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Huffington Post Fights Back Against NY Times Paywall
As you may recall, we've recently
discussed
celebrated
lamented
deinstitutionalized
the New York Times' stumbling efforts to implement a paywall on their website. Now
,
;
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in an effort to combat the growing trend of hiding content behind annoying attempts at monetization, the Huffington Post has taken a strong stand against the paywall by setting up a paywall of their own that blocks out NY Times
employees
jerks
liberals
Krugmans
. "On HuffingtonPost.com you can view the first 6 letters of each word at no charge (including slideshows of adorable kittens). After 6 letters, we will ask you to become a digital
vassal
subscriber
hostage
clock
. You may choose to subscribe to see the rest of each word individually, or choose a package to access all words of more than 6 letters."
Some dudes
Analysts
Talking heads
Mutants
expect this to be a particularly devastating response, given how much of the HuffPo's content is appropriated and re-used by the NY Times.
What just happened to /. ??
Most websites should have a similar feature that blocks out anyone working or associated with the music industry (except artists maybe, since they're victims of the publishers). After all, blog entries are not free to make either.
That's why I read Fox News. They only use a handful of words over 6 letters, and those few are used so often it's easy to figure them out.
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?
The "Now {, ; ! €}" thing is really witty for once.
Who needs words? Just gimme the punctuation and I'll get the gist.
FTFA: "And, of course, stories that aggregate falsehoods to support an administration's efforts to take the country into a disastrous, decade-long war based on lies will always remain free."
Zing!
Meh. I liked the pink OMGPONIES better.
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I cannot believ* that the world has come down to this.
I wouldn** imagin* that any other compan** would ever try this terrib*** idea.
Gonzo Granzeau
"Nothing the god of biomechanics wouldn't let you into heaven for.." -Roy Batty
A scheme like that might work at the New York Times, as they use a large number of superfluously sesquipedalian synonyms. But not as the HuffPo, as I doubt they use too many words of more than 4 letters.
Isn't the idea of April fools to ... fool people? This is just sad.
. . . will this day of April fools be over?
"I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it." : Dogbert
It's true. Slashdot's parent is filing for bankruptcy. In their filing you'll see that Slashdot is the cause for the entire company's problems.
The CEO is quoted, "We bought VA and didn't realized that there was this White Elephant attached to it, Slashdot. IT makes no money and their guy in charge, Taco something or another, is constantly using private jets and getting super models pregnant. Do you know how much it costs to pay-off a super model?!"
Taco is quoted as saying, "I was thinking of my brother when I slept with them. It meant nothing!!!"
Taco'S wife was quoted, "I like it when he thinks of his brother! It stays up longer!!"
Cowboyneal was quoted, "They don't include me in the Slashdot Polls anymore!! Maybe I AM the cause of there not being any Alien visiting Earth!" he subsequently broke down in sobs while munching on marshmallows.
I don't understand how that shit can exist when information can be so easily had from trustworthy, and sometimes unbiased, sources.
How about "Paying by the letter"? You start with a page fulll of ****'s or some freebie letters (like the ö or the ê). Then you can decide on which letters you think you need. E.g.: Half a dollar for a vowel, a dollar for the 'e', and 10ç for each additional letter you think you need. A space is a payable character as well. The ideal gift for the the Uncle Scrooges among us!
"given how much of the HuffPo's content is appropriated and re-used by the NY Times."
that explains why the quality of the NY Times has been declining.
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
given how much of the HuffPo's content is appropriated and re-used by the NY Times.
HuffPo is nothing more than a firehose of vomit that they plagiarize and pump from the rest of the internet.
About a paywall that prevents them from being a free-loading blog site?
Huffington Post, yet another vacuus shell that produces no value, delivers no real content, and can't survive as a pay business. How much did AOL pay again?
-rt
Is it possible to just not be in the mood for all of these April fools shenanigans?
Does it take to post a funny April Fool's joke? Or has that even happened?