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OT/meta: It's really nice to see submissions linking directly to Sci-Hub :) (It isn't yet that popular: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=sci-hub.tw https
by exikyut 6y ago
OT/meta: It's really nice to see submissions linking directly to Sci-Hub :)
(It isn't yet that popular: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=sci-hub.tw https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=sci-hub.tw)
- crazygringo 6y agoThe more popular it is, the more worried I am it'll be shut down... I have very strong mixed feelings about seeing Sci-Hub linked from here :/
- aloisdg 6y agoIf it is shutdown we will reupload it somewhere else.
- exikyut 6y agoThe biggest substantial concern is the .tw domain. The data is all on Library Genesis (currently https://libgen.is/ https://libgen.is/) which is very firehose-friendly (eg, the download section has top-level links to mirrors, torrents, and database dumps). And IIUC the ~35TB of data is actively mirrored fairly widely, which is awesome. Chances are the Sci-Hub project has alternative domains lined up, and probably more than enough ideas for how to manage if all DNS failed.