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Does it really make sense to change the URL from a non-paywalled site to a paywalled one? The NYT version doesn't even load a hyperlink that I can use to read t
by kevingadd 7y ago
Does it really make sense to change the URL from a non-paywalled site to a paywalled one? The NYT version doesn't even load a hyperlink that I can use to read the Nature paper, while the hackaday site loads and I can follow links through to the paper and to NYT.
- dang 7y agoIf there's a paywall workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the threads. There's one in this thread. No question the paywalls suck, but until there's an industry-level solution, this is the best of the bad options we're stuck with. There's more explanation here: https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix&page=0&query=by:dang%20paywall https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989