http://ask.answerer.org Random thoughts and experiences around the world Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:44:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 I don't usually post about services, but this one was too good to pass up. For all those wannabe investors who never made the plunge because setting up a brokerage account is too expensive, you now have a solution. Zecco is a discount brokerage which gives you 10 FREE trades per ... http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=145 The Easter Bunny is an American icon that defies explanation. http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=140 Having lived in big cities for the past few years, I'd forgotten how diverse bird songs can be. Now that I'm in the Delaware suburbs, with my apartment facing a wooded area, I can hear all sorts of bird calls in the morning and evenings. I've identified at least 4 ... http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=143 What does the "sub-price crisis" really mean to most Americans? http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=139 I was very happy to see that the Ma Ying Jeou had won the Taiwan presidential elections and equally delighted to read a very sensible editorial on the matter. I believe the Taiwanese people have realized that it's time to get pragmatic, focus on improving living standards and economic strength ... http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=142 The classical statistical problem of correlation v causation http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=141 Note: This was writteon the 5th anniversary of 9/11. As you can probably tell, I've been very behind in posting Today marks 5 years from the attacks on the Twin Towers in NYC... I was a Sophmore at UC Berkeley, sound asleep in my bed when the phone rang at 7am. It ... http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=136 Although China has experienced explosive economic growth in recent years, the social divide threatens stability in Mainland China. http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=106 Note: I started this post a while ago, and in the interim, it appears that the government has taken action against them I came across an USA Today article talking about an "private voluntary barter currency" called the "Liberty Dollar". I was fairly intrigued and went to visit the website to ... http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=123 It's been 4 weeks since I arrived back in the USA and there's definitely a bit of "reverse culture shock". I'm in suburban Delaware, which is not very exciting, so there's basically nothing to do at night. I just got a Moto Q9C from Sprint PCS with the SERO plan ... http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=138