If you make a bookmarklet to look up the current page on archive.is you'll never have this problem again :-). Here's the link for this article: https://archive.is/9QF2j
Thanks. I use the archive a lot, and I’ll try a bookmarklet. Just couldn’t resist the irony of a “health” article being soft-paywalled. And IIRC, some graphics don’t render in some archived pages.
A lot of people are on the losing side of the digital divide, and no doubt need some information more than the tech-savvy or those who can afford the many subscriptions. Just like cable tv did, there’s no picking and choosing.
Unless you go the clandestine route (this is not an endorsement) then it’s a raft of subscriptions to get what you want. I thought that micropayments would open up the web, silly me. And that those inflated monopolistic fees that ISP’s charge would buy a bunch of tokens for “premium” content.
What’s more mind-boggling is paying for scientific papers that are readily available at arxiv or at university sites. Oh well, now you know why I wanted (and needed) a chuckle this morning.
Have a sip with dinner, and read the article after dinner.
A lot of people are on the losing side of the digital divide, and no doubt need some information more than the tech-savvy or those who can afford the many subscriptions. Just like cable tv did, there’s no picking and choosing.
Unless you go the clandestine route (this is not an endorsement) then it’s a raft of subscriptions to get what you want. I thought that micropayments would open up the web, silly me. And that those inflated monopolistic fees that ISP’s charge would buy a bunch of tokens for “premium” content.
What’s more mind-boggling is paying for scientific papers that are readily available at arxiv or at university sites. Oh well, now you know why I wanted (and needed) a chuckle this morning.
Have a sip with dinner, and read the article after dinner.