HN mods have said that pay-walled links are on topic for HN, and that complaining about pay-walls is off topic.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10178989" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10178989</a>