Where is Sci-Hub
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link aggregator for sci-hub mirrors
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How HN took it
4 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Execution: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful bookmarkable redirect to current links
From 3 comments
https://whereisscihub.herokuapp.com/go was exactly what I was thinking of. Thanks!
phoe-krk on HNAwesome!
Cenk on HNI agree that it works properly now. Thanks for making this.
hollerith on HN
Objections
Links to a site hosting pirated material may carry legal risk
From 3 comments
Top work. Wonder what the legal implications for OP might be though.
jimmytidey on HNDon't wanna sound like a party pooper. But isnt this the same as what movie streaming sites are shut down for, linking to sites with copyrighted material? For information: I love…
gressquel on HNIf that were the case, wouldn't Google or any other search engine that points to any illegal website be in trouble as well? I think it is a gray area and the real liability is…
bob_theslob646 on HN
Some URLs did not work for a commenter, though a work firewall was the cause
From 2 comments
Not working, it seems: https://imgur.com/h3jgspd None of the URLs work for me. The last one http://sci-hub.tech/ works but it takes me to a list of URLs. Again, none of those…
dingo_bat on HNnslookup and ping work fine. It's the corporate firewall installed in my laptop that's blocking the website, probably based on an IP blacklist.
dingo_bat on HN
Heroku-hosted site may not last long
From 1 comment
If you bookmark it then your browser will autocomplete when you type “scihub”. If you bookmark the Wikipedia article as well then you have autocomplete for “sci-hub”. So then…
bringtheaction on HN
Requests
Support direct DOI or article URL appending like sci-hub links
From 3 comments
If I know the url of the publisher's web page describing the paper I want, I append that url to "http://sci-hub.tw/". For example following this link will immediately cause the…
hollerith on HNYes, I’d love this too. At Citationsy (https://citationsy.com) we link out to sci-hub like this: http://sci-hub.la/10.14361/9783839408650-011 Would be great if that worked with…
Cenk on HNIt might work for DOIs (I haven't tried that) but when the second part of the url is another url, it doesn't work the way I wish it did. In particular, this next url redirects to…
hollerith on HN
Easier domain name
From 1 comment
Apparently, the Wikipedia page on Sci-hub also maintains a link to the active versions. (And to be honest, that's a fact easier to remember than "whereisscihub.herokuapp.com";…
amelius on HN
Questions
What are the legal implications of linking to Sci-Hub
From 2 comments
Top work. Wonder what the legal implications for OP might be though.
jimmytidey on HNDon't wanna sound like a party pooper. But isnt this the same as what movie streaming sites are shut down for, linking to sites with copyrighted material? For information: I love…
gressquel on HN
Why not just bookmark the IP address
From 1 comment
Why use this, if you can just memorize/bookmark the IP address?
andrepd on HN
Alternatives named
Wikipedia Sci-Hub article links
From 1 comment
Apparently, the Wikipedia page on Sci-hub also maintains a link to the active versions. (And to be honest, that's a fact easier to remember than "whereisscihub.herokuapp.com";…
amelius on HN
Library Genesis
From 1 comment
Is there a reason to prefer Sci-Hub to Library Genesis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis]?
_emacsomancer_ on HN
sci-hub.tech mirror list
From 1 comment
OP: sci-hub.tech has a list of good working links. There's some contact info on there as well in case you want to get in touch. Maybe you could add them as an alternate data…
exikyut on HN