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• Ansil849 5y ago
  That is not how scihub used to function. Scihub used to have an engine, named Plato, which would fetch papers automatically if not already in their database. For the last year now, this essential service has not been operational. This is what the issue I am raising is about.
  • sa1 5y ago
    It's clear what you're talking about. Software bitrots over time. Plato might need fixes, might have a huge backlog, lots of stuff can happen.
    • liketochill 5y ago
      I still have airgapped windows xp systems with one software package on them to do one job. Left alone Software doesn’t bit rot, it is the never ending stream of updates that cause it to cease working over time.
      • sa1 5y ago
        Think about it. Software like Plato downloads papers from around the web. If the environment around software (i.e the web) changes, software without updates bitrots.
  • justsomehnguy 5y ago
    > this essential service Give man a fish and he will praise you for a day. Give man a spinning and he will bitch at you because it is not a fish.