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0 pointsgojomo17y ago0 comments

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.

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CalmQuiet17y ago· 2 in thread

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!

gojomoOP17y ago

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?

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

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