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As the saying goes, there are only two hard problems in computer science: naming things, cache invalidations, and off by one errors. Chris's predecessor decided to tackle the second one, mostly by accurately(?) naming a class:

class SimpleCache { }

This is, in fact, the simplest cache class I can imagine. Arguably, it's a bit too simple.

Instances of this class abound in code, though no one is entirely sure why. Future optimization? Just no one understanding what they're doing? Oh right, it's that one. It's always no one understanding what they're doing.

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For a senior royal with a tarnished reputation to find himself involved with two men recently named by separate countries as alleged threats to national security appears to border on the ridiculous.

The superstar singer and Brittany were both present at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to support the Kansas City Chiefs, who eventually lost to the Philadelphia Eagles.

As a qualified yoga instructor, Julie Montagu is used to adopting the downward dog, happy baby and other poses. But now the US divorcee is assuming her most challenging position of all.

Rochelle Crane was injured after objects fell on her in Southend-on-Sea during Storm Eunice

'RadPC' flew on Firefly’s Ghost Riders in the Sky mission, which has left Earth Orbit and is headed for the Moon

NASA has revealed its experimental Radiation Tolerant Computer has made it through the famously and furiously radiating Van Allen belts in one piece.…

Justin Bieber was spotted wearing a bathrobe in public while out in New York City on Saturday.

The son of famous Australian surfer Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew AM began suffering intense bouts of pain around his ear and face 10 weeks ago - just months after his beachfront wedding.

The umbrella army has returned for pop superstar Taylor Swift, who was spotted leaving New Orleans in the aftermath of a crushing defeat for her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, in the Super Bowl.

Rev. Steve Caudle told the congregation Greater Second Missionary Baptist Church of Chattanooga that 'we live in a world that is violent' - before shifting focus to DOGE's efforts to eliminate federal spending.

Carol Mendiola Mooers, 48, was one of 10 people who died when a Bering Air Caravan crashed after it went missing en route to Nome, Alaska from Unalakleet on Thursday.

Fears were already growing for the remaining 76 captives after the last three to be freed reported being bound, beaten, starved and burnt over nearly 500 days of torture.

The earthquake happened at 22.16pm and had an epicentre 14km southwest of Arkesini, in the sea between Santorini and Amorgos, Greek newspaper Kathimerini reports.

One person was killed and several others were injured after a million-dollar private jet crashed into another plane on the runway at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.

John Cairns, 61, of Huddersfield lost £3,250 after seeing a Facebook video purporting to be Elon Musk, the world's richest man, advising people to invest £250 in a new AI trading platform.

Parts of South Australia are bracing for temperatures nearing 50C - with authorities issuing a 'code red' alert.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Times: BMW has pledged to continue investing in combustion engine and hybrid technology as it warned of a "rollercoaster ride" in the US transition to electric vehicles following the return of Donald Trump as president. Board member Jochen Goller said the group remained optimistic about sales of petrol and plug-in hybrids in the US even if demand for EVs slowed over the next few years on the back of policy changes under the new administration. "I think it would be naive to believe that the move towards electrification is a one-way road. It will be a rollercoaster ride," Goller, who is in charge of customer, brands, and sales, told the Financial Times at BMW's headquarters in Munich. "This is why we are investing in our combustion engines," he said. "We are investing in modern plug-in hybrids. And we will continue rolling out electric cars." BMW faces significant challenges in the Chinese market, with a 13% decline in sales amid intensifying price competition and growing dominance of domestic brands. Analysts note that while the company still sees China as a growing market, pricing pressures and an overcrowded automotive sector pose ongoing risks to BMW's long-term positioning. It'll likely become even more difficult for BMW and other automotive companies to gain market share in the Chinese market with BYD's latest announcement. The Chinese automaker said it will be offering its advanced "God's Eye" autonomous technology in mass-market EVs like the $9,500 Seagull, while expanding globally with government-based EV initiatives.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday night that Fort Liberty would be again named Fort Bragg - but with a twist.

A devastated father has spoken of the moment he watched his eight-year-old son get struck and killed by a pickup truck while cycling, after the driver failed to stop at a red light at a pedestrian crossing.

President Donald Trump officially signed an executive order Monday evening to move the U.S. government away from paper straws - even suggesting that they 'explode.'