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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
8:49 pm	Otto Z. Stern possibly dead at 57 http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/otto_to_center/ The first day of the rest of my heroism And Ninthly Friends, fans, tireless proles who hope for just a taste of all I've enjoyed - I must bid you "goodbye" or at least "see you later."… (Comment on this)
4:18 pm	UK bank chief stung in ID theft scam http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/hbos_chief_id_theft_scam/ HBOS boss conned Updated Identity fraudsters have claimed the prize scalp of the chief exec of HBOS bank.… (Comment on this)
2:57 pm	YouTube pros cash in on deaths with fake vids http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/toronto_youtube/ Taste.2.0 Last Sunday morning in Toronto there was a huge explosion at a propane storage depot which resulted in two deaths and 12,000 people being evacuated.… (Comment on this)
2:31 pm	Wireless browsers shut out of the Olympics http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/bbc_wireless_olympics/ We don't know where you are Mobile broadband over 3G may be able to offer speeds to compete with ADSL, but it can't offer access to the Olympics - at least not from the BBC, who are blocking mobile users from video streams of the event to comply with IOC rulings.… (Comment on this)
1:18 pm	Philippine troops battle rampaging MILFs http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/rampaging_mums/ It's true, believe us... Ok, we apologise: Not only has this story got no IT angle, but it's not even a story at all, just a feeble excuse to run an extravagantly silly headline.… (Comment on this)
12:42 pm	Fart-lighting youth in petrol can mishap http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/petrol_can_mishap/ Barf, wind and fire A 12-year-old Tipton lad has demonstrated why it's a really bad idea to light your own farts in close proximity to a can of petrol, after he did just that and ended up with 18 per cent burns to his thumb and the backs of his legs.… (Comment on this)
11:26 am	Satnav turtle locates cannabis stash http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/20/gps_cannabis_turtle/ Pot luck? A turtle with a GPS tracker attached to its shell has accidentally stumbled across a teenager’s secret horde of cannabis plants.… (Comment on this)
10:52 am	Puerto Rican corpse stands for three-day wake http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/upright_wake/ Upright send-off for murdered 'joker' A murdered Puerto Rican man who always insisted he'd like to spend his own wake on foot has been granted his wish after grieving relatives propped him in a corner of his house for three days while they said their goodbyes.… (Comment on this)
10:26 am	Downing Street rejects 'Clarkson for PM' petition http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/clarkson_petition/ Bad news for 49,447 petrolheads Having given due consideration to an e-petition demanding that Gordo stand down and make way for Jeremy Clarkson as PM - a campaign which attracted an impressive 49,447 signatures - Downing Street has posted a response on its YouTube channel:… (Comment on this)
9:57 am	'Why not try nude female midgets?' says Microsoft Adcenter http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/microsoft_adcenter_keywords/ Keywords no one bids on for a reason Microsoft Adcenter helpfully sent me a link to lists of low-cost keywords I could advertise on, categorised by sector, to “unlock new customers”. I had a quick look through the ’sport and rec’ list. Here is a small sample:… (Comment on this)
9:58 am	Old timers rattle zimmers at 'Elderly Persons' sign http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/20/elderly_persons_sign/ Warning: Patronised pensioners ahead Campaigning old timers organisation Age Concern is demanding the scrapping of the "Elderly Persons" road sign, which suggests that advanced years come at the price of a hunched back and a hobble to the shops propped up on a walking stick.… (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
2:00 pm	Russell Crowe to play Bill Hicks? http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/19/crowe_hicks/ Oz thespo working on draft script It appears we have the leaves of Sherwood Forest to thank (or blame, depending on your viewpoint) for a possible outing of Aussie thespo Russell Crowe as legendary US comedian Bill Hicks.… (Comment on this)
1:37 pm	Red Devil assaults Burnley FC's stadium roof http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/19/red_devil_mishap/ Pre-match entertainment ends in 'major embarrassment' Burnley FC has suspended all pre-match entertainments at its Turf Moor stadium after a member of the elite Red Devils parachute team performed an unscheduled assault on the roof of the ground's David Fishwick stand, the BBC reports.… (Comment on this)
1:01 pm	iPod Nano trouser fireballs sweep Japan http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/19/ipod_nano_wildfire_season_starts/ They knew the risks The long dry* summer wears on, rendering habitats parched and flammable as tinder. Pockets containing iPods are one such habitat and the annual outbreak of gadgetry-related conflagrations is under way.… (Comment on this)
Monday, August 18th, 2008
12:16 pm	Rude Tintin pulls out http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/18/naughty_tintin/ Saucy Spanish comic besmirches Snowy image A salacious Spanish reinterpretation of a Tintin story has been yanked from bookshops as a yucky stain on the comic book character.… (Comment on this)
Friday, August 15th, 2008
12:54 pm	French cough in to filthy restaurants http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/15/french_cuisine/ France's name is merde France’s bid to have its cuisine listed as a world treasure has been dealt a blow after it emerged that a quarter of its restaurants break hygiene rules or serve up food unfit for human consumption.… (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
6:30 pm	Hasbro kills Colonel Mustard in the corporate office with the marketing ploy http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/14/cluedo_clue_makeover/ A facelift for Clue(do) American toy and game giant Hasbro has given Clue(do) an overhaul, murdering Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, and the rest of the 60-year-old board game's famous cast of characters.… (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
8:18 pm	Google will eat itself in 202,345,117 years http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/13/google_will_eat_itself/ Click bots shovel stock into secret Swiss bank Update: After further investigation, it's likely the Google Will Eat Itself project is indeed ia hoax - though those behind it say that it's not.… (Comment on this)
6:51 pm	Three-alarm fire bakes Apple facility http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/13/three_alarm_fire_apple_hq/ Building iBurnt, nobody iHurt A three-alarm fire scorched the roof and damaged offices at Apple's Cupertino, California campus late Tuesday evening.… (Comment on this)
10:51 am	Council IT provider's staff exposed back-room operations http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/13/oldham_it_romp/ Taxi drivers, PCSOs shocked by windowsill sex romp Oldham council’s “preferred service provider” gave the whole community an eyeful when two members of staff serviced one another, unaware they were being watched by a crowd of 20 people.… (Comment on this)