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Photographer hassled by Port of Tyne for filming a sign on a wall

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Re: @unwarranted irrelevance: In other words...

It's good to know that you find yourself so amusing.

But despite your rather feeble attempt at an insult, concern for one's privacy is not 'being paranoid'.

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Re: @unwarranted irrelevance: In other words...

So it would be OK if I were to stand on the pavement outside your house and take pictures?

Somehow I doubt you would have quite the same laissez-faire attitude.

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In other words...

An uppity photog who thinks he has the right to take pictures of anything he likes, finally gets what's coming to him.

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Microsoft’s Get Windows 10 nagware shows signs of sentience

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That's a nice OS you have there, Microsoft

It would be a shame if someone were to replace it with this Ubuntu install I just happen to have burnt to a DVD.

Maybe that's what MS want, though.

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MoJ digital software glitch sends thousands of divorcees back to negotiating table

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'Testing'

What testing?

'Let's deploy this into live without testing it'

'It's broken'

'Quick, blame QA'

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'Powerful blast' at Glasgow City Council data centre prompts IT meltdown

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They couldn't find him so they've issued an arrest warrant for Archibald Buttle instead.

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Re: Must have been...

They found something else to sabotage then.

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Electrician cuts wrong wire and downs 25,000 square foot data centre

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I bet JF is glad all these armchair statisticians / electrical supply / datacentre experts are here to give him the benefit of their wisdom after the fact and tell him what he did wrong.

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Sysadmin's £100,000 revenge after sudden sacking

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Re: James is a dick...

Explain where his responsibility was when his employment ended in that moment.

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Tesla recalls every single Model S car in seatbelt safety probe

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Proof as if it were needed

I always knew electric vehicles were unsafe.

The best thing to do is ban all of them immediately.

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Now VW air-pollution cheatware 'found in Audis and Porsches'

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Re: Now I've seen it all

Good for you and your incisive analysis.

Do try not to take out your frustration on any nearby pedestrians, there's a good chap.

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Now I've seen it all

Motorists pretending to care about pollution.

Newsflash: no one believes you.

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CPS fined £200k over theft of laptops holding 'sensitive interviews'

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What in the actual s--- was going on here?

During my work with a private company associated with the criminal justice system I have been assured that if I allow so much as 1 bit of data to escape I will be executed on the spot.

But the CPS allow this to happen and get a slap?

Goodbye public sector clients, I've had it with you. The next offer for private-sector only work will be accepted without hesitation.

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Second UK teen suspect arrested over TalkTalk hack

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Re: Talk talk

Well, if there are many more of these incidents I will certainly consider it.

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TalkTalk CEO admits security fail, says hacker emailed ransom demand

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This is intolerable

Another few security breaches like this and I'm going to think about changing my ISP.

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Volkswagen enlarges emissions scandal probe: 'Millions' more cars may have cheated

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And suddenly, for some unknown reason, motorists are concerned about pollution...?

Maybe they should sue.

Because of all that pollution they're creating.

Which must be someone else's fault.

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Twitter reduces BBC hacks to tears with redundancy notice

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Hundreds of people fired

... and the Beeb treats it as a joke.

Bet they won't be laughing when it's their turn to be fired.

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Apple CEO: We've hoovered up your cash faster than ever before

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Re: Made from bicycle material so ...

Moron.

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Ahmed's clock wasn't a bomb, but it blew up the 'net and Zuckerberg, Obama want to meet him

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Give law enforcement the benefit of the doubt?

Why would you have done that when they broke the law by questioning a juvenile without an adult being present?

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Enjoy vaping while you still can, warns Public Health England

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Re: nonsense..

Please explain how it causes harm if it contains none of the combustion products found in smoke.

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Apple, Google should give FBI every last drop of user information, says ex-HP CEO and wannabe US prez Carly Fiorina

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Re: That old chestnut

It's wrong if Obama does it.

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And on that bombshell: Top Gear's Clarkson to reappear on Amazon

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Re: Sorry, chaps

The cheapest Sky package is £20 a month, on top of the obligatory TV licence.

So £32 a month.

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BUZZKILL. Honeybees are dying in DROVES - and here's a reason why

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Re: Simon uses bees to make cosmetics.

We'll pay for using bees as slave labour.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2mmTDT6W7E

We'll ALL pay.

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Saudi Arabia to flog man 1,000 times for insulting religion on Facebook

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Facepalm

And here endeth the circle-jerk

...of the terminally self-righteous atheists.

Keep on rocking those neckbeards guys, you're really winning over the believers.

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Everybody here is missing the point...

But I didn't really expect anything better from the perpetually offended secularist brigade.

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Crap ad app hack hole affects '100 MEELLLION'

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Keep going with that lame 'Dr Evil mispronounces large multipliers' joke

It's not getting old and stale at all, oh no.

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Sony tells hacked gamer to pay for crooks' abuse of PlayStation account

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Re: Who gives a fuck?!?!

Not bad, you got a few bites.

Try being a bit more subtle though, that way you will get a more interesting argument.

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Anti-gay Indiana starts backtracking on hated law after tech pressure

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Re: How does this boycott thing work again?

OK then. Bye.

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$10,000 Ethernet cable promises BONKERS MP3 audio experience

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Re: Nice story...

I never visit AudioQuest's website, my Ethernet cable is not of sufficient quality.

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Nice story...

Except that no one has actually made any such claim. Better luck with the audiophile-bashing next time.

I know that you'll (probably) get something right eventually, even if it's just by chance.

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MYSTERY RADIO SIGNAL picked up from BEYOND our GALAXY

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So they've just resorted to falsifying data now?

Sad, but somewhat predictable. No wonder there is no longer any interest in the wasteful and pointless space programme.

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Anonymous vows to avenge Charlie Hebdo massacre by blitzing jihadist sites

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This is going well...

Just the usual mud-slinging I see. No real attempt at any substantive debate.

Exactly what I would expect from a bunch of leftie secularist bigots though.

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Careful - your helmet might get squashed by a Volvo

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Re: What a stupid fucking idea....

Nice one. Wonder if it's the same person saying 'get some f------ lights' who's downvoted me for having some?

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Re: What a stupid fucking idea....

I have 6 headlights and 3 tail liights, and *still* you lot claim not to see me.

How many lights do I need for you to see me, then? Is there a magic number?

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'I don't NEED to pay' to watch football, thunders EU digi-czar

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Re: Good luck on that one.

Are you claiming that football is a public good?

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Égalité, Fraternité - Oui, peut-etre. Liberté? NON, French speedcam Facebookers told

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Re: Google Waze

No, they couldn't possibly do that. It's a violation of their Yooman Rights, you see.

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Furious GTA V gamers seek similar ban on violent, misogynistic title: the Holy Bible

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Re: I don't see how this could be true

Your fedora is at a particularly jaunty angle at the moment.

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I don't see how this could be true

I've been assured, repeatedly, by readers of The Register, that not only are gamers all mature responsible adults, but that there is no religion-bashing going on here.

So obviously there must be some kind of misunderstanding.

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I'M SO SORRY, sobs Rosetta Brit boffin in 'sexist' sexy shirt storm

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Re: Sad, y'know?

'we're not condemning the guy'

I am. He made an appalling error of judgement in a professional setting and should be fired.

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Pixel mania: Apple 27-inch iMac with 5K Retina display

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Re: Att unwarranted triumphalism

...and if I ever feel the need to edit 4K video, I'll be sure to look for a shiny underpowered toy to do that on.

Actually, no, I'll choose a computer instead.

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Re: Att unwarranted triumphalism

No, I recently swapped from Mac to PC and have no reason to regret my decision. Saved a lot of money as well.

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Re: Att unwarranted triumphalism

No, I built a PC with more performance than that thing for half the price Apple are wanting.

I don't care about resolution - who's going to use 5K-whatever-it-is anyway?

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Re: Really?

Irrelevant. I don't care about the resolution.

And there's no point claiming it's a usable display if you can't connect any other source to it.

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I see from the specs that it has less performance for the PC I built 6 months ago for half the money.

Well done Apple.

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Mars needs women, claims NASA pseudo 'naut: They eat less

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Wasn't this the plot of an 'Archer' episode?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race_%28Archer%29

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iPad AIR 2 and iPad MINI 3, 5K iMac: World feels different today – and it IS

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'quad-core Intel Core i5 processors running at 3GHz'

Welcome to 2012.

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Vanmoof Electrified Bike: Crouching cyclist, hidden power

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Re: Good news

I get on in my workplace just fine, thanks. Maybe because I'm not the kind of loser who rides a bike.

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Good news

Another way to detect no-mark unemployable losers.

Arrive on one of these and your P45 will be ready before you've come to a halt.

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Oh noes, fanbois! iPhone 6 Plus shipments 'DELAYED' in the UK

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Re: £699

'good quality sound output'

The only method I have found for getting *that* from an iDevice is to use an external DAC to bypass the headphone output that Apple may have spent as much 1p on.

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