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The Register, Friday, July 31st, 2026

Techie Lured Out of Retirement to Support Software Only He Remembered

Vol 340 · Issue 5 · 2026-07-31

Retired software support specialist recalled to restore archived documents for a tax audit using decades-old application knowledge.

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The Register, Monday, July 27th, 2026

Manager Showed Off His DOS Prowess - With a Command That Wiped Data

Vol 340 · Issue 5 · 2026-07-27

A construction manager accidentally deleted all files on a colleague's PC using the DOS command DEL *.* during the 1980s.

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The Register, Sunday, July 26th, 2026

BOFH: This Printer Engineer Knows Every Trick in the Book

Vol 340 · Issue 5 · 2026-07-26

A cunning IT administrator outsmarts a printer service engineer using his own playbook of delaying tactics.

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