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Could we stop with the links to WSJ? Very few people can get past the paywall.

swampthinker 10y ago
The common workaround is to click "web" under the story link, then click the first result. Gets around the paywall. Or you could just pay for the WSJ.
- lukasLansky 10y ago
  This doesn't work for me on mobile.
  - jmknoll 10y ago
    You can also copy the article title and run a google search for it. WSJ isn't paywalled for links from search engines (Google for sure at least, not sure about others).
    - Noseshine 10y ago
      We have come full circle. How about the submitter of the story does that?
      - maggit 10y ago
        It seems like WSJ inspects the Referer HTTP header, so it disables the paywall if it seems that you navigated to it from a search engine. So, it is not a property of the link. This, of course, makes sure I do not get around the paywall, since I have disabled that header in my browser. (I dislike the tracking aspect)
- icantdrive55 10y ago
  Its funny about paying for a site. The last site I paid for was a porn site in my 30's. They provided exactly what I needed, at the time. They didn't irritate me 99c introductory trials. I was around when everything was free. I wonder if that is my hesitation to pay, I'm cheap, or the content is just not compelling enough? If I wasen't so prudish, lazy I'd code a WallStreet/Homeclips site? It would have to be done just right. (I have gotten to used to not putting spaces between words. It used to be a pet peeve, now it's just looks normal.)
k_lander 10y ago
I think theres a filter list for ublock origin
_audakel 10y ago
You can also wget the article I believe and bypass the pay wall. Haven't tried it for a few months cause its kinda a pain but it worked a few months ago when I was following the therano stories.
teh_klev 10y ago
FYI: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html See: "Are paywalls ok?" However...archive.is is also your friend: http://archive.is/FOEoA http://archive.is/FOEoA

The common workaround is to click "web" under the story link, then click the first result. Gets around the paywall. Or you could just pay for the WSJ.

lukasLansky 10y ago
This doesn't work for me on mobile.
- jmknoll 10y ago
  You can also copy the article title and run a google search for it. WSJ isn't paywalled for links from search engines (Google for sure at least, not sure about others).
  - Noseshine 10y ago
    We have come full circle. How about the submitter of the story does that?
    - maggit 10y ago
      It seems like WSJ inspects the Referer HTTP header, so it disables the paywall if it seems that you navigated to it from a search engine. So, it is not a property of the link. This, of course, makes sure I do not get around the paywall, since I have disabled that header in my browser. (I dislike the tracking aspect)
icantdrive55 10y ago
Its funny about paying for a site. The last site I paid for was a porn site in my 30's. They provided exactly what I needed, at the time. They didn't irritate me 99c introductory trials. I was around when everything was free. I wonder if that is my hesitation to pay, I'm cheap, or the content is just not compelling enough? If I wasen't so prudish, lazy I'd code a WallStreet/Homeclips site? It would have to be done just right. (I have gotten to used to not putting spaces between words. It used to be a pet peeve, now it's just looks normal.)

k_lander 10y ago

I think theres a filter list for ublock origin

_audakel 10y ago

You can also wget the article I believe and bypass the pay wall. Haven't tried it for a few months cause its kinda a pain but it worked a few months ago when I was following the therano stories.

teh_klev 10y ago

FYI: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html See: "Are paywalls ok?" However...archive.is is also your friend: http://archive.is/FOEoA http://archive.is/FOEoA