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washingtonpost Poll: 75% of Americans think it's unfair to bring up things that a candidate did in high school wapo.st/LIIBrb about 2 hours ago via SocialFlow Retweeted by cfarivar and 45 others
Happy birthday to @bobdylan ! about 2 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
Anyone want to work for the new EU IT, based in Tallinn? bit.ly/JfDvvX #estonianmafia @seikatsu @taavet @jkaljundi @linnarviik about 3 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
Reuters: Analysis: Hard-up telcos get stingy with mobile give-aways reut.rs/MtWN3S @Liberationtech @chippy @MarketplaceTech about 4 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
IDG: Google to Offer Mapping and Other Software in Syria bit.ly/LsA59k @Liberationtech @jilliancyork @AlexFarivar @alanwiig about 6 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
From bankrupt city to civic model: wapo.st/KrSuXb @planetmoney #vallejo about 7 hours ago via Washington Post
NYTimes: Euro Zone Crisis Boils as Leaders Fail to Signal New Steps nyti.ms/Lrhvi1 about 7 hours ago via NYTimes on iOS
babaksiavoshy You are not alone (bench in Lake Merritt) #oakland instagr.am/p/K_kDOli85b/ @cfarivar about 17 hours ago via Instagram Retweeted by cfarivar
NYTimes: Indelible Image of a Boy and a President nyti.ms/Jqv56y about 19 hours ago via NYTimes on iOS
TR: Google's Goggles Spotted on Streets of SF by @rachelmetz bit.ly/KPXVga @Liberationtech @arstechnica @onthemedia @EthanZ about 22 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
@jakemix Damn. Sorry to hear it. If I can help in any way, let me know! You might consider getting on Freelancer Café email list. 12:51 PM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac in reply to jakemix
CouchSurfing The CS staff just gathered around the radio (ok, stream) to hear the spot on #couchsurfing on @totn @NPR. Great piece! Loved the callers. 12:02 PM May 23rd via HootSuite in reply to totn Retweeted by cfarivar and 1 other
Wait @newyorker is just now discovering @couchsurfing ? Really? nyr.kr/HtrTdP @hiddeneurope @gadling 12:19 PM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone from Berkeley, CA
@gabtomasko I'd like to talk to you about switching from a mobile contract to prepaid. Thanks! 11:30 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac
@gabtomasko Can you email me: cyrus.farivar at arstechnica.com 11:22 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac
@htmella @ChrChristensen @kixes @jilliancyork Apparently the video is back up. But we're not sure why it got taken down to begin with. 10:43 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac in reply to kixes
jsnell Nobody works the Rickrolling beat better than @cfarivar at @arstechnica: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20… (not a Rickroll) 10:36 AM May 23rd via Twitterrific for Mac Retweeted by cfarivar
arstechnica Key "rickrolling" video taken down due to copyright claim arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20… by @cfarivar 10:35 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by cfarivar and 33 others
@AlexFarivar Have fun, bro! 10:29 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac in reply to AlexFarivar
AlexFarivar #Orioles v. #Sox at Camden #daybaseball. @cfarivar @J_Mantell twitter.com/AlexFarivar/st… 10:28 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone from Baltimore, MD Retweeted by cfarivar

Name Cyrus Farivar
Location Oakland, CA
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Bio Senior Business Editor, @arstechnica / Author, The Internet of Elsewhere (2011) / cyrus.farivar at arstechnica.com