Monthly Archives: August 2005

JOB, yes J-O-B!

Posted on 08/28/2005 by Matt Luria

I start work on monday morning at 8am. I should be fun but I won’t be blogging about it here. First try and first interview…not bad. I’ll be working for a great company and I’m excited. Wish me luck everyone! … Continue reading →

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Humans in a zoo? Planet of the Apes Redux?

Posted on 08/27/2005 by Matt Luria

When they woke up, they found themselves as an exhibit at the zoo… was it a dream or was it Planet of the Apes?? Nope, it’s the London Zoo’s new exhibit on the human species and how it (we) have … Continue reading →

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Did Lance Armstrong dope the Tour?

Posted on 08/25/2005 by Matt Luria

A French cycling and sports magazine is saying that Lance used an EPO, a form of sports enhancers that are illegal, six times during the 1999 Tour de France. Well, I’m calling the French zine on their stink. They used … Continue reading →

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Got Google IM?

Posted on 08/23/2005 by Matt Luria

Do you want to use Google’s new IM service that is going to be announced tomorrow?? Or download Google’s own application here: http://www.google.com/talk/index.html Well there are the instructions everyone. Enjoy! Google IM You have to use an @gmail.com address to … Continue reading →

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Tulsa has been Slashdotted

Posted on 08/19/2005 by Matt Luria

Well for once, my home town has done something right. Being an avid reader of Slashdot, I always head there first when I log online, not any other news site. I’ll quote the write up and translate it for the … Continue reading →

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Bid your way into your favorite writer’s novel

Posted on 08/16/2005 by Matt Luria

Authors working auction to raise funds for the First Amendment Project Continue reading →

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Passing of a friend

Posted on 08/07/2005 by Matt Luria

Today, Peter Jennings died at the age of 67 of cancer. Fun Facts: He established the first American television news bureau in the Arab world in 1968 when he served as ABC News’ bureau chief for Beirut, Lebanon, a position … Continue reading →

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Microsoft and Walmart, two evil empires

Posted on 08/04/2005 by Matt Luria

Read the story from Reuters here. My Reactions: Microsoft hired today an executive from Walmart. The position was for COO, which is normally hired from the inside. I dispise Microsoft because of their monopoly has crippled the software industry, namely … Continue reading →

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Military coup in Mauritania

Posted on 08/04/2005 by Matt Luria

Just over two hours ago, Mauritania had its government overthrown by the military there while the President was out of the country, attending the funeral of King Fahd of Saudia Arabia. Why am I blogging about this? Read on to … Continue reading →

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Plan crash in Toronto

Posted on 08/02/2005 by Matt Luria

Today a plan crashed near Toronto. The plan was flying from France to Toronto when it crashed while landing, the initial response was that terrorists were involved, we now know that that is not the case. I ask everyone to … Continue reading →

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