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Re:Ask HN: What are some of your favorite journals or magazi... by klelatti on Sunday November 22, 2020 @07:04AM (#25176811)
The obituaries in the Economist (at the back) are often poignant and insightful, and sometimes cover individuals who deserve to be better known.

I remember a joint obit in 2008 of Jack Scott (weather forecaster) and Reg Varney (who starred in British sitcom On The Buses). Not an expected pairing.

https://www.economist.com/obituary/2008/12/04/jack-scott-and...

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Re:Ask HN: What are some of your favorite journals or magazi... by fiftyacorn on Sunday November 22, 2020 @11:05AM (#25178531)
reg varney - the first person to publicly use a cash machine
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Re:Ask HN: What are some of your favorite journals or magazi... by klelatti on Sunday November 22, 2020 @01:06PM (#25179504)
And the first cash machine used cheques with radioactive Carbon 14 rather than plastic cards!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6230194.stm

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