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Re:Ask HN: Drone-detection systems – how do they work? on Friday July 24, 2015 @03:39PM (#9944634)
I have a short piece coming up on Ars Technica this weekend on this exact issue. Stay tuned. :-)
Re:Ask HN: Why is Flash so vulnerable? on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @02:24PM (#9924538)
acqq: Cyrus Farivar from Ars Technica. I'm working on a story on this exact issue. Can you email me? cyrus.farivar AT arstechnica.com Thx!
Re:Ask HN: Has the career path from tech journalism to VC always been ... on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @04:11PM (#9734910)
What journalists have been hired to A16Z, YC and GV?
Re:Ask HN: Is AMD close to bankruptcy? on Sunday May 17, 2015 @02:07AM (#9558910)
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/04/amd-on-ropes-from-th...
Re:Ask HN: Is AMD close to bankruptcy? on Sunday May 17, 2015 @02:07AM (#9558908)
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/04/the-rise-and-fall-of...
Re:Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. P... on Friday December 19, 2014 @11:28AM (#8772911)
Totally affordable if you live in Oakland. :-)

(Disclosure: I live in Oakland.)

Re:Ask HN: How does one break into journalism? on Monday August 25, 2014 @06:14PM (#8224499)
Email me: cyrus.farivar [at] arstechnica.com . Serious!
Re: on Sunday August 18, 2013 @01:18PM (#6233345)
Ransoms?
Re:Ask HN: Quiet/cheap study havens around San Francisco? on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @10:15AM (#6127044)
Um, a library?
Re:Ask HN: Are There Any Startups Trying to Bring Us Cheaper Cell Phon... on Friday July 19, 2013 @10:52AM (#6070510)
For the time being, my wife and I use Straight Talk ($45 mo = unlimited talk/text + around 1-1.5GB of data [it's unclear]) It's an AT&T MVNO, and no 4G, but it works for us, and is the cheapest option I could find. (We both have unlocked iPhones.)
Re:Ask HN: Are There Any Startups Trying to Bring Us Cheaper Cell Phon... on Friday July 19, 2013 @10:51AM (#6070502)
Yeah, too expensive phones are a pet peeve of mine.

See: http://ars.to/17BuE6s

QUOTE:

But what I’ve always wanted here in the US is what I had when we were living in Germany from 2010 to 2012: a cheap, prepaid, debit-style mobile offering, where the receiver doesn’t pay for incoming texts or calls. In nearly every other country in the world, this seems to be the norm.

For two years, we were happy customers of Blau.de (an E-Plus MVNO). The company offered a prepaid 1GB of data for just €10 ($12.60) and €0.09 ($0.11) per minute to any German phone number and €0.09 per text to any German mobile phone. In Germany, we spent something like €40 ($52) per month on average. That's roughly half of what we currently spend and about one-third of what most similar iPhone users pay stateside.

Last month, I reported from Belgium on what may be my favorite mobile provider anywhere in the world: Mobile Vikings (http://ars.to/12Bmo1G). With any luck, they’ll launch soon in the United States. I'd take the company's basic offering in a heartbeat: €15 ($20) per month for 2GB of mobile data, $0.32/min for voice, and 1,000 text messages. Another favorite of mine is 3 in the United Kingdom. This company offers a 30-day deal for just 15 British pounds ($23), which includes 300 domestic minutes, 3,000 text messages, and unlimited data. (Remember, incoming is free in Europe.)

More than the Verizons and AT&Ts we're used to, Roam Mobility and Ready SIM are closer relatives to these appealing European offers.

Re:Ask HN: What do you look for in a VPN service? on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @02:48PM (#6059444)
Strong privacy policy?
Re:Ask HN: Why no dorm-style living for ppl in incubators in Bay Area? on Monday April 01, 2013 @02:57PM (#5475109)
Live in Oakland, dude. :)

SoMa startups with roof access: help out Ars Technica TONIGHT?

Posted by cjfarivar on Tuesday March 05, 2013 @11:49AM
from the self-post dept.

Hey guys, do you love Ars Technica? Do you work at an SF SoMa office with a killer view of Bay Bridge, or have access to roof? We need your help for a story TONIGHT. Looking for good angles to shoot photos of the Bay Lights (baylights.org) project TONIGHT. If you can help us out, we can give you a shout-out in our coverage tonight! Cheers! Email me with details: cyrus.farivar [at] arstechnica.com

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Re:Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City on Friday August 24, 2012 @09:30AM (#4427466)
I was, but we published already.

http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/08/startups-would-you-c...

Still, if you do end up committing to move there, I'd love to hear about your experience.

Re:Free Living Arrangements Offered to Startup Founders in Kansas City on Thursday August 23, 2012 @06:35PM (#4425235)
Cyrus Farivar from Ars Technica here. Would you be willing to talk more about your thoughts on this? Email me: [email protected]. Thanks!