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Yes, columnar reading is something special. Reminds me of ACM communication magazine. Though this must be a very small niche with web being so convenient - just click any link and read it...
Yes, CSS3 has a new module CSS Paged Media Module [0]. This should eventually replace XSL-FO for formatting for print. What I don't understand is who finds these useful anymore? except big enterprises like telecoms with dying legacy requirements. Those requirements will get totally replaced by web... Maybe there is still a niche for archiving with PDF/A

*Maybe publishers that don't want to be locked in with a single formatting tool (indesign)

[0]https://www.w3.org/TR/css3-page/

What is it useful for? I saw someone on medium saying they would pay for software that turns his posts into a book but more than that?
Re:What fossil fuels are doing to our oceans on Thursday March 02, 2017 @04:56AM (#13772922)
Interesting... We need more oxygen than reptiles because we are 4 to 6 times less efficient in turning food to energy [0]

[0]http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2005/09/breathing-easier-jura...

Re:What fossil fuels are doing to our oceans on Thursday March 02, 2017 @01:55AM (#13772095)
Reading this struck me: What is the difference between primordial volcanoes and human pollution? During the dinosaur age it was a lot hotter [0] and there were really extraordinary organisms. Further reading seems to go down a rabbit hole [1],etc.

[0]http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2014/07/11/what-geology-has-to-... [1]https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2010/apr/21/ice...

How was https traffic leaked? Cloudflare, in order to offer its services, acts like a man in the middle and internally decrypts https traffic [0]

[0]: https://scotthelme.co.uk/tls-conundrum-and-leaving-cloudflar...

Re:Ask HN: Please review my homepage. Just relaunched on Monday January 16, 2017 @08:47AM (#13409913)
Ok, I added you on skype.
Re:Ask HN: Please review my homepage. Just relaunched on Monday January 16, 2017 @08:11AM (#13409739)
1) InnerTrends summarizes user behavior from signup to customer. 2) I can't find competitors on crunchbase. Off the top of my head - the difference is that you are specialized on onboarding analytics. 3) Even if I know (what users do) can I take good actions based on it? or could I just critical think and ask some questions

I am a 1 man company. Took 30min during which I read your website and learned the concepts. Based on your price I am not your target

Re:Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People on Friday December 23, 2016 @04:40AM (#13243905)
I say they should keep their money and control! Educate and involve them in important things early. The HARC initiative looks great. Such an initiative could answer questions like: What are important problems? What do we need to do to efficiently solve such problems? Have we spent too much effort on a single solutions? Is it time to try another way? What can we do to bypass bureaucracy? I trust businesses to have a mindset for risk and results. In my opinion charities behave more like guardians preserving/nurturing more than making a 10X change.