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Fix that at the presentation layer (PDFs and Word files etc support links) not the data one.

• ceejayoz 1y ago
  Let me know when you figure out how to make a printed scientific journal clickable.
  • diatone 1y ago
    Take a photo on your phone, OS recognises the link in the image, makes it clickable, done. Or, use a QR code instead
    • ceejayoz 1y ago
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
    • jeeyoungk 1y ago
      This is the answer; turns out that non-transformed links are the most generic data format, without any "compression" - QR codes or a third-party-intermediary - needed.
    • deleted 1y ago
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  • epolanski 1y ago
    Scientific journals should not rely on ephemeral data on the internet. It doesn't even matter how long the url is. Just buy any scientific book and try to navigate to it's own errata they link in the book. It's always dead.
    • ceejayoz 1y ago
      Sure, just turn the three page article into a 500 page one with all the data and code.