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[–] ftbd@feddit.org 0 points 17 hours ago

This is why you put the preprint on arxiv

[–] sunoc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

And my 🦜!

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

If scientists didn't have to pay obscene prices to view articles, those articles are cited more often. Who would have thought?

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I personally like scihub because it's easier to get papers off of rather than going through ny library's portal for a lot of journals.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 0 points 1 day ago
[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So making access to information free is helping scientific progress? Wow, who could have imagined that!

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Careful, lest the AI haters hear that.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Free papers = free access to information

LLMs = trash

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The AI haters I've seen really hate free access to information. Well, there's apparently other kinds.

[–] moriquende@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

In your eyes, what are these AI haters complaining about?

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago

To be clear, here is what I mean by rent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Seems to be mainly about property owners not getting enough rent.

[–] moriquende@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not sure you have understood that people don't want to profit from their data, they want to avoid corporations stealing their private texts and pictures to train models they'll profit from.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago

Is this some weak attempt at gaslighting? If you want to make a career out of this, you really need to up your game. I mean, can you imagine some think tank going: Landlords don't want to profit from those apartments, they just want to avoid people squatting in them for free.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don’t know if it’s just my field or if I’m searching wrong, but I get almost nothing when I look for papers about German grammar and language instruction. Is this mostly for more mainstream/hard science papers?

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Idk if itll help but have you tried annas archive? It mirrors multiple science piracy sites.

Edit:do you mean pedagogical materials or research? Cause I don't think you'll be lucky if it's the former.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I have tried it, but also not had any luck. I am looking for research, but it’s still a really narrow field, tbh. Even in Germany, I think there are only a handful of DaF/aZ postgrad programs.

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago

So yeah it's probably your field! Sorry about that. Fwiw I don't think the problem is that it isn't 'hard science', I find it easy to find philosophical works (German, English and French language ones). It's probably just too niche.

[–] illusionist@lemmy.zip 0 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I can't speak for your field or language but someone has to upload it. Content in German and about grammar sounds very specific. Maybe there's a lack of interest on scihub. Ask around in your circle where they share/get their articles

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago
[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 0 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Noted. Will upload my future papers on SciHub myself. /j. Or am I? Vsauce music plays Did you know vegetables are a social construct?

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 0 points 17 hours ago

Thanks Dropout!

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

A sandwich is also a social construct. But not every social construct is also a sandwich.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

Dunno what Sci-Hub is, but most researchers are happy to send you a copy of their paper on request - and this is completely legal. Their email address is usually on the abstract.

[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I have never ever gotten a response from a researcher :(

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago

That's too bad - I've seen posts from scientists, or people who claim to be, saying what I said.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Why wouldn't they be? It's not like they're getting royalties from these journals...

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 hours ago

Not owning it can get them in trouble for sharing

It depends on the publishing agreement