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
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
Archive for May, 2004
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I like Michael Moore as much as the next guy, but this is too much
Posted on May 6, 2004 | No CommentsJeez. Integrity, schmintegrity, it seems. Moore admits Disney ‘ban’ was a stunt Less than 24 hours after accusing the Walt Disney Company of pulling the plug on his latest documentary in a blatant attempt at political censorship, the rabble-rousing film-maker Michael Moore has admitted he... -
T-Mobile is even more awesome than I had thought
Posted on May 6, 2004 | No CommentsSo not only does my phone do Bluetooth, and sync with iCal and my Address Book on my Mac, (not to mention act as a remote for my iTunes and DVD Player), but for an additional $5/month, I can get WAP Internet access on the... -
A couple of bad ideas
Posted on May 5, 2004 | No CommentsWho’s on First? Spider-Man. No shit. Ads on bases. What a massively stupid idea. Speaking of bad ideas, what is this Post on WiFi all about? Is this their response to the NYT’s WiFi special issue from yesterday? Even my grandparents know about WiFi. C’mon... -
To my female/drug-dealer friends:
Posted on May 4, 2004 | No CommentsCourtesy Engadget, comes this story: The text message came from Christopher’s girlfriend, a college student, and was sent while she was driving in her car to pick up Christopher after school let out. It read: ”I need a tampon!” School officials say it is common... -
Why can’t everyone be like bonobos?
Posted on May 3, 2004 | No CommentsNew York Times, May 3 2004: Genetically, humans and bonobos, a species of chimpanzee, are more than 98 percent similar. Socially, it is another matter. Matriarchal as a rule, bonobos eschew conflict. They do not fight over territory. They do not kill. Any small friction... -
Bluetooth rules
Posted on May 3, 2004 | No CommentsI wouldn’t have bought my new slick phone without the great help of Rachel. Really though, she was instrumental in my getting that phone and price matching and all that stuff. And she says: “When all the ladies see that you have Bluetooth, they’ll be... -
Abu Ghuraib
Posted on May 2, 2004 | No CommentsHere’s yet another reason why America shouldn’t be running the world. (Note to Aaron: yes [insert your mass-murdering fuckhead dictator here] was bad, and we’re not as bad by comparison, but something tells me that if this occupation were truly international that the chances of...
