I’m sure just about everyone reading this has heard about SOPA and knows (roughly) what’s been going on with that. Unlike most of you however, this actually affects me personally. First from Pirate Bay: Over a century ago Thomas Edison got the patent for a device which would “do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear”. He called it the Kinetoscope. He … Continue reading Me and SOPA and the Romanian Protests
I sure do get a lot of messages, tweets, emails and other written correspondence of all kinds. In fact, if you’ve written me lately and I haven’t responded, hang in there as I’m steadily making my way through the “pile”. Nonetheless, I got a message here recently asking me what it takes to become a Romanian citizen. The official answer is here. If you’re reading … Continue reading I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag
Well I’m very glad to say I finally found a new apartment. It is a modern, very beautiful space in an excellent location and I’m very happy about it. It also has a lot of modern appliances that I’ve lived without for many years, including a dishwasher, a washing machine (for clothes) and a refrigerator. Technically I had a “refrigerator” at my old place but … Continue reading Miss Representation
Well it’s a new year and time to do some general cleaning and pruning here on the old blog. By that I mean it’s time to revamp my blogroll, (the list of other blogs I link to), in this case ones written in the Romanian language. Do you know a good blog (in Romanian)? Are you yourself the author of a good blog? If so, … Continue reading Romanian Blogroll
In Romanian, the logic is absolute. Any time you buy something with money, well… you buy it with money. Ex: Am cumparat cartea lui Sam cu doar 30 de lei! However in English, as odd as it sounds, and as infrequently as it is used here, one always pays for things (with money). Ex: I bought an awesome book for only 30 lei Ex: I … Continue reading E4R: For a Fistful of Dollars
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