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Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
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Archive for October, 2004
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I agree, and I have an LJ. Figure that out.
Posted on October 22, 2004 | No CommentsAs I was browsing the world of LJ for the purposes of this research article I came across a journal that I read nonchalantly and somewhat cynically until I came across this entry: Òi love bread. good, fresh, bread.Ó I dropped the telephone no less... -
Sorry I haven’t blogged much lately
Posted on October 21, 2004 | No CommentsBut I’ve been really busy with working on a piece for The New York Times (!!!) that I just finished tonight. Should be appearing next Thursday. Keep an eye out. Just got to finish up some minor things and head to bed. But first, a... -
Wicked. Awesome.
Posted on October 20, 2004 | No CommentsIt was actually happening. The nerd was kissing the homecoming queen. Paper was beating scissors; scissors were beating rock. Charlie Brown was kicking the football. The Red Sox were beating the Yankees for the American League pennant. ["Red Sox' Anguish and Yankees' Mystique and Aura... -
Oh, Dear Georgie
Posted on October 17, 2004 | No CommentsOne congressman — the Hungarian-born Tom Lantos, a Democrat from California and the only Holocaust survivor in Congress — mentioned that the Scandinavian countries were viewed more positively. Lantos went on to describe for the president how the Swedish Army might be an ideal candidate... -
C’mon guys
Posted on October 17, 2004 | No CommentsSo I’m listening to a story about Ousmane Sembène, and his new film coming out this weekend called Moolaadé on NPR and they’re doing two things that really bother me: - First, they keep called him sem-BANE, and not sem-BEN. Argh. - Second, they perpetuate... -
The NYT follows the SF Chronicle by about a week
Posted on October 16, 2004 | No CommentsPickers to Vintners: A Mexican-American Saga (New York Times, October 17 2004) Living la vida vino ÁQue rico! More winemakers of Mexican heritage are making their mark on the wine world (The San Francisco Chronicle, October 7 2004) I feel like the Chronicle did something... -
New Wired News piece up
Posted on October 15, 2004 | No CommentsRSS Feeds Hunger for More Ads -
Kyoto, the ICC, the ABM Treaty, and now this?
Posted on October 14, 2004 | No CommentsUNITED NATIONS – The United States has refused to join 85 other heads of state and government in signing a statement that endorsed a 10-year-old U.N. plan to ensure every woman’s right to education, health care, and choice about having children. President Bush (news –... -
Quote of the Day
Posted on October 14, 2004 | No Comments“If Cartman were to get his own small Asian country, he’d run it a lot like Kim Jung Il.” - Matt Stone, to Terry Gross on “Fresh Air” October 14, 2004 -
Obligatory Post-Debate Analysis
Posted on October 13, 2004 | No CommentsBush: 7.5 Kerry: 8.75 - What was with the almost exactly identical outfits? Someone really needs to bust out with a wacky tie one of these days. Black suit, white shirt, red tie with white dots, American flag on the left lapel? - Bush has...
