People have always been trying to find ways around the paywall. Turns out I was able to download my library app (LibrariesNI, I don’t know if other UK libraries have the same benefits, but I assume they would) somehow dug out my old childhood library card details (I had it saved on Google Drive because of school I guess from when I was a kid?). Anyway I logged on, it prompted me to download an app called “Libby” which then offers 30 day access to pressreader which seems to be infinitely renewable… at least I hope it is

Anyway, thought you should know

    • HM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.ukOPM
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      Yep, I heard that some other countries have more library services than at least here in Northern Ireland. I don’t really read fiction, and fiction here (or children’s non fiction) is what libraries generally stock here. I wish they adapted like the Post Office has

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    Hm… that’s actually really neat.

    I usually load up one of the Archive sites and paste the URL to see if it has been archived and read it through there.

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      I usually just click on Reader Mode and everything a bot wouldn’t see disappears, leaving just the article text and images.

      Doesnt work for everything, but most of the time it does.

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          In Firefox, you can force reader mode (if the button for it isn’t showing up, for example) by adding

          `about:reader?url=`
          

          to the beginning of your URL in the address bar.