Re:Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions
by ycosynot on Sunday December 13, 2015 @08:45AM
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I think you're a bit tough, it's not their responsibility to summarize, and they provided an interesting and free article. I think it'd be nice if there was a service which systematically tldr everything, instead of having it in comments. That'd allow for a lot of information at one glance (though unverified). It's not my website but for what it's worth I found this website which does it, http://tldr.io/discover
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Re:Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions
by blisterpeanuts on Sunday December 13, 2015 @09:12AM
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Traditional scientific and other types of informational articles begin with an introductory paragraph that summarizes the piece. In scientific writing, it's called an "abstract". In general nonfiction exposition, it's a principle of good organization: introduction, body, and conclusion. Of course it's not "required" to provide an abstract or explanatory subtitle at the top; it's just good practice.