Ladder: selfhosted alternative to 12ft.io (bypass pay walls) (github.com)
from Opeth@lemm.ee to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 06 Nov 2023 14:17
https://lemm.ee/post/14027029

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Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show on 06 Nov 2023 14:21 next collapse

“How do you get on the other side of the paywall?” “You use a ladder…”

I’ll show myself out.

Atemu@lemmy.ml on 06 Nov 2023 15:35 next collapse

That’s the joke.

kambusha@feddit.ch on 06 Nov 2023 16:11 collapse

I didn’t realise 12ft.io has gone down but I believe their original slogan was along the lines of, “for every 10ft wall, there’s a 12ft ladder”, hence the name.

PeachMan@lemmy.world on 06 Nov 2023 23:22 collapse

It’s a reference to a very old joke. Somebody uses a 10 ft ladder to get over a wall. The owner of the wall builds it higher, up to 11 ft. The ladder climber then comes back with a 12 ft ladder.

The exact numbers obviously don’t matter: the point is that ladders are a LOT cheaper than walls, and you can always get a ladder that’s 1ft longer.

Jusque@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 09:52 next collapse

I wish I knew about this sooner. What else do I need to know about?

stalfoss@lemm.ee on 20 Nov 2023 03:49 collapse

Does it work any better than 12ft? I found that worked maybe 1 out of 4 times at best