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		<title>YouTube Fights Comment Idiocy With Audio Preview</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Two things a person doesn&#8217;t always know: Who&#8217;s listening and how words are going to sound before they come out. The latter, if we want to get technical about it, is <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/20/business/email.php">regulated by the orbitofrontal cortex</a> of the amigdala, which unfortunately is switched off while a person uses the Internet&#8212;nonverbal communication is required for this to function properly&#8212;hence all the stupid comments loading down the Internet like a soiled diaper. <br /> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two things a person doesn&rsquo;t always know: Who&rsquo;s listening and how words are going to sound before they come out. The latter, if we want to get technical about it, is <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/20/business/email.php">regulated by the orbitofrontal cortex</a> of the amigdala, which unfortunately is switched off while a person uses the Internet&mdash;nonverbal communication is required for this to function properly&mdash;hence all the stupid comments loading down the Internet like a soiled diaper. </p>
<p> <img border="0" align="left" style="margin: 4px;" src="http://images.ientrymail.com/webpronews/article_pics/comic-virus.jpg" alt="YouTube Fights Comment Idiocy With Audio Preview" title="YouTube Fights Comment Idiocy With Audio Preview" />Thus, we have an inspired <a href="http://xkcd.com/481/">comic from xkcd</a>, where a hacker writes a virus that will read comments back to a person before they post. The target despairs in the end, coming to a long overdue revelation of his own idiocy. </p>
<p> It&rsquo;s post-modernism meets stick figures. Is that post-post-modernism? </p>
<p> Anyway, it looks like some Googlers are xkcd readers because a short time after that comic appeared, <a href="http://fitz.blogspot.com/2008/10/life-imitates-art.html">a modification</a> was made in the comments. YouTubers can now listen to an audio preview of their comments before they post. Sometimes hearing oneself is the best remedy. <br />&nbsp;</p>
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<p> Then again, as noted at the xkcd, erm, &ldquo;<a href="http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/10/08/youtube-audio-preview/">blag</a>,&rdquo; one YouTube commentator opined:</p>
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<blockquote><p> It&rsquo;s the DUMBEST FEATURE I&rsquo;ve seen thus far. There is no practical use for it. None. Zero. Nada. Sheesh. (the audio preview of my own post sounded moronic!)</p></blockquote>
<p> Ah, Irony, you cruel mistress. <br /> &nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;</p>
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