Daily Archives: September 30, 2003

Lover Spy, Spying on Lovers

SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) — A company calling itself Lover Spy has begun offering a way for jealous lovers — and anyone else — to spy on the computer activity of their mates by sending an electronic greeting, the equivalent … Continue reading

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See, They’re Just Like Us

Iraqis logging onto news and porn LONDON, England (CNN) — The Baghdad bloggers became famous for their insights into life during the Iraqi war. The Internet pioneers courted danger and risked death by messaging to the outside world. Now Internet … Continue reading

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Role Models

When I was a child I had but one ambition for my future life and career. All my friends wanted to be firemen and astronauts, certainly worthy pursuits, to which I devoted occasional fantasies and game playing time, but not … Continue reading

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No Relation. Yeah, Right.

Manulife Financial President and CEO Dominic D’Alessandro, right, smiles as John Hancock Financial Chairman and CEO David D’Alessandro, no relation, answers questions at a news conference in Toronto on Monday September 29, to announce the merger of their two companies. … Continue reading

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BU Wins World’s Deadliest Pathogens

Finally! BU wins SOMETHING! As posted here in August, Boston University has been hoping to construct a $1.6 billion dollar biodefense facility in a crowded low-income neighborhood in the Boston area. Neighbors are understandably upset, as the announced facility would … Continue reading

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Woe Is Joe! Death Sentence Possible

Little Joe’s saga continues: (for those of you too lazy to scroll down to yesterday’s entries, Little Joe is a teenaged 300-lb gorilla who keeps sneaking out of the house and on Sunday was recaptured at a bus stop in … Continue reading

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Dept. of Homeland Security to Unveil VISIT

The Federal governemt is about to unveil the new VISIT system, which aims to keep track of when and where each of the one million foreign visitors to the US each year enter and leave the country. In a way, … Continue reading

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