Posts by NRT

Microsoft's Bing feeds you, tries to keep you captive

Good old days...

"That's our goal of not just providing links but helping you solve the key task that you're trying to do"

Surely that feature needs its own animated icon. How about a paperclip?

French FNARRista speed-cam bomber scores own goal

@ Red Bren

Seconded.

City anti-Scientology protestor avoids court summons

@Mr Chris Re: Scientology

"Maybe it is, but this was the City of London Police, which is an entirely different police force."

Which is supposed to be rife with Co$ favouritism. Allegedly.

I wish this was the first time I'd encountered the 'arrest now, apologise later' tactic, which (anecdotally) seems to be a common police tactic for removing 'ringleaders' from protests with no real justification.

Airport staff to be first with compulsory ID cards, say Tories

It's. Not. About. The. Cards.

Who cares whether one has to produce a little piece of plastic, when the whole National Identity Register is available online?

Exploding Flash catalogue rocks Dutch e-commerce site

The best bit

... is where certain humourless Register commenters thought this was a real webstore.

C'mon, guys! It's a promo! It's not supposed to be usable!