Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction (worrydream.com)
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conradev Jul 15, 2013 | on: Show HN: How I Wish Scientific Papers Were Displayed | context

Your criticisms are of the submission's design, not the idea. I don't think that this submission fully emphasizes the advantages of a dynamic, interactive document as a medium for conveying ideas. I think this does it much, much better:

http://worrydream.com/LadderOfAbstraction/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3099595

see also: Khan Academy

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