Posts by SimonX

Music lovers move to block Phil Collins' rebirth

Re: Quite

Well it was used for some Disney dinosaurs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3VqcTDf6l4

Oxfam, you're full of FAIL. Leave economics to sensible bods

Why?

What is this bollocks even doing in the Reg? Was the Daily Mail full today?

ALIEN DETECTION was SUPPRESSED by the BBC - top boffin

Re: Its turned into

FrankAlphaXII - could I suggest the Daily Mail Online - it seems like your natural home (they hate Uzbekistani goths)

Re: And we pay our license fee because?

Stumpy - don't let the facts get in the way of a good rant. Or you could get a grip yourself.

Compulsory coding in schools: The new Nerd Tourism

Re: Andrew - you are wrong.

That's fine Skelband, as long as children divide easily into your nice, simple categories.

Academics over here please, labourers over there through the door marked Epsilon Semi-Moron

Google goggles with Terminator HUD 'coming soon'

also...

...

Gets grit in eye.... destroys village

Jesus appears, acquires vast following, bitchslaps Justin Bieber

Well said

Upvote this comment +10.

Every time I see this being used on The Reg it pisses me off. Perhaps the sub-editors (assuming they exist) could sometimes use some alternative words that are also used to describe domestic violence.

iTunes Match is iPiracy, claims loopy Oz industry troll

Or should that be...

iLegal

Well...

...he's right, isn't he?

Give the Met Office £10m, says Transport Committee

Bit of a cliche

Although we are really talking about long term forecasting, it seems like a few people can't resist the opportunity to trot out some old cliches about the Met Office never getting short term forecasts right.

It seems to me that short term forecasts (2-3 days) are very accurate these days (compared with a few years ago). The other day we had a clear blue sky in the morning. The forecast said that there would be a short shower at 7pm, and there was. I think that is almost a form of magic.

Is cynicism compulsory on this site?

Oracle wins round one in bare-knuckle Android patent suit

Harsh

That was a comment lacking in class. Can I give 10 thumbs down?

Paramount to recount The Martian Chronicles

Thanks

For making me laugh.

But I think Emma Watson really is a witch (in a good way)

Nokia launches new corporate font

Fear of flying?

I think it's an Erica Jong thing.

Channel islanders attack Street View car

Don't be stupid....

We're not that backwards.

We were worried that taking a picture would steal our souls.

Although it only happens as a result of a separate research project being included in the codebase in error.

The Reg guide to Linux, part 1: Picking a distro

Didn't your Mum tell you....

...nobody likes a smart-arse?

If you know it, just don't bother to read it - or comment on it. It's not hard.

Could we have a slap icon please?