[mrucci]

It's hard to believe that articles in this newspaper are not generated by a markov chain or some other machinery.

Just look at the titles of articles published by this author: http://www.theregister.co.uk/Author/2578

What the hell does this means?

    "MI5 boss: We NEED to break securo-tech, get 'assistance' from data-slurp firms"

[andybak]

The Register originally aimed to parody the style of headline writing in British tabloids.

And the irony has slipped into being just a house style now - one which is rather uneven in quality and appropriateness.