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  • A Anton Afanasyev

    I do think there's one thing you can do, but not sure on the legality of this. Plus not sure if it works. I remember I was looking for information on a certain topic (cant remember what it was..), and google returned an impressive number of PDFs. When I clicked on any of them, however, I was taken to a page that said something along the lines of "pay us $XYZ and we'll give you access to the file". So, google saw a pdf file, and indexed it, while I had to pay. I didnt think of this at the time, but I guess you could switch your browser's UserAgent string to the one that Googlebot uses, and perhaps that way you will be able to see the pdfs (if you get links like I did). Naturally, I cant find a single link like that to test the method :(:^)

    "impossible" is just an opinion.

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    Daniel Grunwald
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    I think they detect Google based on the IP address, not user agent. Lots of those sites offer campus licenses to universities, you might be able to access the PDFs from the university network. My university has such a license, I just have to VPN into their network and those pay-per-paper sites start offering free downloads.

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    • M martin_hughes

      Don't university libraries carry that sort of thing? It's a long time since I've seen the inside of one, but they always seemed to have - or could get hold of - just about anything.

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      Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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      Its true I study at an American university, however, the locale happens to be the Middle East. I'll stop right there whilst you let that thought roll about in your mind.

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      Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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      • D Daniel Grunwald

        I think they detect Google based on the IP address, not user agent. Lots of those sites offer campus licenses to universities, you might be able to access the PDFs from the university network. My university has such a license, I just have to VPN into their network and those pay-per-paper sites start offering free downloads.

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        Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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        I will double check with my University tomorrow, but the librarian is a right b4stard and would simply sabotage any attempts I might make out of sheer spite. Not to mention that this is the Middle East we're talking about.

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        Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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        • A Anton Afanasyev

          I do think there's one thing you can do, but not sure on the legality of this. Plus not sure if it works. I remember I was looking for information on a certain topic (cant remember what it was..), and google returned an impressive number of PDFs. When I clicked on any of them, however, I was taken to a page that said something along the lines of "pay us $XYZ and we'll give you access to the file". So, google saw a pdf file, and indexed it, while I had to pay. I didnt think of this at the time, but I guess you could switch your browser's UserAgent string to the one that Googlebot uses, and perhaps that way you will be able to see the pdfs (if you get links like I did). Naturally, I cant find a single link like that to test the method :(:^)

          "impossible" is just an opinion.

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          Graham Bradshaw
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          Anton Afanasyev wrote:

          you could switch your browser's UserAgent string to the one that Googlebot uses

          Or just click the 'cached' link in the Google search results.

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          • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

            Its true I study at an American university, however, the locale happens to be the Middle East. I'll stop right there whilst you let that thought roll about in your mind.

            Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


            Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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            martin_hughes
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            Libraries full of books, but they all happen to be copies of the Koran?

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            • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

              Anyone know of a site where I might find whitepapers or research text for free? Specifically looking for bioinformatics/computational biology, machine learning and OS security. Subjects are extremely varied I know. This is very firmly in the world of academia. Google Scholar returns a zillion hits, but it almost seems like every single good possible can only be downloaded from acm or ieee for $$$.

              Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


              Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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              Tim Craig
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              Try Google advanced search and search for your specific topics but limit the domains to .edu. I've had a lot of luck finding technical papers posted on professor's and grad student's personal pages on the university sites.

              If you don't have the data, you're just another asshole with an opinion.

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              • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                Anyone know of a site where I might find whitepapers or research text for free? Specifically looking for bioinformatics/computational biology, machine learning and OS security. Subjects are extremely varied I know. This is very firmly in the world of academia. Google Scholar returns a zillion hits, but it almost seems like every single good possible can only be downloaded from acm or ieee for $$$.

                Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                leckey 0
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                I'm a member of IEEE. If you email me links I can probably get some for you.

                Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.

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                • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                  Anyone know of a site where I might find whitepapers or research text for free? Specifically looking for bioinformatics/computational biology, machine learning and OS security. Subjects are extremely varied I know. This is very firmly in the world of academia. Google Scholar returns a zillion hits, but it almost seems like every single good possible can only be downloaded from acm or ieee for $$$.

                  Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                  Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                  Saurabh Garg
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                  First find an exact paper you want then search for the exact title of the paper. Most of the times authors keep a draft version on their website. -Saurabh

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                  • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                    Anyone know of a site where I might find whitepapers or research text for free? Specifically looking for bioinformatics/computational biology, machine learning and OS security. Subjects are extremely varied I know. This is very firmly in the world of academia. Google Scholar returns a zillion hits, but it almost seems like every single good possible can only be downloaded from acm or ieee for $$$.

                    Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                    Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                    Steven A Lowe
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                    http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/ http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/

                    Best regards, Steven A. Lowe CEO, Innovator LLC www.nov8r.com

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                    • G Graham Bradshaw

                      Anton Afanasyev wrote:

                      you could switch your browser's UserAgent string to the one that Googlebot uses

                      Or just click the 'cached' link in the Google search results.

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                      Anton Afanasyev
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                      No such link for those files. heh. I wish it was that easy :)

                      "impossible" is just an opinion.

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                      • M martin_hughes

                        Libraries full of books, but they all happen to be copies of the Koran?

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                        Naughty, naughty martin! :)

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                        • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                          Anyone know of a site where I might find whitepapers or research text for free? Specifically looking for bioinformatics/computational biology, machine learning and OS security. Subjects are extremely varied I know. This is very firmly in the world of academia. Google Scholar returns a zillion hits, but it almost seems like every single good possible can only be downloaded from acm or ieee for $$$.

                          Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                          Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                          leppie
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                          http://www.freetechbooks.com/[^]

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                          • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                            Anyone know of a site where I might find whitepapers or research text for free? Specifically looking for bioinformatics/computational biology, machine learning and OS security. Subjects are extremely varied I know. This is very firmly in the world of academia. Google Scholar returns a zillion hits, but it almost seems like every single good possible can only be downloaded from acm or ieee for $$$.

                            Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                            Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                            jhaga
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                            Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                            Specifically looking for bioinformatics/computational

                            I use pubmed alot: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/[^] jhaga

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                            • T Tim Craig

                              Try Google advanced search and search for your specific topics but limit the domains to .edu. I've had a lot of luck finding technical papers posted on professor's and grad student's personal pages on the university sites.

                              If you don't have the data, you're just another asshole with an opinion.

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                              Gary R Wheeler
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                              I really think Chris ought to let us vote twice. I'd like to give you a 5 both for the post and the sig.

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                              • M martin_hughes

                                Libraries full of books, but they all happen to be copies of the Koran?

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                                Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                No, not even that. Simply antiquated from when the library was opened.

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                                Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                                • L leckey 0

                                  I'm a member of IEEE. If you email me links I can probably get some for you.

                                  Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.

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                                  Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                  I owe you :) I'll see what I can do about those links this afternoon. Thanks Leckey

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                                  Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                                  • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                    No, not even that. Simply antiquated from when the library was opened.

                                    Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                                    Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                                    martin_hughes
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                                    So you mean you can't find information on bioinformatics in the Corpus Aristotelicum? Well tickle me pink. :omg:

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                                    • G Gary R Wheeler

                                      I really think Chris ought to let us vote twice. I'd like to give you a 5 both for the post and the sig.

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                                      Tim Craig
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                                      Gary R. Wheeler wrote:

                                      I'd like to give you a 5 both for the post and the sig.

                                      I can't take too much credit for the sig, I have the shirt. Although their phrasing is a bit more PC than mine. ;)

                                      If you don't have the data, you're just another asshole with an opinion.

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                                      • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                        Anyone know of a site where I might find whitepapers or research text for free? Specifically looking for bioinformatics/computational biology, machine learning and OS security. Subjects are extremely varied I know. This is very firmly in the world of academia. Google Scholar returns a zillion hits, but it almost seems like every single good possible can only be downloaded from acm or ieee for $$$.

                                        Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                                        Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                                        Stuart Dootson
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                                        I'll second Citeseer - they have a lot of papers and a pretty good interface.

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                                        • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                          I owe you :) I'll see what I can do about those links this afternoon. Thanks Leckey

                                          Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                                          Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "There's no point questioning the actions of a c0ck-juggling thunderc*nt" From the book of testy commentary by martin_hughes Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                                          leckey 0
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                                          I have not seen anything in my inbox; have you sent anything directly to me? I don't think the email link works.

                                          Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.

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