Nitpicking: Technically it's not DNS as it doesn't resolve names to addresses. Maybe CNAME over Wikipedia?
Nitpicking nitpicking: "Technically" CNAME is DNS insofar as DNS is "technically" defined at all.
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#12Interesting idea but: - How do you handle ambiguity? e.g what happens when sci-hub.idk and scihub.idk differ? - Aren’t you concerned by the fact that Wikipedia is open to editing by the public?
> Aren’t you concerned by the fact that Wikipedia is open to editing by the public?
Arguably the thrill of uncertainty could add to the fun :D
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#13Awesome idea! It could be applied to a lot of different websites. Even ones where I'm too lazy to type out the whole URL :p
Regardless, having a system where you can base it off a website could definitely be expanded beyond Wikipedia. Great work!
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#14Pretty cool, although legally gray content distribution sites like Libgen, TPB, KAT, etc. are often or often better thought of as a collection of mirrors where any mirror (including the main site, if there is one) could be unavailable at any given time.
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#15Alternatively just don't use Google.
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#16Interesting idea but: - How do you handle ambiguity? e.g what happens when sci-hub.idk and scihub.idk differ? - Aren’t you concerned by the fact that Wikipedia is open to editing by the public?
Maybe use WikiData? The slower rate of updates might work in your favour to avoid vandalism.
It also shows all the historical links. Sample: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21980377
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#17One concern is that you can’t always trust the Wikipedia link. For example, in this edit [1] to the Equifax page, a spammer changed the link to a spam site. They’re usually fixed quickly, but it’s not guaranteed. So it’s a really neat project, but be careful about actually using it, especially for sensitive websites.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equifax&diff=9455...
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#18Pretty neat! Similarly, I often use Wikipedia to find translations for specific technical terms that aren't in bilingual dictionaries or Google Translate. If you go to a wiki page about a term, there are usually many links on the sidebar to versions in other languages, which are usually titled with the canonical term in that language.
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#19Nitpicking: Technically it's not DNS as it doesn't resolve names to addresses. Maybe CNAME over Wikipedia?
No one would click on “I’m feeling lucky for top level pages over Wikipedia” though
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#20Nice work! Sometimes I seem to be directed to a wikipedia page as opposed to a URL. For example, with `aaronsw.idk` or `google.idk`. I wonder why that's the case?
I think it directs to the correct link when it is labeled `URL` in wiki. In the other cases the link is labeled `Website`.
This was exactly the issue! I just pushed fixes for this problem.