it's not just grumpy old fartness, i swear

[sophiaserpentia]

So i'm seeing more and more links on LJ which include Snap Shots. These serve no discernible purpose other than bling. It's not like the preview you get of the page in question is readable, or is going to make any difference in whether or not you click the link. In fact, i find they slow me down, because they make me pause before clicking a link i was going to use.

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[qilora.livejournal.com]

oh is *that* what that is called??.... i had wondered what the heck was happening with those little thingies, and wondered how it was supposed to help me at all (in desperate need of glasses!) when i couldn't really read what i was seeing anyway...

Jules & Co.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

No, i can't see any way in which they would be of help. I'm finding that a lot of people really hate them, they soak up resources and bandwidth, etc.