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   On 1/11/2026 11:15 AM, micky wrote:   
   > on Fri, 9 Jan 2026 22:31:55 -0700, AJL wrote:   
      
   >> Years ago I was a regular online NYT reader. In those days they   
   >> gave you three free articles before demanding a subscription.   
   >> Course all I had to   
      
   > I think I remember the 3 free articles. When webpages do that, I   
   > never know if it's 3 forever, or 3 each month.   
      
   I don't remember how long the NYT over 3 article ban lasted. But erasing   
   cookies was easy with my cookie eraser browser extension button. Just   
   tic it every 3 articles and I got all the reading I wanted.   
      
   > The other plan is to get a new computer for each 3 times you use the   
   >  url.   
      
   As much as I often get new electronic toys to play with and give away   
   the old ones to family that doesn't sound like such a bad idea.   
      
   > It was quite a financial effort when I signed up for NYT.com, or   
   > whatever, but I'm thrifty most of the rest of the time. (which is   
   > exactly what made it hard.)   
      
   I never sign up for any news subscriptions. They often make it easy to   
   sign up and very difficult to cancel.   
      
   > And they they nag me on the web to sign up for more than I've got.   
   > Today it's "Add three people to your subscription. One account. Four   
   > individual logins. Savings for all." which might be a good idea   
      
   That's called advertising. Even the old paper newspapers did it. They do   
   it because it works. Trouble is these days the moving/pop-up advertising   
   is so much more annoying...   
      
   > (although most people would just share their userid/password. Maybe   
   > somehow they prevent that?)   
      
   There are ways to prevent password sharing. Netflix tries. I'm not sure   
   how effective it is for the determined hacker.   
      
   > But usually it nags me to get more than news.  Heck, all I want is   
   > news so why are they nagging me when I pay them so much.  I   
   > complained once, LOL.   
      
   Nagging (advertising) works. Otherwise they wouldn't waste their time   
   with it. All the news I want is free through various sources such as the   
   local TV stations and national websites like CNN. And by the use of   
   various browser extensions I can eliminate the popups and go to all   
   text and still photos with no ads...   
      
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