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
Los Angeles Archive
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Happy 40th Birthday, Internet!
Posted on October 29, 2009 | 1 CommentLeonard Kleinrock is taking the stage now. I’m covering for CBC Spark and The World’s Tech Podcast. Here’s the schedule for today. Live video feed after the jump. -
October 12: Cyrus on PRI’s The World
Posted on October 12, 2009 | 2 CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio profile of Kenji Nimura, the Dodgers’ trillingual interpreter (Japanese, Spanish, English) is airing today. It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): NYC – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM... -
LA Times: Dodgers capitalize on ninth-inning error to rally for Game 2 victory over Cardinals
Posted on October 8, 2009 | 2 CommentsHolliday’s ninth-inning error today at Dodger Stadium paved the way for a stunning two-run rally that gave the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over St. Louis and a commanding two-games-to-none lead in the best-of-five National League division series. With two out, the bases empty and the... -
Guess who’s going to Game 2 of NLDS?
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Toast of town: Dodgers defend NL West crown
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CBC Spark – Cyrus reports on twittering taco trucks
Posted on September 11, 2009 | No CommentsAmigos, this weekend marks the premiere of the third season of CBC’s (that’s the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, folks) tech culture show, “Spark.” They’ve got a new time slot (Starting September 13: Sunday afternoons on CBC Radio One at 1:05/1:35 NT (4:05 PT) and/or Tuesday afternoons... -
LAT: For Dodgers, it’s all about the wins and the grins
Posted on April 21, 2009 | No CommentsThe Dodgers have an eight-game winning streak and have the second best record in the NL. What a great way to start the season! -
What I’m Reading: Local and Global Economics
Posted on March 8, 2009 | No CommentsLA Times: A video game company lets go a writer, who then lays off his nanny, who stops visiting his barber, who can no longer afford the waitress’ meals. Wall Street on the Tundra: Global financial ambition turned out to have a downside. When their... -
LA Times: Westside subway plans move forward
Posted on September 3, 2008 | 1 CommentLA Times: In a surprising and ambitious move, local transportation officials said Tuesday that they would pursue planning for two subway lines to the Westside, with one train along Wilshire Boulevard and a shorter leg partially following Santa Monica Boulevard before diving south to meet... -
Anti-Taco Truck law declared unconstitutional in Los Angeles County
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsI just got an email from taco truck lawyer Phil Greenwald: “The Judge accepted my arguments notwithstanding the opposition filed by the District Attorney’s Office. The Judge ruled the ordinance ‘unconstitutional.’” More at CaliforniaTacoTrucks.com.
