helter-skelter in exile's blog

so, last weekend the fusion crew launched the rocket again.

here's a glimpse of fusion 2007...

here's another...

i just love this place!

more here and at my old flickr home

I know, you all want to get over with the bad experience at the other site, but I could really use your help.

I'm looking for any exceptional photograph that is currently marked restricted at Flickr. This could be anything, a tasteful nude act, an image from a war zone, a picture showing animal suffering, anything.

The only requirement is that it is a really, really good photo, i.e. something that could be printed in a magazine ad. And it has to be on Flickr and it has to marked restricted (moderate does not suffice).

If you know of such a photo, please let me know. Thanks!

When I signed up to Ipernity on Saturday, Léa d'Ipernity had less than 2500 contacts (don't remember the exact number, it was in the low 2000s). Now it's more than 4000.

That tells me two things: Ipernity is really small and the user base nearly doubled in the last week.

Nifty!

What I haven't found so far is how to geotag a pictures. I know you can set your geopoint, i.e where you normally are. However, I would advise against being to precise with that on the internet.

I've decided to contact my representatives at the Bundestag and European Parliament. If you are inclined to do the same, please see this post.

I suggest sending FAXes.

PS: I've been told that these people like to hear from their constituents. So let them know how you feel about all this.

I haven't yet packed my stuff and left them for good. Right now, I still think that we can win this fight and I'm not giving up.

But this does not bode well for the future of Flickr, especially regarding the recent history of Flickr and especially Yahoo. The latest ban on German and other Flickr users is yet another slap in the face of Yahoo's customers and this time I'm personally affected. Honestly, I have a very hard time seeing myself associated with them.

Anyways, ipernity seems nice. That it's French is assuring and somewhat intriguing.