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
Tech Archive
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AdaLovelaceDay09: Viviane Reding (#ALD09)
Posted on March 24, 2009 | No CommentsToday is the first annual Ada Lovelace Day, a day where we honor women in technology. I pledged in January that if 1,000 other people agreed to blog about a woman that they admire in technology that I would do the same. Ada Lovelace was... -
Harper’s: Google’s Addiction to Cheap Electricity
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Soonest Mended
Posted on August 27, 2007 | No Commentsby John Ashbery (1966) Barely tolerated, living on the margin In our technological society, we were always having to be rescued On the brink of destruction, like heroines in Orlando Furioso Before it was time to start all over again. There would be thunder in... -
“Critical Mass: Everyone listens to Walt Mossberg”
Posted on May 7, 2007 | 12 CommentsNote: I have mixed feelings about Walt Mossberg, ever since I was told by another veteran technology journalist whom I respect that Mossberg does consulting for companies that he covers, before the products actually come out. Also, I get the impression that there’s a bit... -
“A Business Grows Straight Outta Compton”
Posted on October 9, 2006 | 1 CommentThis may be old news to some, but I just discovererd that Belkin, maker of all sorts of gadgets, was founded and still thrives in Compton, California. Inc. wrote about the rise of the business in this ill-fated city back in 2003. It’s not too... -
Letter to the Pleasanton Weekly
Posted on February 17, 2006 | No CommentsDear Editor, I am writing to you to take issue with your editorial dated February 10, 2006. I find your argument against installing a municipal wireless network in Pleasanton to be overly paranoid and in some cases factually wrong. You wrote that San Francisco has... -
awesome blog
Posted on December 6, 2005 | No CommentsHi Cyrus, Just wanted to let you know that I enjoy your blog and am going to link it to mine. In particular I thought your Persian Web 2.0 post was very cool. As it happens, I am also a persian involved with Web 2.0!... -
Wireless Internet in Berkeley, Pt. II
Posted on December 1, 2005 | No CommentsToday I got a response from Councilwoman Maio: Dear Cyrus, I felt as you did until I heard the program. Since you haven’t, as you said, maybe it would be helpful to you to track down the Tuesday “Our Healh and Fitness” program and get... -
I met Woz this weekend!
Posted on November 8, 2005 | 3 Comments -
Woz Speaking in Mountain View on Saturday!
Posted on November 4, 2005 | 1 CommentAnyone want to go with me? Homebrew Computer Club 30th Anniversary Retrospective: On March 5, 1975, a very special meeting took place at Gordon French’s garage in the then freshly named “Silicon Valley”. This was the first gathering of the “Homebrew Computer Club” (also called...
