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Here's a non-paywalled link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QqQIwAGoVChMIkuXKjNbKxwIVBm4-Ch3cWgzN&url=h

Here's a non-paywalled link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QqQIwAGoVChMIkuXKjNbKxwIVBm4-Ch3cWgzN&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fhacker-killed-by-drone-was-secret-weapon-1440718560&ei=nb_fVdKiJYbc-QHctbHoDA&usg=AFQjCNG3WNw3DvdOkYfGmNQa02pgnjTGfw&sig2=4jsVPhW-hiWTSQEhZAH-SQ https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c... > Flagging an article that's otherwise good for HN, purely because it's behind one of these semi-paywalls, is not an ok use of flagging. We revoke flagging rights from accounts that do that. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10032121 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10032121 > The HN guidelines explicitly call for original sources. We want the best, most substantive version of a story. Other things being equal, we all prefer non-paywalled articles, but when things are not equal, substance should win. When there are standard workarounds to read the content, paywalls are just an inconvenience. The more this comes up, the clearer it gets that we shouldn't ban paywalls. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9717733 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9717733

JorgeGT 11y ago
All the substance that I am able to access in this case is: >Hacker Killed by Drone Was ‘Secret Weapon’ >Targeting of Islamic State’s electronics expert shows how digital warfare has upset balance of power on modern battlefield >By MARGARET COKER in London, DANNY YADRON in San Francisco and DAMIAN PALETTA in Washington Aug. 27, 2015 7:36 p.m. ET >U.S. and British officials decided earlier this year that a hacker needed to die. So I don't really understand what the 'Secret Weapon' the title of the post means, or anything more than the fact that according to US and UK officials a hacker needed to die and was indeed killed by a drone. Not much to hold a meaningful discussion really.
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- dogma1138 11y ago
  >So I don't really understand what the 'Secret Weapon' the title of the post means It was his "hacker" callsign.
frozenport 11y ago
What if people kept posting links to a paid service? (even if it was supposedly the best thing ever)
- dogma1138 11y ago
  Some people might be subscribed to it, some people might be convinced by the synopsis to pay. Many of the "science" threads on HN lead to paywalled sites where only an abstract or summary is available without login but that's sadly very common these days as it's hard to get access to published papers without having a university login. That said as far as WSJ goes you can't publish the paywall bypass link, Google removed the "Google Sent Me" chrome extensions for a reason as it was a violation in their opinion. The Google referral is selective choice by the site owner, it varies from country to country, site to site, and article to article.

JorgeGT 11y ago

All the substance that I am able to access in this case is: >Hacker Killed by Drone Was ‘Secret Weapon’ >Targeting of Islamic State’s electronics expert shows how digital warfare has upset balance of power on modern battlefield >By MARGARET COKER in London, DANNY YADRON in San Francisco and DAMIAN PALETTA in Washington Aug. 27, 2015 7:36 p.m. ET >U.S. and British officials decided earlier this year that a hacker needed to die. So I don't really understand what the 'Secret Weapon' the title of the post means, or anything more than the fact that according to US and UK officials a hacker needed to die and was indeed killed by a drone. Not much to hold a meaningful discussion really.

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dogma1138 11y ago
>So I don't really understand what the 'Secret Weapon' the title of the post means It was his "hacker" callsign.

frozenport 11y ago

What if people kept posting links to a paid service? (even if it was supposedly the best thing ever)

dogma1138 11y ago
Some people might be subscribed to it, some people might be convinced by the synopsis to pay. Many of the "science" threads on HN lead to paywalled sites where only an abstract or summary is available without login but that's sadly very common these days as it's hard to get access to published papers without having a university login. That said as far as WSJ goes you can't publish the paywall bypass link, Google removed the "Google Sent Me" chrome extensions for a reason as it was a violation in their opinion. The Google referral is selective choice by the site owner, it varies from country to country, site to site, and article to article.