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There are many Christmas stories, and while the holiday itself is largely about how warm magic and kindness overcome darkness, some holiday stories, unfortunately, do not seem entirely joyful. More precisely, the general happy mood is sometimes overshadowed by some ‘fly in the ointment.’For example, the user u/Kfcdeliveryguy12234, the author of this story in the AskUK community on Reddit, recently had a great time at a friend’s Christmas party, but after it all ended, they were faced with the need to chip in on food and…

The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson, who has become the first player to officially “beat” the original Nintendo version of the game—by breaking it.Technically, Willis—aka “blue scuti” in the gaming world—made it to what gamers call a “kill screen,” a point where the Tetris code glitches, crashing the game. That might not sound like much of a victory to anyone thinking that only high scores count, but it’s a highly coveted achievement in the world of video games, where records…

Parking can really sour your day. Finding a blocked car is more than inconvenient; it’s frustrating. Especially when you’re in a hurry. It angers people so much that, for example, one in three drivers in the UK admits they have written a passive-aggressive note to neighbors about it and left it on their vehicle. Some of these cases even end up in heated arguments.Recently, redditor u/2ndbreakfastfan was drawn into such a quarrel without even owning a car. After leaving the grocery store and making his way back home, a…

South Africa’s luxury goods tycoon Johann Rupert and his family have taken the crown as Africa’s top billionaire after Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote lost the prime spot. According to the latest Forbes billionaire ranking, Mr Rupert and his family are currently the 201st wealthiest in the world, while Mr Dangote is the 219th. The valuation of the wealth of Mr Dangote, who held the first place on the African billionaire ranking for more than 12 years, came under pressure after a major devaluation of the naira by roughly…

Tetris is one of the most popular and enduring video games of all time, with versions on just about every console, computer and gadget. Many of these iterations have endings baked into story modes and the like, but the original endless mode was considered unbeatable by humans, until now. A 13-year-old boy has become the first person to ‘beat’ the NES version of Tetris, 34 years after it originally released back in 1989, as announced by YouTuber aGameScout.The reason we put ‘beat’ in quotes is due to the nature of the…

Blue Scuti The NES version of Tetris has been around for over 34 years, but a human has just completed it for the first time. Tetris on NES does not have a traditional ending; beating this game means reaching a “kill screen” on level 157 that causes the game to crash. The time and physical skill required to accomplish this on actual hardware seemed near-impossible for a long time, so only artificial intelligence playing the game perfectly could reach this point. According to 404 Media, a new NES controller technique…

The NES version of Tetris has been beaten by a 13-year-old child – 37 years after it was first released. It was previously believed that it was only possible to hit level 38 before the game basically became impossible to play due to speed, but in 2021 a new mechanic called ‘rolling’ was discovered which allowed players to get even further in the game. After a series of investigations by players, it was discovered that a kill screen could be hit at level 155. In December 2023, Blue Scuti and Justin ‘Fractual’ Yu – the…

Since MG Gloster became the first mass-market car in India to feature ADAS, several manufacturers began offering ADAS in the high-spec variants of their premium models. In most of these cars and SUVs, the company-fitted ADAS usually work seamlessly most of the time. However, in the case of after-market dashcams, which come with mild ADAS assistance, the functionality is usually not as accurate as the stock ADAS. We came across one such instance in which the ADAS functionality of an after-market dashcam unit goes…

It was a good year at the movies, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t subjected to plenty of stinkers. These are the worst of the worst We’ve covered the best movies of the year, the best TV shows of the year, and the best performances of the year. We even gave you a list of the most overlooked movies of the year. But we’ve saved the worst for last. While it’s been an impressive year for movies, from blockbusters like Barbie and Oppenheimer breathing life into the box office…

I’ve been one of the those “I don’t own a TV” people for a long time. Really my entire adult life, excepting those times when I shared my living space with someone who brought their own to the party. My exact motivation is a bit hazy all these years later, but at a certain point, it’s a lifestyle you kind of settle into — one that can occasionally make your job as a hardware reviewer a bit of a hassle. The truth is, however, that the distinction between owning and not owning a television has grown increasingly blurry…