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 March, 2005
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Estonian Engrish
Posted on March 19, 2005 | No CommentsI forgot to post about the Engrish I spotted in Estonia, specifically at Pegasus, on their cocktail list. Prices in Estonian kroons. ($1 = 11.7477 kroons) Moroccan Orange 65 Play it again Sam . . . he’s looking at you kid! Strawberry Margarita 70 Like... -
Welcome to America
Posted on March 19, 2005 | No CommentsSo I came back to my apt from Estonia last night at about 9 pm and I did my best to stay up as late as I could (7 hr time difference). I made it until about 11:30 pm. I woke up at 4 am... -
Estonia: Day Four (Saturday, Pt. 2)
Posted on March 17, 2005 | No CommentsWe pulled up into a large light-colored wooden chalet, surrounded by some large open area, but it was dark so I couldn’t see much. We hopped out of Veljo’s Nissan Patrol 4×4 and walked up to the door. We were greeted by a cacaphony of... -
Noah’s Japanese Printmaking Art
Posted on March 17, 2005 | No CommentsMy buddy Noah Breuer is studying in Kyoto for the year, and is learning about traditional Japanese printmaking techniques. He just sent these photos of some of his latest works. Complete set -
Check out Boyk’s column
Posted on March 17, 2005 | No CommentsMy good buddy David Boyk has an excellent column in today’s Daily Cal. Through the magic of the Internet, I’m able to enjoy it even from the frozen tundra that is Estonia. I disagree with him though, about TMBG. I think it’s quite a good... -
Welcome to the Estonian blogosphere
Posted on March 17, 2005 | No CommentsApparently, I have something of an Estonian readership. Because of yesterday’s post from Kohvik Moskva, I drew this comment in an Estonian blog: (Translated from the Estonian by Veljo Haamer. Edited by Cyrus Farivar) I’m always looking suspiciously at these guys around me in WiFi... -
New on the Wire: AP to Offer Two Leads for Some Stories
Posted on March 17, 2005 | No CommentsE&P: (via TechDirt) NEW YORK Attention Associated Press members, prepare to get more for your money: Now available, two leads for the price of one. In a break with tradition at the 156-year-old news cooperative, the AP will now offer two different leads for many... -
Thesis is done!
Posted on March 16, 2005 | No CommentsAfter four iterations of topics, and a very unhappy thesis advisor, and a month of busting my ass reporting — my thesis is done. I’m trying to figure out where I can get it published. For now I’m not putting up a public copy, but... -
Comme le monde est petit!
Posted on March 16, 2005 | No CommentsI’m sitting in Kohvik Moskva (Moscow CafŽ) in Tallinn. I just met a 20-something Swiss guy from Lausanne, named Julien Renaud, who speaks perfect American English (used to live in Pasadena), born to a French father and Brazilian mother. He speaks French, English and Portuguese.... -
Iceland Has a Word for It
Posted on March 15, 2005 | No CommentsLA Times Commentary: It’s part of a global problem: About 400 million people speak English as their first language, an additional 700 million or so use it as a second language and a billion people more are struggling to learn how to speak it. Meanwhile,...
