jeff 👨💻@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 1 year agoWhat are some examples of xkcd 2347?xkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkWhat are some examples of xkcd 2347?xkcd.comjeff 👨💻@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square92fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlack616Angel@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·1 year agoSci-Hub anyone? Alexandra Elbakyan manages this truly awesome source of scientific papers completely on her own. She got sued twice and lost, had to change the URL multiple times due to takedowns and only gets along by donations.
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoIt is a crime to humanity to lock knowledge behind a huge paywall. She does God’s work. And it’s not like the actual scientists/academics support knowledge being locked away either, or profit from it.
minus-squarea_statistician@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoshit, scihub is easier to use than the library, so we’re all grateful to her too.
Sci-Hub anyone?
Alexandra Elbakyan manages this truly awesome source of scientific papers completely on her own. She got sued twice and lost, had to change the URL multiple times due to takedowns and only gets along by donations.
It is a crime to humanity to lock knowledge behind a huge paywall. She does God’s work.
And it’s not like the actual scientists/academics support knowledge being locked away either, or profit from it.
shit, scihub is easier to use than the library, so we’re all grateful to her too.