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IIRC paywalled sites without workaround are not allowed on HN. The link should be changed to an alternative source. Here is one: https://nypost.com/2020/04/16/

by TekMol 7y ago

IIRC paywalled sites without workaround are not allowed on HN. The link should be changed to an alternative source. Here is one: https://nypost.com/2020/04/16/amazon-wants-customers-to-buy-less-as-demand-skyrockets/ https://nypost.com/2020/04/16/amazon-wants-customers-to-buy-... Regarding the content: Wouldn't it make more sense for Amazon to simply show products that are fulfilled by the seller directly? This way they could still make their cut but do not have to do the delivery.

davb 7y ago
And with more detail, including the closure of five Amazon distribution centres in France: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/amazon-closes-warehouses-in-france-tries-to-make-us-shoppers-buy-less/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/amazon-closes-wa...
Wowfunhappy 7y ago
Here’s the workaround for WSJ: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16906571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16906571
- jasode 7y ago
  Fyi... the above workaround with Google/Facebook acting as referrer/redirect for the url hasn't worked in years. And especially if the browser has already visited WSJ a few times and hasn't been restarted with a fresh session. Notice in the following video that browser status bar says "Incognito" and yet the Facebook redirect still doesn't work: https://imgur.com/a/LKHW9OB https://imgur.com/a/LKHW9OB The "?mod=rsswn" also doesn't work anymore. Disabling javascript doesn't work either. Popular sites like NYTimes and WSJ do more sophisticated things than just checking cookies. My memory fails but I think the last time I looked at this, the sites sniffed HTML5 local storage or something not obvious. [I didn't downvote your comment.]
  - tomrod 7y ago
    This adtech arms race is ridiculous. The link shouldn't even resolve if they require paying customers, unless signed in.
  - Wowfunhappy 7y ago
    Huh. It worked for me just now, with this very article. The one catch is I need to go into private mode.
- deleted 7y ago
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lorenzhs 7y ago
Workaround: http://archive.is/hbzHu http://archive.is/hbzHu (archived copy)

by TekMol 7y ago

davb 7y ago

And with more detail, including the closure of five Amazon distribution centres in France: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/amazon-closes-warehouses-in-france-tries-to-make-us-shoppers-buy-less/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/amazon-closes-wa...

Wowfunhappy 7y ago

Here’s the workaround for WSJ: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16906571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16906571

jasode 7y ago
Fyi... the above workaround with Google/Facebook acting as referrer/redirect for the url hasn't worked in years. And especially if the browser has already visited WSJ a few times and hasn't been restarted with a fresh session. Notice in the following video that browser status bar says "Incognito" and yet the Facebook redirect still doesn't work: https://imgur.com/a/LKHW9OB https://imgur.com/a/LKHW9OB The "?mod=rsswn" also doesn't work anymore. Disabling javascript doesn't work either. Popular sites like NYTimes and WSJ do more sophisticated things than just checking cookies. My memory fails but I think the last time I looked at this, the sites sniffed HTML5 local storage or something not obvious. [I didn't downvote your comment.]
- tomrod 7y ago
  This adtech arms race is ridiculous. The link shouldn't even resolve if they require paying customers, unless signed in.
- Wowfunhappy 7y ago
  Huh. It worked for me just now, with this very article. The one catch is I need to go into private mode.
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lorenzhs 7y ago

Workaround: http://archive.is/hbzHu http://archive.is/hbzHu (archived copy)