"One needs to login to read."
Not if Javascript is disabled. No need for cookies either.
Alternatively, blocking cdn.client.medium.com where the Javascript is sourced in Developer Tools or via ad blocker, /etc/hosts, DNS, etc. will work, too.
Not if Javascript is disabled. No need for cookies either.
Alternatively, blocking cdn.client.medium.com where the Javascript is sourced in Developer Tools or via ad blocker, /etc/hosts, DNS, etc. will work, too.
Good to know but the default experience matters. I have a beef here and I want the author to know that they need to switch blog host if they want their articles to be out on the open web and not behind logins or whatever.
I also think the "default experience" matters in terms of web browsers. Why do they all default to Javascript and cookies enabled. In this case, and there are hundreds of thousands of others, neither was technically necessary to read the blog.
Quick fix: remove the <noscript> tags
curl https://alexellisuk.medium.com/upgrade-your-raspberry-pi-4-with-a-nvme-boot-drive-d9ab4e8aa3c2 |sed 's/<noscript>//g;s/<.noscript>//g' > 1.htm
firefox ./1.htm
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