libgen.fun
Learning and science
digital library search
SHOW HN2021
452points
100comments
#51of 2,533 in 2021
Top 3%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 14 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 5 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast and user-friendly interface
From 2 comments
https://libgen-crypto.ipns.dweb.link/ Wow, this is way more user friendly than normal! Nice work.
dr_dshiv on HNAnd it's fast as hell too! This is fantastic yo, mad props. Thanks for liberating our collective knowledge, ipfs style. Keep it up!
isoprophlex on HN
Useful decentralized use case for IPFS
From 2 comments
This is great! I've been half-barely-following IPFS development for a few years now but I think this is a salient use case that I could actually see myself using. I think also…
c54 on HNBravo. This is big stuff. There are some good critiques and ideas in this thread I won't go over since it's been done, I have been putting off building something akin to this…
betwixthewires on HN
Objections
Search is slow and Firefox loading hangs
From 3 comments
Pretty neat. Too bad searches take such a long time.
nynx on HNIt's not working for me on Firefox 92.0. It hangs on "Initializing...", with a single error on the console which says Loading Worker from…
mijailt on HNCouple of thoughts: 1. > Show HN Did you @sixtyfourbits make this? Any stories about how you came to be involved in the project? IPFS seems like a pretty ideal way to handle…
bscphil on HN
Update check depends on Infura via Unstoppable Domains
From 1 comment
This is cool, but more centralized than it needs to be. The update check resolves libgen.crypto using @unstoppabledomains/resolution[0] with its default Ethereum provider,…
easrng on HN
Plain HTTP access is vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks
From 2 comments
> Put http:// as the protocol prefix instead of various https://, ipfs://, or ipns://. The most universal format is http://, since transport-level security (TLS) is not yet fully…
cmeacham98 on HNYou can claim that MITM attacks are "localized" and "one-off", but in reality there are entire countries that MITM their citizens, the most well known example being the Great…
cmeacham98 on HN
Missing metadata and unnamed files
From 1 comment
Pretty nice. I have used it without issue to download a few public domain books. Relative to the usual website, it is a bit crude. A lot of metadata is missing, thus it is hard…
snvzz on HN
Requests
Build a Sci-Hub version on IPFS
From 3 comments
Awesome project, now all we need is the SciHub version of this.
ajvs on HNIt's probably just a few steps away to finally build an IPFS version of sci-hub. Sadly, I'm not a fan of the site's method of searching the libgen index by using sqlite's partial…
8K832d7tNmiQ on HNNext up is the scimag collection (also maintained by library genesis), which is a backup of all articles on sci-hub. The torrents are already widely replicated, but whether or…
sixtyfourbits on HN
Add a search query URL parameter
From 1 comment
It's a fantastic day for digital monks! I just wish the url took a searchable ?query=aristotle on load so you could add it to your browser's search engine list
unraveller on HN
Questions
Will IPFS scale to the scimag collection
From 1 comment
Next up is the scimag collection (also maintained by library genesis), which is a backup of all articles on sci-hub. The torrents are already widely replicated, but whether or…
sixtyfourbits on HN
Economic effects if the library becomes widely used
From 1 comment
Honest question: what do you envision happening if Library Genesis becomes widely known and people looking for e-books make that their first stop instead of Amazon or another…
therealcamino on HN
Is IPFS content moderated
From 1 comment
> Additionally, IPFS's devs have already stated on their community forums that content like sci-hub is not welcome there. I'm not familiar with IPFS: is content on IPFS actually…
TacticalCoder on HN
Alternatives named
Wikipedia on IPFS
From 1 comment
This is great! I've been half-barely-following IPFS development for a few years now but I think this is a salient use case that I could actually see myself using. I think also…
c54 on HN
Sci-Hub
From 1 comment
It's probably just a few steps away to finally build an IPFS version of sci-hub. Sadly, I'm not a fan of the site's method of searching the libgen index by using sqlite's partial…
8K832d7tNmiQ on HN