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Hey HN, I saw a thread a while ago (linked in README) discussing how Wikipedia does a good job keeping track of the domains of websites like Sci-Hub or The Pir
by aaronjanse 6y ago
Hey HN,
I saw a thread a while ago (linked in README) discussing how Wikipedia does a good job keeping track of the domains of websites like Sci-Hub or The Pirate Bay. Someone mentioned checking Wikipedia to find links to these sites, so I thought this would be a fun thing to automate!
To try it out, install an extension or modify your hosts file, then type in the name of a website with the TLD `.idk`.
For example: scihub.idk -> sci-hub.tw
Cheers!
- Polylactic_acid 6y agoIts incredible how insane this seems from the title but how practical it sounds from the readme..
- mathieubordere 6y agohehe yeah, was thinking the exact same thing
- basch 6y agoRight? Basically a modern im feeling lucky meets meta-dns.
- Vinnl 6y agoI created whereisscihub.now.sh a while ago for exactly this purpose (but limited to the subset of Sci-Hub, of course, and it used Wikidata as its data source). It has since been taken down by Now.sh. Just as a heads-up of what you could expect to see happening :)
- CapriciousCptl 6y agoCould use some sort of verification since Wiki can be gamed. 1. Look at past wiki edits combined with article popularity or other signals to arrive at something like a confidence level. 2. Offer some sort of confirmation check to the user.