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Comment by gameguy43 | Hacker News Reader

Yeah, that page is there so people who have finished all questions can go back and review. You can basically get around the paywall using this link. I figure people who dig around to find a way around the paywall probably wouldn't have paid anyway :P

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If I pay to get all the questions only to learn later that I could have accessed them all easily for free, I'm going to feel ripped off, even if it was only $5. Either make sure the questions are blocked off properly or let everyone have access to all of the questions. You can't have it both ways here.

I don't see the sense in this response.

Just because I can pirate something doesn't make me feel ripped off for not doing so. I feel better for having paid someone for their time and effort.

If I pay for this Pepsi only to learn later that I could have easily stuck it in my coat for free, I'm going to feel ripped off, even if it was only $1.25. Either make sure someone's watching me at all times and patting down my coat at the door properly, or let everyone have Pepsis for free.

Doesn't seem quite as appropriate when the context is changed, does it?

Reading through this I see I was wrong. Thank you.

My reaction was provoked when I was considering paying for the rest of the questions, saw the comments and saw the link to all of them. I was too hasty in my response.

I was actually not trying to find my way around the paywall :) I didn't know you had to pay to access all 14 questions.

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