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
San Francisco Archive
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Cyrus in The Economist: A mobile payment system: That will do nicely, sir
Posted on December 9, 2009 | 1 CommentThe Economist, December 9 2009: Street traders can now accept credit cards—so long as you trust them THE economy might be cashless but people still use the stuff, if only to reimburse a colleague who bought their lunch or pay for a newspaper from a... -
Tech Atlas SF Live Stream – LIVE!
Posted on October 27, 2009 | No CommentsArchived talk is after the jump. Thanks to all those who watched/participated! -
Tech Atlas SF: 40th Anniversary of the Internet
Posted on October 13, 2009 | 3 CommentsI’m pleased to announce that on October 27, I’m hosting the first of a series of monthly panel discussions called Tech Atlas SF (Facebook, Twitter) — where we’ll tackle global tech issues, many of which I’m probably covering anyway and/or am generally interested in. We’ll... -
September 20: Cyrus on Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR)
Posted on September 20, 2009 | No CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my commentary on Park(ing) Day will be on Weekend Edition Sunday (September 20)! It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams). New York – 8 to 10 am Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM... -
Thanks for coming to BayFF last night!
Posted on August 4, 2009 | 3 CommentsThanks to all who showed up (and participated online!) at BayFF last night to talk tech, Iran and all kinds of other stuff. It was a pleasure to speak with Danny O’Brien again and meet Jacob Appelbaum of Tor for the first time. Thanks also... -
August 3: BayFF in San Francisco: Iranian Protests And Digital Media
Posted on July 28, 2009 | 1 CommentI’m speaking at this event in San Francisco on August 3! August 3, 2009 WHAT: The recent protests over the elections in Iran have shown that social media can be a force for good — and a target for misinformation and censorship. How can technologists... -
BART to get WiFi!
Posted on January 30, 2009 | No CommentsHot damn! I reported on WiFi Rail back in July 2008 for NPR. Well done! From WiFi Rail‘s press release: Service on BART is scheduled to begin on selected segments during 2009. Four downtown San Francisco stations and some segments of the tunnels are already... -
SF Chron: New land-use law’s message: build near transit
Posted on December 2, 2008 | No CommentsSF Chronicle: But [Stephanie Reyes, senior policy advocate with San Francisco's Greenbelt Alliance] and other advocates acknowledge that the importance of SB375, signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in late September, lies as much in the tone it sets as in what it will... -
Tacos Santana caters Jesse Thorn’s wedding
Posted on September 11, 2008 | No CommentsMan, this guy is my hero. Why? Not only because he has a great podcast and has interviewed everyone from Ira Glass to Ted Leo. Not only because his podcast was picked up by WNYC and then PRI. Not only because he’s America’s Radio Sweetheart.... -
AP: Scientists: Big Quake Likely in Calif.
Posted on April 15, 2008 | No CommentsAssociated Press: LOS ANGELES (AP) — California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said in the first statewide temblor forecast. New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will...
