Cuvînt-cheie: Hold the press!

Hold the press!


What’s expecting us after January 1st, 2007 2

As the EU wants us badly (hey EU, the cheap labour force is coming, wait for us), here are some news from the future: Voters have been left feeling disgruntled by price increases, hikes in tax and education tuition fees; and nearly 75% of those polled said the government’s campaign promises had created „false expectations.” Almost two thirds of respondents said they had been „taken by surprise by the austerity measure. The news is taken from a Hungarian publication, but boy, how close we are to that!


Viata ca un film romanesc 5

Omul a văzut „Moartea domnului Lăzărescu” şi a zis: „Aha, deci sistemul de sănătate în România sucks”. Şi a pus titlul „Why Romania’s health service is a sick joke”. Acuma, eu nu zic că spitalele autohtone nu sunt de rahat, dar nici nu poţi trage aşa o concluzie după ce ai văzut un film artistic. Şi iar îmi vine-n minte momentul cînd ţăranii din Siliştea-Gumeşti s-au supărat pe Marin Preda pentru că nu a spus în romanul „Moromeţii” adevărul.


When geeks speak

George Flonta is a young and talented researcher who talked to journalists from Compact about the Romanian university education. Flonta also has a personal website (with only a summary, his home address and his phone numbers as of July 11, 2006) and is very passionate about participating at all conferences in the country. Flonta had only 10 during university. Is he a geek?