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Author: A Bird’s Eye View

  • Instantly understand blockchain with this explanation

    There’s been plenty of talk in Malta about blockchain over the past 12 months. I’ve followed the international news and am struck by the coverage. Blockchain is either going to solve all our problems or will cause civilisation to collapse. This is the first of a 3-part series that separates fact from fantasy. I In…

  • How Malta can have a free smart city

    There is plenty of talk on the international scene about smart cities. They’re creating our future by basing city-planning on accurate and timely data. Malta, as a small island, is perfectly poised to take advantage of this research. But does it? I Anyone who works in technology will tell you nothing beats testing in a…

  • The Sun and Her Flowers – Rupi Kaur

    The Sun and Her Flowers – Rupi Kaur

    As promised, here is my review on ‘The Sun and her flowers’ by Rupi Kaur. I had read her first poetry collection, ‘milk and honey’, and I absolutely adored it. It really inspired me to get out of my writing funk and start writing again, which kiiinda worked, but that’s another story for another post. So when I heard…

  • Discover how Local Councils can be funded

    A recent proposal by Malta’s opposition to change how government funds local councils caught my eye. The Nationalist Party thinks councils should be able to keep some of the taxes raised there. I think they’re confusing two different things. And they’re not aiming high enough. I Malta local councils are currently funded by the national government.…

  • Air Malta isn’t perfect, but that’s no reason to shut it down

    UPDATE (21 January 2019): EU legislation has changed to make sure flights from the UK will continue running after a no-deal Brexit. The UK government’s line is that aviation will continue as-is post-Brexit. The Independent reported on this in August 2018, adding there is still no legal basis for aviation to continue post-Brexit. My article is now…

  • My Top TV shows

    Hello there everyone! How are y’all doing this fine evening? :3 For today’s post, I thought I would talk to you about TV shows. I know, this isn’t a very bookish topic, but when I’m not reading, drinking coffee, or cuddling my bf or my cat, I’m watching TV shows! To me they’re kind of…

  • How to fix the government of Malta

    The UK Police Force’s reputation has suffered in recent months with the rape case scandal and news of how they withheld information that could set suspects free. The state is now reviewing all previous cases at great cost. Try exposing this sort of thing in Malta and you’ll be the one in prison. I Since…

  • Comic Con 2017: Thoughts and Review

    Comic Con 2017: Thoughts and Review

    Good evening everyone! I would like to kick this post off by first saying that whilst it has been a while, I’ve gotten a lot of studying out of the way, so hopefully in the next couple of weeks I’ll be able to give this blog some more attention. So, let’s get started then!Besides being…

  • Wanted – Democracy in Malta

    There are people writing in the media about how democracy needs to be strengthened in Malta. They campaign for democracy to be “restored”, as if it were merely misplaced. I put it to you that we never had proper democracy in Malta. And it’s about time we did. Democracy and elections are not synonyms I’ve…

  • Keeping Motivated

    Keeping Motivated

    Good evening ladies and gents of the internet! Hope y’all had a good week and had a good St. Patrick’s Day too! For this week, I thought I’d post something a little non-bookish, as this week’s been mighty stressful behind-the-scenes since I’m prepping for my exams and also looking into summer jobs and what-not. So, we…