Posts by fuzzyduck

Swedish cops probe flying fermented fish attack

A Swedish Delicacy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbRIpTUMNi0

Astronomers witness birth of a mini-Earth

Stay tuned?

"Stay tuned - I expect lots more fireworks as the planet in HD113766 grows"...

Exactly how long does it take a planet to actually form from a gas ring?

I'd be surprised if it happens within the span of human existence on Earth.

El Reg seeks ultimate 'nom de sex'

Like the Star Wars Phish...

Something like your Star Wars name is made up of the first three letters of your mother's maiden name, then the first two letters of your forename, and then the first three letters of your town birth.

So... Joe Bloggs, whose mother's maiden name was Doe, Born in Northampton would be called Doe-Jo-Nor.

German teen unplugs pensioner's 'noisy' life support machine

Battery backup

Given that medical staff 'quickly realised' it might be assumed that the machine did give a frenzied beeping when the main power was cut.

Microsoft too busy to name Linux patents

Quantum Patents

So it seems possible to know how many patents you've breached, or which particular patents you've breached, but not both at the same time...