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 May, 2004
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East Coast Chinese Bus Lines
Posted on May 31, 2004 | No CommentsSo the Chinese bus lines really do exist. Comprehensive list FAQ for Fung Wah (unofficial) (Round-trips) NYC-DC – $20 Hartford-Boston/NYC – $30 NYC-Philly – $20 NYC-Albany – $40 -
Free Monday
Posted on May 31, 2004 | No CommentsThings are pretty quiet, given that both Boyk is in LA and Rachel 40 miles to the south. Yesterday I went to a lunch at Buck’s in Woodside with Scoble and Dan Gillmor and some other geeks. Definitely interesting, although Scoble’s son seemed completely bored... -
Thesis
Posted on May 28, 2004 | No CommentsI got an A- on my thesis. -
Oh, those tax-and-spend liberals
Posted on May 27, 2004 | No CommentsNow this is a tax that I could really get behind. We would adopt a 50-cents-a-gallon gasoline tax, the Patriot Tax (along with my wife’s proposal: free public parking anywhere in America for any hybrid or other car getting more than 35 m.p.g.). A Patriot... -
RCR, June 6th in the Mission
Posted on May 26, 2004 | No CommentsDoesn’t anyone want to go to the RCR show with me? C’mon . . . It’s only $10! -
“Moo mishkilleh, ana sahafi,”
Posted on May 25, 2004 | No CommentsThis man is my new hero. [Stolen from Saheli Datta] My only chance was to stay calm, I told myself. “Moo mishkilleh, ana sahafi,” I shouted — pidgin Arabic for “don’t worry, I’m a journalist.” It didn’t make any difference. I was frog-marched through the... -
So I saw this t-shirt
Posted on May 25, 2004 | No CommentsSo I saw this t-shirt on the Persians LJ site today and was amused. And then when I clicked “To view other Arabic t-shirts” (even though that one was in Farsi, not Arabic) I came across listings for t-shirts that said: “Kiss me, I’m Arabic.”... -
Kowloon Wholesale Fish Merchants
Posted on May 24, 2004 | No CommentsWell, this weekend was busy and fun. Friday night was spent with Aaron, first getting some Zachary’s on College, and then over at Paul Boutin’s place. Besides feeling really out of place by being at least eight years younger than everyone else, I did learn... -
Adieu!
Posted on May 20, 2004 | No CommentsI got a C in Econ 100A. I’ll say it one last time. Fuck Econ. I have a perfect C average with my Econ courses here at Berkeley (C+ in Econ 1, C- in Econ 100B) — good riddance. Without you I could have had... -
A few unrelated things
Posted on May 19, 2004 | No CommentsI was informed by my major advisor that I’m not getting honors, even though I went through all the motions and what not (I didn’t make the GPA requirement). Oh well. I’m still glad I did it. So over here at my new digs at...
