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		voltagex_ on Aug 13, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Academic Torrents – Making 27TB of research data a... I'm assuming those globe icons means there's a web seed (HTTP server) involved? If so, I'd prioritise the ones that don't have that backing.

ieee8023 on Aug 14, 2018 [–]

Yes. But webseeds also go away over time when a department shuts down a server or a student account expires.

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