Ari Herzog

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Vacilando

Ari Herzog

I initially read it after my own cross-country road trip in 2001. He wrote about his travels in a 1962 book, entitled, “Travels with Charley: In Search of America.” ” It’s one of my favorite books. Among his nuggets of perspective, Steinbeck wrote about the connection between the journey and the destination.

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39 Years Ago Today

Ari Herzog

In 2001 , the CDC recapped its history of HIV/AIDS research with charts and graphs. On June 5, 1981, the CDC published a report that indicated five men in Los Angeles contracted a “cellular-immune dysfunction related to a common exposure” and a “disease acquired through sexual contact.” Take a look.

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When I Was Hired Sight Unseen

Ari Herzog

To the corporate CEOs and decision makers who refuse to hire new employees without meeting them in person, such as the startup profiled in this article , I share a story of being hired in the spring of 2001 before the end of the dot-com bubble. I don’t remember how I found PeopleSoft. I applied to be an associate consultant.

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141,900 Blue Boxes

Ari Herzog

He penned an insightful op-ed in 2001 arguing for privatization. Privatization has its pros and cons. In one camp is former Postmaster General William Henderson, who served under Presidents G.W. Bush and Clinton. In another camp is Senator Bernie Sanders. ” Let’s have the privatization debate another time.

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When I Was Hired Sight Unseen

Ari Herzog

Considering the multiple steps of job searching today — telephone screenings followed by multiple levels of in-person interviews followed by an offer or rejection — I think back to the spring of 2001 before the end of the dot-com bubble.

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How a Cardboard Box Pays Tribute to 9/11

Ari Herzog

The archive contains 3,000 hours of domestic and international news coverage from 20 channels over seven days beginning on September 11, 2001. I repeated that experience when I discovered the 9/11 Television News Archive. It launched for the 10-year anniversary. It’s surreal. I didn’t know if I should write something about 9/11.

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How a Cardboard Box Pays Tribute to 9/11

Ari Herzog

The internet archive at that link contains 3,000 hours of domestic and international news coverage from 20 channels over the seven days beginning on September 11, 2001. I repeated the beginning of that viewing experience last week when I stumbled onto the 9/11 Television News Archive. It launched last month. It’s surreal.