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Noam Chomsky este cel mai cunoscut dissident American. Spre deosebire de dizidenti in alte state, este viu, nevatamat, scrie carti, da interviuri, preda la facultate, calatoreste si viata nu i-a fost niciodata in pericol. M-am gandit c-ar fi instructiv sa ne uitam la cateva citate care pot – sau nu – sa fie relevante la situatia actuala a Romaniei.

Am luat la sfarsitul anului trecut un interviu unei prietene care mi-a spus povestea emigrarii. M-am chinuit mult si bine sa-l scot din aifoun, si-acum c-am reusit, il public, pana nu-l pierd.

Quickly, I just learned about a new Romanian Immigrant who had won the Visa Lottery..

I recently invited a friend to participate in a conversation and was told that Bitdefender is blocking the site on virus grounds. I would ask if anybody else had this issue, but obviously, people who are using Bitdefender would not be able to read this question..

Nu cu mult timp in urma, mi-a venit stralucita idee de a renunta la comentariile native Blogger Blogspot si a instala comentariile IntenseDebate. Si-apoi, nemultmumit de performanta, le-am scos si le-am pierdut pe toate. Desi am decis ca voi pastra articolele tehnice pentru alt blog, voi publica o parte aici, dat fiind ca este vorba de sistemul de comentarii despre acest blog si nu altul.

Cum triez si cum votez… Voi incerca sa explic pe scurt cum gandesc si procesul de informare si triere a acestor informatii. Aici imi exprim parerile subiective – datele obiective se regasesc in prima parte.

Though it may be unfair to extend the failure of the Romanian National Press Agency (Agerpres) and the Romanian External Affairs Ministry to an entire nation, let us not forget that part of their job is to represent the country. The recent faux-pas, confusing the French contours with the German one in a one-print commemorative brochure is, unfortunately, indicative of the dilettantism that has taken over the Romanian government.

A venit iar week-endul si poate nu strica sa ne-amintim ca Angela merge inainte si nu mai e mult pana cand nominalizarile OWA iau sfarsit, am inceput sa iau comenzi pentru .TEL si tu vei ramane fara. In cinstea recesiei, am bagat si o lista de muzica.

This could very well be a paid post, but it's not (unless you consider a free concert and a couple of Pepsi bottles as 'payment'). I was just passing by their tent and the music caught my ear; I enjoyed it while watching a cover of Talking Heads (Psycho Killer). All in all, a great opportunity to reminisce on what Pepsi meant in my childhood.

Aflam dintr-un ziar indian (1) dar si de la hotnews.ro ca moldovenii expulzeaza 2 diplomati romani si si-au chemat Lidia Gutu (ambasadoarea) inapoi.

When it comes to presidents, I prefer them quiet and subdued, but when I look back, I kept voting for the loud ones. I’m much like a woman who claims she’s looking for good guys but constantly ends up with bad boys. I’m not the only one, judging by the recent results of US elections. So I’m hurrying to finish this article, in a McDonald’s with non-working Wi-Fi, fueled by their free coffee promotion with only 30 minutes left to go. 

A recent Op-Ed in New York Times seems to have caused a fair amount of consternation in both Romania as well as among my diaspora friends. Ion could equally be Ion Iliescu, recently green-lighted to be re-investigated in the “Mineriada” file, Adrian Nastase, the suicidal former premier and failed presidential candidate who had become the first test case of prosecutorial overreach in the case of an elite aparatchik, or even Patrick Basham, not afraid to confront the warm, fuzzy racism/scepticism/antiziganism-fuelled consensus that Romania is “doing something”.

Aruncat-am un oki in feedjit si gasit-am kestii care mult m-au bucurat. Si ganditu-m-am sa va zac si voua, ca sa juisam impreuna.

Am vazut o gramada de discutii in blogo.ro-oaie despre meritul relativ al feed-ului complet vs. cel partial. N-am vazut insa nimic despre tranzitia de la contul Feedburner la cel Google. Desigur, mai este timp pana pe 28 Februarie, data limita, dar ceva atat de important n-ar trebui lasat pe ultimul moment. Discut aici ce sunt fluxurile, tranzitia si fluxul partial fata de cel complet.

The recent debate of Romanian politics in the European Parliament was the grotesque conclusion to this summer of our disco tent.

I swore an oath of non-technicality for this blog, but I hereby have to (almost) break it, for the very identity of this blog is being threatened.

Dupa ce in prima parte am discutat cazurile cele mai cunoscute de pedofilie belgiana impreuna cu incercarile incununate cu succes de a masca evidenta si de a-i scapa cu basma curata pe vinovati, discutam contextul cultural mai larg si impresii nitel mai subiective. Si-azi e Marti, deci e iarasi Belgia!

Povesteam anul trecut cat m-am bucurat sa dau bani cu imprumut prin Kiva unei antreprenoare basarabence si alteia libaneze prin contul meu de Kiva. Mi-am atintit ochiul catre America de Sud, unde iar am dat niste bani cu-mprumut.

Quite a few people are (or were back in September, but it takes a while for local news to cross the Atlantic) appalled that Alexandru Arsinel, an aging and beloved Romanian actor, has supposedly bribed doctors (or used his fame) to jump the queue for a new kidney. But isn’t the outrage itself somewhat outrageous?

It happened a week ago, but I needed some time to sort out my feelings. It’s complicated, because Alexandra Dulgheru is Romanian (i.e., from my native country) and Eugenie Bouchard is Canadian (i.e., from my adoptive country). Alex is nicer and a winner, Genie is a blonde, confirming the stereotypes that come with that categorization.