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Silicon Valley Stumbles in World Beyond Software

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Re: Silicon Valley Stumbles in World Beyond Software

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Post by wil421 »

yannickt wrote: post #3
JPKab wrote: post #2

Paywall. Is there a way around it to read the article?

Click on the "web" link below the HN thread headline. It will direct you to a search page for the article, and the top result will not be paywalled.

That doesn't work and hasn't for some time. I'm not sure if it's for all sites but the web link rarely works for me. Especially the web link for WSJ.

Re: Silicon Valley Stumbles in World Beyond Software

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Post by jerrycruncher »

wil421 wrote: post #4
yannickt wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Click on the "web" link below the HN thread headline. It will direct you to a search page for the article, and the top result will not be paywalled.

That doesn't work and hasn't for some time. I'm not sure if it's for all sites but the web link rarely works for me. Especially the web link for WSJ.

In this instance, at least, it looks like you can get the full article text from the morningstar.com link, currently the fourth on the results page.

Re: Silicon Valley Stumbles in World Beyond Software

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Post by webmaven »

JPKab wrote: post #2

Paywall. Is there a way around it to read the article?

Reliable workaround for paywalled articles when you've exceeded the permitted number of free articles:

- Copy the link.

- Open an incognito browser window.

- Paste the URL into the address bar / omnibox.

- Hit return.

Re: Silicon Valley Stumbles in World Beyond Software

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Post by KKKKkkkk1 »

The fact that companies like Facebook and Google are spending billions of dollars/year on undisclosed research projects is in my view a gigantic failure of corporate governance. I think investors are going to be hugely disappointed when they find out that they thought they put their money into Internet advertising cash cows, and now that money is gone, spent on building jetpacks and space elevators. I do think those projects are very cool, but this is not the proper way to pursue them.
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