TromboneAl
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Looks like CNN new has 15-30 second ads inserted before all videos. They used to be ad-free.
What I hate more than that, is that they are going to videos almost to the exclusion of written articles.
When I am feeling morose, I wonder if the printed word will become obsolete in our lifetimes. Everything will have gone to videos. Eventually kids won't even have to learn to read or write in schools any more. I could go on.
You know, I USED to teach sliderule.
Looks like CNN new has 15-30 second ads inserted before all videos. They used to be ad-free.
You play your cards right and we can probably talk Andy into arranging something for you next week...How long will it be that we will get to see an advertisement prior to logging on here? This year? Next year?
Too right. I see this a lot at work too, where some internal news or info is passed via a video rather than a written statement. Why do I need to look at a video of some exec's mug reading from a script, when I can probably read it at 5x the speed and get back to [-]goofing off on the internet[/-] work.What I hate more than that, is that they are going to videos almost to the exclusion of written articles.
GrrrrrrrrLooks like CNN new has 15-30 second ads inserted before all videos. They used to be ad-free.
How long will it be that we will get to see an advertisement prior to logging on here? This year? Next year?
Here's a way to skip the ads on CNN video:
What I Found Today » How To Skip Video Ads On CNN’s Videos
For example, you click on a video on CNN's main page, and then click on the same video listed in the playlist.
IT WORKS!!! Ah, T-Al, that's a great fix. Thank you, thank you, TY.
You play your cards right and we can probably talk Andy into arranging something for you next week...
As for this board, well, I'm still miffed with the right side garbage cluttering up the screen space - and this was because