a google gripe (*gasp*)

While it pains me to think that my first posting on this new blog will be a gripe, this is indeed the case.

<gripe>

Google search results (as of this posting) have no indication (as with [pdf] files) that the link is an RSS feed that might spawn an external newsreader.

</gripe>

If I were quickly clicking through these example results, which one should I avoid?

This gripe typically unfolds for me in the following stages:

Perform Google search

Click on N results (where N is generally > 5)

Notice that only M tabs have spawned (M being much less than N)

Begin to wonder why my machine has slowed to a crawl

Realize that I’ve spawned an RSS subscription feed and frantically attempt to cmd-tab+alt-q before Newsfire has a chance to sync all (horribly-unread-and-way-behind) 20+ feeds

Consider starting a blog to enable global google gripe rantings

I suppose that, as of this posting, I may remove the final step in this procedure, which pretty much optimizes my gripe algorithm as best as I can.

Hopefully Google will fix this soon, rendering this sequence an uncomfortable memory.

Eh? Google? Goooooogle? *thump* *thump* Is this thing on?