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Windows 10 quite literally projects its deepest, darkest fears on to New Zealand
It may have escaped the worse of coronavirus, but no one is immune to bork
09 Nov 09:30 | 5
Bootnotes
Bootnotes
Elon Musk's ancient April Fools' gag about 'Tesla Tequila' made real in lightning-shaped bottle
At $250 for 750ml, the joke’s on buyers who bought the whole batch in hours
06 Nov 07:36 | 49
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Super-antique-fragile-and-it's-XP-alidocious, even though the sight of it is something quite atrocious
A most uneXPected visitor: Windows cling-on spotted by Reg reader Discovery crew member
05 Nov 09:30 | 48
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Remember 2013? This coffee machine does: If I could turn back time – I'd reboot this PC
I'd take back that bork that hurt you, or drink tea....
30 Oct 20:20 | 30
The RPG
Luke Skywalker used to bullseye womp rats in his T-16 on Tatooine. But Star Wars: Squadrons misses the mark
Sadly, the space opera franchise's first proper starfighter game in yonks just isn't that good
30 Oct 17:22 | 39
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SNAFU: Clairvoyant train brings warning of what was coming down the line for 2020
Situation: The New Normal?
27 Oct 10:44 | 24
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IKEA Croydon (FYI: that's a place in outer London, not a type of DIY cabinet) likes things in pairs, from chimneys to bork
The site may be getting on a bit, but the Windows fail is bang up to date
26 Oct 09:30 | 24
Bootnotes
What a time to be alive: DB Admin raps about Microsoft SQL Server and he ain't even paid to do so
It's 2020. Things are weird. So maybe it's time to dance alone to 'Back Dat NAS up'
23 Oct 17:10 | 6
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Ho hum: If you're so artificially intelligent, name this song while my videos go viral
My careful plan to save the economy
23 Oct 09:28 | 49
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Fancy a steaming portion of Kentucky Fried Bork? A fingerlickin' flub that's pure poultry in motion
Greasy goodness plays havoc with a PC's disk
23 Oct 08:30 | 24
Bootnotes
COVID-struck holiday rentals firm Airbnb shacks up with ex Apple design honcho Jony Ive in multi-year deal
No, he's not dragging his cool vintage steamer-style suitcase onto an IKEA armchair in a host villa ... it's a 'special' design relationship
22 Oct 13:13 | 17
Bootnotes
Dulux feel lucky, punk? Samsung wades into paint world with interior emulsions designed to 'complement' your, er, TV
Yes your TV has a 'lifestyle'. Yes we have all been indoors for much, much too long
22 Oct 09:25 | 30
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Got an irritating itch you just can't scratch? That'll be Windows wanting an update
No, we're a chemist. We don't sell that sort of patch.
21 Oct 08:30 | 13
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Rambo: First Bork. Turns out John Rambo is no match for a bad CMOS checksum
To survive a war, you gotta become war. Yes, that's a real quote from the movie. Quality
19 Oct 09:25 | 30
Who, Me?
Quick thinking and an explanation for everything – key CTO qualities
You thought that presentation would be dull as styrofoam flavoured water when...
19 Oct 07:15 | 56
Bootnotes
Hey Reg readers, Happy Spreadsheet day! Because there ain't no party like an Excel party
From VisiCalc to Google Sheets, none of them is a database
16 Oct 18:32 | 73
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When you gaze long enough into the bork, the bork will gaze back into you
Bork, bork, bork on the Autobahn
16 Oct 11:27 | 20
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
The vid-confs drinking game: Down a shot of brandy every time someone titters 'Sorry, I was on mute'
Take your brain to another dimension- sion- sion... Pay close attention
16 Oct 09:15 | 84
Bootnotes
We bought a knockoff Lego launchpad kit from China for our Saturn V rocket so you don't have to
Master builder or vastly inferior?
15 Oct 09:01 | 121
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Remember the days when signs were signs and operating systems didn't need constant patching?
The signage may be borked, but the Swedish meatballs are steaming
12 Oct 09:33 | 35
Popular
Cloud
Biden projected to be the next US President, Microsoft joins rest of world in telling Trump: It looks like... you're fired
Orange is the new sacked
Software
Bad software crashed Boeings. Now it appears the company lacked a singular software supremo
Former SpaceX, Tesla, and Google site reliability leader steps into newly-created role
Security
Chinese hacking competition cracks Chrome, ESXi, Windows 10, iOS 14, Galaxy 20, Qemu, and more
VMware warns of incoming security fix after attackers get root on host
Who, Me?
The day I took down the data centre- I mean, the day I saved the day. Right, boss?
How many hundred thousand customers?
Review
Magic! If you have an entry-level iPad, the Combo Touch could make it your workhorse
If only cheaper-than-Apple Logitech kit could turn bog-standard slab into a Pro
Promo
Hackers work 24 hours a day – when will you schedule your security training?
It’s SANS training time in Tokyo, Singapore, and India
Emergent Tech
Uber is now a food delivery company with a substantial sideline in taxis
Delivery is even profitable in some places, whole company be kind-of in the black by 2021
Cloud
You can forget your fancy ERP customisations because that's not how it works in the cloud, SAP's Oliver Betz tells users
But that's where German software giant wants its on-prem customers to go
Policy
India slashes red tape to make life much easier for outsourcers and outsourcing
Makes work-from-home legal and lowers barriers to entry for smaller players and multinationals' use of Indian workers
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Windows 10 quite literally projects its deepest, darkest fears on to New Zealand
It may have escaped the worse of coronavirus, but no one is immune to bork
STORIES
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
From the Department of WCGW: An app-controlled polycarbonate lock with no manual override/physical key
Did we mention where it goes? Plus: LinkedIn trolling and other lockdown fun
09 Oct 09:17 | 83
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Typical. Museum of London Docklands display would be ready to set sail were it not for no-show cast member
A fascinating exhibition of historic artefacts – and that's just the obsolete software
08 Oct 07:31 | 8
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It really is your last chance to see anything at Cineworld for quite some time, and this big-screen bork speaks volumes
Honey, I Misconfigured the Firewall
07 Oct 08:03 | 34
Bootnotes
All at sea: SAP was barely out of the port when it sank its 'social responsibility' voyage
Push to buy from 'purposeful suppliers' coincides with launch of yachting app
06 Oct 13:50 | 21
Bootnotes
Spooked by the specter of out-of-control, virus-spreading parties, Airbnb slams coffin lid on Halloween rentals
Don't be monster-mashing that reservation button in the US and Canada, you ghouls and ghosts
05 Oct 21:04 |
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What is it about McDonald's, cultural black holes, and not being able to make tech work?
Get your kicks on, er, the A12
05 Oct 08:30 | 32
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Key-cutting machine borked sideways after visit from the BSOD fairy locks things down
Under 3 minutes? Not today
01 Oct 08:31 | 44
Bootnotes
Singapore Airlines turns A380 into a restaurant, delivers plane food to homes
As Australia's Qantas sells off old 747 drinks carts, fully loaded
30 Sep 05:13 | 34
Rise of the Machines
British Army develops AI shotgun drone with machine vision for indoor use
2020 just gets better and better
29 Sep 18:18 | 89
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G'day mate, I'll take two tinnies, a packet of Tim Tams, some Vegemite, and a bork
Do you come from a bork down under?
29 Sep 08:30 | 21
Bootnotes
Despite rolling a homegrown translation app with iOS 14, Apple resorts to freebie tool for Dutch Ts-and-Cs waffle
'I didn't expect this kind of work from Apple.' Sorry, did you see Catalina?
28 Sep 12:13 | 19
Bootnotes
First-world problems: The pumpkin spice latte is here, but the Starbucks loyalty card app has wiped my balance
Coffee giant brews UK customers a double shot of cock-up
25 Sep 15:24 | 34
The RPG
Can The Register run Crysis Remastered? Yes, but we don't see why you would want to
It's the 'gaming funk' edition, also starring Wasteland 3, Crusader Kings 3, and Among Us
25 Sep 10:58 | 26
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Onwards! To the airport and adventure! And this rather lachrymose Linux screen
No flight info, no adverts, just blackness...
23 Sep 08:10 | 39
Bootnotes
Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of 'Advanced Night Repair' skin cream helping NASA to commercialise space
Estée Lauder’s pricey goop gets seat on next ISS resupply mission as Japanese companies pledge zero-G cosmetics
21 Sep 08:01 | 47
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Behold the Bloo Screen of Death: Bathroom borkage stops
Behold the Bloo Screen of Death: Bathroom borkage stops spray play
Flushed out
18 Sep 11:20 | 44
Bootnotes
As we stand on the precipice of science fiction into science fact, people say: Hell yeah, I want to augment my eyesight!
They're called glasses, look it up
18 Sep 08:30 | 121
Analysis
Strap in for the wild ride that is invest.com: A failed legal battle, millions of dollars on the line... and that Yo! app
Plus: Strange $12m sale rumors surround top domain name
17 Sep 21:56 | 4
Bootnotes
Amazon Lex can now speak British English... or simply 'English' if you're British
Alexa-derived chatbot tech allegedly understands 'the British accent', but fails to recognise that there are many
17 Sep 11:45 | 95
