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vatsachak ◴[06 Dec 25 17:10 UTC] No.46174859[source]▶

Why do we like HTML more than pdfs?

HTML rendering requires you to be connected to the internet, or setting up the images and mathJax locally. A PDF just works.

HTML obviously supports dynamic embedding, such as programs, much better but people just usually post a github.io page with the paper.

nine_k ◴[06 Dec 25 17:35 UTC] No.46175059[source]▶

Try opening a PDF on a phone screen.

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1. vatsachak ◴[06 Dec 25 18:30 UTC] No.46175464[source]▶

I do it all the time to read papers. It's easy

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