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Demoralized developer’s desperate hack came back to haunt him on LinkedIn
A developer, referred to as “Walter” for anonymity, shared a story with The Register’s “Who, Me?” column about a hasty workaround he implemented while upgrading systems from Python 2 to Python 3 at a company beset by repeated layoffs and low morale. Rather than properly fixing the roughly 20 percent of systems that refused to…
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Alaska Airlines flight grounded as passengers ‘threaten to take over plane’
I wasn’t able to retrieve the actual article content — the text supplied is just the Daily Mail’s site navigation and a list of unrelated headlines, not the story about the Alaska Airlines flight. I can’t responsibly summarise details (what happened on board, passenger numbers, airline/airport statements, etc.) that aren’t present in what was provided,…
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Hastings Direct’s failures forced my family out of our home
A reader in Croydon reported that Hastings Direct’s mishandling of a home insurance claim, following a leak beneath their fridge-freezer last winter, has left their family unable to return home eight months later. Poor communication, unlogged calls and delayed contractor work meant repairs did not begin for more than five months, and the family, including…
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Helaena dies as House of the Dragon finale reveals prophecy
House of the Dragon’s showrunner has explained why the season three finale did not deliver the revenge killing many viewers had been anticipating, saying “that would be no fun.” The remark clarifies the creative thinking behind an ending that favoured psychological weight over straightforward retribution, capping a finale that killed off several major characters and…
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UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year
A survey by manufacturing lobby group MakeUK has found that nearly a third of British manufacturers were hit by a cyber-attack on themselves or a supply-chain partner in the past year, underlining the growing hacking threat facing UK industry. The findings come almost a year after Jaguar Land Rover, Britain’s largest automotive employer, was forced…
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John Oliver Takes Shots at Own Company’s DC Superhero Movies on ‘Last Week Tonight’
On Sunday’s edition of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver aimed his ire at President Trump’s Department of Justice that has, under former Attorney General Pam Bondi, designate Attorney General Todd Blanche (Trump’s personal lawyer who’d defended him for concealing hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels) and attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro,…
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SNP tuition record under fire as AOC interview, heatwave and Nolan’s billion-dollar Odyssey make headlines
Politics, health, sport, film and tech news: SNP faces free-tuition criticism and AOC draws attention; US Cyclospora fears boost farmers’ markets; Clarkson declares his harvest ruined; London Spirit win The Hundred; The Odyssey tops $1.1bn; Source Foundry lands $400m AI backing.
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Tracking down the first-ever ‘Greatest Hits’ album
Did Johnny Mathis really invent the format? The post Tracking down the first-ever ‘Greatest Hits’ album first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Aussie’s mortifying experience in Thailand after dipping into her super for cosmetic surgery as a birthday treat and being left with a mutilated body
A Melbourne grandmother has spoken out about being left disfigured after using her superannuation savings to pay for cosmetic surgery in Bangkok as a treat for her 60th birthday. Lynda Lazaridis said the procedures, meant to address back pain and excess skin after losing weight, instead left her with no breasts and nipples relocated higher…
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Helaena Targaryen dies in House of the Dragon finale
“House of the Dragon” killed off Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) in Sunday’s Season 3 finale, with the pregnant queen taking her own life by jumping from her window in the Red Keep after being left alone. The death, which many viewers anticipated after a season of ominous visions and depression over separation from her daughter…