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If you have cash to burn, racks to fill, problems to brute-force, Nvidia has an HGX-2 for you

Wednesday 30th May 2018 11:52 GMT Aladdin Sane

Has anybody seen my friend's white mice, Frankie and Benjy, recently?

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Britain mulls 'complete shutdown' of 4G net for emergency services

Wednesday 30th May 2018 11:49 GMT Aladdin Sane

Still waiting

for a big government contract to come in on time and/or under budget.

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Beardy Branson: Wacky hyperloop tube maglev cheaper than railways

Wednesday 30th May 2018 08:51 GMT Aladdin Sane

His bank balance would say otherwise.

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BOFH: Their bright orange plumage warns other species, 'Back off! I'm dangerous!'

Saturday 26th May 2018 21:13 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: Orange you glad

Thatcher's Cheddar Valley is a bright orange colour. Closest thing to scumble I've seen outside of a Pratchett novel.

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Friday 25th May 2018 13:13 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: self defence against fruit

It was a VERY pointy mango.

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Friday 25th May 2018 13:09 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: hang on....

You don't?

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Can't pay Information Commissioner's fine? No problem! Just liquidate your firm

Friday 25th May 2018 08:44 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: I'm confused

A fifth off, not of.

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Friday 25th May 2018 08:43 GMT Aladdin Sane

I'm shocked.

Shocked I tell you.

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Church of England will commune with God for you via Amazon's Echo

Thursday 24th May 2018 15:52 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: The Oh God of IT issues...

Preacher is an Amazon Prime exclusive.

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Thursday 24th May 2018 13:01 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: Makes sense....

Eddie: Hang on!

Rich: What?

Eddie: Although we and the BBC respect people's rights to believe in whatever they wish - because we don't want to get into the shit on this one - we don't actually believe in God, do we?

Rich: No.

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Boffins: Michael Jackson's tilt was a criminally smooth trick

Thursday 24th May 2018 09:32 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: skinny and bulky

Marines would beat crossfitters, because crossfit reps don't count.

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Wednesday 23rd May 2018 13:48 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: reinforced clown shoes

El Reg has the best Trump icon, simply the finest. CNN will tell you that there is no Trump icon, but that's fake news.

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Wednesday 23rd May 2018 13:47 GMT Aladdin Sane

Which is why abs on skinny guys don't count.

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Wednesday 23rd May 2018 11:30 GMT Aladdin Sane

Annie lost his shit and murdered younglings.

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HTC U12+: Like a Pixel without the pratfalls, or eye-watering price tag

Wednesday 23rd May 2018 14:09 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: "Like a Pixel without the pratfalls"... and presumably without the updates

I have an HTC10. I wish I didn't.

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'Clive, help us,' say empty-handed ZX Spectrum reboot buyers

Wednesday 23rd May 2018 11:22 GMT Aladdin Sane

For reasons El Reg hasn’t been made aware of, it will also be sent to us

Likely because of the coverage you've provided and there are probably more than a few commentards as signatories.

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It could be you: National Lottery hands £16m to England's Jodrell Bank

Tuesday 22nd May 2018 14:52 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: Logopolis

Unfortunately, you're not likely to regenerate.

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Article Removed

Tuesday 22nd May 2018 13:41 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: printed version

I want my paperback paperback paperback paperback paperback paperback paperback book.

El Reg's paperback book.

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Blood spilled from another US high school shooting has yet to dry – and video games are already being blamed

Tuesday 22nd May 2018 09:05 GMT Aladdin Sane

Doesn't mean that you should make it easy for them to do so.

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Monday 21st May 2018 13:34 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: A well regulated militia

between 500 thousand and 3 million uses of a firearm in the US that save a life or prevent further violence.

Would these uses be necessary if guns weren't readily available?

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Monday 21st May 2018 13:29 GMT Aladdin Sane

Every. Fucking. Time.

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Did you even sweat, tho? Plaintiffs told to amend claims in Apple headphones suit

Sunday 20th May 2018 08:40 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: Simpler solution.

No fruit logo on them - they were PowerBeats.

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Friday 18th May 2018 21:17 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: Simpler solution.

Personally, I wouldn't rush to bin £100+ of bluetooth earphones.

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Friday 18th May 2018 15:06 GMT Aladdin Sane

The Register asked Apple to comment

Good luck with that.

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Flamin' Nora! Brit firefighters tackle blazing fly-tipped boat

Friday 18th May 2018 14:29 GMT Aladdin Sane

And bodies.

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Friday 18th May 2018 14:28 GMT Aladdin Sane

Are you attempting to explain Sunderland or your birth?

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Friday 18th May 2018 14:26 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: El Reg

Could take meds by the pint.

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Trump’s new ZTE tweets trump old ZTE tweets

Friday 18th May 2018 14:19 GMT Aladdin Sane

As Tom Clancy put it

"Fuck your buddy"

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Thursday 17th May 2018 11:27 GMT Aladdin Sane

If you look very carefully, you can see the strings.

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Brit prosecutors fined £325k after losing unencrypted vids of police interviews

Friday 18th May 2018 09:51 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: "lost" - "unencrypted" is worse.

Not forgetting being emasculated after the hanging but before the drawing.

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Thursday 17th May 2018 13:41 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: "lost" - "unencrypted" is worse.

Hanged

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America's forgotten space station and a mission tinged with urine, we salute you

Friday 18th May 2018 08:49 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: "Who's the best pilot you ever saw?"

Tim Peake?

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Wednesday 16th May 2018 10:10 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: "Who's the best pilot you ever saw?"

Hell of a book/film.

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Blighty's super-duper F-35B fighter jets are due to arrive in a few weeks

Friday 18th May 2018 08:48 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: Have they solved the problem?

Dammit, got ninja'd.

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Friday 18th May 2018 08:47 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: Have they solved the problem?

That was the Harrier.

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Capita cost-cutting on NHS England contract 'put patients at risk' – spending watchdog

Thursday 17th May 2018 15:44 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: American system of healthcare

Also known as "Fuck the poor".

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Thursday 17th May 2018 09:33 GMT Aladdin Sane

Sounds like a bad deal for all involved.

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Bowel down: Laxative brownies brought to colleague's leaving bash

Thursday 17th May 2018 13:35 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: co-workers ...

That was orc ward.

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Julian Assange said to have racked up $5m security bill for Ecuador

Thursday 17th May 2018 09:11 GMT Aladdin Sane

No, he's going to join the grey army on a coach trip to Bournemouth.

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Wednesday 16th May 2018 13:29 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: Ecuador

Because it's seen as bad form to kick out people you've granted asylum to.

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Wednesday 16th May 2018 13:27 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: 'Love, exciting and new Come Aboard. We're expecting you...'

It both is and isn't a thing.

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Bloodhound Super-Sonic Car aims to wake up Newquay: Rocket work restart in August

Thursday 17th May 2018 09:05 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: Should it happen?

That man Andy Green again.

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Oh Capita! Thirsty outsourcing titan finds small oasis in contract desert

Tuesday 15th May 2018 15:56 GMT Aladdin Sane

prolonging customer service phone and online support for a further five years

That's just the time spent on hold.

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Britain to slash F-35 orders? Erm, no, scoffs Lockheed UK boss

Tuesday 15th May 2018 14:18 GMT Aladdin Sane

Re: The curse of the F-35.........@John Brown

Pups were predecessors of the Sopwith Triplane and the legendary Camel. All were single seat fighters (though may have been used for operational training once obsolete).

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Tuesday 15th May 2018 12:06 GMT Aladdin Sane