[gumby]

The fate of journals wax and wane, and for me the apex of el Reg was in the era of Andrew Orlowski and (RIP) Lester Haines (they overlapped). Orlowski knows his computing history and writes really well. Haines wrote not just knowledgeably but with a carefree humour that made you feel like he was smiling with you as you read his work. His loss was a real blow.

I still read it regularly, but some of the spirit has gone. But you never know -- someone new could show up and revive that joi deivivre je ne sais quoi. Haines definitely did that when he joined.