On: I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip

[Anon84]

s/Scribd/gigapedia/g

[gojomo → Anon84]

Can you say more about Gigapedia?

The site seems fishy: there's little info unless you register (which I have not yet), and registration requires a Google account.

[CalmQuiet → gojomo]

Even if you don't use Gmail ... Google (apps & hacker resources included) offer so much that it's a shame not to have an account already!

[gojomo → CalmQuiet]

Of course I have a Google account; that's not the point.

What is strange is that a site that may, from the context of the thread, be a source of unauthorized ebook copies:

- hides its 'help'/'about' info from all-but-registered users

- requires a Google account to register

- runs Google ads

Wouldn't it be a little odd if the Pirate Bay required a Google account to see its content, and ran Google ads?

[andreyf → gojomo]

Even stranger, it seems to have been black-listed from Google's index: http://www.google.com/search?q=gigapedia

[gojomo → andreyf]

Well, I guess that's one datapoint for the independence of Google's index from its advertising operations.

"Sorry, you're too sketchy to appear in our index. However, we'll still gladly partner with you to make a buck on advertising!"

[prakash → gojomo]

"Sorry, you're too sketchy to appear in our index. However, we'll still gladly partner with you to make a buck on advertising!"

LOL! Well said!

[CalmQuiet → andreyf]

Black-list reprieve: This morning there seems to be "about 129,000" search results. I don't suppose this is the power of HN's disclosure?