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19. I remember about 20 years ago accessing NY Times and such by using my library card

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #17)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:19 PM

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and going to the library's website and figuring it all out. Maybe I've got a library card around somewhere and maybe it's still valid.

Thanks for the reminder.

Searching archive.ph with the URL is easier, so I haven't been incentivized to go back to the library website era.

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