Dana PriesingMay 14, 2023
Linux users who want to read @annaleen's piece about the open social web in The Atlantic, but don't have a subscription -- the way I do it is to use Lynx, the text-based web browser, in a terminal.

If you don't have Lynx, install it, then, in a terminal:

lynx https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/social-media-centralism-fediverse/674041/

As it loads, reject any cookies with <Shift>V, and there you go.

I use this technique all the time for NYT and WP articles.

#linux
#fediverse
Social Media Has Entered Its Chaos Era

Facebook and Twitter seem less relevant by the day. They may be replaced by new “federated” platforms.

The Atlantic
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@dana @annaleen

Interesting; this *always* works with Lynx?

There's gotta be a way with one of the alt graphical browsers, or perhaps even Firefox, no?

#linux #fediverse

May 14, 2023 at 1:30pmWeb
Show threadDana PriesingMay 14, 2023
@jrm4 Always is such an absolute term. But in my experience, yes. I suspect Lynx isn't parsing some paywall script or another that these sites use. Try it, see if you like it. The wikipedia article implies that it's available, or can be ported to, Windows and Mac too.

Annaleen recommended another method as well, yesterday, for reading paywalled articles -- involving archive.ph. I'm not familiar with that technique, but you can check their feed for details.
Show threadJProl 🌍🎶💾🆓🐦May 15, 2023

@dana @jrm4

https://archive.ph/www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/social-media-centralism-fediverse/674041/ then https://archive.ph/XFnC2

Show threadMark 🖥️May 14, 2023
@jrm4 @dana
With Firefox, you can do this with reader view. Click the page icon on the right side in the address bar, or ctrl+alt+r. You might have to refresh in reader view for the full article to appear.