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Non WSJ-paywalled article by Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-forex-hedgefunds-idUSKCN0V50YC http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-forex-hedg
by ryandamm 11y ago
Non WSJ-paywalled article by Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-forex-hedgefunds-idUSKCN0V50YC http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-forex-hedgefunds-idU...
Not the same article, FWIW.
- melling 11y agoIsn't that what the 'web' rules under the title is for? We really need an official with HN FAQ: https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/hacker-news-faq-1-how-do-i-read-an-article-behind-a-paywall/ https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/hacker-news-faq-1-ho...
- jsprogrammer 11y agoRelabel 'web' to 'no paywall'?
- vinceguidry 11y agoDid not work for me.
- RA_Fisher 11y agoOne trick is to Google the headline. The article as linked-to from Google won't have a paywall. :)
- incongruity 11y agoI thought that approach always worked, but it looks like it doesn't for this article. What gives? I thought that was a requirement from Google that users see what the googlebot sees?
- RA_Fisher 11y agoHmmm, worked for me.
- aborochoff 11y agoIf you try to hit the link before googling you'll get paywalled. They Probably stick a cookie on you to prevent you from playing this trick (use another browser or private window).
- knowaveragejoe 11y agoThey must be using some other fingerprinting techniques if that's the case, it's not working in either a private window(chrome) or another browser(firefox).
- monochromatic 11y agoJust tried it with a private window and it still didn't work. Something different is going on here...
- strebler 11y agoI had the same problem - first clear your cookies for WSJ.com, then google the headline. Worked for me.