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This article is not readable even in incognito mode, where it claims that I've read my share of articles this month. Tried the 'web' option which also had no ef
by carbocation 8y ago
This article is not readable even in incognito mode, where it claims that I've read my share of articles this month. Tried the 'web' option which also had no effect.
- warent 8y agoa) Try a different network b) Get a subscription to The Economist
- icedchai 8y agoIt's probably simpler and cheaper to just clear all your cookies for economist.com and any subdomains.
- carbocation 8y agoCookies are not preserved in incognito mode; this suggestion does not work.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- icedchai 8y agoNote that it is possible for sites to detect incognito mode... https://gist.github.com/jherax/a81c8c132d09cc354a0e2cb911841ff1 https://gist.github.com/jherax/a81c8c132d09cc354a0e2cb911841... (You are correct though: my suggestion still doesn't work, for other reasons!)
- stephengillie 8y agoWhy should a a highly-paid engineer spend a few dollars, when they can spend the time-equivalent of dozens of dollars to not pay?
- dmortin 8y agoI'd pay some tiny amount for a single article, but I don't want a full subscription if I don't read the Economist otherwise. Also, I don't want dozens of subscriptions for different sites. I'd like a system when some tiny amount would be deducted automatically from my account every time I read an article on different sites.
- Cyphase 8y ago> I'd like a system when some tiny amount would be deducted automatically from my account every time I read an article on different sites. Figure out how to make that work in the market and you can be a _very_ highly-paid engineer.
- stephengillie 8y agoThis sounds like the same situation as the music industry, bundling in an album 12 songs you don't want, along with the 2 you do want. Or newspapers, where you pay for the 4 sections you won't read, along with the 2 you do read. Or streaming services, paying for the thousands of shows you won't watch, along with the dozen you do watch.
- godelmachine 8y agoWe need someone to post a paywall-bypass link. I don’t have the means or the knowledge to find such a link.
- JamieF1 8y agoHere you go: https://outline.com/https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/10/13/short-sellers-are-good-for-markets https://outline.com/https://www.economist.com/finance-and-ec...
- fgonzag 8y agoand you definitely have a right to read their content without paying. That being said, though I agree the economist is allowed to charge whatever it wants for us to read their articles, I don't think their pay walled articles should be allowed in HN, as only a minor portion of the reader base would be able to access the content legally.
- wgjordan 8y agoNote the FAQ [1] explicitly says comments like this asking how to read a paywalled article are ok: > Are paywalls ok? > It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds. > In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- anon_cow1111 8y agoArchive seems to work https://web.archive.org/web/20181013150132/https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/10/13/short-sellers-are-good-for-markets https://web.archive.org/web/20181013150132/https://www.econo...
- carbocation 8y agoThis looked great, but the page turns all white after it loads the javascript. The link from JamieF1 is the only one that works for me so far: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18208660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18208660