Observed arrival · 2026-08-30
The Sludge Report's Anti-Gateway Gateway
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A retro-styled satire site that asks visitors to choose between framed and frameless versions before entering.
Field notes
The homepage functions as a deliberately overdramatic gateway rather than a conventional article index: visitors choose a frames or no-frames presentation before entering. Its visible layer combines a Netscape-era 800×600/14.4k-modem specification, a zeroed visitor counter, and a joke crawler-only payment demand involving Bitcoin, checks, money orders, or Beanie Babies. The extract does not expose the reports beyond this entrance, so the editorial depth remains unverified.
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