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willvarfar
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web link has stopped getting me around the paywall. Isn't it against HN policy to link to sites with paywalls?

John23832
I don't think so. The guidelines don't say anything about paywalls. WSJ and WaPo are linked to all the time.

Now is it bad form, maybe...

johnward
"Are paywalls ok? It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds." - FAQ
John23832
My fault. I went and skimmed at the guidelines before I responded. I must have missed that.
nilved
Just flag it and hope the mods get the idea.
TeeWEE
"To Read the Full Story, Subscribe or Sign In"

More & more sites are doing this. Its such a crappy experience.

rdlecler1
Losing money and laying off workers is a crappy experience for the media. I like my free high quality news as much as the next guy but the current system of free riding isn't working. Can't blame them for trying.
nilved
Where are you finding high quality news? In my experience, that comes from the places without a financial incentive.
forgotmypw
If anyone can actually get to the article, would you mind pasting it here, please?
mkj
What kind of warehouse do you need for 25M or aluminium?
JoeAltmaier
Its a factory yard - just acres of dirt surrounded by a fence.
[dead] alushta
$25 MM at $1820 per ton (prompt price on LME) yields about 1170 cubic feet of aluminium. So a 10' x 10' x 12' rectangle of metal. Of course, these things come in standardized ingots... so a bit bigger.
radicaledward
Can we add a unit to the title here on HN? The only reason I clicked through was to see what unit the 25M was in. 25 million grams? 25 million milligrams? 25 million rupees?

(it's $25 million USD)

unclenoriega
Thanks for saving me a click. I was going to go with 25 million moles.
[dead] alushta
NO kidding, I thought they meant 25 MM Tonne. Who the hell quotes commodities as an amount of money? The price of LME aluminium went from about $1720/MT a month ago to $1825/MT today. I've gone through the entire article and still don't know exactly how much metal they seized.