8 Comments
User's avatar
Jay's avatar

Google Scholar is also an excellent place to start.

Expand full comment
Ulupi's avatar

Also implemented in https://internet4000.github.io/find/ `!sci <query>` (free software)

Expand full comment
Kevin's avatar

So, “steal it” is your method?

Expand full comment
Apple Pie's avatar

I also have somewhat mixed attitudes towards this, but "steal" is the wrong verb. After downloading a movie, video game, or scientific study, the original copy remains. If anything is lost, it is only:

1. Potential remuneration which one might otherwise hope to have received from the one who downloaded their copy without paying,

2. Indirectly potential remuneration from others who realize they can pirate data rather than paying for it, and

3. Some intangibles like respect for the publisher, personal habit, and so on.

Would Emil be paying otherwise? Would we? And are the intangibles negotiable, or not?

Expand full comment
Ulupi's avatar

There are so many feedback from all over the internet, on how these few sites changed the life of many. It offered access to Scientific literature, to be able to go through studies, university, life.

Knowledge is a Common.

Society has to be built to support knowledge, the Commons, the good of All.

Expand full comment
Tim Freeman's avatar

Last I used bittorrent seriously was years ago, but back then there were bittorrent trackers that had images of textbooks and the like. They wanted you to establish a relationship with them and either pay or upload popular things. Does anyone here know if that's still happening?

Expand full comment
John Carter's avatar

I'd also add arxiv.org, for anything related to the physical sciences.

Expand full comment
Emil O. W. Kirkegaard's avatar

This tutorial assumes you already know what you want, just can't get the fulltext.

Expand full comment