Probably because HN doesnt want people accidentally linking to Google's tracking search results by accident, although HN should really wrap paywalled articles by default, or at least have a policy on what is allowed. Im sure more than 90% cant actually see anything without messing around with referral links.
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Here is a link that goes through Google: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd...
I tried to submit that to HN, but it didn't seem to work.
We changed the URL from http://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-starts-selling-an-email-s... to what seems to be the other substantive article on this topic.
Thank you!
(Edit: Forbes’ article was much better than WSJs.)
Probably because HN doesnt want people accidentally linking to Google's tracking search results by accident, although HN should really wrap paywalled articles by default, or at least have a policy on what is allowed. Im sure more than 90% cant actually see anything without messing around with referral links.
No luck, I can't see the article with that link either
Same, but if you go type the headline into Google and follow the WSJ link, you should be able to read it.
You can also use Instapaper.