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Locals in ‘crazy’ Derbyshire town of Belper MOO out of their windows in unison every evening

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Locals in ‘crazy’ Derbyshire town of Belper MOO out of their windows in unison every evening to fight the boredom of coronavirus lockdown At 18:30 every day for three weeks, residents in Belper have ‘Mooed’ together Resident Jasper Ward said it was a way to make the lockdown more bearable  While it may appear crazy, … Read more

James Bond actor George Lazenby, 80, washes hands and windows at gas station in Los Angeles

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James Bond actor George Lazenby, 80, washes hands and windows at gas station in Los Angeles By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 03:34 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 03:34 BST, 6 April 2020 George Lazenby washed his hands and car windows Sunday as the former James Bond star stopped at a gas station in … Read more

Tech startup creates windows with built-in solar panels that absorb infrared and ultraviolet light

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California company creates windows with built-in solar panels to help residents comply with a state regulation mandating all new home constructions use solar power A tech company in Redwood City has made windows with solar panels in them The windows only absorb infrared and ultraviolet light to avoid dim interiors The company believes the windows … Read more

Tilda Swinton wants to move windows on Highlands home to stop her neighbours from peeking inside 

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Oscar winner Tilda Swinton wants to move the windows on extension at her Highlands home to stop her neighbours from peeking inside Tilda Swinton, 59, was granted permission for extension to her Highland home But now want to move the building’s windows to stop neighbours seeing inside She previously withdrew her application following objections from … Read more

Microsoft says hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in ALL versions of Windows

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Microsoft says hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in ALL versions of Windows that lets them hijack users’ computers — and there’s currently no fix The flaw emerges from the way that Windows handles and renders fonts Hackers can exploit it by tricking users into opening a malicious document  Microsoft said that a patch addressing the flaw should be … Read more

Would you pay £80 for a perfect night’s sleep? That’s the promise of a hotel with no windows

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As someone who has been plagued by insomnia for the past 15 years, averaging just five to six hours of broken sleep and spending most nights between 3am and 5am wide awake, I was intrigued to hear about the UK’s first ‘sleep hotel’. This promised land, Zedwell, opened last month at a site just off … Read more

Vegan runner is slammed online for asking her neighbors to close their windows when cooking meat

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Vegan runner who is ‘offended’ by the smell of meat is slammed for asking neighbors to show ’empathy’ by closing the windows while cooking and only grilling vegetables on the BBQ An anonymous vegan runner from Berkeley, California being criticized online Caused a stir when asked neighborhood not to cook meat with windows opened  Said smell … Read more

Microsoft is forced to pull a disastrous Windows 10 update that caused computers to crash

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Microsoft is forced to pull a disastrous Windows 10 update that caused computers to crash and keep freezing The KB4524244 update was supposed to patch a known security vulnerability However, many users report experiencing issues after or during its installation Microsoft engineers are working on a revised, safer version of the update Users experiencing issues are encouraged to … Read more