Re:Texas Banker’s Game Plan: Ditch Branches, Prosper
by a3n on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @08:22PM
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So many ways around paywalls. Doesn't always work, but almost always worth a try, it's so easy.
- The "web" link at the top of a comments page takes you to the google news search result.
- If DDG is your searcher, this takes you to the google news result:
ctl-K[home]!gn[space][enter]
(ctl-k might have to be ctl-l if your location and search fields aren't combined)
- Mobile: select the title, search for it.
- Some sites are just inept. The Boston Globe throws up a blocking image asking you to register so that you can see the content that you've already completely downloaded. Just choose reader mode, or if that isn't available, then turn off styles.
- Search for the same story at some other site. Often Yahoo carries WSJ articles verbatim, without a paywall.
- The "web" link at the top of a comments page takes you to the google news search result.
- If DDG is your searcher, this takes you to the google news result:
(ctl-k might have to be ctl-l if your location and search fields aren't combined)- Mobile: select the title, search for it.
- Some sites are just inept. The Boston Globe throws up a blocking image asking you to register so that you can see the content that you've already completely downloaded. Just choose reader mode, or if that isn't available, then turn off styles.
- Search for the same story at some other site. Often Yahoo carries WSJ articles verbatim, without a paywall.
- Just read the HN comments.
- Pay.
- Don't read.
- ...