&quot;Good luck with that, Wired.&quot;<p>I can only see this as an act of desperation.  They can&#x27;t possibly think people are going to sign up for $1&#x2F;mo subscriptions ... they <i>must know</i> that will happen fewer than 1000 times <i>ever</i>.<p>The other half - restricting their content from the exact audience that they <i>supposedly</i> represent ...<p>I feel sorry for them - they must be completely backed in a corner with no good options.