You need a rant on how when you want to read a news story and it turns out to actually be a video. I’m sure we each go through this at least 2-3 times per day.
I just did with the headline “Gator eats 50 pound dog in backyard”
To be honest, that should have been the first thing you blogged on for the site. that’s the #1 “non-work related pet peeve that happens every day at work while you’re trying ot distract yourself from doing work”
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I sympathize with you Mike. Its annoying as shit, and I have no idea how I over looked this office gripe (I'm sure running a pop-culture sensation of a blog in my spare time while holding down a corporate job had nothing to do with it, even if the whole sensation part is just made up).
You work all day trying to find lengthy or entertaining articles to take your mind off the fact that your job is no where near as full-filling as it should be, and that ultimately you'll be replaced by Indians and a few macros on excel within a few years. It sucks. At least have the decency to offer the video or a transcribed version of the events with pictures. Is it that hard? Takes me 10 minutes a day to slap up a blog accompanied by a quick google image search, and I have a job that requires my divided attention.
You'd think these sites (I'm looking right at you CNN, no I don't want to view your frigen I-Report, just tell me what happened) would realize the majority of their views come during work hours and would take into consideration that maybe we don't want our cube neighbors to hear blaring audio of some redneck describing the scene of a 42 car pile up. Maybe we just want a short description with a couple of awesome jpegs. It's just common courtesy.
By the way Mike, did you end up watching the video? That sounds like something you have to see to fully appreciate. Maybe drop in later and leave a comment with the link if you still have it.
Now I'm interested...post the video Mike
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