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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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Songs & Such: “Third World Think Tank” by Five Iron Frenzy
The song is both entertaining and humorous and tells us a story, though of what is only on Reese’s mind. The story is told to get us to the middle of the song which in my opinion is the whole point of the song. The bridge of the song points out that chasing wealth will do nothing more than dead in the end. Continue reading
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Banshee Patch
This evening I decided that I would start spending some time working on my programming skills and since I have the Banshee source code checked out on my computer, I went ahead and started playing around in it. The end … Continue reading
links for 2007-05-22
MSI — MICRO-STAR INT’L CO., LTD. CPU Support for Motherboard (tags: cpu motherboard msi cpusupport)
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Power of Information 2007-05-20
This week on the Power of Information, Derek and I discuss Comcast offering pay-per-view movies at $50 a pop, Microsoft says Linux violates it patents, and we offer some cool Firefox tips. We also talk about online IM company Meebo launching a new service, how to secure your computer with a non-administrative user, Derek saves you some money on air fare and help I you save money by going “green”. All this and more on this week’s Power of Information. Continue reading
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I Was Going to Switch to Compiz But…
I was going to switch from Beryl to Compiz today. The reason being because Beryl was originally a fork of Compiz and they are now merging the Beryl stuff back into Compiz. Downside is though, while Compiz might be more … Continue reading
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Opie & Anthony
I do not agree with the content produced by most shock jocks. This is certainly not limited to Imus, O&A, or even Mr. Stern. I find most of the content degrading and not to mention rude. However, I also believe in something that most people forget when they attack and get people like the shock jocks suspended or fired, that belief is in something called “freedom of speech” and not “freedom of speech as long as I approve” which seems to be the meaning it is taking these days. Continue reading →