Here’s what’s been going on this week in CIX:

Under which name does a woman sign the marriage register? Assuming a bride is to take her husband’s surname, is she married as she signs the register, before or once she’s signed it? Advice from registrars indicates to sign in the maiden name, but an interesting example of two sisters married on the same day suggested sometimes signing in the married name was the done thing too.

As seen on: cix:gene/2general:4372

There’s been a media storm around the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s trip to Australia and New Zealand, but was the headline news of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall’s brother’s death worthy of so much coverage? Mark Shand, the conservationist and travel writer, was dubbed an ‘inspiration’ after his shock death for his charity work with The Elephant Family. However his death may not have warranted so much attention had his sister not been married to the Prince of Wales.

As seen on: cix:bbcradio/5general:5654

The Beeb’s latest costume drama caused grumblings across social media and CIX this week. Jamaica Inn, an adaptation of the Daphne Du Maurier novel of the same name, was broadcast with such poor sound quality that viewers had to turn the volume all the way up to understand anything actors were saying. The BBC initially apologised saying a technical fault had occurred during transmission that couldn’t be rectified but when a quarter of the audience gave up during the second episode, they admitted the actors may not have been speaking as clearly as possible.

As seen on: cix:sasha_lubetkin/16chatterbox:2904

Nigella Lawson may need to be called in as a special advisor for one CIXen’s problem. Travelling to the US to film her next series of The Taste, Nigella found herself thrown off the flight because of admitting to using drugs, in court last year. CIXen’s concerns that this could happen to a friend with a drugs record was given some relief – the US seem to grant offence waivers around 15 years after. We could be waiting a while for that second series then…

As seen on: cix:uncle_sam/2general:3814

Puzzling football rules were discussed in the football forum as the season winds down. If you can shed any light on why players have to wait on the sidelines to return to play after an injury, then join the debate on: cix:football/3chatter:5474.

Just one joke this week:

Paddy texts his wife:

“Mary, I’m just having one more pint with the lads,

If I’m not home in 20 minutes, read this message again”

Here’s what’s been going on this week in CIX:

Would Nigel Evans have been entitled to legal aid? Should his costs be reimbursed now that he’s been acquitted? What would have happened to a poorer man in his situation? CIXens debated the ins and outs of the Nigel Evans case and his sudden change in support for legal aid when he needed it most.

The debate continues on: cix:law/3crimial:349

New gTLDs have been launched this week to mixed reviews on CIX. Though some CIXens have already purchased a name or two, others aren’t convinced they’ll serve any real purpose. Speculation that many people google the address and never learn the domain name extension could make the new domains relatively pointless.

As seen on: cix:photo/12general:1391

Legal themes dominated many discussions over the week, as workers questioned whether their employer should have hired them without finances to pay them, and landlords questioned their right to keys. Help and advice with legal issues is always needed on CIX, where a workaround is the best solution for most!

As seen on: cix:landlords/general2:4159 and cix:enquire_within/9legal:1404

The Guardian are said to be setting up a newspaper which draws content using algorithms and social media. Is this the death of good journalism? Many felt that the recycled nature of journalism would only continue if the majority of stories were found by analysis of twitter trends and by rehashing the MailOnline’s content. And, of course, it’s harder to complain about the Guardianistas…

Reporting straight from: cix:enquire_within/61discussion:8796

Jokes of the week:

Apparently the US flag on the moon has been bleached white by the sun. so if aliens visit us they’ll assume the French landed there.

Why are there no aspirin in the jungle?

Because, there isn’t a sufficient customer base to support the infrastructure required to sell pharmaceuticals.

Here’s what been going on this week on CIX:

Twitter’s full power was realised as a user found herself with a better response from a supermarket’s customer service than from their email support. In recent years, big chains have invested hugely into advertising and customer service streams on twitter, keen to keep the public, accessible image of them positive. Other users cited their experience of instant results with twitter when email and phones failed them.

As seen in: cix:sasha_lubetkin/16chatterbox:2296

An older debate on 3D printing was reignited as a Kickstarter project to create a micro 3D printer that anyone could own at home launched. The Micro is designed to the be the simplest, consumer-facing 3D printer on the market, able to be used straight out of the box and reliable even after thousands of uses. It’s already surpassed its $50,000 goal, raising $2,224,209 with 26 days to go.

Catch up here: cix:electronics/31gen:3682.

Of course, there was plenty of debate on the Open SSL bug known as Heartbleed which will potentially affect many sites and users. The Telegraph was dubbed the most useful of all media sources on the issue, but any ICUK users who are worried can also check out our blog for more information. Readers may also enjoy the light relief offered by xkcd.

More on: cix:developer/3chatter:2192

Should newspapers print swear words or foul language? There was debate centred around a New York Times article which illustrated the different way newspapers had reported a call between a US assistant secretary of state with a Ukrainian ambassador in which she used a four letter word rhyming with ‘duck’. Whilst print outlets like the Guardian and Reuters printed the comment in full, others used asterisks to delete some letters and remove possible offence. Many CIXens agreed that the word itself shouldn’t get in the way of the story, which is far more important than whether some swore or not.

For more, read: cix:philology/5general:1411

Best jokes of the week:

Three days ago I got a pass-code lock that takes a picture whenever someone enters the wrong code to look in my phone.

So far I have 26 pictures of drunk me.

David Hasselhoff calls his agent and demands, “I want everyone to call me The Hoff from now on.” His agent replies “Sure! No hassle.”

Police are hunting the ‘knitting needle nutter’ who has stabbed 6 people.  They believe he could be following some kind of pattern.