31–36 of 36 posts
I have the occasional problem with the NY Times, which I can usually remedy by opening the URL with a different browser. The NYT seems to require logins randomly.
Here's a better solution: install the BugMeNot extension for firefox. It logs you into NYT and other sites by providing the credentials. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/6349
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Registering somewhere is not free. Apart from the invested time and wasted memory brain cells for the password there is also the never ending stream of spam that is to be expected from then on. Also I think physical addresses are sold for several dollars a piece? So signing up somewhere with my address is worth at least that amount.
Personally I think it's shocking that YCombinator have put up a paywall to HN, this site should be free to read. (I'm using time and brain cells reading it, right?)
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personally I think it's shocking that YCombinator have put up a paywall to HN, this site should be free to read. (I'm using time and brain cells reading it, right?)
HN doesn't require registration to read articles, just to comment and submit stories.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Free registration required"-walls are right up there beside paywalls on the annoy-o-meter. Anyway, the NYT ones pretty clearly ask for payment, though they seem to be different for everybody.
They don't ask for payment. And the registration walls might be annoying, but you're getting news for free. It's a trade off. There's content in the NYT that you wont find on Google News, and maybe that's not compelling for you but it seems like most people are willing to register for that free access.
I've rarely seen a pay wall story end up on the front page of HN, with the exception of the occasional WSJ article - where people are quick to show how anyone can access it via Google News. I see a lot of people complaining when NYT articles show up -- but they are often mistakenly thinking it's a paywall. It's not, it's just a free registration barrier. Even when the NYT goes metered in 2011, free members will still…
"Free registration required"-walls are right up there beside paywalls on the annoy-o-meter. Anyway, the NYT ones pretty clearly ask for payment, though they seem to be different for everybody.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
They don't ask for payment. And the registration walls might be annoying, but you're getting news for free. It's a trade off. There's content in the NYT that you wont find on Google News, and maybe that's not compelling for you but it seems like most people are willing to register for that free access.
Actually, most NYT articles can be read through Google. I'm not sure about multi-page articles, but I can say for certain that if you go through Google, you won't see a registration pop-up.