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Too long; Didn't Read TL;DR TL We're already seeing conventions popping up to deal with this change in behavior. They just aren't formalized yet. I think th
by unimpressive 14y ago
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We're already seeing conventions popping up to deal with this change in behavior. They just aren't formalized yet.
I think this will be another advantage that hypermedia will have over regular old print, you will be able to present your information in "layers". A TL;DR for reference, a summary, and then the full article.
Of course, that speaks nothing to the nature of the actual articles. I think theres a point where you've "read enough" and need to go do something else for a while, see what works and what doesn't. I took a two month long hiatus from HN to focus on other stuff recently. It helped. The first n articles at some point become much more helpful than the next nth articles.
- chronomex 14y ago> I think this will be another advantage that hypermedia will have over regular old print, you will be able to present your information in "layers". A TL;DR for reference, a summary, and then the full article. Abstract, introduction, paper.
- unimpressive 14y agoI was talking about in other contexts besides Academia. But yes, that is one solution. And it does work in print. But it has to co-exist alongside the other content.
- derleth 14y ago> Abstract, introduction, paper. Which makes it hilarious when people rail against "The TL;DR Mindset" as something brand-new and created by the Internet.
- gruseom 14y agoBut it's exactly the other way around. We don't need more brevity and speed. We need less. How much gold do we mine by digging with a teaspoon here and there for five minutes?