User: cfarivar

Re:okay, do they have the $3mil or not?

On: TrekUnited Reports Mission Successful at Trek Rallies

Bingo. I wrote this article, and got the info straight from Brazeal.

Berkeley Used Book Exchange

On: University Textbook Exchange Software

There's also Come Get Used over here at Berkeley.

Re:How close can they get?

On: Protecting Cities from Hijacked Planes

I wrote a story about this 18 months ago here.

Warchalking Berkeley, SF, Madison ... what else?

On: Geek Roadtrips Through the Heartland

I've got a list of (albeit mainly Berkeley and some SF) Wi-Fi hotspots, but lemme know if you find any more:

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~cfarivar/warchalking

Re:What will it do?

On: Peace Corps to Wire Senegal

Firstly, not all Muslims "hate jews and Americans"

I'm an American currently studying in Senegal, and I can tell you that this is most certainly not the case here.

Re:This is good but...

On: Peace Corps to Wire Senegal

I'm currently in Senegal (an American studying at Universite Gaston Berger), and am doing research on this exact topic.

The Internet is a fantastic tool, and yes, while there are many things that Senegal does need before it can advance in the world -- the Internet, while not the be-all-end-all solution, can do a lot of good.

Check out the draft of my paper here:

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~cfarivar/senegal/draf t.html