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260 points the-mitr | 5 comments | 28 Aug 25 04:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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megaloblasto ◴[28 Aug 25 12:10 UTC] No.45051186[source]▶
I have to read a lot of papers for work. Sometimes 2 or 3 a day. Often when I find one I'm interested in, they want $60 to read the one paper. If I have to read one paper a day, that's about $20,000 a year just to stay up to date with the science.

That's ridiculous. Thankfully someone is breaking down these barriers to science.

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SamuelAdams ◴[28 Aug 25 12:44 UTC] No.45051473[source]▶
Assuming you are in the States, it would be cheaper to enroll in one course a year and use the universities library system to get the papers you need.

What always bothered me about those though is their terribly clunky UI, dozens of redirects, weird auth flows, and more.

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1. throwaway48476 ◴[28 Aug 25 13:08 UTC] No.45051715[source]▶
Piracy is a service problem. I also have access through university but never use it due to jank.
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2. raffael_de ◴[28 Aug 25 13:40 UTC] No.45052046[source]▶
I sometimes don't even bother checking if a movie is on Netflix and instead just go "elsewhere" I know I'll find it for sure. Precisely up until not too long ago Netflix wouldn't even grant me as a Linux user FullHD resolution (despite paying for it). We're at a point where for many artists it isn't about having your work stolen or bought, but rather fading into obscurity versus someone enjoying what you created.
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3. yupyupyups ◴[28 Aug 25 13:57 UTC] No.45052260[source]▶
That's not the only issue here. Publicly funded papers should be freely available.
4. igleria ◴[28 Aug 25 14:36 UTC] No.45052710[source]▶
> until not too long ago

what changed? I'm tired of having to use the ps5 as a media player :/

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5. raffael_de ◴[28 Aug 25 15:34 UTC] No.45053513{3}[source]▶
Can't say for certain, but it seems like I'm now getting the promised resolution. I remember once having set some DRM-relevant setting in about:config - but not for my current setup IIRC. Also am a proud Firefox user but am using Chrome for Netflix - might be part of the "solution".