For those watching the mess that Musk is making of Twitter, you might wonder what some alternatives are. For myself, I've joined Mastodon. It kinda seems like Twitter, but it's not.

First, if you already know Mastodon, I'm at https://fosstodon.org/@ovid (Also: @ovid@fosstodon.org). To "friend" someone on Mastodon, paste one of those in a search box ( Read more... )

Many years ago, I paid $100US on an LJ promotion which granted me a permanent account. Amongst other perks, I see no ads and people reading this get to skip ads, too. However, I last posted here in 2013. The majority of my newer posts are at https://ovid.github.io/. I wrote my own blogging software for fun and that's where I share information about ( Read more... )

Many US expats are very angry at what's going on back in the US. Plus, not many of them are Republican.

The inside dope on how expats feel about their life.

This part focuses on "life as an expat". Generally people are happy being expats and they're getting frustrated with their treatment by the IRS.

With lots of graphs!

Naturally, you have to be rich, but you can now buy your way into this gorgeous Mediterranean island. Should citizenship be for sale?

Living in London wasn't always glamorous, but it was often hilarious.

People are worried about whether or not it's financially safe to move to France. Those worries are overblown.

Today's post was a bit of whimsy, I'll admit.