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Third family tragedy for widow of meth-crazed celebrity dentist Dr Steven Lin after he was shot dead on a drug-fuelled rampage
Cassandra Lin, the widow of celebrity dentist Dr Steven Lin, has revealed a third family tragedy after her husband was shot dead by police in Sydney earlier this year while on a methamphetamine-fuelled rampage. The disclosure follows a devastating run of losses for Ms Lin, who only last month spoke publicly about the “nightmare” of…
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Mayobridge to Madden – Smyth enjoying next level in NFL
As he enters his first pre-season as an NFL starter, County Down’s Charlie Smyth says he is getting used to being a player rather than fan of the sport.
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UK employment market shows ‘rays of light’ for jobseekers with upturn in pay, study shows – business live
The latest KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation survey points to tentative improvement in the UK jobs market, with pay growth picking up and temporary vacancies rising for the first time in two years as employers favour flexible hiring over permanent staff. The findings matter because they offer early evidence that the prolonged slowdown in…
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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 his HBO show “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver mocked the US Department of Justice’s poor track record under Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche, before turning his mockery on his own corporate parent, Warner Bros., over its recent run of underperforming DC superhero films. The segment began with Oliver criticising the DOJ’s handling of cases…
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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.