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addminztratoron Remake of the Windows 95 Solitaire game

So cool! I only started playing solitaire on XP though and it was slightly different

addminztratoron Research into why some people have a better sense of direction

People keep telling me to get lost but I never do... I really need to learn this skill

addminztratoron Software Needs to Be More Expensive

Yes it does but only if I'm writing the software. Otherwise, let all the data flow freely!

addminztratoron Some of the Most Popular Websites Share Your Data with over 1,500 Companies

I just presume every site does this. In fact, if I keep a journal, I presume that data is being shared with my nosy mom at some point... Difficult to expect data privacy from anywhere these days

addminztratoron Friends don't let friends export to CSV

Good thing I don't have friends then because I'm exporting to csv, it's simple and it works

addminztratoron Decentralizing IRC

If I wasn't a lazy idiot, I would've made something like this. Been fantasizing about it since forever. Can't wait to check it out!

addminztratoron Why You Should Be a Luddite

Well I did say he was mad. Isn't that the logical conclusion of being a luddite though?

addminztratoron Making a PDF that's larger than Germany

You guys buy books? I only buy the ones I keep coming back to after I've read them through libgen

addminztratoron Why Custom GPTs are better than plugins

I mainly need one reason: Microsoft doesn't hoard all your data

addminztratoron ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

An update: I tried accessing the IP address directly a while ago and the Department of Homeland security was displaying a copyright notice saying that copyright infringement is punishable by a fine up to $200,000. Currently, there is an FBI notice saying they had a warrant from a New York court.

addminztratoron ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

You can use decentralized alternative domain name systems. OpenNIC is completely decentralized and there are a few projects which implement DNS on a blockchain, that would be the best solution to this kind of a problem.

https://blog.cpanel.com/what-is-a-decentralized-domain-name-...

addminztratoron ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

This is such a good point. Many of us may be able to afford a couple hundred dollars for a textbook but people in poorer countries don't. Without services like Libgen and Z-lib, we are effectively restricting access to information and only making it available to an affluent class who can afford it. In my opinion, the information should flow freely... Aaron Schwartz pretty much gave his life for this principle.

addminztratoron ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

It may have been functional before but now it says domain name has been seized by the Department of Homeland Security and displays a copyright notice. The onion link is still functional though!

addminztratoron ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

Well, if the domain names are seized, maybe we could connect directly to the IP address? Does anyone know the IP address of z-lib domains (b-ok.cc or z-lib.org)? This is going to make me want to keep a local log of all IP addresses which the domain names map to :(