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rahuldottech commented on Where Sci-Hub Is   whereisscihub.now.sh/... · Posted by u/garner
rahuldottech · 6 years ago
In libgen, you can search for stuff and find books/docs that match the query, but unfortunately that appears to not be possible on sci-hub, which is inconvenient.

That said, both are incredible resources for academics, researchers, students or even folks just wanting to read up on a subject in more depth than Wikipedia has.

rahuldottech commented on DoChat – a Dockerized WeChat PC Windows client for Linux   github.com/huan/docker-we... · Posted by u/zixia
lvturner · 6 years ago
Genuinely curious (and not just for you, but other posters in the thread) but would you (do you?) do the same for the WhatsApp desktop app? (assuming you use it)
rahuldottech · 6 years ago
I don't know, what I will say is: most (tech) folks would (rightly, in my opinion) trust Facebook/WhatsApp more than they would Tencent.
rahuldottech commented on Telecoms say they have a First Amendment right to sell private data   vice.com/en_us/article/qj... · Posted by u/rahuldottech
muro · 6 years ago
A mute person has the right too :)
rahuldottech · 6 years ago
A mute person can write. Or sign. A corporate entity doesn't communicate in any way. Because... It obviously cannot.
rahuldottech commented on iOS Screen Time setting blocks searches for “Asian”   twitter.com/charliestigle... · Posted by u/mortenjorck
rahuldottech · 6 years ago
> iOS built-in adult content filter blocks all searches with the keyword "Asian,” assuming it's porn-related. Which means a 12 y/o Chinese-American girl might Google "Asian hairstyles" and find out that her culture is blocked as "adult content."

> Searches like "teen mental health resources" are also blocked, because "teen" is on the blacklist. Which is so dumb for a feature that's probably being used BY TEENS!

Wow. One of the biggest tech companies in the world, people.

rahuldottech commented on Ask HN: What's with that black bar at the top?    · Posted by u/_bxg1
rahuldottech · 6 years ago
It's used to pay respect to a recently deceased tech person. In this case, Larry Tesler: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22361282

In the past, we've had it for Steve Jobs and Aaron Swartz, among others.

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KarmaCake day11046February 3, 2019View Original