Now I subscribe, and it's worth every dollar (at least on a student subscription :) I appreciate it when the Times is more conservative on the whole “social media” idea. Compared to CNN, which is so full of webby 2.0 qr twat crap, it’s great. And blogs like the Open impress me in showing they are using some cool technologies (Sinatra) to make a better experience (election tracking).
[1] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5055192/10111NYTSubscribeOpin.pdf