Until about a month ago I hadn't received a single spam call on my US number. Since then I've registered myself as a British voter residing abroad (which meant I shared my US contact info including my telephone number with gov.uk). Soon after I did this, my UK bank found out I had moved to Washington even though I hadn't told them. And since then I ( Read more... )

Any link at the end of a line is getting split, between the line it begins on and the next one. Do you know why and how I might fix it? I've tried searching for an answer and fixing the settings. It only seems to have started happening yesterday. Is it even happening on your screen? I've checked on two browsers (Opera and Safari) and it's happening ( Read more... )

Some time on Friday afternoon, my Livejournal account was placed in read-only mode which meant I couldn't create, modify entries or leave comments. I didn't receive any warning or notification. I filed a suspension inquiry and within a few hours received the following response:

"Thank you for your inquiry. Your account was placed in readonly mode ( Read more... )

Proud to be British. Then and now. pic.twitter.com/tx0HgOtM1I
- Rae Earl (@RaeEarl) November 4, 2014

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(HT @LondonHistorian)

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It's exactly ten years since I made my first LJ entry. 3,323 entries later, it's fair to say I've done justice to the original invite that got me started. Only four years ago I thought Twitter would replace this blog. In fact, the two have co-existed comfortably and perhaps, even thrived through their interaction. I have no idea how much longer ( Read more... )

A new report by Credit Suisse reckons that almost half of the world’s private assets are in the hands of just 1% of the population. In contrast, the poorest two-thirds own just a 3% share of total wealth. Global private assets, are estimated at $241 trillion, up 4.9% since last year and 68% since 2003, with the USA accounting for 72% of the latest ( Read more... )

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MrsCommonSense, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2 days agoWell they impose themselves on a lot of things - Leicester ifor example. Go and see it for yourself - would India be tolerant of us and our way of life, would we be able to take over swathes of their country and impose our traditions and lifestyle upon them? No ( Read more... )