Show HN: Able – an alternative to Medium

Re:Show HN: Able – an alternative to Medium by thedudeabides5 on Sunday October 06, 2019 @10:44AM (#21172336)

Great. When medium started throwing up paywalls we stopped using it.

Anyone want to guess when these guys put up their first paywall? I'll go with January 2021.

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Re:Show HN: Able – an alternative to Medium by new_here on Sunday October 06, 2019 @10:48AM (#21172366)

We're self-funded, so we don't need or want to push for a billion dollar exit. We just want to be a sustainable business and resource for developers online. You can read more about our intentions and business model here: https://able.bio/about

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Re:Show HN: Able – an alternative to Medium by dfhfkslhhj on Sunday October 06, 2019 @11:17AM (#21172541)

It's becoming impossible to "pardon the interruption" with Medium when it happens multiple times a day. For me it's a reflexive response at this point, I don't even remember what they're asking for, my hand just moves to close the thing.

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Re:Show HN: Able – an alternative to Medium by logifail on Sunday October 06, 2019 @11:43AM (#21172704)

> For me it's a reflexive response at this point [...]

Q: Why would one not install NoScript and get rid of these "interruptions" forever?

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Re:Show HN: Able – an alternative to Medium by oefrha on Sunday October 06, 2019 @02:04PM (#21173680)

Because images on Medium wouldn’t load without JS.

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Re:Show HN: Able – an alternative to Medium by logifail on Sunday October 06, 2019 @02:45PM (#21174017)

I've just loaded a random Medium link in FF with NoScript enabled and the inline images look just fine.

Q: Am I missing something?

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Re:Show HN: Able – an alternative to Medium by dfhfkslhhj on Sunday October 06, 2019 @01:05PM (#21173269)

I don't trust browser extensions and don't use any.

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