Air isn’t great today: PM2.5
Is it getting better slowly? Well, trends are encouraging. But the air isn’t so good today.
Seems Text Link Ads Co. isn’t keeping users informed!
Paypal has been increasing its fees substantially, but the knock-on effects are still being felt, with TLA for one: A former user, I have already contacted them twice about the change in rates that they imposed without notification or warning or even a simple "I’m sorry" post… TLA no longer offers a 50%-50% revenue share…
Beauty isn’t on TV… or is it?
Every time I turn on the TV, I always see lots of commercials for all sorts of beauty products, such as cleansers, foundations, acne products, creams, potions… it’s amazing what cosmetic companies try to plug… But the more amazing thing is the disingenuous advertising claims that the manufacturers try to demonstrate: showing models using these…
ED 1460 isn’t new anymore…
Our Mazda 323 featured a while ago, isn’t a new car anymore. It’s approaching five years old. We recently had it cleaned in Taipei, so it would be ready for the trip to Hualien. After we came back, it was still pretty clean except for a typhoon, and yesterday’s shopping trip. We bought a big…
Health care: isn’t it time your health care should match your status?
America is (perhaps) the most developed country in the world, in many regards. But there is a spot on its claim as the world’s garden of Eden, the lack of a national healthcare system. To someone who comes from Europe, and lives in Taiwan, this is a remarkable omission. It is amazing to believe that…
Branson: isn’t that a pretty pickle?
In Britain, the name Branson conjures up Virgin records, etc… but it seems that this isn’t the only Branson in the holiday business… It seems that there’s a company called Branson Getaways that offers a variety of packages for visits to Branson, Missouri! Where? Branson, Missouri! Well it seems Branson is quite the entertainment city……
Microsoft isn’t evil.
"But it is too powerful, and consumers are being harmed by it. They're limiting the available software, and charging us more and more for it." Great Tagline: Great website with lots of alternatives to M$ products! Worth checking out for whatever you want to use! Kenneth