Comments on: Trailers http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/10/02/trailers/ Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:59:48 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/10/02/trailers/comment-page-1/#comment-5207 John Tue, 04 Oct 2005 06:22:27 +0000 http://soreeyes.org/?p=556#comment-5207 Having only got broadband access at home earlier this year, I'm very much aware of this problem. I'm well aware that I post more links to material that effectively requires either broadband access or a lot of patience on the part of dial-up users than I used to, if for no other reason that having a broadband link makes it easier for me to access such material and my posts are a reflection of the sort of content I'm reading/viewing/listening to. I think the more insidious problem is that of sites loaded with graphical ads which are much less painful to browse when you're on broadband, especially where the ad-blocking solutions I employ filter out many of the ads so that I don't even notice how overburdened with flashing whatsits the pages really are. Other than being sure to clearly label links to multi-megabyte files, I'm not sure what the solution is from the weblogger's end of the equation. Having only got broadband access at home earlier this year, I’m very much aware of this problem. I’m well aware that I post more links to material that effectively requires either broadband access or a lot of patience on the part of dial-up users than I used to, if for no other reason that having a broadband link makes it easier for me to access such material and my posts are a reflection of the sort of content I’m reading/viewing/listening to. I think the more insidious problem is that of sites loaded with graphical ads which are much less painful to browse when you’re on broadband, especially where the ad-blocking solutions I employ filter out many of the ads so that I don’t even notice how overburdened with flashing whatsits the pages really are.

Other than being sure to clearly label links to multi-megabyte files, I’m not sure what the solution is from the weblogger’s end of the equation.

]]> By: Gary Farber http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/10/02/trailers/comment-page-1/#comment-5185 Gary Farber Tue, 04 Oct 2005 04:01:03 +0000 http://soreeyes.org/?p=556#comment-5185 I eventually found the <i>Shining</i> trailer hilarious, but I confess that it took multiple recommendations for me to spend the most of an hour having to access nothing else online to get to it. The internet really seems to be dividing faster and faster than ever between those who can afford more-than-text and the others. There is only so much material I'm willing to block out all my access to for an hour, or more, to view for a minute, even when friends suggest it. I eventually found the Shining trailer hilarious, but I confess that it took multiple recommendations for me to spend the most of an hour having to access nothing else online to get to it.

The internet really seems to be dividing faster and faster than ever between those who can afford more-than-text and the others. There is only so much material I’m willing to block out all my access to for an hour, or more, to view for a minute, even when friends suggest it.

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