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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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Category Archives: Commentary
People Don't Trust Bloggers
I wonder how these reports translate to the blogs of popular newspapers. Does the blogger from the New York Times have more default trust than say someone like me? I wonder what the pshycological implications are with regards to having your blog hosted on the newyorktimes.com. I wonder if they carry more weight with the average consumer than just a stand alone blog. Continue reading
People Don’t Trust Bloggers
I wonder how these reports translate to the blogs of popular newspapers. Does the blogger from the New York Times have more default trust than say someone like me? I wonder what the pshycological implications are with regards to having your blog hosted on the newyorktimes.com. I wonder if they carry more weight with the average consumer than just a stand alone blog. Continue reading
Digg Loses the News, AllTop Takes Over
I don’t know about anyone else out there, but lately I find myself using Digg less and AllTop more. It just seems that I find more real news and commentary on AllTop than I do on Digg these days. Continue reading
Would Open Source Java Threaten Mono?
With a recent article stating that Sun is looking to open source Java and have it ship with Linux, I thought I might take a look at how open source Java might affect the open source development world. People like to focus on the doom and gloom when these kinds of “announcements” are made, but the fact of the matter is this: open sourcing Java will have zero effect on Mono. Continue reading
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Tagged .net, development, java, mono
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Down on Dave Winer
I’m kind of new to the area of social media (this blog is almost 2) and I’ve really just started getting into personal branding, social networks, and life streaming on a grand scale. So I can understand if I missed something. Is there a particular reason everyone seems to gravitate towards insulting this man? I’m not trying to be an a**kisser, simply curious. Continue reading
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Video Blog: “M” for Money
The other night I saw a Glenn Beck episode where he discussed GTA4. I’ll let you guess where the conversation went. Really folks, not all republicans are like Mr. Beck. I for one hope to prove the stereotype wrong with the following video. Continue reading →