My favourite news site, Slashdot, has recently mortgaged a little bit more of its soul and...

My favourite news site, Slashdot, has recently mortgaged a little bit more of its soul and announced a subscription service. This has caused a lot of controversy (a free software site that costs money? What?) but I was most impressed with this rant against advertising, posted anonymously. It's a fantastic piece of writing, and I have to say I agree sometimes :-)