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Where in the World Is Larry Page?

33 points by elsewhen 8y ago

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gumby 8y ago
Well I can’t get through the wsj paywall but I believe the answer is “the Caribbean”
- boulos 8y ago
  s/wsj.com/fullwsj.com/ and it'll take you to Facebook's redirection page for the article. The WSJ seems happy to let people read their articles for free from Facebook, so maybe we should send them mail asking to let HN be a valid referer, too :).
  - stevewodil 8y ago
    Everyone could just link outline.com/<article> for WSJ posts
    - boulos 8y ago
      That’s actually sort of discouraged by the guidelines (post originals) and the FAQ [1] clarifies this a bit: > 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. Though the point of the “web” link up above is basically to perform the google search, which had historically been a whitelisted referer. The FAQ suggests though that we’ve strayed too far off topic :). And fwiw, this is an interesting position piece rather than the usual “Where’s Larry Page?” sequence of articles. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
    - woodandsteel 8y ago
      That has stopped working for me the last few days. Personally I think it ought to be against the HN rules to post a link to an article that is hidden behind a paywall. Or how about this rule: it's ok to post a link as long as you also cut and paste a copy of the whole article into the first comment.
      - rdlecler1 8y ago
        Sad that this gets downvoted because of an old HN decree that thou shall not complain about paywalls. It’s becoming a real problem and downvoting it because of an outdated rule does not address the issue.
      - taohansen 8y ago
        Has anyone called dang's attention to this? Hacker News should be in support of a free and open web, not a gated one. Allowing such links is implicit approval.
  - achow 8y ago
    Proper instructions: Paste this infront of the URL https://facebook.com/l.php?u= https://facebook.com/l.php?u=
hopler 8y ago
What's wrong with retiring? If you have a problem with Google, call Sundar. The author assumes that Larry, who has been downshifting his role for years, including an extension nodded medical leave in the last, is the real power at Google and this random Indian guy is just a placeholder, not someone who has been running ever growing segments of Google for a decade.
- tylerl 8y ago
  Read any article about Google from the WSJ. They're looking for (and often simply inventing) things to complain about.
  - assblaster 8y ago
    WSJ/Fox/Murdoch have had it out for Google ever since they viewed Google as an existential threat because of the advertising business and YouTube.
glenrivard 8y ago
Probably trying to avoid all the silliness coming from the right wing.

33 points by elsewhen 8y ago

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gumby 8y ago

Well I can’t get through the wsj paywall but I believe the answer is “the Caribbean”

boulos 8y ago
s/wsj.com/fullwsj.com/ and it'll take you to Facebook's redirection page for the article. The WSJ seems happy to let people read their articles for free from Facebook, so maybe we should send them mail asking to let HN be a valid referer, too :).
- stevewodil 8y ago
  Everyone could just link outline.com/<article> for WSJ posts
  - boulos 8y ago
    That’s actually sort of discouraged by the guidelines (post originals) and the FAQ [1] clarifies this a bit: > 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. Though the point of the “web” link up above is basically to perform the google search, which had historically been a whitelisted referer. The FAQ suggests though that we’ve strayed too far off topic :). And fwiw, this is an interesting position piece rather than the usual “Where’s Larry Page?” sequence of articles. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
  - woodandsteel 8y ago
    That has stopped working for me the last few days. Personally I think it ought to be against the HN rules to post a link to an article that is hidden behind a paywall. Or how about this rule: it's ok to post a link as long as you also cut and paste a copy of the whole article into the first comment.
    - rdlecler1 8y ago
      Sad that this gets downvoted because of an old HN decree that thou shall not complain about paywalls. It’s becoming a real problem and downvoting it because of an outdated rule does not address the issue.
    - taohansen 8y ago
      Has anyone called dang's attention to this? Hacker News should be in support of a free and open web, not a gated one. Allowing such links is implicit approval.
- achow 8y ago
  Proper instructions: Paste this infront of the URL https://facebook.com/l.php?u= https://facebook.com/l.php?u=

hopler 8y ago

What's wrong with retiring? If you have a problem with Google, call Sundar. The author assumes that Larry, who has been downshifting his role for years, including an extension nodded medical leave in the last, is the real power at Google and this random Indian guy is just a placeholder, not someone who has been running ever growing segments of Google for a decade.

tylerl 8y ago
Read any article about Google from the WSJ. They're looking for (and often simply inventing) things to complain about.
- assblaster 8y ago
  WSJ/Fox/Murdoch have had it out for Google ever since they viewed Google as an existential threat because of the advertising business and YouTube.

glenrivard 8y ago

Probably trying to avoid all the silliness coming from the right wing.