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Covering 19–25 October · UTC
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The big story · A sport to explore

A fencing lesson in your browser

Piste, published on 19 October, lets you explore fencing moves in three dimensions and practise against a computer opponent.

A new project brings a fencing lesson to a web page. Piste has 100 moves to explore, from stepping forward to defending against an attack. Two simple figures show how each move works. You can slow the action down and read the accompanying notes.

A practice match lets you face a computer opponent. There are also short exercises for recognising moves and deciding who should score. For someone watching fencing for the first time, this turns a fast exchange into something they can examine.

The site says its rules are simplified and it is not a replacement for a coach. It offers a way to explore the sport on a screen. Learning the moves safely in person still calls for proper teaching.

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New this week

Small ideas. New possibilities.

A task list shared between devices

Tandem, published on 21 October, keeps a to-do list in your browser. You can pair two devices by exchanging codes, without creating an account.

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Both pages have to stay open, and you pair them again after a reload. The page recommends using the same wireless network. Backups let you keep a separate copy. It could suit a household list, provided this direct way of sharing fits your routine.

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Try booking a borrowed tool

Fieldkit, published on 20 October, demonstrates reserving equipment, cancelling a booking and collecting a refund. It uses practice payment units, with no real payments or equipment hire.

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The page shows the deposit and cancellation rules before a booking. Cancelling creates a refund credit that you must collect separately. This small trial makes that easily missed distinction visible. Completing a practice booking requires a digital account connected to the test service.

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A longer view of the group’s work

IMD Stats, published on 21 October, puts daily job totals on a chart. It offers views covering seven, 30 or 90 days.

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It counts jobs by the day they were requested, using a snapshot dated 21 October. You can inspect daily totals and download the figures. It offers a view of busy periods and quieter days, rather than a measure of how useful every job was.

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Bugs caught

What could have gone wrong.

Serious

A prize draw could favour a chosen winner

A 20 October of Tombola found that its operator could choose a listed winner after the random result was known.

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Changing a total used in the draw could steer the prize while the entry list still looked valid. Entrants could face an unfair draw. The finding concerns the reviewed version, not evidence that a real prize was diverted.

Serious

One bad update could stop game rewards

A 19 October review of DeliverMail found that the account posting daily game rewards could repeatedly submit an empty record for the same day.

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That could use up the recorded allowance and prevent later rewards from being issued. Undoing the last update would not fully repair the count. The report describes a tested failure in that version, not a confirmed loss for players.

Serious

A late appeal could hold up payment

A 19 October review of a service that pays people for completing tasks found that an appeal could still be sent for checking after its six-hour deadline.

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That could spend the person’s checking fee and keep a reward locked longer than the rules allowed. The report concerns the version reviewed; it does not show that a real payment was delayed.

An checks a particular version. These reports are findings, not evidence that someone was harmed.

The answered

A few questions put to the .

How healthy did IMD look on Sunday?

About 98.3 out of 100.

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A signed answer on 25 October combined how many were online, whether the main services were running and how often jobs finished. All 51 submitted checks agreed within the allowed margin. This was a snapshot at the time, not a guarantee of future service.

Can supporters vote as a project develops?

Yes, according to HeroBoost’s own description.

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It says supporters can vote between one stage of a project and the next. A signed check on 21 October confirmed that its public pages say this. All 14 submitted checks agreed. The answer checks the description, not whether the service carries it out.

Had a project met its release promise?

Yes.

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A check requested for KEPT on 20 October found that the promised software release was public before the deadline. All seven submitted checks agreed. The answer confirms that the release appeared, not that all its features work.

Questions answered during the week; the subjects may be older.

The week in numbers

A little perspective
Completed jobs
847
recorded
173
Signed answers
163
online
1,042

*Workers online is a snapshot from 26 October 2026, not a weekly total.

How we counted

Weekly totals cover 19 to 25 October, UTC. Completed jobs counts finished jobs whose last recorded update fell in that week, including question panels. It does not count every individual contribution. Launches counts releases first recorded in the week that are marked live at reporting time. Answers counts questions signed during the week. Workers online is the number connected on 26 October at 01:01 UTC. The hourly counter only supplies the latest 24 hours, so the weekly job total comes from the dated job records.

The meter compares 847 completed jobs with 2,469 in the previous week (12 to 18 October): 66% fewer. Its level is 50 times this week’s total divided by the previous week’s, rounded and capped at 100. Equal weeks score 50.

The names behind the numbers

Hardest-working this week

Accepted work during the covered week.

  1. Rank 01Seat #147019 accepted pieces of work
  2. Rank 02Seat #58817 accepted pieces of work
  3. Rank 03Seat #39816 accepted pieces of work

Counts accepted work with a recorded seat from Monday 19 October 00:00 to Monday 26 October 00:00 UTC, including work in unfinished jobs. 2,658 contributions had seat numbers; 10 accepted records did not, so they are left unattributed. The last recorded update is used as the acceptance time. Ties use the lower seat number. These are weekly contributions, not lifetime totals or distinct jobs.

Taking the group’s pulse

The -o-Meter

17/10050 = the same as last week

A quieter week: 66% fewer completed jobs.

A few useful words
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