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dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
I'm approaching the 200 limit where photos will disappear.

I think I'm just going to stop posting photos there. I have everything private for now until I get around to deciding what exactly to do. I almost suicided my account but I still want to be able to have flickr parties, for some crazy reason. Actually I think I may just be interested in keeping up with such faces as meredith farmer?
nny's avatar
16 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
flickr... flickr... i feel the same way. something better must be found.
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
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I looked up some alternatives, but they all leave something to be desired. andyp is off flickr too, somewhat involuntarily :(

here are the shoddy alternatives:

http://www.zooomr.com/
http://www.23hq.com/
http://www.fotki.com/
http://www.ipernity.com/
nny's avatar
16 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
gosh

maybe i should just make my own.
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
i'd keep my photos private and keep the account just to retain the comments and notes. yeah!
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
I hope I never have to make this decision.
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
i don't really get flickr.
bluet's avatar
16 years ago
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bluet
i use zooomr. but yeah, it's shoddy
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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so i'm gonna code up some simple photo blog software. (php5/mysql ... or maybe postgres?)
bluet's avatar
16 years ago
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bluet
will it be public?
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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the blog? yes. the software? oss, yes.

i think i might use s3 for storing and serving the photos. :)
bluet's avatar
16 years ago
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bluet
cool, i'm ready to ditch zooomr.
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
yah, i'm ready to ditch flickr
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
make it adaptable to like a photo gallery/album site!
bluet's avatar
16 years ago
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bluet
remember the blackjack. and hookers!
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
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dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
So. Today I checked my flickr account and someone posted a comment to my private photo. WHAT!? I took it off private just now so you can see it, just because the comment is kinda funny, but really, how was she able to see my photo?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectdp/752310617/

Here's a link to a different private photo, that should not work:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectdp/2325717398/
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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bug report to flickr

flickr has lots of bugs
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
that's kind of scary (the fact that the private photo was public, not the epic faunabattle).

i guess i'm too trusting.
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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http://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=1553
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
why is every single character in the iliad taken on flickr. i've never had this problem before.
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16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
taken:

nestor
neleus
telemachus
perseus
antilochus
patroclus
alastor

i got thrasymachus. i know that isn't all of them but... come on.
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
well, i joined, and uploaded some touristy type stuff from london (and my house and workplace...). check it out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27998573@N02/set … 816272877/
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16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27998573@N02/set … 2877/show/

show!
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
oh, and i realize some of the shots are way off, i was playing with settings :D
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
the thumbnails look sweet! I will look at all of them when I get home from work later.
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
got a larger res of "st pauls from the churchyard"? I want to make it my wallpaper!
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
yeah i can upload it to my seedbox. link today if i remember
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
yay, thanks.
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
who among us still regularly uploads to flickr? dp did you ever get a pro account?
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
I do! I think I've got all of you guys as contacts.
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
I still upload to flickr, but I didn't get a pro account. You'll just see 200 of my most recent photos. I think backlinks to older ones work though too?
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
e-mailed you asemi
Étrangère's avatar
16 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
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Étrangère's avatar
16 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
Fuck. That didn't work at all.

Fine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tranquil_rainfall/
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
.. who are you
Étrangère's avatar
16 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
Pro account has officially expired. Oddly, instead of the 200 I was expecting, Flickr is showing me 205 photos...

Dp - Did you ever find out whether or not backlinks to older photos work? I have a feeling they don't, since I can't even see them
Étrangère's avatar
16 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
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Étrangère's avatar
16 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
> .. who are you

I AM THE ULTIMATE REALITY

.. Who are you?
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
sucks about the expiry. i'm probably going to invest in one soon.
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
> Oddly, instead of the 200 I was expecting, Flickr is showing me 205 photos...

you should still see all of them, but visitors can only see your most recent 200.

> Did you ever find out whether or not backlinks to older photos work?

i don't think they do.
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
I'm thinking there is no way I will pay for this and will instead use it as motivation to maybe code and definitely host some photo album software. but I'm also thinking that I kind of like Flickr a lot and I have a lot of friends on there who upload neat photos and I want to see mine :(.
Étrangère's avatar
16 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
> you should still see all of them, but visitors can only see your most recent 200.

Logged in, I can only see 205 of my photos (there used to be 288)
Logged out, there are still 205 photos

I should also only be allowed 3 sets at this point, but logged in and logged out there are still 5! Yay :-)
lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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weird.
Étrangère's avatar
16 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
...Was just gifted a 2 year pro account. This will mean that, for 4 years in a row, I haven't paid for my own account...

There are some generous people in this world.
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
uh oh, I just broke 150.
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
So much for being technologically self-sufficient. :)
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
seriously

for the anti-flickr enthusiast: sappho!
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
Or: The thing I started hacking up this weekend which isn't released yet!
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
bluet: I think this just means it's time to become more technologically self-sufficient!
 
15 years ago
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arun
keep smiling !
Just 21. Am planning to use flickr for my photos that are worth something and use picasa to share photos with friends and family that contain them (occasions like marriage, b'day etc).