Pat Sajak commemorated his final episode hosting Wheel of Fortune by reflecting on the gameshow’s lasting impact and thanking longtime viewers in a heart felt speech. He thanked the cast and crew who worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes. The game show host paid tribute to his daughter Maggie Sajak, his son Patrick Sajak and his wife Leslie. He concluded his speech by thanking his longtime co-host Vanna White for the memories they’ve shared over the years. Pat Sajak has officially said goodbye to his time hosting Wheel of Fortune. On his final episode on Friday, June 7, the game show host, 77, addressed his audience for the last time with a heartfelt speech. He took the time to thank not only his viewers but also the people behind the scenes who were responsible for the show’s… Source link
Read More »‘It seemed like a crazy idea’: A tech expert got the inside story of how Blizzard saved big bucks by selling 10,000 old WoW servers to fans via a charity auction — and one of them even ended up as a wedding gift
While flying to SC23 (the 2023 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis) in Denver, Patrick Kennedy from Serve The Home had a chance encounter with a man on the plane who shared an intriguing story about Blizzard‘s decision to auction off its servers to fans. World of Warcraft launched in November 2004 and was hugely popular – and even now boasts over a million daily logins. Each player’s character is tied to a specific realm, requiring servers that track the state of all players and NPCs continuously. In 2005, Blizzard deployed AMD Opteron 275 processors in HP ProLiant BL25p blades, offering significant performance improvements. These servers, essential for saving the state of every player, faced constant database writing. A wedding… Source link
Read More »Football club hosting glamorous fixture with a difference
The Shrewsbury Town events team will be kicking out the football kit in favour of black tie for a Gala Ball at The Croud Meadow on Friday, July 5. Money raised from the event will benefit local children and their families who need the services of Hope House children’s hospice, near Oswestry. Held in the club’s Sovereign Suite, and featuring four-piece band Let’s Dance, organisers are rolling out the red carpet and focusing on a fabulous evening which will appeal to anyone, whether they prefer blue and amber strip or ball gown and tiara. The team at Shrewsbury Town regularly put on special events for other businesses. However, this is the first time in some years that they’ve hosted their own gala ball. The ball was the idea of hospitality manager Max Senatore. He said: “Once the… Source link
Read More »Vanna White Shares Heartfelt Tribute to ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host Pat Sajak Ahead of His Final Episode
Vanna White honored Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak ahead of the icon’s final episode. White, 67, and Sajak, 77, appeared on over 8,000 episodes of the syndicated game show since they first teamed up in 1982. On Thursday, ahead of Sajak’s curtain call, White shared a tribute to her co-host of more than 40 years. “When I first started, I was so green,” White reflected. “You made me so comfortable and made me so confident, Pat. You made me who I am. You really did.” White continued by sharing how her relationship with Sajak goes far beyond their partnership on Wheel of Fortune. “As the years have gone by, we’ve grown up on television, but we’ve also shared so much more behind the scenes. As much fun as we had on camera, those memories, milestones and life events we shared with… Source link
Read More »Los Angeles School Board investigating possible major data theft
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has said it is investigating a possible data breach after a hacker revealed data for sale on a dark web forum. LAUSD is the second-largest public school district in the United States, counting more than half a million students for the 2023-2024 school year. Furthermore, it has almost 50,000 employees, including almost 26,000 teachers. According to BleepingComputer, a hacker is asking for $1,000, for a batch of CSV files containing 11GB of sensitive data. The data includes 26 million records with student information, more than 24,000 teacher records, and around 500 containing staff information. Data from an old attack? The attacker also shared two samples with some 1,000 student records, to prove the legitimacy of the claims. These records… Source link
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