Bugmenot.com is a great solution to annoying websites which make you register just to read an article. Before stumbling across this gem, we had missed out on many a great stories. From the BugMeNot FAQ:

BugMeNot.com was created as a mechanism to quickly bypass the login of web sites that require compulsory registration and/or the collection of personal/demographic information (such as the New York Times).

Why not just register?

It’s a breach of privacy.

Sites don’t have a great track record with the whole spam thing.

It’s contrary to the fundamental spirit of the net. Just ask Google.

It’s pointless due to the significant percentage of users who enter fake demographic details anyway.

It’s a waste of time.

It’s annoying as hell.

Imagine if every site required registration to access content.

Check it out here

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