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Anyone else bank with First Direct? I have done so for just 23 years (since the start). If you've been with them for any length of time then brace yourself:   Today, I received a letter from them, demanding that I send them proof of my identity,...

I have just watched the last episode last night; the first TV series I have followed in probably10 years.   I have some reservations about the series which I guess could never really touch on the richness of the book (Damien Lewis...

http://creationmuseum.org/whats-here/exhibits/allosaur/   On the plus side, they do at least acknowledge dinosaurs existed at all...Blimey.

http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/former-beatle-ringo-starr-claims-the-real-paul-mccartney-died-in-1966-and-was-replaced-by-look-alike/   Hilarious

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31662024    

Hi,   We bought my son a very nice bike for Christmas to which he also contributed. On Monday he had it stolen in broad day light. We have reported it to the police and have provided the police with good details and serial numbers.   The...

I think the original thread - one of my favourites on the forum, and clearly enjoyed by others - got locked because of Hopeless' sheer brilliance.   So I thought it would be worth resurrecting it. To get things going, how about this wonderful...

It's back. I've not watched any yet, so couldn't possibly comment.   G

I have been reading/browsing through a couple of “popular science” books recently. The most recent, Paradox. A couple of chapters try to explain some of the universe’s phenomenon that can be accurately predicted using Einstein’s theories of relativity. I can grasp a superficial understanding of some of these predictions, but wondered if any of the scientists on this forum are able to provide a clear and concise description of one or two that I am having difficulty grasping the underlying...

Odd old day as I had a call from my old house in France. The brother of the owner is staying there and had a call from 'Microsoft' to say that they had detected an attempt to hack his computer and would he stay on the line to speak to a Microsoft...

I suspect this will become easier and come back to me (from DoE many years ago) once I play with an actual compass on a map. I believe I have grasped the consequences of the wandering Magnetic Poles and the need to adjust for this  - depending on...

Any recommendations for personal finance software which will accept Natwest downloads? I have been using Quicken 2004, but my Windows XP laptop has died, and Quicken 2004 won't work on newer versions of Windows. Don't mind what it costs, preferably...

Rifkind and Straw.   No wonder people have a distaste for the business of politics.   I personally hope that both are ejected from Parliament rather soon. The trouble is that they are quite possibly only the tip of the iceberg of corruption...

If so, have you been having problems over the past 24 hours?   I certainly have. Continual crashes, folders emptying of their own accord, emails taking hours to arrive, emails not sent, or sent multiple times...   Am I alone? And if you've...

If a wife decides arbitrarily that sex is no longer appropriate as part of a marriage is this grounds for divorce? In this case it's been ten years. Thanks for any advice here. Obviously next step is to talk to a lawyer but that's going to be...

Thinking of buying one (I have a 2010 non retina macbook with upgraded to 8GB ram and 1 TB SSD)   the only reason would be the screen, but kind of expensive for the screen?   My older laptop compared very well in terms of speed to my friends...

I'm just downloading the latest update to iTunes.  It's running really, really slowly.  The last one did too.  My fibre broadband shows download speeds in excess of 20meg.  Has anyone else experienced this?  Is there anything...

It would be no good to be an MP because of the salary (65,738  GBP according to the  Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority). He/She would never be able to afford a NAC 552/NAP 500!   I am thinking of Rifkind and Straw actually.

I have just had an upgrade. Superb clarity, blacker blacks, no surface noise at all. Lovely colours ....   What have I upgraded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   My glasses!   ATB from George

Tennessee and Kentucky In the first of a three-part road trip, Georgia-born but London-based Reginald D Hunter returns home to explore the American south both past and present through its world-famous songs. Reg begins by exploring the sounds of...

Fascinating article here that 'captures' the sounds that are left out of Suzanne Vega's Tom's Diner when it is converted to mp3  ...

A fire breaks out on the 50th floor of the Torch building in Dubai.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-31497524   And if the game can be both cruel and crooked at the same time, what's not to love?   (P.S. I am a strayan citizen and lived there until 10 years ago. Never to return. Will convert to being...

http://boingboing.net/2015/02/18/bra-holster-misfire-kills-mich.html   Darwinian evolution at its finest.