Category Archives: Commentary

The RIAA, MPAA, & The PirateBay Trial

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Michael Koby

While I’m not going to debate if the people running The Pirate Bay are actually guilty of copyright infringement, I do want to look at something. The content creators’ undying need to 1) limit and 2) prohibit the consumer’s use of their products. Continue reading →

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A Conservative in an Ever Growing Liberal World

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Michael Koby

I’ve been spending a lot of time over the last few months trying to analyze my beliefs, principles, and understanding of the world I live in. As I prepare to bring another child into this crazy world I feel that it is my duty to really think about some of these things. Things like politics, motives, morals, free choice, success, death, and taxes. As I watch, listen, and read about a president I didn’t vote for make bold statements and say things that to me sound contradictory, it hurts me to think where this country could possibly be in four years time. Continue reading →

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The Death of Satire

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Michael Koby

There’s a small chance you’ve seen or read about the comic on the left.  It appeared in the New York Post about a week and a half ago.  It was an editorial cartoon.  Editorial means that it’s trying to make … Continue reading →

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Socialize Health Care in the United States

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Michael Koby

Edited 2009-02-24 – A friend advised that I define exactly what I mean by “rich” so I added a note indicating it means anyone who makes more than $250,000/year. I realize that I’m in a fairly small minority when I … Continue reading →

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Physical Media is Not Dead

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Michael Koby

Being on the forefront of technology (or at least reading about it) brings me to a lot of blogs, articles, websites, and the like that all seem to say the same thing, “Physical media is dead” and they have all … Continue reading →

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America & Foreign Oil

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Michael Koby

Now that Obama has taken office, there is a lot of talk about what he’ll do with his energy policies.  One such thing that was said during his campaign (both my him and those that voted for him) is the … Continue reading →

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