FVRIA NERA (mill-Bollettino)
Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Jacques Rene Zammit in Bollettino della Sfi*a
Nuntio vobis magnum gaudium. Iifirhu il muntanii u igawdu l-iprem seraphini filuacht illi icapcpu ghaleniia l’allat tal-Olimpu Sportiv. Nannunciaulchom minn haunhecc illi ilbierah filghaxiia, geuua Casal Micabiba, l-scuadra mai doma tad-Deportivo Estudiantes ilbierah rebhu l-loghba taghhom chontra l-avversariu osticu ta’ Marsasclocc FC (u dan minghair l’ebda incentiv pecuniraiu offert). Uaslilna dlonc u hesrem il-missiv mill-corrispondent [...]
Windows 7: The Perfect Apologia?
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Jacques Rene Zammit in Generation Why?
another post in the “Generation Y?” series
It’s out today and it’s supposed to be simplified. It’s probably a good lesson in admitting past mistakes though it falls short of being an apology for the aforementioned past mistakes. Anyone who has had to deal with the pyrotechnic logistical impossibility that is Windows Vista will know what [...]
Non Sequitur #93
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Jacques Rene Zammit in Non Sequitur
Apology vs Apologia (defining moments in language and history)
Main Entry: apol·o·gy
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈpä-lə-jē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural apol·o·gies
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Greek, from apo- + logos speech — more at legend
Date: 1533
1 a : a formal justification : defense b : excuse 2a
2 : [...]
Grève
Posted on 14. Oct, 2009 by Jacques Rene Zammit in Kinnie & Twistees
L-impjegati funzjonarji tal-kumpanija nazzjonali tal-energija irrabjati. Ghandhom ghad-deputati parlamentari li ghogobhom izannznu abbozz ta’ ligi sabiex il-kumpanija li jahdmu maghha tigi ipprivatizzata u tinqasam f’kumpanija ghal kull belt kbira – jigifieri Lussemburgu u Esch-sur-Alzette. Il-haddiema dlonk ghollew lehenhom kontra il-mishut mostru “privatizzazzjoni” u t-tfal tieghu “incertezzi tas-suq” u “nuqqas ta’ permanenza” kif ukoll il-bastardi tieghu [...]
Non Sequitur #92
Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by Jacques Rene Zammit in Featured, Non Sequitur
The UN Security Council has unanimously endorsed a resolution that commits member nations to work toward a world without nuclear weapons, and endorses a broad framework of actions to reduce global nuclear risks. (BBC)
In the UK the reduction of spending on nuclear armaments has become an integral part of the political debate.
At approximately 2345 hrs [...]
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