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by abrichr 404 days ago
https://archive.is/vWelf
2 comments
1vuio0pswjnm7 403 days ago
Try disabling Javascript.
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OJFord 404 days ago
The submitted isn't paywalled or down, are you expecting something to happen to it?
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avree 403 days ago
Perhaps you are logged in with a "STAT Account"? When I load the link, it prompts me to create one in order to view the article.
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Sabinus 403 days ago
Interesting, I didn't get that prompt. Read the whole thing fine, no login.
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OJFord 403 days ago
Yup, same, hence my (oh so offensive, apparently) comment asking the reason, assuming it must be something else.
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OJFord 403 days ago
Nope, never heard of Stat before. I could read it fine, no paywall, not sure maybe geographic or just hitting different users :shrug:
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southernplaces7 404 days ago
Lucky you, was paywalled for me. Good thing they posted the link.
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OJFord 403 days ago
Ok, yeah, great, I didn't hit that so I was just curious why they did, thinking must be some other reason.
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OJFord 403 days ago
Bloody hell, I was only curious! It wasn't paywalled for me, I read it no problem.
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burnt-resistor 404 days ago
Paywalled.
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OJFord 403 days ago
Wasn't for me, as I said.
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burnt-resistor 403 days ago
No worries. Must be some regional weirdness. US here. VPN or EU over there?
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OJFord 403 days ago
UK. Also ublock origin - wouldn't be the first time I'd encountered a pay'wall' that flimsy! (Firefox reading mode used to defeat quite a lot of them.)
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santa_boy 403 days ago
paywalled for me too
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OJFord 403 days ago
Wasn't for me, as I said.
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