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  • Stop giving corporations your DNA

    Stop giving corporations your DNA

    When you give away your DNA information, you are also giving away all your relatives’ without their consent.

  • The Third Parties. Who are they?

    The Third Parties. Who are they?

    Although the voting system in Malta is somewhat favourable for the creation of a multi-party-political scene in Malta, for several decades, even before our independence, two parties have held an absolute majority within Parliament, the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party. The Democratic Alternative Party (now AD+PD) was also present since its split from the…

  • Beware of Abela bearing gifts

    Beware of Abela bearing gifts

    “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts”. An English phrase referencing the ancient story of the Sack of Troy, when during the Trojan War, the Greeks faked a truce by giving the city of Troy a massive wooden horse, which, after the Trojans got black out drunk celebrating, opened up to reveal Greek soldiers hiding inside, opening…

  • The Age of Augmentation

    The Age of Augmentation

    In the past few decades, technology has evolved to an unprecedented degree. But have there been any recent changes that give extra value to consumers, or are they all superficial?

  • Criticism and Cruelty: Society’s Opinions and Entitlements

    Criticism and Cruelty: Society’s Opinions and Entitlements

    Hey everyone, Today’s little post is not what I would normally write about. I am normally not one to openly share any negative opinions about things, choosing to be polite, and I live by the saying, “If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all”. I keep my mouth shut, and I…

  • ASCS Review on Budget 2019

    The Budget presented by the government yesterday, for 2019, is another step in the right direction, particularly in social issues. That being said, ASCS would like to express its concern regarding matters that have not been given the adequate attention. The fact that for the second consecutive year, the budget does not include any additional…