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
General Archive
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Arthur Miller – R.I.P. 1915-2005
Posted on February 11, 2005 | No CommentsLA Times: “I like the company of women,” he told the New York Times in 2004. “Life is very boring without them.” -
Happy Gettysburg Day!
Posted on November 19, 2004 | No CommentsToday is the 141st anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. So to celebrate, I’m putting up a bootleg recording that I made of an 11’30″ reading by Sarah Vowell of her experience at Gettysburg. Please forgive the loud laughter by myself and my friends. And on... -
To my female/drug-dealer friends:
Posted on May 4, 2004 | No CommentsCourtesy Engadget, comes this story: The text message came from Christopher’s girlfriend, a college student, and was sent while she was driving in her car to pick up Christopher after school let out. It read: ”I need a tampon!” School officials say it is common... -
Why can’t everyone be like bonobos?
Posted on May 3, 2004 | No CommentsNew York Times, May 3 2004: Genetically, humans and bonobos, a species of chimpanzee, are more than 98 percent similar. Socially, it is another matter. Matriarchal as a rule, bonobos eschew conflict. They do not fight over territory. They do not kill. Any small friction... -
“We’ll find that out soon.”
Posted on April 14, 2004 | No CommentsBusy. I graduate in a month. My thesis is due in two weeks. Scary. I ditched a bunch of classes this week. I just paid my taxes and SBC bill online. I love paying for things online. It’s so much funner. Was very unimpressed with... -
Busy little Monday
Posted on April 12, 2004 | No CommentsWell I hope everyone had a good Passover week / Easter holiday / whatever else you did recently. For some reason yesterday I had a cleaning bug and in one afternoon, managed to clean my bathroom, my bedroom, and the windows of my car (which... -
“It’s a beautiful day for a ballgameÉ”
Posted on April 8, 2004 | No CommentsSo it’s baseball season, folks… Who wants to go with me? LA Dodgers vs. SF Giants April 16 (Friday) – 7:05 pm April 17 (Saturday) – 1:05 pm April 18 (Sunday) – 1:05 pm $21 – Bleachers NY Yankees vs. Oakland A’s May 5 (Wednesday)... -
Ted Koppel of ABC is the 2004 Commencement Speaker
Posted on March 15, 2004 | No CommentsArgh. I’m way too busy. I’m stressed out with my trip to the East Coast tomorrow, my Econ homework, my Farsi homework, the stories that I’m working on for various publications, my thesis, worrying about getting a job vs. going to grad school (I got... -
2 large margueritas later . . .
Posted on March 11, 2004 | No CommentsI’m still more or less coherent. My head’s slightly spinny, but I can function. I think I have a pretty high tolerance for alcohol. I got to meet John Markoff today, the illustrious New York Times reporter, which was pretty rad. He was a guest... -
Saturday
Posted on March 6, 2004 | No CommentsAfter work, I went and picked up Giselle at SFO. It’s her first time in California! She seemed pretty astounded to see “hills” — I guess they don’t have those in Canada/Philly. I had parked my car at Millbrae BART for the day and CalTrained...
