Today Sci-Hub is 10 years old. I'll publish 2M new articles to celebrate

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Sep 05, 2021, 8:38 AM UTC

vasco wrote: post #45

btilly wrote: post #10

In https://twitter.com/ringo_ring/status/1414342378765307907 she jokingly asks where her Nobel Peace Prize is. Given how often that prize is given out as a bully pulpit to advance a cause, and given the global debt that science owes to her, I think she really does deserve one.

She needs to step it up by killing thousands of innocent people from drone strikes to increase her chances.

Post by aloisdg » Sun, Sep 05, 2021, 8:40 AM UTC

chx wrote: post #25

jacquesm wrote: post #17

I just noticed something funny: The library of Alexandria was accidentally burned in 48 BC by Julius Ceasar. Here we are in 2021, we now have Alexandra's library, which rivals the first in size and scope, and there are at least as many forces trying to burn it. But fortunately this one is digital and you too can have a copy in your hallway closet for the price of some harddrives and bandwidth. Go make a backup, if yo…

Small footnote: despite its standing in popular culture, the burning of the library at Alexandria was not as important as they make it. > We do not lose texts because of catastrophic events that wipe out all copies of them. We lose texts because they stop being copied. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5t6op5/facts...

Post by google234123 » Sun, Sep 05, 2021, 8:50 AM UTC

mmiliauskas wrote: post #20

jacquesm wrote: post #17

I just noticed something funny: The library of Alexandria was accidentally burned in 48 BC by Julius Ceasar. Here we are in 2021, we now have Alexandra's library, which rivals the first in size and scope, and there are at least as many forces trying to burn it. But fortunately this one is digital and you too can have a copy in your hallway closet for the price of some harddrives and bandwidth. Go make a backup, if yo…

I always wondered if for knowledge as for ecosystems fire is an important part. Basically, is there a point where the amount of knowledge is so wast that it becomes impossible to reach the edge and come up with something novel.

Post by geokon » Sun, Sep 05, 2021, 8:50 AM UTC

londons_explore wrote: post #12

lcvw wrote: post #5

I really hope sci-hub survives this. Sci-hub and libgen are like an entirely different internet, one allowing you to dive as deep as you wish into any technical subject. There’s really no comparison I have found anywhere for the depth of material available. People always point to Wikipedia, but all of that is surface level. If you to build something, research something, or just really delve into it, there’s no substi…

I really wish someone could build a better UI for this research internet. Hyperlinks for all references would be a good start. Finding some way to make some automatic glossary of definitions of technical terms would make scientific papers substantially more accessible too.

Post by azalemeth » Sun, Sep 05, 2021, 8:56 AM UTC

makapuf wrote: post #51

True question: is there a value that elsevier&co are providing? Proofreading or Selecting the articles, by example? If so, even if their price reflect more their de facto monopoly than this value, if we want to replace them we need to also find a way to replace it. Could we outcompete them?