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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @09:36AM (#24131935)
They use PDFs because of five monkeys experiment.
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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by KineticLensman on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @10:04AM (#24132164)
This experiment, which apparently never happened [0], just means 'because tradition'.

[0] http://www.throwcase.com/2014/12/21/that-five-monkeys-and-a-...

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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @11:34AM (#24133081)
Serious documents are traditionally published in pdf format, that's why they are published in pdf format.
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