About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
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Archive for February, 2004
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Good News & Bad News
Posted on February 29, 2004 | No CommentsI got into LaFollette School of Public Affairs (UW-Madison), but not into North Gate. -
Rachel and I saw Osama in Fremont Last Night
Posted on February 28, 2004 | 2 CommentsSo confirming what I heard on NPR this morning, The Eyeranian says that the Iranian state news has reported that bin Laden has been captured for awhile now, even though the US and Pakistan deny it. As he says: I would normally ignore this, however... -
iPod Trend
Posted on February 27, 2004 | No CommentsMacworld’s Editor Jason Snell postulates on the future of iPods: Is this the beginning, middle, or end of a trend to photograph statues with iPods attached to them? Can the Lincoln Memorial or, more importantly, the Sun God be far behind? But Cyrus is far... -
Why I love the Bay Area
Posted on February 27, 2004 | No CommentsIt’s for the cultural events: The Fula From America: An African Journey by Carlyle Brown directed by Louise Smith March 4-27, Thursday & Saturdays, 8pm Tickets: $15-22 sliding scale A solo show based on writer/performer Carlyle Brown’s own travels in West Africa. The Fula From... -
Absolutely Nothing
Posted on February 26, 2004 | No Comments[Via Dan Gillmor] No joke. You are bidding on an auction who’s sole purpose is to offer nothing. Bidders will recieve absolutely nothing upon winning this auction, save the usual emails alerting them that they have won and instructions for payment. Despite this auction being... -
Just a Little Cyber Civil Disobidience
Posted on February 24, 2004 | No CommentsSo I usually don’t listen to American rap, but I will say that “The Grey Album” is pretty interesting. Today is Grey Tuesday, meaning that for 24 hours, various websites are posting DJ Danger Mouse’s “The Grey Album” on their sites in its entirety to... -
“Knock me down one time / I’ll be comin’ back for more”
Posted on February 23, 2004 | No CommentsThis one goes out to my buddy Aaron , a fellow John Edwards fan. I propose this song as John Edwards’ new theme song. The phrase “left and right” takes on new meaning when you take it from boxing and put it to politics. Whaddya... -
And the dumb false syllogism of the year goes to:
Posted on February 22, 2004 | No Comments“In San Francisco, it is license for marriage of same sex. Maybe the next thing is another city that hands out licenses for assault weapons and someone else hands out licenses for selling drugs, I mean you can’t do that,” [Gov.] Schwarzenegger said Sunday on... -
Where I’ve Been
Posted on February 21, 2004 | No Commentscreate your own visited country map or write about it on the open travel guide create your own visited states map or write about it on the open travel guide -
Lazy Saturday
Posted on February 21, 2004 | No CommentsSo I’ve been procrastinating today, mostly ignoring my Econ study that I should be doing, reading my classmates’ thesis chapter drafts (to my credit I did one), and have just been messing around online and playing with my blog. Tomorrow I will hit the Econ...
