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In case some users miss the context, The Register is kind of like The Onion but for IT news, just with a bit less fiction and a bit more bite :-)



That's really not what they are. The Onion is fictional news that parodies politics. The Reg reports real stuff but with a sarcastic tone.


The Register has really sharp writers. They are serious journalism; not satire.

That said, they deliberately take the role of British “Red Top” tabloids, which are known to be quite “cheeky.”


Seeing as they're British, it's probably more in the "Snarky tone" category than sarcastic.


I'd say that these days The Onion is either a summary of American politics or even a forecast, rather than a parody :-D


Once upon a time, it was as widely known in the tech community as HN is today.




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