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What am I missing? I can't view any of the NYT articles posted here; all I get is a overlay with subscription options. Same goes for most WaPo, Bloomberg and ec

What am I missing? I can't view any of the NYT articles posted here; all I get is a overlay with subscription options. Same goes for most WaPo, Bloomberg and economist articles. Is everyone else on HN a subscriber to all these publications or am I missing something?

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wegs 6y ago
You're missing developer tools in your browser, I think. :)
microcolonel 6y ago
I think a lot of HN members are subscribers to these publications, just as a matter of culture. As for what you're missing? If you weren't already a subscriber to the NYT, you probably aren't that interested in it. I find the NYT, especially editorials, to be extremely long-winded. This could have been summarized as "My opinion: MTA is a horrible employer that conditions my employment on coming to work when we don't have the sanitation and protective supplies or procedures that MTA tells us to recommend to our customers".
- dnhz 6y ago
  This article is an op-ed, not an editorial and only 1000 words
  - microcolonel 6y ago
    A Tweet can be long-winded; it's about the content.
overlordalex 6y ago
Typically people will post a link to bypass the overlay using something like http://archive.is/ http://archive.is/, or https://outline.com/ https://outline.com/ I believe there is also a social rule here on HN that it is fine to ask for a bypass link, but it is not fine to complain about websites trying to stay solvent EDIT: here is a bypass for the article. If you enjoyed it, consider subscribing to the NYT http://archive.is/jA5jJ http://archive.is/jA5jJ
dzdt 6y ago
In this case the article is considered part of NYT's Covid-19 coverage, so is accessible with a free email-based signup.
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leetcrew 6y ago
you can circumvent most paywalls just by using reader mode on firefox. for the sites where that doesn't work, this usually does: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox
rm_-rf_slash 6y ago
Pick a browser you never use and wipe the cache and cookies between articles.
underyx 6y ago
The paywall of any www.nytimes.com article can be bypassed by changing the hostname to www.nytimes.com. with a dot at the end.
- nathancahill 6y ago
  Wow. TIL
- shanxS 6y ago
  Hmm.. it screws up CORS to get user subscription info. Good find! (and good lesson)
  - lordgrenville 6y ago
    Could you explain that in more detail? I understand that the dot tells the DNS resolver that it's an absolute domain name rather than relative, but after that I'm lost.
zajio1am 6y ago
With noscript, both NYT and WaPO works without any issues (just some images are missing). It is also much faster than with scripts.
jpindar 6y ago
Pocket (getpocket.com) gets around many paywalls.

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wegs 6y ago

You're missing developer tools in your browser, I think. :)

microcolonel 6y ago

I think a lot of HN members are subscribers to these publications, just as a matter of culture. As for what you're missing? If you weren't already a subscriber to the NYT, you probably aren't that interested in it. I find the NYT, especially editorials, to be extremely long-winded. This could have been summarized as "My opinion: MTA is a horrible employer that conditions my employment on coming to work when we don't have the sanitation and protective supplies or procedures that MTA tells us to recommend to our customers".

dnhz 6y ago
This article is an op-ed, not an editorial and only 1000 words
- microcolonel 6y ago
  A Tweet can be long-winded; it's about the content.

overlordalex 6y ago

Typically people will post a link to bypass the overlay using something like http://archive.is/ http://archive.is/, or https://outline.com/ https://outline.com/ I believe there is also a social rule here on HN that it is fine to ask for a bypass link, but it is not fine to complain about websites trying to stay solvent EDIT: here is a bypass for the article. If you enjoyed it, consider subscribing to the NYT http://archive.is/jA5jJ http://archive.is/jA5jJ

dzdt 6y ago

In this case the article is considered part of NYT's Covid-19 coverage, so is accessible with a free email-based signup.

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leetcrew 6y ago

you can circumvent most paywalls just by using reader mode on firefox. for the sites where that doesn't work, this usually does: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox

rm_-rf_slash 6y ago

Pick a browser you never use and wipe the cache and cookies between articles.

underyx 6y ago

The paywall of any www.nytimes.com article can be bypassed by changing the hostname to www.nytimes.com. with a dot at the end.

nathancahill 6y ago
Wow. TIL
shanxS 6y ago
Hmm.. it screws up CORS to get user subscription info. Good find! (and good lesson)
- lordgrenville 6y ago
  Could you explain that in more detail? I understand that the dot tells the DNS resolver that it's an absolute domain name rather than relative, but after that I'm lost.

zajio1am 6y ago

With noscript, both NYT and WaPO works without any issues (just some images are missing). It is also much faster than with scripts.

jpindar 6y ago

Pocket (getpocket.com) gets around many paywalls.