http://dir.salon.com/topics/cyrus_farivar/?source=rss&aim=cyrus_farivar en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/05/farewell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/05/farewell/index.html?source=rss Obama prevailed, but there were still troubling problems with the voting process. Isn't it time to standardize federal elections? By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/04/cnn_hologram/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/04/cnn_hologram/index.html?source=rss Yellin to Blitzer: "[I feel] a bit like Princess Leia right now." By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/04/obama_songs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/04/obama_songs/index.html?source=rss From reggaeton to techno, he's everywhere. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/04/online_video/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/04/online_video/index.html?source=rss And people, please go vote. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/03/french_tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/03/french_tech/index.html?source=rss If Digital France 2012 passes, l'Hexagone could see a slew of new tech-related laws. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/03/montreal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/11/03/montreal/index.html?source=rss Translating some of those Quebecois jokes you may not get. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/31/tech_trash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/31/tech_trash/index.html?source=rss Media Metrica plans to bring them to New York, Dubai. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/31/california_props/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/31/california_props/index.html?source=rss Measure would overturn gay marriage in the Golden State. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/30/wepc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/30/wepc/index.html?source=rss But will any of these computers actually come to market? By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/30/cloud/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/30/cloud/index.html?source=rss And why I won't be using them. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/29/gni/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/29/gni/index.html?source=rss But how much leverage will the GNI actually have? By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/29/online_resources/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/29/online_resources/index.html?source=rss How the Internet can help you vote with wikis, Twitter, YouTube and plain-vanilla Web sites. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/28/csm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/28/csm/index.html?source=rss Why won't other major papers do the same? By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/28/political_youtube/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/28/political_youtube/index.html?source=rss A new online analysis firm figures it out. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/27/iphone_keyboard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/27/iphone_keyboard/index.html?source=rss But where's the external keyboard for the iPhone? By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/27/germany_scan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/27/germany_scan/index.html?source=rss E.U. lawmakers vote to study the effects of the scanners on "health and privacy." By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/27/early_voting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/27/early_voting/index.html?source=rss Voters in West Virginia, Tennessee and Texas all report problems with ES&S voting machines. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/24/offline_online/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/24/offline_online/index.html?source=rss Two cases this week in the U.K. and Japan show the insanity of cyberspace's impact on real life. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/24/white_spaces/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/24/white_spaces/index.html?source=rss Old media and new media are throwin' down. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/23/gmail/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/23/gmail/index.html?source=rss Apparently the Gmail engineers have a little too much time on their hands. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/23/crypto_voting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/23/crypto_voting/index.html?source=rss Cryptographers around the world have come up with new theories about how to improve elections. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/23/search_literacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/23/search_literacy/index.html?source=rss Even the next president should know how to get beyond Google to evaluate information. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/22/votepact/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/22/votepact/index.html?source=rss It's still around, just not in the 2008 American elections. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/22/muxlim_pal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/22/muxlim_pal/index.html?source=rss Muxlim.com says the electronic "umma" will have its own Second Life in a few months. By Cyrus Farivar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/21/mobile_growth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/21/mobile_growth/index.html?source=rss But losses in the North are offset by growth in the South.