The iconic actor, 93, has often been ridiculed for his ropey accent in the 1964 film, as he played Bert the chimneysweep. Now, he’s back – as Mr Dawes Jr. And in a new interview, he’s joked about having coaching in order to perfect his (non-Cockney) accent for his brief cameo, and how the jokes […]
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Windows 10 1809: iCloud incompatibility fixed, but other blockers remain
Enlarge (credit: Patty’s Photos / Flickr) While the rollout of Windows 10 version 1809 (the October 2018 Update) has been problematic, Microsoft really does try to avoid sending the update to configurations that it knows just won’t work properly. One of these situations involved PCs with Apple’s iCloud client. The system would break when trying […]
“Fixed mindsets” might be why we don’t understand statistics
Enlarge / The wrongful conviction of Sally Clark for the murder of her two sons is a famous case of misuse of statistics in the courts. (credit: Chris Young, PA Images/Getty Images) In 1999, an English solicitor named Sally Clark went on trial for the murder of her two infant sons. She claimed both succumbed […]
Microsoft says it fixed a Windows 10 update bug that deleted folders
Last week the October 2018 update for Windows 10 had barely arrived before Microsoft was forced to pause its rollout, as a few users complained of missing files. Now Microsoft says it has identified and fixed the problem, which was related to a feature called “Known Folder Redirection (KFR)” and an attempt to remove extra […]
J.Crew is trying out a new look, but it still hasn’t fixed one of customers’ biggest complaints. Here’s what it’s like to shop there now.
J.Crew is redefining its look as it works to win back customers. The namesake brand saw its sales decrease for three consecutive years prior to its most recent fiscal quarter, when comparable sales increased by 1%. The new J.Crew is less preppy and more like its successful sister brand, Madewell. It offers more trendy styles and a […]
Gadget Lab Podcast: Can Facebook and Twitter Be ‘Fixed?’
Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg were grilled by the Senate this week. Google was a no-show. And Alex Jones got the boot. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b7708d8e9a10423496fab68/master/pass/Gadget-Lab-Podcast-3000.jpg
No Fixed Abode: No Home on the Ranger
Here’s that Ranger day They told me about And I laughed at the thought That it might turn out This way Apologies to the Chairman Of The Board on that one, but I couldn’t help myself. You see, I never truly believed that the Ranger would return to this country. I absolutely did not believe […]
How Capital One Fixed a Rewards Mistake I Never Should Have Made
Capital One Fixed a Rewards Mistake I Never Should Have Made Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]
Star Wars backlash: THIS huge Last Jedi problem with Rey and Luke has been FIXED
By now everyone knows that a large and very vocal part of the Star Wars fan base had some major issues with Episode 8. Siphoning out the more misogynistic and hateful elements still leaves the majority of the complaints intact. Two of the biggest problems focus on Luke Skywalker’s disappointing failure to have a truly […]
Critical Windows bug fixed today is actively being exploited to hack users
Enlarge (credit: Lisa Brewster / Flickr) Microsoft on Tuesday patched two Windows vulnerabilities that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild to install malicious apps on the computers of unwitting users. The first vulnerability resides in the VBScript Engine included in all currently supported versions of Windows. A so-called use-after-free flaw involving the way the […]