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Screen grab from Windows weather widget showing current conditions for Cheltenham. Temperature of -237C, sunny and a very low pollen count.

General

UK summer officially over

With a record low temperature in Cheltenham summer is now definitely over.

By Karsic Karl

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025

Apple Macintosh with Windows 95 update installation pack, MS-DOS 6 installation pack.

Science

BBC fails – Windows 95 anniversary

The BBC Breakfast show celebrated the anniversary of Windows 95 today, and of course they needed some props in the studio. Can you spot the mistake?

By Eli Twonk

August 29, 2025August 30, 2025

General

Crowdstrike fiasco, Linux users being unbearably smug

With the effects of the Crowdstrike misconfiguration shambles still affecting systems around the world, many Linux are suffering the effects of extreme smugness.

By Karsic Karl

July 19, 2024August 15, 2025

Science

Microsoft – security through obscurity = no security

Recent Russian hacks of Microsoft systems are believed to have exposed some of the source code of Microsoft systems. Microsoft have been relying on obscurity to keep their systems safe. Keeping the source code hidden.
It has been known since the 19th century that this is not smart.

By Dr Paul Brady

March 10, 2024August 15, 2025