Following the nested "go read this" links to the "The 49MB Web Page" page:

> Simplified versions like text.npr.org, lite.cnn.com and www.cbc.ca/lite still exist out there.

TIL, these are awesome. Not in the sense that they're a visual tour de force, obviously, but they make for an easy "hey, type this in for a second and tell me what you think" contrast, to help people realize how inconvenient the default experience has slowly become.