The original slashdot was actually very readable. Here's a screenshot: http://images.slashdot.org/faq/screen_nested.gif http://images.slashdot.org/faq/screen_ne

The original slashdot was actually very readable. Here's a screenshot: http://images.slashdot.org/faq/screen_nested.gif http://images.slashdot.org/faq/screen_nested.gif Not pretty, but readable and very usable. The padding and useless decoration that you (rightfully) complain about was introduced with the first ajax-redesign a few years ago.