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 September, 2007
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Belgian Beers in Oakland!
Posted on September 29, 2007 | 1 CommentI was with Boyk and Michele today in downtown Oakland, and we happened to park in front of a new Belgian beer bar that’s about to open up on 8th St. at Broadway. Dude, Belgian beers! Right here in Oakland! The Trappist: The Trappist is... -
A View of the Bosporus
Posted on September 29, 2007 | No CommentsPico Iyer on Orhan Pamuk: Pamuk has two enduring loves: books and Istanbul. Often they converge as his journeys through his hometown come to resemble excursions through memory itself. Like Proust, Pamuk has spent decades of his life — 15,300 days, he calculates — in... -
Wirecutters: State-Run Wi-Fi
Posted on September 29, 2007 | No CommentsTime: Elsewhere, the trend looks unstoppable. In Estonia, for instance, technology website operator and wi-fi evangelist Veljo Haamer has helped convince hundreds of cafés and parks to install wi-fi, getting the city of Tallinn involved and bringing in advertisers. He’s even helped to put wi-fi... -
Robbery in Rockridge?
Posted on September 29, 2007 | No CommentsThere’s cops blocking both ends of my street. Apparently, there’s a robbery suspect running around the neighborhood. I’ve never seen so many cops here before. Whoa. I got this email from a neighbor: “As I write this the cops are staked out on [street name... -
My cousin needs a DC apartment
Posted on September 28, 2007 | 2 CommentsHey DC folks, My cousin Nena do Nascimento just got a job at IRD, an Arlington NGO. She’s a 22-year-old, recent McGill graduate, and has lived all over the world including being born in France, raised in Chicago, Switzerland, and Connecticut and just came back... -
Estonia urges UN Member States to cooperate against cyber crimes
Posted on September 26, 2007 | No CommentsUN: 25 September 2007 – The international community should step up its efforts to defeat cyber crime, starting by acceding to an international convention on the issue and eventually building to the development of a globally negotiated and comprehensive law of cyberspace, Estonia’s President Toomas... -
NPR on Oakland Taco Trucks!
Posted on September 25, 2007 | No CommentsMan, I should have pitched this to NPR! But still, it’s def worth a listen. All Things Considered, September 18, 2007 · Taco trucks are a new destination for gourmands. They are celebrated in blogs with maps of where the best trucks park. In Oakland,... -
Iran keeps Picassos in basement
Posted on September 25, 2007 | No CommentsLA Times: We are not talking about the paintings on the wall at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, which Sadeghi directs. Those are, at the moment, a stylish if bland collection of Iranian textile and costume design for the fashion-conscious and appropriately modest Iranian... -
How do Muslims observe Ramadan in space?
Posted on September 25, 2007 | No CommentsAFP: Before the voyage, Malaysia’s Department of Islamic Development issued a 20-page book of guidelines on observing Ramadan in space. Otherwise, because the space station circles the Earth 16 times a day, a Muslim would theoretically have to pray 80 times a day. The guidelines... -
Meet Masood Farivar
Posted on September 25, 2007 | 2 CommentsMasood Farivar, a current Dow Jones reporter and former Harvard student and mujahedeen has a book deal about his Afghanistan days: “Confessions of a Mullah Warrior.” He’s the only person I’ve ever met online or in person that has the same family name as me,...
