I use this quite often and find it really helpful, thankyou to the founder if you're listening.
It'd be even better if it was wiki-editable so that people can make improvements without having to use git. It would also be great if the language functions used (like strpos) linked to official documentation.
It's more distracting than sitting next to a jackhammer. This isn't hyperbole either: I actually had to program once in an industrial setting next to a jackhammer. It was less distracting.
- The lack of an ability to print videos/animations on a piece of paper. Oftentimes, complex concepts require a graphical animation (or video) to be succinctly conveyed.
- Papers are often written in a non-native tongue.
- Overly complex words or inappropriate words to appear more sophisticated. This doesn't necessarily correspond to field jargon.
- "Filler" material added in order to meet the page count recommendation... or conversely, trying to pack too much in.
- Authors not having the mindset of explaining complex details in a straightforward format.
- The "blowing up" of simple equations in order to make them look more complex.
The problem is that fundamentally, research papers have nothing to do with dissemination of knowledge, they're simply notches in a researcher's belt. There's a long laundry list of how this manifests in terms of readability.
I currently have a solution to try to fix this, it's still in pre-alpha stage:
www.wikipaper.org
If any HN'ers has time to help me I'd be much appreciative. For one thing I need help building a search index of existing wikipages.
There's been many, many attempts to solve this problem in the past but all of them have been fairly limited in featureset & momentum.
I currently have a solution to try to fix this, it's still in pre-alpha stage:
www.wikipaper.org
If any HN'ers has time to help me I'd be much appreciative. This is a big problem and can't really be solved via commercial means, it can only work as an open-source project.
There's been many, many attempts to solve this problem in the past but all of them have been fairly limited in featureset & momentum.
I currently have a solution to try to fix this, it's still in pre-alpha stage:
www.wikipaper.org
If any HN'ers has time to help me I'd be much appreciative. This is a big problem and can't really be solved via commercial means, it can only work as an open-source project.
There's been many, many attempts to solve this problem in the past but all of them have been fairly limited in featureset & momentum.