The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, owned by Lee Enterprises, has decided to implement a paywall for its on-line publication, stltoday.com. A paywall is designed to charge readers for the privilege or reading the publication's editorial content.
Apparently the managers and IT Staff at the paper didn't give too much thought to setting up the paywall. It took less than a day for a former Saint Louis area resident to find a hole in the paywall that circumvents the entire process. Mike Flynn has published his findings on circumventing the Post's attempt to charge for its content.
Perhaps instead of paying the CEO a $700,000 bonus Lee Enterprises should spend some money on its core business operations.
April 28, 2014
April 23, 2014
Random Thoughts in Mid April
Here it is the middle of April and it is finally getting nice outside. I celebrated Easter with my family and the weather was finally gorgeous. We spent the day outside playing and eating. So with Spring finally here I have a few thoughts on my mind...
-Its nice to see "Mad Men" back on AMC. I'm not sure its as good as it was the first few years. But, it is still very good for television. I will watch the remaining five episodes scheduled for this year. Oh, and have you noticed Peggy has become "one of the boys".
-"The Americans" on FX is the best show on television right now. I find myself cheering for the Russian spies even though I am American. This season is just as good as when season one left off last year. If you haven't seen it do yourself a favor and watch or DVR the program.
-It's been a rough month for my beloved Missouri Tigers. First Coach Gary Pinkel kicked super star Wide Receiver Dorial Green-Beckham off of the team. It will hurt the Tigers but in the long run it sends a message to every student / athlete on the Mizzou campus; behave yourself or else. The other development was the resignation of Men's Basketball coach Frank Haith. I say good riddance to Haith and advise him not to let the door hit him in the butt. He was a fine recruiter but not much of a game coach as evidenced by his inability to control his team.
-My favorite baseball team the Cardinals are off to a .500 start. Adam Wainwright has been lights out so far this year. But, the rest of the staff has been mediocre and the batters have not yet started to hit consistently. Hopefully that will change as the weather gets even warmer.
-Last but not least congratulations to Albert Pujols on his 500th career home run. Albert I wish you were still a Cardinal but I still respect your decision to move on to Anaheim a few years ago.
Have a great afternoon and I will post again soon (or well, whenever I have time).
-Its nice to see "Mad Men" back on AMC. I'm not sure its as good as it was the first few years. But, it is still very good for television. I will watch the remaining five episodes scheduled for this year. Oh, and have you noticed Peggy has become "one of the boys".
-"The Americans" on FX is the best show on television right now. I find myself cheering for the Russian spies even though I am American. This season is just as good as when season one left off last year. If you haven't seen it do yourself a favor and watch or DVR the program.
-It's been a rough month for my beloved Missouri Tigers. First Coach Gary Pinkel kicked super star Wide Receiver Dorial Green-Beckham off of the team. It will hurt the Tigers but in the long run it sends a message to every student / athlete on the Mizzou campus; behave yourself or else. The other development was the resignation of Men's Basketball coach Frank Haith. I say good riddance to Haith and advise him not to let the door hit him in the butt. He was a fine recruiter but not much of a game coach as evidenced by his inability to control his team.
-My favorite baseball team the Cardinals are off to a .500 start. Adam Wainwright has been lights out so far this year. But, the rest of the staff has been mediocre and the batters have not yet started to hit consistently. Hopefully that will change as the weather gets even warmer.
-Last but not least congratulations to Albert Pujols on his 500th career home run. Albert I wish you were still a Cardinal but I still respect your decision to move on to Anaheim a few years ago.
Have a great afternoon and I will post again soon (or well, whenever I have time).
April 08, 2014
Congratulations to the Huskies
Congratulations to the University of Connecticut on its NCAA Men's Basketball Championship last night. If you were in a coma the Huskies beat the Kentucky Wildcats 60-54. I didn't watch the whole game because I don't like either team. And I watched less of the NCAA Men's Tournament this year than in the past because my beloved Missouri Tigers played like crap down the stretch and didn't make it to "The Big Dance".
To UConn I say job well done!
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