jeff 👨💻@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years agoWhat are some examples of xkcd 2347?xkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareBlack616Angel@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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.
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.