This is a topic that may surprise many here in Vietnam, Vietnamese and Expats alike. In the last week, much of the world news has focused on Greece potentially defaulting with Portugal right on it's tail. Greece averted a default with the passage of unpopular austerity measures but with the US be able to do so next month. It will need to raise it's $14.3 trillion USD debt … [Read more...] about Will the US default next month?
Archives for July 2011
Patricia Ryan: Don’t insist on English! – TED
I really enjoyed this video clip on TED by Patricia Ryan. She makes a good point in that we should not insist on just using English since it will stop the spread of ideas in other languages. A great example was mentioning that if Albert Einstein had to take the TOEFL test, he may never had been able to be a successful physicist. Watch the video below, it is very … [Read more...] about Patricia Ryan: Don’t insist on English! – TED
SaigonNezumi.com back online
Well, I got my blog back online. Last night I tried to upgrade my server to PHP 5.3 but after the reboot, SaigonNezumi.com disappeared. I kept trying to fix it all night but then gave up. It is better to start debugging under restful eyes. A couple hours ago I finally got PHP 5.3 to run but I needed to revert back to PHP 5.1 and then deactivate all my plugins in my … [Read more...] about SaigonNezumi.com back online