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>>el3ctr+(OP)
Why do we like HTML more than pdfs?

HTML rendering requires you to be connected to the internet, or setting up the images and mathJax locally. A PDF just works.

HTML obviously supports dynamic embedding, such as programs, much better but people just usually post a github.io page with the paper.

>>vatsac+Gg
Why would html rendering require a network connection? It doesn't seem to on my machine.

>>recurs+vh
Things like LaTeX equation rendering are hosted on a cdn

>>vatsac+sr
They can be but don't need to be. Any javascript can be localized like HTML and CSS.

>>krapp+Bs
That's fair, but imagine trying to get the average reader up to speed with something like npm.

>>vatsac+sy
You don't actually need npm either. You can literally just distribute everything - html, css, images and js in a zipped folder and open it locally.