How Lycos Almost Won the Search Engine Wars
It was exhilarating to be back in the game again, a 20-year-old college dropout with stock options, working at the center of the internet revolution. But I was overwhelmed. I’d only ever worked on a team with a half-dozen people, and Lycos was a huge company with hundreds of employees. All the developers seemed much…
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Jim Gilliam
The Saga of a Man, Two Lions, and a Freak Accident That Got Freakier
The sounds of fireworks and revelry echoed through the warm Oregon night as people throughout Portland celebrated Independence Day. It was July 4th, 1970. And among the crowds were three young men enjoying the triple pleasure of a holiday, a summer evening, and the vigor of youth. Warning: animals are killed during the course of…
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John Marr - Murder Can Be Fun
