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   by bookworm_ 14y ago

   It can handle files that big no problem. Use the -n switch to supress page numbering. But with a 200MB file, chances are you will only want to view part of it. Unless you have superhuman reading powers. ;) Dissect the part you want with s
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   by bookworm_ 14y ago

   Should be a format that can be grep'd, made into PostScript, DejaVu, etc. Versatile. ASCII works well for that. Open, non-proprietary format. Not only that, working with raw text is so much faster than anything else. less(1) is the most
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   by bookworm_ 14y ago

   Who cares about unsophisticated investors who buy at the IPO or employees, or long-term stability? This company was a short term deal like many others in the web startup space. Hype worked. Virtual goods? It makes me laugh everytine I s
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   by bookworm_ 14y ago

   Firefox is a monster. Too big. I switched to Webkit and midori (but there are certainly other small, simple WebKit-based alternatives). So no to Gecko.
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   by bookworm_ 14y ago

   If I'm going to use Webkit, I'd rather use something simple, like midori. Standard issue on the Raspberry Pi. Chrome complexity? Browser controlled by commercial entity that sells web ad space? No thanks.
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   by bookworm_ 14y ago

   "text mining" Hmmm. It's not so easy to do this with ebooks viewed in a graphical ebook reader. Note he didn't say "text search". He said mining. Does this suggest noncommercial library books will offer research capabilities that commerc