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 October, 2004
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Why does Mingus rock so hard?
Posted on October 31, 2004 | No CommentsThanks Boyk, for turning me onto him. Goes perfectly well with a 74 degree Sunday afternoon in New York City. Speaking of which, I’m thinking about making a New York/Journalism themed CD to sell to J-students as my holiday gift to whoever wants one. Possible... -
So it’s a couple days late — it’s still a funny photo
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Since when did hot air balloons get radios?
Posted on October 29, 2004 | No CommentsSome dudes got arrested today for landing their hot air balloon in Central Park. The men said they were in distress and had been cleared to land by air traffic controllers Ð a claim police disputed. Do air traffic controllers interact with hot air balloons?... -
Congrats to the Red Sox.
Posted on October 28, 2004 | No CommentsSo given the attention that my podcasting piece has gotten, with links to my own blog on Scoble’s blog, Paul Boutin’s blog, Dave Winer’s blog and many others, my own blog hasn’t seen ginormous increases in traffic. I’m not looking for amazing traffic numbers, I... -
My NYT debut!
Posted on October 27, 2004 | No CommentsUpdate 2: I forgot to mention there is a sidebar. Dawn’s name is spelled right there. Update: So my first NYT piece is marred with a mistake and I feel like a total idiot. Dawn Misceli’s name was misspelled. It is properly spelled Dawn Miceli.... -
So I’m filling out my absentee ballot
Posted on October 26, 2004 | No CommentsMeasure Q Shall an ordinance be adopted to: 1) make enforcement of prostitution laws the lowest priority; 2) oppose state laws making prostitution a crime; and 3) require semi-annual reporting of prostitution-related Berkeley Police Department law enforcement activities? Financial Implications: Possible increases in law enforcement... -
Doesn’t this outrage anyone else?
Posted on October 26, 2004 | No CommentsWASHINGTON, Oct. 25 – A new legal opinion by the Bush administration has concluded for the first time that some non-Iraqi prisoners captured by American forces in Iraq are not entitled to the protections of the Geneva Conventions, administration officials said Monday. The opinion, reached... -
“I went to my wife’s favorite bling-bling shop — Tiffany’s.”
Posted on October 25, 2004 | No CommentsI’m sorry that I’ve been away from any kind of meaningful regular blogging lately. I’ve been really busy with my Times piece, and schoolwork, and the like. Firstly, six Pitcairners have been convicted of rape. What a crazy story. Still looking forward to reading Serpent... -
Barack Obama is my hero
Posted on October 22, 2004 | 1 CommentKeyes, a former diplomat and talk-show host, accused Obama, a state senator and college lecturer, of “breathtaking naivete” by criticizing the Iraq war. Obama said Keyes resorted to “overblown rhetoric” in his frequent criticisms of homosexuals and women who get abortions. Keyes said Obama displayed... -
Is it just me?
Posted on October 22, 2004 | No CommentsOr is this the first NYT article that when it appeared online contains an external link — as opposed to stories such as this one, which have internal links about political figures?
