I use an extension called histre, https://histre.com/ for annotation and keeping up with _notes_ / _thoughts_ inline. I found that using tools like Fermat's Library, which provides side bar annotation, histre for inline highlight, annotation and multi-references, and ChatGPT to understand complex terms, all helped with understand recent papers. Even a medical journal paper, https://senthil.learntosolveit.com/posts/2023/10/21/medical-... for me, in one instance.
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#142Does anyone know of a library (or reading material) that can render a pdf (mostly architectural drawings) on to webgl canvas as actual vectors not image?
WebGL is inherently a vector-to-raster technology, it’s always backed by a pixel buffer. One might argue that even PDFjs works this way with its calls to the canvas API. What are you trying to do? Why is webgl the key here?
Basically I am looking to render pdf of architectural drawings onto webgl (because 2d context is too slow), and maintain the vector information in the drawings (ie lines, arcs). I know webgl is eventually raster, but I want to pan/zoom while retaining the crispness of vector lines.
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#143Already counting the days until this inevitably gets killed. I've been burned too many times to rely on Google for anything, except tracking me and pushing ads, which they indeed do better every day.
Even so, isn't something better than nothing?
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#144Already counting the days until this inevitably gets killed. I've been burned too many times to rely on Google for anything, except tracking me and pushing ads, which they indeed do better every day.
Totally agree, seems all
Google stuff has a life expectancy countdown
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#145Does anyone have a research paper reading tool they're happy with? Zotero is what meets most of my needs but I wish I could organize the papers faster and I wish the annotation tools were better. AI-assisted reading is a plus too.
I use a combination of Zotero, Locally Linked PDFs/Folder Structure, and SumatraPDFs (Comments etc.): folders: - for every literature search, create a folder with date and name - e.g. 2024-03-21_Quantum_Entanglement - use CTRL-SHIFT-DRAG to drop files into Zotero as Links, see [#77](https://github.com/zotero/zotero/issues/77) - You _can_ organize in Zotero, but you don't have to. Files can be linked to multiple Zoter…
Do you know if there's a way to write latex comments in Zotero / Mendeley? It's something I've been looking for.
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#146Earlier quoted context omitted.
So I'm a researcher that almost always uses pdfs... Does HTML have the reproducibility that PDF promises? My feeling is that if I store a PDF, it'll look the same in a decade. But is HTML the same way? It seems like it relies on the web browser and many other things... How would one manage things like images and gifs? Is there a way to keep everything into one HTML file that's easily shareable and feels secure?
I'd like to see PDFs move to Computational Notebooks. One can dream.
That'd be so nice. Imagine executing the code for an ai paper and seeing the beautiful visualizations as you read it.
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#147Does anyone have a research paper reading tool they're happy with? Zotero is what meets most of my needs but I wish I could organize the papers faster and I wish the annotation tools were better. AI-assisted reading is a plus too.
Nothing quite beats a simple google docs file where I can take notes and put links to sci-hub. Very often, legal download links expire after some time or they force the browser to download the pdf.
I have a google docs for each research project and thus I can share them with my collaborators. Each person has their own section within the doc so we can also easily share information with each other!
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#148For me, reading papers requires deep focus. I have to have it physically printed out if I'm going to really read the whole thing.
I suggest you try new devices to read papers. Often the perception that paper is a better support is due to a lack of more convenient devices. Paper is better than a 15'' screen for sure, for many reasons including size and posture while reading. But have you tried larger screens (> 27''), large tablets (>= A4) or as large as possible E-Ink readers? Depending on your preferences, you might find that some of these wor…
I’m typing this comment on an iPad ;-) Which I love using for marking up papers and other documents for quick feedback. But doing research is another story.
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#149Does anyone have a research paper reading tool they're happy with? Zotero is what meets most of my needs but I wish I could organize the papers faster and I wish the annotation tools were better. AI-assisted reading is a plus too.
I use Zotero with a bunch of useful Addons. Currently, scite is best available tool for research papers (at least in my field).
Scite seems to apply to all fields, any reason why it's particularly good in yours?
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#150Earlier quoted context omitted.
With the typical reading volume of an academic and the amount of plastic in my toner cartridges, I'm not sure paper comes out ahead in that comparison.
A high yield toner cartridge can print between 3000 and 8000 pages of text [1]. Average number of pages in a scientific manuscript is 10 [2]. This means that it would take 300 to 800 printed scientific papers to deplete one cartridge. I would have to assume that a single toner cart is not the same amount of waste as a reading device just due to the recyclability of toner carts, but it is up to you how to count them.…
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