> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Liam Proven via > cctalk > Sent: 11 April 2018 16:36 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: Speed now & then (Space and time?) > > On 29 March 2018 at 21:35, Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > > MP4s mean that now, not only does it take MUCH longer to create the > > document, we can now waste MUCH more of the reader's time! > > I find it very annoying that when GOOGLE'ing to find a simple answer, > > many of the first hits are YouTube. >
Sometimes these are useful, usually not. Some of the slowest and most painful come from the biggest players... Of course when you want a video, like how to remove the casing from my AirCon because the drain is blocked -site:youtube.com gets rid of most > I got a room full of very surprised looks a couple of years ago, interviewing > for a tech-writer position, when I said that I hated online videos as > instructions, finding them far too slow and inefficient. > > This concept shocked everyone in the room, AFAICT. > Why, its obvious... > > -- > Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven > Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com > Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven > UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053
