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: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
I Love the Internet Archive
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Auto-Tune the News
Posted on August 22, 2009 | 2 CommentsAm I the last person to find out about this? I caught this fantastic story on Studio 360 this weekend. Apparently Time covered it back in April. Thanks Gregory Brothers! -
What I’m Reading
Posted on July 20, 2008 | No CommentsCrazy conservatives getting their panties in a twist about the State Department’s “Mosques of America” calendar. Also, this writer Jeff Johnson seems to be jealous over the fact that he didn’t come with Stuff White People Like. Get over it, dude. There’s a patron saint... -
What I’m Reading (Shout Out Edition)
Posted on June 10, 2008 | No CommentsBig ups to: Rick Karr for his new video commentary on Internet surveillance. Hamid Tehrani for his new post about anti-Semetic Iranian blogs. Glenn Strachan for his latest piece in Discovery about how badly America sucks at WiFi. -
Amy Walker’s “21 Accents” video
Posted on May 20, 2008 | No Comments[via BoingBoing] Amy Walker was on NPR’s Day to Day in March 2008. -
Gabe and Max are back!
Posted on December 7, 2007 | No CommentsGabe and Max answer questions on Boing Boing TV: -
Gabe and Max’s How to Get the Dreamlife of Your Dreams Using the Internet Thing
Posted on October 26, 2007 | 2 CommentsApparently this has been making the rounds online, but it’s still pretty freakin’ funny. Gabe has also written these gems: Worker #3116 to Be a Father SUMMERSLANG 2005 It’s a great way to kill about 10 minutes this Friday afternoon. -
Chess on Facebook
Posted on June 21, 2007 | 1 CommentWow, now I’ll never get anything done ever again. Still, who wants to play? -
Hallo Knut!
Posted on June 1, 2007 | 1 CommentReuters: BERLIN (Reuters) – Knut, Berlin Zoo’s celebrity polar bear cub, is growing from a cuddly ball of fur into a shaggy, powerful predator who could soon pose a serious threat to his devoted human keeper who has nursed him from birth. The cub, which... -
How to find Paul Wolfowitz’ home address
Posted on May 16, 2007 | 7 CommentsI just found Paul Wolfowitz’ home address using Google. The New York Times just published the above picture of Paul Wolfowitz coming out of his Chevy Chase, Md., home. The street address, 7104, is clearly visible. So, as an experiment, I typed in 7104 chevy... -
“Thank you so much for comfortable stay. Fight Terrorism!”
Posted on May 5, 2007 | 2 CommentsSo here I am, minding my own business, reading The New York Times online, when I come across this article about Bush’s upcoming dinner with the Queen of England. The article mentions that it’s a “white tie” dinner, and not knowing what that is, I...
