Because tech shapes society. Because not every thread is only for SWEs. Because I used to work in the field (in mktg/biz dev). Because it’s a habit. Because I like the simplicity of this website. Because comments are, on average, better than on most of the web.

Indeed, because you are actually still using Safari under the hood.

Not in the EU

AFAIK only on paper? At least, last time I checked, there were no non-WebKit browsers available yet (at least not Gecko or Blink).

You don't get that message from Apple, but the people who would otherwise offer you a meaningful choice of browsers do. They can only do what Apple permits them to do, which isn't much.

They need to get their browsers listed on AppStore, sure.

Apple prohibits JITs outside the EU, and this makes a modern browser a non-starter.

Or to put it another way, they can only do what Apple permits them to do.

I moved to Helium instead, but that nobody will pay is to be seen.

Isn't there a better alternative to this archive site?

What's wrong with it? It shows the article, with a little banner on top, showing when it was captured. Doesn't mess with scrolling, what's not to like?

didnt the archive owner only start doing this after Patokallio revealed his identity for no good reason. Given the legal liability involved in maintaining that service, there is a threat to what Patokallio is doing so it doesn't seem entirely unsympathetic to do something in retaliation..

Seems like a mistake to rely on an archiving site that runs malware and changes the text of archived pages.

However, there’s also not really anything better out there. The owner being some wily/sketchy Russian is even an advantage in some respects, since they can’t be pressured by copyright law or foreign politics.

Hrrm :-(

Well, for one, it wants me to scan a QR code as a captcha.

That is an issue you can pin on Google:

<https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-goog...> (8 May 2026).

HN discussion: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067119>

Though yes, Archive.is have continued using reCaptcha despite this recent change.

I've never once had that happen. It's always straight to the unrolled article.

See: <https://cybernews.com/privacy/google-qr-code-recaptcha-requi...>

Or my earlier reply to this subthread.

I chose the audio option to get around this.

Me too, and ain't no way I'm doing that. That's blocklist behavior.

It does the job for me, but please do tell me if you find a better alternative.

Why does everyone on HN complain and post about anything and everything except the content of the link.

Press releases, which is what too much of what we call ‘journalism’ summarises anyway.

And this is news? And this is supposed to be bad?