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The Register is proud to announce a new venture: we're getting into the self-help business with The Mindful Sysadmin Colouring Book. Adult colouring books are the publishing industry's surprise hit. Apparently colouring in helps you to relax. As we contemplated our own effort in the field, The Register engaged eminent techno- …

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  1. AbnormalChunks

    Happy April Fools Day!

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    1. ssharwood
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      No. It's real. Click the order link

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      1. Allan George Dyer
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        Mushroom

        @ssharwood: You bastard, you got me. Here, have a beer ->

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        1. Simon Sharwood, Reg APAC Editor (Written by Reg staff)
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          Mwahahahahahahaha

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          1. Blank-Reg
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            Thumb Up

            That laugh was worthy of Murray!

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          2. Chris Miller
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            People who bought this also bought

            Samsung LTD

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      2. e^iπ+1=0
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        I do think it would sell at this price.

        I'd definitely buy the eBook version if they didn't put sodding VAT on it.

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        1. Sir Runcible Spoon
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          http://reg.cx/2kkT

          It's an oldie - but a timeless classic ;)

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        2. TeeCee Gold badge
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          Coat

          I'd definitely buy the eBook version ....

          Seriously, don't. Have you ever tried getting crayon off a screen?

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          1. Steve Aubrey
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            Well, OBVIOUSLY you borrow a PC or a phone . . .

            . . . and return it with the screen facing down.

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    2. caffeine addict
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      This is why I hate April Fools on the internet. You get the rubbish attempts at humour from companies (although I really quite like this one) then you get people desperate to announce to the world that they got the joke.

      Can't we just let the joke rumble on quietly? They didn't feel the need to shout "April Fools" at the bottom of the article...

      /grumpy bastard

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      1. Neil Barnes Silver badge
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        @Caffeine addict - they did, you know: check the price...

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        1. caffeine addict
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          @Neil Barnes or check the name of the tech guy. Hidden hints aren't the same as bellowing it.

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      2. Anonymous Coward
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        I think these are the same people that laugh VERY. LOUDLY at obscure stuff in comic book films - you know, to let you know they've read the original and get something YOU DON'T.

        Yeah, enjoy.

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      3. Anonymous Coward
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        @caffeine addict

        >They didn't feel the need to shout "April Fools" at the bottom of the article...

        No, they shouted it out in the second paragraph, "techno-psychologist Olof Larpi"

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        1. Just Enough
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          Re: @caffeine addict

          There really is only so many anagrams of "April Fool" possible. Or so my colleague Flora Pilo was saying just today. Have we not reached the end of them yet?

          Time to put the old "hide it in an anagram" joke to rest as an historic footnote.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
    Happy

    Nice one

    Some of it is strangely plausible, though. I sometimes wonder if my brain has given up on big thinking and has taken to packetising every little thing. Certainly my memory seems to have gone down that path.

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    1. Stoneshop
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      Re: Nice one

      An ever-increasing amount of my (packetized) thoughts seem to have exceeded their TTL, and/or my BGP has provided them with incorrect routing information.

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    2. Roq D. Kasba
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      Re: Nice one

      The Anatomy and Physiology colouring books are actually a great way to learn anat and phys, so a networking version of them wouldn't be too dissimilar!

      Problem is that The Reg is an electronic publication, and it's a bugger getting crayon out of a Kindle display.

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  3. ADJB

    Shame Really

    I suspect this would have been one of the best selling lines in the long history of dodgy Reg merchandise.

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    1. caffeine addict
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      Re: Shame Really

      Agreed - I'd have bought one

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      1. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken
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        Re: Shame Really

        Would totally buy several...

        But I'm going to print out the "sample pics" and colour them!

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        1. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken
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          Pint

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          Printed & distributed around the office.

          Everybody says 'Hi' to El Reg!

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    2. Dan 55 Silver badge
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      Re: Shame Really

      I'd have ordered one to take a break from this wretched charmless pile of code I'm supposed to be maintaining. Perhaps I'll print out the samples right now and colour them in instead, it might stop me from going postal.

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      1. Triggerfish
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        Re: Shame Really

        Pantone do some lovely grey and beige shades that would go nice on the desktops pic.

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  4. Seajay#

    Terrifyingly plausible, I've never been happier to be Rick Rolled.

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  5. Ralph B

    Stock Up

    You're gonna need a lot of beige pencils to colour in all those PCs.

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    1. TRT Silver badge
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      Re: Stock Up

      I can see another marketing opportunity for pencils / crayons / felt-tips in a range of IT related shades eg. LC475 beige, PCB green, IC grey, VT100 green, VT100 dark grey, Tektronix 4010 grey, SGI brown, Indigo indigo.

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      1. Peter Simpson 1
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        Re: Stock Up

        ...UV damaged "white" (i.e.: nicotine yellow)

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      2. Nik 2
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        plus CGA Blue, Pink and two shades of CGA grey.

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    2. Rusty 1
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      Re: Stock Up

      You could pretend they are SGI workstations.

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  6. x 7

    my secretary is asking whether it has a page with any penises. She said she wanted to try something hard

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    1. Simon Sharwood, Reg APAC Editor (Written by Reg staff)
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      Wait an hour. we'll have penises then

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      1. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken
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        "Wait an hour. we'll have penises then"

        Are you combining casual friday with happy hour?

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        1. Simon Sharwood, Reg APAC Editor (Written by Reg staff)
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          Nope, with history.

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          1. caffeine addict
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            The secret to mindfulness is 'appiness.

            That joke doesn't work nearly as well written down. Ah well...

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            1. Anonymous Coward
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              Anonymous Coward

              Asked what he desired most of all,

              "A penis" said the pope named John Paul.

              Coughted his holiness, "No,"

              "It is not pronounced so,"

              "But 'appiness as I recall."

              April fools day on a friday. What horror!

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        2. Simon Sharwood, Reg APAC Editor (Written by Reg staff)
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          Penises here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/01/when_steve_jobs_was_away_apples_designers_snuck_out_a_penisshaped_remote_control/

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  7. Anonymous Coward
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    GBP

    £1.04 in Blighty?

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: GBP

      I think you're getting confused with GBG.

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    2. allthecoolshortnamesweretaken
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      Re: GBP

      How much is that in Bitcoins?

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        Anonymous Coward

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        Three sheep.

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  8. m0rt

    I sent the link to a friend, forgetting what day it was...

    She was quite gutted when It isn't real.

    You should do this. I can personally guarantee 2 sales. As long as it is under a tenner. For the two.

    edit: And has pics of the staff writers to colour in too...in which case I will buy three and send one to Mr S. Fry.

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      Re: I sent the link to a friend, forgetting what day it was...

      Even better would be the addition of Mr S. Fry to the book with a picture of a network cable and an atomic clock.

      Edit: and a penis

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  9. Red Eyes

    I still want one

    I so wanted this to be real.

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  10. Markus Imhof

    Make it so!

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  11. Unep Eurobats
    Go

    It should so totally happen

    Please do it.

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  12. IHateWearingATie

    Bastards

    I clicked the buy link to see what tomfoolery you had prepared. Then regretted it. Bastards.

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    1. Yeti
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      FAIL

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      I feel your pain. "Not available in your country" or something. Bastards.

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