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News in Odd Things on 02/27/2012
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New posts Molesworth and the New Latin 0 TheRegister Odds and Sods RSS | Source 9 02/27/2012 at 13:19:08

'Why must we lurn about computa sciense sur? Why?'

Verity Stob 'In his speech [...] the Education Secretary Michael Gove appeared to accept in its entirety the argument that ICT had become little more than training in office skills and something far more rigorous was required [...] While Alex Hope's slogan "coding is the new Latin" did not appeal to some, it must have appealed to the classicist in Michael Gove' - Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC website

New posts Kung-fu tweeting Carl Douglas wins El Reg prize - with expert timing 0 TheRegister Odds and Sods RSS | Source 7 02/13/2012 at 16:01:04

Beardie computer scientist was fast as lightning

Mr Carl Douglas - the computer scientist from Blighty's Lincoln, not the Kung-fu Fighting pop star - was fast as lightning to become @regvulture's 10,000th follower on Twitter.…

New posts TicketWeb coughs to email database hack 0 TheRegister Odds and Sods RSS | Source 5 02/13/2012 at 15:02:06

Punters get phishy mails sniffing for credit card info

Customers of UK ticketing agency TicketWeb, a subsidiary of TicketMaster, received phishing emails from the company over the weekend after its direct email marketing system was hacked.…

New posts Car crash model cushioned by 38KKK Bulgarian airbags 0 TheRegister Odds and Sods RSS | Source 8 02/13/2012 at 13:19:04

'I think my breasts saved my life'

A top-heavy model who wrapped her car round a tree is convinced her preposterous 38KKK Bulgarian airbags saved her from an appointment with the great cosmetic surgery clinic in the sky.…

New posts Fondle my slab, baby: Inside the tactile world of Apple-fan iDating 0 TheRegister Odds and Sods RSS | Source 9 02/13/2012 at 11:02:02

'There are more boys than girls, but it's not a problem'

Even in the hearts of Apple fanbois, there's room to love another human being as well as machinery. But it's better if the human receiving that love also has an iPad, say those who are presumably experts in the matter.…