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Wow, what an annoying travesty that sign on page is, and whatever all that other stuff was. I understand they have to make a buck and can do whatever they like
by unoti 13y ago
Wow, what an annoying travesty that sign on page is, and whatever all that other stuff was. I understand they have to make a buck and can do whatever they like with their content, but that was powerfully annoying. I imagine content providers have spent a lot of time anguishing over how they can extract money from users, but I wonder if this is the best way. No way am I going to figure out how to get through the multiple layers of dismissals and whatever to figure out how to get to the content.
- rch 13y agoJust select 'sign on with Google', or one of the others, then cancel when the permission screen shows up. It is annoying though...
- bauer 13y agoI was able to click stop before the page loaded to read it without signing in.
- Finster 13y agoRight-click -> Inspect Element -> Delete Node Pretty easy to get the popup and the overlay.
- cheath 13y agoor just use safari reader/iReader for chrome.
- filbertkm 13y agoor disable javascript
- Helpful_Bunny 13y agoI was able to view the entire contents (annoyingly spread across many pages) without pop-ups, a sign in page or any issues at all. I'd politely suggest that on HN, designed for those technically minded in the sphere, you should be able to cure your own browsing problems. Whitelists, AdBlock, Ghostery, NoScript, HTTPS everywhere and so on and so forth should fix any issues you have. You are perfectly able to choose when / where ad revenues are paid, rather than being tied to someone elses business model.
- smokinjoe 13y ago> You are perfectly able to choose when / where ad revenues are paid, rather than being tied to someone elses business model. You can do that by just not visiting the website. I find it to be a lot more worthwhile because you actually find legitimate alternatives instead of [in my personal opinion] cheating the system.
- unoti 13y agoOf course I can install Adblock, noscript, and so on. It's reasonable to consider that on HN, where many technical people are, many of us are thinking about user experience, and ways of writing, presenting, and monetizing content. I was really more fishing for interesting perspectives about those topics, rather than a polite lecture about the wonders of ad block. But thanks for the ideas!