The Register ain't what it used to be. I can agree with though (and envy) those able to subscribe to a daily newspaper worth reading. It can be a good substitute for spending as much time online.
You can pick up a lot of news from a site such as this but I agree people need to keep informed from a news source somewhere.
I have followed the news long enough, though, that sometimes I see less need to keep informed about all the goings on. For me, such a time is now, when I feel I can spend that time more productively at some other activity.
It may be different if you live in or around Des Moines, where you still get your local news. But for me the Register is a small subset of its former self. And it has long been, and is almost always now, predictable.