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
School Archive
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Thesis
Posted on May 28, 2004 | No CommentsI got an A- on my thesis. -
Adieu!
Posted on May 20, 2004 | No CommentsI got a C in Econ 100A. I’ll say it one last time. Fuck Econ. I have a perfect C average with my Econ courses here at Berkeley (C+ in Econ 1, C- in Econ 100B) — good riddance. Without you I could have had... -
May 14
Posted on May 14, 2004 | No CommentsIt’s funny. I can look back on a life of achievement, on challenges met, competitors bested, obstacles overcome. I’ve accomplished more than most men, and without the use of my legs. — The Big Lebowski Well I actually do have legs, but today is something... -
“The Powerful Force”: An Examination of the Internet in Senegal
Posted on April 27, 2004 | No CommentsWell, I took my thesis to the printer. And a few minutes before the stroke of midnight, I have my entire thesis online for your reading pleasure: “The Powerful Force”: An Examination of the Internet in Senegal Read ‘em and weep, fellas. -
DONE!
Posted on April 27, 2004 | No Comments… all 159 pages of it. Proper online version will be up later tonight. I’ve been sitting at my living room table since 9 am this morning with no breaks — I’m still in my PJs. DONE! -
Live from the Thesis Trenches
Posted on April 20, 2004 | No CommentsAh, I amuse myself: Wilson and Heeks further their argument by saying that the reason that the traditional media do not get as much attention as ICT [Information and Communications Technologies] does is that “they are just not ‘sexy’ enough to capture decision-makers attention.” Again,... -
Grad School Update
Posted on March 4, 2004 | No CommentsI was accepted to University of Virginia and the London School of Economics today. -
Good News & Bad News
Posted on February 29, 2004 | No CommentsI got into LaFollette School of Public Affairs (UW-Madison), but not into North Gate.