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by sicariusnoctis 3322 days ago
But at least webpages are in a standardized format. With the exception of images, some of the data might be in arbitrary formats or just not trivial.
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infogulch 3322 days ago
> standardized format†

†: Parses unreliably at best, Turing-complete at worst. (aka javascript if you didn't catch that)

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hk__2 3322 days ago
Webpages are, but the information isn’t. Multiple ways to layout your page; multiple ways to express your information; multiple languages; etc.
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