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3. There's a way around that

I've posted this before, but it bears repeating, especially since it'll also help make your computer more secure.

Here's how you get around most (if not virtually all?) paywalls, etc.:

Use Firefox as your browser, then add the NoScript extension.

NoScript blocks java script from running on your computer, and you'll be astounded at the number of scripts some sites want to run when you go to their pages! Honestly, some want to have upwards of 30+ scripts running — and most of those scripts are just tracking, etc. They're not actually necessary for the page to load successfully.

Anyway, that NYT page, for example, is not viewable when the scripts are loaded. However, if you're running NoScript and block all scripts, that page is perfectly viewable. (You won't get most of the photos except for the top one, but you'll get all the text.)

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions about this. I find NoScript to be so indispensable that the first thing I did when I got my new computer was install Firefox, then install NoScript. I feel naked and exposed browsing without it.