http://ask.answerer.org Random thoughts and experiences around the world Copyright 2008 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:44:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.2 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=145 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=145#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:44:07 +0000 General http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=145 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://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=145 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=140 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=140#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:16:27 +0000 General http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=140 The Easter Bunny is an American icon that defies explanation. http://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=140 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=143 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=143#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:22:27 +0000 General http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=143 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://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=143 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=139 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=139#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:07:19 +0000 General http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=139 What does the "sub-price crisis" really mean to most Americans? http://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=139 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=142 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=142#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:40:20 +0000 Taiwan http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=142 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://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=142 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=141 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=141#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:34:33 +0000 General http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=141 The classical statistical problem of correlation v causation http://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=141 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=136 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=136#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:35:34 +0000 General http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=136 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://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=136 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=106 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=106#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:15:51 +0000 General http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=106 Although China has experienced explosive economic growth in recent years, the social divide threatens stability in Mainland China. http://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=106 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=123 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=123#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:56:16 +0000 General http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=123 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://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=123 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=138 http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=138#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:43:50 +0000 General http://ask.answerer.org/index.php?p=138 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://www.answerer.org/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=138