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I can only see 1 paragraph; why do people keep posting sites with broken content? Would be nice if people could link to actual content.

by billybilly1920 11y ago

bsimpson 11y ago
It's a WSJ original report, and the WSJ uses a paywall for everybody but Google News readers. You can either find the same article in Google News; use a bookmarklet like Wait, Google Sent Me; or read The Verge's rehash of the WSJ article.
- bduerst 11y ago
  They also don't paywall organic search traffic. Search the headline in google, then click the wsj link. If you're using chrome just highlight headline, right click, search, and then click wsj link.
TranquilMarmot 11y ago
The Wall Street Journal will only let you read articles if you subscribe- if you google the article's headline and get at the site through google, though, you can read the whole article: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Alphabet%E2%80%99s+Google+to+Fold+Chrome+Operating+System+Into+Android http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Alphabet%E2%80%99s+Google+to+Fold+Chrom...
- PhasmaFelis 11y ago
  The above link minus pointless snark: https://www.google.com/search?q=Google+to+Fold+Chrome+Operating+System+into+Android https://www.google.com/search?q=Google+to+Fold+Chrome+Operat...
  - amyjess 11y ago
    That still gives me the paywall. WSJ removed the Google exception a while ago.
    - misframer 11y ago
      Worked for me.
    - PhasmaFelis 11y ago
      It's definitely still working for me. Just double-checked.
    - brobinson 11y ago
      I saw (wsj.com), clicked the "web" link under the title, then clicked the first link on Google to successfully view the article. Are you disabling sending of HTTP referrers?
wvenable 11y ago
Take the URL and paste it into google to read it. Works for most paywall sites.
melling 11y ago
Because it's easy to get past the paywall: https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/hacker-news-faq-1-how-do-i-read-an-article-behind-a-paywall/ https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/hacker-news-faq-1-ho...
GPGPU 11y ago
It's not broken. Sometimes real newspapers that hire real reporters and do real reporting charge for their content. Not everything has to be free.
billybilly1920 11y ago
Oh, and it seems the story was completely fabricated by the WSJ. So we got one and a half paragraphs of lies, and a bunch of advice on how to read the rest of the lies in the article that may or may not work anymore... thanks

I can only see 1 paragraph; why do people keep posting sites with broken content? Would be nice if people could link to actual content.

bsimpson 11y ago

It's a WSJ original report, and the WSJ uses a paywall for everybody but Google News readers. You can either find the same article in Google News; use a bookmarklet like Wait, Google Sent Me; or read The Verge's rehash of the WSJ article.

bduerst 11y ago
They also don't paywall organic search traffic. Search the headline in google, then click the wsj link. If you're using chrome just highlight headline, right click, search, and then click wsj link.

TranquilMarmot 11y ago

The Wall Street Journal will only let you read articles if you subscribe- if you google the article's headline and get at the site through google, though, you can read the whole article: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Alphabet%E2%80%99s+Google+to+Fold+Chrome+Operating+System+Into+Android http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Alphabet%E2%80%99s+Google+to+Fold+Chrom...

PhasmaFelis 11y ago
The above link minus pointless snark: https://www.google.com/search?q=Google+to+Fold+Chrome+Operating+System+into+Android https://www.google.com/search?q=Google+to+Fold+Chrome+Operat...
- amyjess 11y ago
  That still gives me the paywall. WSJ removed the Google exception a while ago.
  - misframer 11y ago
    Worked for me.
  - PhasmaFelis 11y ago
    It's definitely still working for me. Just double-checked.
  - brobinson 11y ago
    I saw (wsj.com), clicked the "web" link under the title, then clicked the first link on Google to successfully view the article. Are you disabling sending of HTTP referrers?

wvenable 11y ago

Take the URL and paste it into google to read it. Works for most paywall sites.

melling 11y ago

Because it's easy to get past the paywall: https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/hacker-news-faq-1-how-do-i-read-an-article-behind-a-paywall/ https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/hacker-news-faq-1-ho...

GPGPU 11y ago

It's not broken. Sometimes real newspapers that hire real reporters and do real reporting charge for their content. Not everything has to be free.

billybilly1920 11y ago

Oh, and it seems the story was completely fabricated by the WSJ. So we got one and a half paragraphs of lies, and a bunch of advice on how to read the rest of the lies in the article that may or may not work anymore... thanks