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For September, Patch Tuesday means fixes for Windows, Office and SQL Server

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs.
Visual Studio Magazine

ETL, KQL and RTI: Harnessing Data in Motion with Microsoft Fabric

Learn how to work with streaming data using Microsoft Fabric, KQL, and Real-Time Intelligence in this full-day Live! 360 ...
Boing Boing on MSN

Doom ported to SQL: welcome to hell

Getting seminal first-person shooter Doom running on minimal or bizarre hardware is a sport among hackers, but the fact that Doom runs in fast, portable C makes it possible. What if Doom were instead ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

DOOM multiplayer tribute gets coded in 'pure SQL' and runs at 30FPS — made from just 150 lines of code in less than a month

A computer scientist used only “pure SQL” to construct a multiplayer DOOM-like game. The resulting first-person shooter game, ...
BBC

Tiny toad in the hole

Home alone? This recipe for one can be whipped up in minutes. Serve with mash and green beans for an indulgent supper. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Grease a small ovenproof dish. Whisk the egg ...