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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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Health Care Reform is Really Health INSURANCE Reform
First off, the United States has some of the best health care (doctors, nurses, hospitals, etc) in the world. People all over the world are told to come here to get their treatments. So when it comes to actual health care, the United States is pretty high up there on the list. Secondly, everyone in this country can be treated for whatever ails them. They can simply go to the emergency room and get treated. The doctors are required, by law, to treat regardless of ability to pay. Continue reading
Software Craftsmanship: What is a Craftsman
A couple of weekends ago, I attended an Open Spaces developer conference in Austin, TX. The conference had a specific focus on the idea of software craftsmanship. While a nice fishbowl discussion on the open night of the event touched … Continue reading
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Internet Privacy, It’s a PUBLIC Internet Folks
If you are going to use the internet, you have to accept some breakdown in privacy. There is no such thing as a “PRIVATE INTERNET”. My approach to internet privacy is this: “Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want seen by the public at large” – that’s it, no more or less. If I don’t want the public knowing about it or fear that it might eventually see the light of day, well then I just simply don’t do it. Continue reading
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Internet Privacy, It's a PUBLIC Internet Folks
If you are going to use the internet, you have to accept some breakdown in privacy. There is no such thing as a “PRIVATE INTERNET”. My approach to internet privacy is this: “Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want seen by the public at large” – that’s it, no more or less. If I don’t want the public knowing about it or fear that it might eventually see the light of day, well then I just simply don’t do it. Continue reading
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From Andy: Big Health Care Reform Should Start at the Bottom
Greetings, As the Health Care debate around our country rages on, waxing and waning with each poll, I thought it was time to throw in some overlooked or outright discarded ideas. Bringing real access to health care to everyone without … Continue reading
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Status, Location, & Google Buzz
By now I’ve had the time to really mess with Google Buzz quite a bit. I have it importing most of my feeds, and I have made the occasional post to it. I have to say, I like the idea. Buzz is one part status updating (like Twitter or Facebook) and then it adds a location element underneath. As you post from places you can tie the post to a location, bring in some context on your note (at least on occasion). Continue reading →