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> how did a Register link get through? I thought that site was banned on HN Oh deary me, why should that be? Just because the journos are snarky and sarcastic,
by mfontani 7y ago
> how did a Register link get through? I thought that site was banned on HN
Oh deary me, why should that be? Just because the journos are snarky and sarcastic, or because it's pretending to be a red-top?
... or is it because it's mostly written in Perl?
- GordonS 7y agoI kind of agree with you, but also with the parent - because it's no longer pretending to be a red top. Very soon after El Reg was bought by the Daily Mail, there was a very noticeable change in the writing. It had always been snarky and sarcastic, but in amusing way - afterwards it was snarky and sarcastic, but in a kind of hateful, "fake outrage", unmistakable Daily Mail kind of way. I'd read El Reg almost every day for a decade before the Dailly Mail bought them, but I just couldn't stand it afterwards. A real shame.
- diodesign 7y agoHi, I work at El Reg. Just wanted to say we're not owned by the Daily Mail. I used to work for the Daily Mail Group, funnily enough, leaving in 2011 to join The Reg. But, anyway, no: El Reg isn't owned by the Daily Mail. It's the same four co-owners and the same independent publication. (If you haven't read us for a while, then please why not try us again. We're still snarky but I like to think our sarcasm and skepticism is precisely deployed as and when it's needed rather than as a scattergun. And above all, puns, jokes, and irreverence aside, we strive to be technical and correct.) C.
- GordonS 7y agoThen... I appear to have had a very strange dream that somehow became my reality! I'll give it another try, as long as the BOFH is still around, obv.
- na85 7y agoWhat's a red-top in this context?
- mfontani 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_journalism#Red_tops https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_journalism#Red_tops
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