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 September, 2004
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Remember kids, what you learned in Journalism School
Posted on September 12, 2004 | No CommentsI love Seymour Hersh, but this doesn’t look good. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 – Senior military and national security officials in the Bush administration were repeatedly warned by subordinates in 2002 and 2003 that prisoners in military custody were being abused, according to a new book... -
“Someone at ‘The Pentagon’ Loves Me”
Posted on September 11, 2004 | No CommentsWell, I had a pretty interesting day that didn’t seem to slow down. I woke up and pretty much went straight to my Columbia Wind Ensemble audition. Went alright. Not sure if I made it, but I’ll find out tomorrow. But I heard wind chamber... -
“Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!!”
Posted on September 9, 2004 | 1 CommentSo begins (or rather ends) another week in New York. I saw this painted on the side of a building walking east on Baltic St. in Brooklyn not 15 minutes ago. I’m out here killing time/exploring the nabe as I came from Cobble Hill, where... -
ÒYou got to look for the ducks and put the ducks in the pocket.”
Posted on September 8, 2004 | No CommentsRemind me not to write about an 84 year-old pool player from Barbados again. This is seriously the hardest story I’ve ever had to write. -
12 GMail invites up for grabs…
Posted on September 7, 2004 | No CommentsEmail me if you want one. -
Fun with Skype, Not so fun with United
Posted on September 7, 2004 | No CommentsLast night I had a great dinner at the Breuer residence, where I wished Noah a great time in his upcoming year in Kyoto Seika University to study Japanese printmaking. Good luck! While I was there, serving as the Mac-fix-it-guy-in-residence pretty much wherever I go,... -
My stint in California
Posted on September 6, 2004 | No CommentsI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again for the record: Congrats to Maria and Alex! We all love you and wish you all the best! Bon voyage! The wedding was great: food, friends and fun. I won’t go into the details of it,... -
The Immortal Quotable Boyk
Posted on September 5, 2004 | No Comments“I love Bugs Bunny’s body.” “Oregon will never become a city.” -
The power of BoingBoing and Fleshbot
Posted on September 2, 2004 | No CommentsI submitted last night’s blog entry to BoingBoing and Fleshbot. Today I have over 5100 7300 unique visitors to cfarivar.org ! (Prior to that, my high was 40!) [Graphical representation] Welcome new readers! -
“Bush: Out of my bush! Bush: out of my bush!”
Posted on September 1, 2004 | No CommentsA small collection of the best photos that I took at the Axis of Eve panty flash in Battery Park this evening. This was easily the most entertaining event of the RNC Week. Heading back to Berkeley in a few hours — which seems like...
