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935<script src="/dist/main.js?v=E6VBbmGO0TX_SJIOZfVmoz4MyVyt6hxLYr6IECDcWmk"></script>
935
936    
936<script src="/dist/runtime.js?v=w1FL8NtSzzKnw78TpIBxEUZgbYLzijZDVWf3qKq6L9Q"></script>
936
937    
937<script src="/dist/vendors.js?v=iPE0qP1g0xUGkHC5HUKvjJONo-nfEiFHNO2T7loW_HA"></script>
937
938
939    
939<script>
940    function isSafari() {
941        var userAgent = navigator.userAgent;
942        var isSafari = /^((?!chrome|android).)*safari/i.test(userAgent);
943        return isSafari;
944    }
945    //  var displayMode = 'modal';
946    var userAgent = navigator.userAgent;
947    var isSafari = /^((?!chrome|android).)*safari/i.test(userAgent);
948
949    // Checking if the URL path is '/subscribe'
950    var isSubscribePage = window.location.pathname === '/subscribe';
951
952    // Determining the display mode
953    var displayMode;
954    if (isSubscribePage) {
955        displayMode = 'modal';
956    } else {
957        //  displayMode = isSafari ? 'redirect' : 'modal';
958        displayMode = isSafari ? 'modal' : 'redirect';
959        // displayMode = 'redirect';
960    }
961
962    console.log("displayMode is " + displayMode);
963    tp = window["tp"] || [];
964    tp.push(["setUsePianoIdUserProvider", true]);
965    tp.push(["setDebug", false]);
966    tp.push(['setApplePayMerchantId', 'mvm93v7ns5yqk3yw']);
967
968        tp.push(['setCloudflareWorkerUrl', 'https://auth.hotair.com']);
969        tp.push(["init", function () {
970            console.log("[p] init begins");
971            tp.enableGACrossDomainLinking();
972
973            var w = window.innerWidth;
974            if (w > 500) {
975                w = 500;
976            }
977
978            tp.pianoId.init({
979                displayMode: displayMode,
980                confirmation: 'after',
981                // displayMode: 'modal',
982                containerSelector: '#login-form',
983                width: w,
984                height: 400,
985                loggedIn: function (data) {
986                    //console.log('user ', data.user, ' logged in with token', data.token);
987                    pianoMan.verify(data);
988                },
989                loggedOut: function (event) {
990                    pianoMan.verify(event);
991                    window.location.reload();
992                },
993                loginDisplayed: function () {
994                    console.log("login displayed")
995                },
996                loginSuccess: function (e) {
997                    //thmPiano.alreadyLoggedIn = true;
998                    console.log("loginSuccess");
999                }
1000            });
1001
1002            if (!tp.pianoId.isUserValid()) {
1003                console.log("[p] anonymous");
1004                pianoMan.verify();
1005            }
1006        }]);
1007
1008
1009    tp.push(["addHandler", "customEvent", function (event, b, c, d) {
1010        switch (event.eventName) {
1011            case 'newsletter':
1012            case 'newsletter-signup':
1013            case 'newsletter-poll':
1014
1015                var iframeId = b;
1016                var payload = {
1017                    email: event.params.email,
1018                    id: 1,
1019                    source: event.eventName,
1020                    pc: event.params.pc,
1021                    list: null,
1022                    rid: pianoMan.getRid()
1023                };
1024                //list came from template
1025                if (event.params.list) {
1026                    payload.list = thmUtils.tryParseJson(event.params.list);
1027                }
1028                if (payload.email && payload.email.length > 0) {
1029                    pianoMan.postupNewsletter(payload);
1030                }
1031
1032                break;
1033            case 'continue-reading':
1034                tp.offer.show({ offerId: event.params.offer })
1035                break;
1036        }
1037    }]);
1038    tp.push(["addHandler", "showOffer", function (offerParams) {
1039        if (window.__THM_OVERLAY) {
1040            window.__THM_OVERLAY.request('piano', function () {
1041                chartbeat('trackPaywallShown');
1042            });
1043        } else {
1044            chartbeat('trackPaywallShown');
1045        }
1046    }])
1047    tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutClose", function () {
1048        if (window.__THM_OVERLAY) {
1049            window.__THM_OVERLAY.release('piano');
1050        }
1051    }]);
1052    tp.push(["addHandler", "startCheckout", function () {
1053        chartbeat('trackPaywallStart');
1054    }]);
1055    tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutComplete", async function (conversion) {
1056
1057        console.log(conversion);
1058
1059        var payload = {
1060            email: conversion.email,
1061            id: 1,
1062            source: "piano conversion through purchase",
1063            pc: null,
1064            list: [1558],
1065            rid: conversion.rid
1066        };
1067        var result = pianoMan.postupNewsletter(payload);
1068
1069        chartbeat('trackPaywallComplete');
1070    }]);
1071</script>
vendor: 2 bytes, line 1071
1071
1072<script>(function (src) { var a = document.createElement("script"); a.type = "text/javascript"; a.async = false; a.src = src; var b = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; b.parentNode.insertBefore(a, b) })("https://experience.tinypass.com/xbuilder/experience/load?aid=OnyZMk8rii");</script>
1072
1073<div id="login-form"></div>
1074    
1075
1076    <!-- LiveConnectTag for advertisers -->
1077    
1077<script type="text/javascript" src="//b-code.liadm.com/a-0684.min.js" async="true" charset="utf-8"></script>
1077
1078
1079    
1080    
1081    
1082    
1082<script type="text/javascript" async src="https://services.brid.tv/player/build/brid.min.js"></script>
1082
1083
1084
1085
1086    
1086<script type="text/javascript">
1087        console.info("The End: ", window.performance.now());
1088    </script>
1088
1089    <div class="thm-piano-nl-hpfixed"></div>
1090    <div class="thm-piano-bottom"></div>
1091
1092<script type="module" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/v31edd6df95cf4e85bb4c19e7a9bdbcba1788362987495" integrity="sha512-iIg7k2xntmwu6/uSb5tpc/hySgZc4eoL31yB29W6tJFo2akwjPWcEqnCEdJvGexCL0KEQwVYv5BlowfhVz26hg==" data-cf-beacon='{"version":"2024.11.0","token":"7727d00ae11045c9aacec8fefa523913","spa":2}' crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
1092
1093</body>
1094</html>

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