British comedian/writer/prankster Robert Popper recently managed to convince a radio host that embattled UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown once did something inappropriate with a tangerine. One after another, tabloid press and lazy legit papers picked up Popper's prank call as real. The result: Tangerinegate (more here). Biggest coup, IMO, was the Hong Kong animators bringing it to life.
Robert Popper's greatest prank yet: Tangerinegate
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Alexei Navalny leaves Berlin hospital one month after Novichok poisoning in Russia
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If you need to pass the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT or other standardized tests, this training package can help you prep
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This 50-mile HDTV antenna could help you boot cable once and for all
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Learn how you can develop in-demand DevOps skills with the help of this training
DevOps moves so fast they had to mash two words together into the job title so they could be said faster. It's a process of lightning-fast experimentation and iteration. Try something, see if it works, optimize it, and move forward. It's a constantly charging sequence of events that requires more than just the development talent… READ THE REST
