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In 'The Commonwealth Of Thieves' Tom Keneally notes some people were committing offences with the express intention of being sentenced to transportation to the penal colonies in Au…

I had a Swatch Beep (a watch featuring a numeric pager) in the late 90s which used the crown to navigate messages.

This has got me humming 'there is nothing like a Dane' - which is not quite a song from the musical South Pacific.

Economist lets you read a limited number of articles free of charge each month. The link gave me the full article so perhaps you used up your quota, or their rules are different in…

Maybe they could get work via odesk or a similar site?

In England we have defense facilities disguised as farmhouses. We don't have land-based missiles but this [0] is/was a government bunker from which launch orders could be given. I …

I don't believe that is meant exclusively: You can get your funds from other sources, but funds originating in the UK are valid as well. There is no requirement that this be inward…

The employer will want to pay the least they can to get the job done. This means you will likely get paid an amount less than the value you create for others. There are a lot of ca…

Nuance's commerce site gave me a half-price offer when browsed from Chrome on Android that was not visible on the same browser on Linux and Windows machines. I suspect that it was …

No such requirement in the UK, although it can be helpful in that if you are stopped by the police and they don't believe you are who you say you are, then they _may_ detain you un…

BetaBoston had a related story looking at technical assistance to victims of domestic abuse. http://betaboston.com/news/2014/05/07/as-domestic-abuse-goes... I think this link has b…

Likely the same for FirstDirect. I couldn't get the app set up on my rooted Nexus despite going through process with their support desk. I didn't discuss it with them, just asked f…

There are two in-browser editors available from OSM itself, and the site includes tutorials. I've used iD in Chromium on Ubuntu so I'm optimistic that you could use it with Debian.…

The nurse referred to in the linked prank call was working in a private hospital, not the NHS. I agree with your comment though.

Entitlement to UK public healthcare is, essentially, that you are a current lawful resident. If you got a work visa (and are working - you can't be in breach of visa conditions) an…

Starting in 1788, Britain used a policy of 'Transportation' to colonies in Australia to relieve overcrowding in its prisons at home. Of course, Australia is now an independent coun…