[HN Gopher] Mike Magee, founder of the Register, is dead
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       Mike Magee, founder of the Register, is dead
        
       Author : dannyobrien
       Score  : 71 points
       Date   : 2024-08-18 21:56 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | kevml wrote:
       | I've read the register throughout the years but I never thought
       | much about the folks behind it. The obituary tells a wild story
       | that was heartwarmingly written by a friend. Now I'm wating for
       | the biopic!
        
       | DonHopkins wrote:
       | The Register is one of the few great iconoclastically cool news
       | sites I am truly fond of and respect, in the company of Suck.com,
       | FuckedCompany.com, and Morph's Output on the Information
       | Superhighway. But unlike those historic news sites of yore, it's
       | still somehow managed to say in business, and remains relevant
       | and interesting, after all these years.
        
       | godelmachine wrote:
       | The Register is one of the few websites on the internet which
       | makes tech articles worth reading. They make the reader realize
       | the significance of tech, who might otherwise pass it off as
       | nuances which only nerds should be aware of.
        
       | ekianjo wrote:
       | > In December 2000, Magee suffered a heart attack and died on the
       | operating table only to revive and being told that he would have
       | to do the same operation in ten years (he didn't). When he
       | returned to work, he stated publicly that he disagreed with the
       | editorial direction of The Register.
       | 
       | thats what you call "a change of heart"
        
       | chx wrote:
       | https://www.theregister.com/2007/04/20/cf-y5_toughbook/ this
       | review of the Panasonic CF-Y5 is one of the highlights of the
       | genre (I had the good luck to own one):
       | 
       | > The exterior design of the machine's casing is reminiscent of a
       | Sherman tank cross-bred with a 1970s sports saloon, while the lid
       | opens with the grace of a bank vault door. Yet the designers have
       | managed to make the machine look attractive all the same, the
       | overall effect being what you'd expect from GI Jane in a glittery
       | ball gown.
        
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