tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post1481595827032441154..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Misers' methods for reading the NYTimesSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-18194517286280921242011-06-05T20:18:53.913-04:002011-06-05T20:18:53.913-04:00You can use Tor to bypass paywallYou can use Tor to bypass paywallMei Tofuhttp://pulse.yahoo.com/_RFVXKSCC4ZFNLSABUD43SKNCOAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-78527889967159954042011-04-11T20:55:00.310-04:002011-04-11T20:55:00.310-04:00The New York Times paywall is very much like anoth...The New York Times paywall is very much like another venerable tool for newspaper sales: the newspaper vending machine. Its level of security it simple to circumvent. One can insert into the slot enough coins to purchase a single paper and take them all. But it works. Most people only need one paper, and a combination of people's honesty and guilty consciences keep the vending machine asKevin Babcockhttp://profiles.google.com/kevinbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-85601048331413158842011-04-02T19:41:30.362-04:002011-04-02T19:41:30.362-04:00Yes, it will be interesting to see how it evolves....Yes, it will be interesting to see how it evolves. Considering how easy it appears to avoid the paywall they might be disappointed in the number of subscribers.<br /><br />Do subscribers still see ads? Not so long ago people would have complained about paying a fee and having to see ads.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-56904673538288962772011-04-02T12:08:55.475-04:002011-04-02T12:08:55.475-04:00If they spent any less, they probably would have f...If they spent any less, they probably would have felt that they didn't do the best job possible... Some guy on the top simply did not want to hear that the same lame job could have been accomplished for about $10K. <br /><br />In reality, what they want to achieve is simply impossible as long as IPs are dynamic and as long as they are not allowed to plant a file on your computer that you DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-65084561211064808262011-04-01T23:57:16.702-04:002011-04-01T23:57:16.702-04:00They spent $40 million on that? :-)They spent $40 million on that? :-)steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-26829906222299949582011-04-01T23:23:21.740-04:002011-04-01T23:23:21.740-04:00OK, I found what in my browser prevented the paywa...OK, I found what in my browser prevented the paywall from working. This ought to be the easiest way to defeat NYT pay scheme. In Firefox: network.http.sendRefererHeader integer type set to 0. As soon as I changed it to 1, the paywall came into existence right after 20th click. Deleted cookies, changed back to 0 - ta-da! - paywall disappears.DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-70077832332788324202011-03-31T14:44:55.815-04:002011-03-31T14:44:55.815-04:00The New Beta Times paywall, which cost $40 million...The New Beta Times paywall, which cost $40 million to develop, can be thwarted with a one-click bookmarklet.<br /><br /><br />http://euri.ca/2011/03/21/get-around-new-york-times-20-article-limit/<br /><br /><br />I have also found that you can just do a good search for the title of the article to avoid the existing paywall.Shawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-54609483209233131552011-03-30T18:46:15.096-04:002011-03-30T18:46:15.096-04:00the Grey Lady
This hasn't been a valid sobriq...<i>the Grey Lady</i><br /><br />This hasn't been a valid sobriquet for the NYTs since it started using color photographs, but what can be expected?<br /><br />Ching, chong, ling, long, ping, pong!Jorg_Haidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-21859094118284287232011-03-30T18:07:35.499-04:002011-03-30T18:07:35.499-04:00I think they are experimenting.I think they are experimenting.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-72153611702560040762011-03-30T16:38:35.951-04:002011-03-30T16:38:35.951-04:00They should make you pay a dollar a day. People ju...They should make you pay a dollar a day. People just hate paying things all at onceSpandrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-32373006928804376872011-03-30T15:10:26.961-04:002011-03-30T15:10:26.961-04:00Same thing at work. A warning disappeared with no ...Same thing at work. A warning disappeared with no consequences. I since opened over twenty articles without any problems. This paywall is strange.DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-17688942535569343722011-03-30T02:43:54.961-04:002011-03-30T02:43:54.961-04:00I'm also not seeing the paywall yet, despite h...I'm also not seeing the paywall yet, despite having read lots of articles.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-46559467464482593832011-03-30T02:37:21.423-04:002011-03-30T02:37:21.423-04:00I would like to test various schemes but I can'...I would like to test various schemes but I can't see the paywall in action. I clicked on well over 40 links, "read" definitely more than 20 articles. Saw a pop up saying "this is your last article this month". It disappeared and I continue to be able to read any article without any hassles. What am I doing wrong? I even tried disabling Adblock but even then all the DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-22544191327181017812011-03-30T02:30:57.615-04:002011-03-30T02:30:57.615-04:00I've been waiting for over 10 years for a good...I've been waiting for over 10 years for a good micropayments system. I even spent some time thinking about it as a startup idea long ago. But you need scale to make it work. I think Google could roll it out and be successful -- I seem to recall related announcements -- but where is the product?steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-3555749479465746442011-03-30T02:26:17.886-04:002011-03-30T02:26:17.886-04:00Had the same thought. How hard can it be to get a ...Had the same thought. How hard can it be to get a link from Google if that's all what Google is about? But even leaving this aside I think it's a stupid idea. You know what's going to happen? People who have a subscription will 'reproduce' the articles on their blogs, cramming in as many quotes as possible, changing a word here or there, and that's what others will read. <Sabine Hossenfelderhttp://twitter.com/skdhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-70143432766673962612011-03-29T23:46:08.613-04:002011-03-29T23:46:08.613-04:00here is some discussion about the paywall, and als...here is some discussion about the paywall, and also some very simple ways of bypassing the scheme:<br /><br />http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2011/03/28/how-did-the-new-york-times-manage-to-spend-40-million-on-its-pay-wall/List2003noreply@blogger.com