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by dstalli 4441 days ago
I do not understand the need to print out any webpage. The occasional form for a bank still requires faxing but that is usually a pdf anyways.

Also, what about the environmental cost? If we make it easier to print, will more people print? Whether we make it easier to print or not I suspect that as children are exposed to technology at a very young age there will be less of a need/want to print. When you have a tablet that you can take with you anywhere, what's the point?
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a_c_s 4441 days ago
If something is hard to print in a legible/useful manner, somebody is likely to print it once, realize things didn't turn out right, and then try to print it a few more times with different settings until they get something that works (or they give up).

So making things easier to print probably helps the environment more than hurts it.

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jimktrains2 4441 days ago
Forms that still require papers copies to be kept on file?

HR dept that require paper resumes?

Perhaps I just want to format my resume as a PDF using the browser print to file (my main use case)?

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