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 November, 2008
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Time: My Chance Encounter With Obama in Hawaii
Posted on November 9, 2008 | No CommentsTime: Wednesday, Nov. 05, 2008 My Chance Encounter With Obama in Hawaii By Pico Iyer It was three days before the new year in late 2006, and I was eating a burger with the traveler and writer Paul Theroux on Oahu’s North Shore. Beside us... -
Newsweek: Secrets of the 2008 Campaign
Posted on November 9, 2008 | No CommentsBig ups to Newsweek for this massively amazing set of reporting on the Obama and McCain campaigns and the behind-the-scenes strategy and play-by-play of the buildup to the election. I’ve just finished part four of the seven part series, which closes with this fantastic kicker:... -
Obama was behind bulletproof glass?
Posted on November 8, 2008 | 5 CommentsAm I the last person to find out that Obama spoke on Tuesday night behind “10 feet high and 15 feet long” “two-inch thick bullet proof glass” ? -
Corsica ’08: Arriving in Bastia
Posted on November 7, 2008 | No CommentsWritten: November 3 2008 Bastia, October 25 2008 Once we got off the boat in Bastia, we were supposed to meet “Felipe” — “In front of the port across the road there is a tourist office, very well known place.” Um, ok. Our ferry was... -
Results of Salon’s Machinist Test Election 2008
Posted on November 7, 2008 | No CommentsHey guys, as promised, here are the results of Salon’s Machinist Test Election 2008 President: * Abigail Adams: 2 * George Washington: 0 * Thomas Jefferson: 8 * Martha Washington: 0 Don’t believe me? Feel free to audit the tally or a ballot, here. Thanks... -
We’re more purple than we think
Posted on November 6, 2008 | 8 Comments“[This map uses] a color scale that ranges from red for 70% Republican or more, to blue for 70% Democrat or more. This is sort of practical, since there aren’t many counties outside that range anyway, but to some extent it also obscures the true... -
Dutch WiFi café uses ever-changing SSID to guilt freeloaders
Posted on November 6, 2008 | 2 CommentsAdRants has found a great way to get those WiFi freeloaders like me to start buying more coffee — advertise specials and guilt messages in the SSID of the network, like this café in the Netherlands. AdRants: By continuously changing the names of their store... -
How He Did It
Posted on November 5, 2008 | 3 CommentsNewsweek: This is part one of a seven-part in-depth look behind the scenes of the campaign, consisting of exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting from the McCain and Obama camps assembled by a special team of reporters who were granted year-long access on the condition that none of... -
LA Times: At 114, a daughter of former slaves votes for Obama
Posted on November 4, 2008 | No CommentsLA Times: 4:39 PM PST, November 4, 2008 Gertrude Baines’ 114-year-old fingers wrapped lightly over the ballpoint pen as she bubbled in No. 18 on her ballot Tuesday. Her mouth curled up in a smile. A laugh escaped. The deed was done. A daughter of... -
Thank you, President-Elect Obama!
Posted on November 4, 2008 | No Comments
