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 March, 2005
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Official Word About Circuits
Posted on March 23, 2005 | No CommentsNYT : Beginning next Thursday, as part of a reorganization of technology news coverage, the weekly Circuits pages will appear in Business Day, with David Pogue’s column on the front page of that section. The Game Theory column will move to the Weekend section, beginning... -
More news from the world of Chinese Buses
Posted on March 23, 2005 | No CommentsBoston Globe, March 19 2005 : A New York-to-Boston bus burst into flames on the Massachusetts Turnpike early yesterday, sending spectacular flames into the sky and capping what two passengers said was a harrowing trip after the driver ignored problems with the vehicle and continued... -
I miss California
Posted on March 23, 2005 | No CommentsIt’s supposed to be spring and it’s snowing outside. Boo. -
DeLong: Why Oh Why Are We Ruled by These Liars? (Tora Bora Edition)
Posted on March 23, 2005 | No CommentsVia Brad DeLong, via Think Progress, via Associated Press : George W. Bush, 10/29/04: Unfortunately Ð unfortunately, my opponent, tonight, continued to say things he knows are not true Ð accusing our military of passing up a chance to get Osama bin Laden in Tora... -
Brooklyn Cyclones Groundskeepers
Posted on March 22, 2005 | No CommentsIntro: Last fall, after the last pitch was thrown, after the last ball was caught, after the lights shut off, Keyspan Park went silent for the winter. The home of the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team, the stadium looks from the edge of Coney... -
No Place Like Home
Posted on March 22, 2005 | No CommentsWashPost on former Dodgers and Senators slugger Frank “Hondo” Howard: Former Senators shortstop Eddie Brinkman, Howard’s best friend and roommate on road trips, recalls the 15 feet of bald space where Howard paced in left field. “We had a lot of pop-ups between us,” says... -
60 days
Posted on March 20, 2005 | No CommentsExactly two months from today I will be back, permanently, in California. -
Aidee Shoma Moborak! (Happy Persian New Year!)
Posted on March 20, 2005 | No CommentsProbably due to jet lag (the first time in awhile that I remember that I’ve been really affected by it), I’m up again way too early (before 6 am). At 4:33 am Pacific will be the precise beginning of Noruz, the Persian New Year 1384... -
Two congratulations
Posted on March 19, 2005 | No CommentsCongrats to my cousin Martin on being accepted to and deciding to attend American University next fall to start his undergraduate studies! Congrats to my brother Alex on being accepted to the Haas School of Business undergraduate program! -
Any of you Berkeleyites wanna come visit me?
Posted on March 19, 2005 | No CommentsOnly $163, says Travelocity. OAK – NYC I’m leaving here in two months, so now’s your chance.
