Man arrested for stealing air-soft weapons worth thousands

Oct 12 2021

A conjoined investigation between Police of Criminal Investigations Department and Rahal Gdid District Police led to the arrest of a 21-year-old from Tarxien who stole air-soft weapons and munition. The 21 year old was arrested less than 24 hours after the robbery occurred, after the police were informed on Sunday at 1000hrs that their assistance was needed in Triq il-Merhba, Fgura.

Preliminary investigations revealed that during the night between Saturday and Sunday, the accused broke down a door and stole air-soft weapons, munition of the same weapons, and other objects worth thousands of euros. After tracking him down, he was arrested as other stolen items were retrieved. The man appeared in court today at 1130hrs and admitted to having stolen the weapons. He revealed that he did not work, and was accused of also damaging a garage door.

The court, which was presided over by Magistrate Charmaine Galea, gave the accused a 3 years probation and ordered him to pay the victim €70 within seven days as well as the costs of the inquiry. He was ordered to obey his probation officer and do as he was told as arrest would mean a jail sentence.

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Photo Source: Malta Police Force Communications

Social media users report ‘smartphone pinky’ as fingers bend

Oct 12 2021

If you’re reading this article on your phone take a quick look at your pinky finger. Does it bend or dent? Well, you might have ‘smartphone pinky’, a new condition which social media users (mostly addicts) are reporting across multiple platforms. The phenomenon is not yet considered an official medical condition as of yet, but an ever-increasing number of smartphone users are pointing out a dent or bend in their little fingers and convinced themselves its because of how they hold their phones.

I HAVE THE SMARTPHONE PINKY REALLY BAD pic.twitter.com/r0vXJKlZyr

— Phoebe Rajput (@PhoebeRajput) July 2, 2016

‘Smartphone pinky’ was first pointed out on a TikTok video by user @cllopez2000 who, showcasing their little finger, said that ‘if you hold your hand with your pinky on the bottom of your phone, you’ll start to notice a little dent between the top and the bottom knuckles on your pinky.’ Amassing 24K likes on TikTok, users started to self-diagnose themselves with the affliction as they stared at their pinky.

The phenomenon was reviewed by Lloyds Pharmacy pharmacist Pareena Patel who told news portal the sun that there is no clinical evidence about what the condition is or whether it actually exists. She said that despite there being no clinical evidence yet, there are reasons to believe excessive phone use can impact muscular function. Others just made light of the situation and shared celebrity photos who allegedly have smartphone pinkies. They’re all too human after all.

justin really has a smartphone pinky hehe pic.twitter.com/aIEDObl015

— sandra; 🖤🔙 (@bizzlexmendussy) January 12, 2020

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Photo Source: Dongel Daily, Phoebe Rajput

Traffic on Pornhub shoots up 10% during Facebook outage

Oct 12 2021

What did you do when social media went down? Did you open up a book or go for a jog? Well, it seems as though people opted for a slightly kinkier option. Following the massive outage of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger on the 4th of October, traffic to adult site Pornhub blasted up 10.5% during the blackout. According to the insights team of the website, this means about half a million additional users each hour Facebook services were down.

Whilst we’re sure many got productive with zero social media access, it seems as though many still logged on for some private entertainment. On their part, Facebook’s Vice President of Infrastructure Santosh Janardhan said that during what was maintenance work, a command was issued with the intention to assess the availability of global backbone capacity. This unintentionally took down all the connections in the backbone network, effectively disconnecting Facebook data centres globally. Yikes.

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Photo Source: The Guardian, CNBC

Ukrainian flight attendants switch to sneakers from heels

Oct 12 2021

Privately owned Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines has decided to put an end to heels and pencil skirts after collecting feedback from flight attendants about their uniform. Following concerns by employees expressing their pain due to swollen feet after hours of standing up, the new uniform includes white Nike sneakers and a loose orange suit with trousers and a silk scarf. With white t-shirts replacing blouses, all will be made by Ukrainian brands.

The company said they researched the history of cabin crew uniforms and decided to do away with what they deemed ‘conservative’ elements of a flight attendant’s look. Braids will also replace a tight bun or ponytail hairstyle. Head of the airline’s marketing department Marianna Grygorash said that despite the image of a female flight attendant is very romanticised, the job actually demands a lot of physical training. With a new uniform for the male crew, the switch up from heels-to-sneakers will launch on October 22nd.

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Photo Source: CNN