BillyOblivion comments on Dark Arts 101: Using presuppositions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: peuddO 01 January 2011 05:43:08AM 4 points [-]

I find that Lesswrong yields interesting subjects for study, as well as useful insights pertaining to said subjects, both in the articles themselves and in the attached comments.

However, because of the website format, I have a tendency to succumb to Chronic Internet Distraction Disease while browsing here. To solve this problem, I would like to devise a way to transfer articles and their associated commentary from Lesswrong to my hard drive, where I can read them without the tantalizing proximity of embedded hyperlinks.

The articles themselves can be copy-pasted, but I can think of no good way to handle the issue of translating threaded comments. When I try to copy these directly, my word processor tells me to stick a finger up my nose, because producing smart looks evidently ain't in my nature.

Informed suggestions and clever solutions will be appreciated.

Comment author: BillyOblivion 01 January 2011 11:13:17AM 4 points [-]

I use Evernote for stuff I want to save for later perusal.

As for getting distracted and following hyperlinks, you're at a computer, you're connected to the internet. Enter the role of "self discipline".

If that doesn't work you can look under (with Firefox) "File" and find the "print" entry. This will instantiate a persistent, highly portable copy of the page in such a way as to make it almost impossible to follow the links. You can then carry the copy to a place away from distractions (aka "The smallest room in the house") and spend as much time as you need. If you have the right kind if paper in the printer you can even use it to clean up when you're done.