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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Defeat NYTimes Paywall with GlimmerBlocker

There are a variety of methods to defeat the NYTimes paywall using bookmarklets. But if you're super lazy and don't want to do that extra click, you can block the script file that loads the overlay. Use GlimmerBlocker and create a new filter. The file is

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/js/gwy.js


One great thing about this method is once you create the filter, it works on all your installed browsers. More laziness.