 1 Pownce invite each. Be sure to include your email address … Continue reading
I’m on Twitter
Yes, that is correct, I have joined what is probably the latest internet fad, Twitter. I’m not totally sure what I will do with this. Really, I just wanted to see what all the hype was about. It seems like … Continue reading
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I'm on Twitter
Yes, that is correct, I have joined what is probably the latest internet fad, Twitter. I’m not totally sure what I will do with this. Really, I just wanted to see what all the hype was about. It seems like … Continue reading
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Songs & Such: “I Could be Wrong” by Vigilantes of Love
With the plugs out of the way, lets move onto the song for this week, “I Could be Wrong” from the Summershine album. The album Summershine is an interesting album because it is definitely unlike anything Bill Mallonee or Vigilantes of Love had done previously. The album is a brit-pop album, plain and simple. The band abandoned the Americana sound just this once to write “an album of love songs” focusing on the happy rather than the sad side of life. Continue reading
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College Degree Required
Why is it that almost all of the computer related jobs require a college degree? I do not understand this. Several of the top open source programmers are without college degrees. It has been proven time and time again that just because you have a college degree, you are not necessarily the best man for the job. Continue reading →