Academic Torrents – Making 27TB of research data available

Re:Academic Torrents – Making 27TB of research data available by ieee8023 on Sunday August 12, 2018 @06:34PM (#17746832)

You can browse collections and then order by seeders. Here are some collections I think should be mirrored:

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Re:Academic Torrents – Making 27TB of research data available by voltagex_ on Monday August 13, 2018 @03:05AM (#17748480)

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.

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Re:Academic Torrents – Making 27TB of research data available by ieee8023 on Monday August 13, 2018 @08:38PM (#17754750)

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

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