The Sludge Report has been in continuous publication since a date Mr. Sludge declines to specify, citing what he describes as “editorial privilege” and, separately, “a box that hasn’t been unpacked.”
In the spring of 2023, at the persistent urging of his granddaughter Margaux, Mr. Sludge acquired this domain. What followed was an extended incident involving CNAME records, a TXT verification string that Mr. Sludge printed, signed in blue ink, and mailed to an address he believed to be operated by Google, and seventeen consecutive days of what he refers to, collectively, as “the hosting situation.”
Margaux has since moved on to other concerns. She is studying abroad. She does not check her messages.
Mr. Sludge now contributes exclusively to jjk.engineer, whose technical staff has requested not to be named in connection with any of this, and whose infrastructure Mr. Sludge regards as adequate, though he has noted — on multiple occasions, in writing — that the fonts could be reconsidered.
His work is available there. It is, by his own assessment, essential.
Mr. Sludge wishes it known that his arrangement with jjk.engineer is professional in nature and entered into voluntarily. He further wishes it known that he retains full editorial authority over all content bearing his name, and that the technical infrastructure, while not his, is “not entirely without merit.” This note was submitted in triplicate. Two copies are missing.