In September, Alex and I had our “big” honeymoon, in Mauritius and Réunion. It was a holiday that perfectly balanced adventure and chill. Read full article
1 commentArchive — Photography
The Commons: The past is 100% part of our future
The Commons: The past is 100% part of our future
A reassuring update from Flickr, following the announcement that free accounts will have their photos deleted. They have now confirmed that photos uploaded under Creative Commons licenses will not be deleted.
Since (I think) I uploaded everything under Creative Commons, this means my photos are safe on Flickr. So this is something.
So it happened — Flickr has got rid of almost-unlimited storage
This week, Flickr announced that free accounts will be limited to only 1,000 photos. It's another warning that we can't rely on externally-run content silos. Read full article
CommentIt’s not just you, everything looks the same on Instagram
It’s not just you, everything looks the same on Instagram
If it seems when you scroll through your feed that everything looks similar, that’s probably because it is. That artfully constructed shot of your latté and avocado toast brunch? The shot of your feet dangling over the edge of a waterfall? You in the back of a canoe?
It’s been done before. To death.
I’m still not missing Instagram.
Flashback: How Yahoo killed Flickr and lost the internet
Flashback: How Yahoo killed Flickr and lost the internet
This page was published in 2013 as a flashback to an article seemingly written in 2012. It underlines just how slow and painful a death Flickr had. Reading this six years on is a fascinating reminder of just what could have been.
By 2012, Flickr was already on its knees, having suffered years of mismanagement under Yahoo. That mismanagement is picked apart in excruciating detail here. The article ends by asking, is it too late to save Flickr?
Flickr’s last best hope is that Yahoo realizes its value and decides to spin it off for a few bucks before both drop down into a final death spiral. But even if that happens, Flickr has a long road ahead of it to relevance. People don’t tend to come back to homes they’ve already abandoned.
Six years on, Yahoo has lurched from laughing stock to irrelevance, while Flickr has finally been sold off to SmugMug. It’s a good time to reflect on this early days of Flickr and wonder if it could ever return. But as I already noted this year, it is probably far too late.
The decline of Flickr shows how the web has lost its open spirit
Share is a word we hear a lot these days. "Share to Facebook" really means, "Lock away in Facebook". But sharing on Flickr really meant sharing — with the world. Read full article
3 commentsThe once in a lifetime trip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans that became the first of many
How my brother and I caught the bug at the world's most legendary motor race. Read full article
4 commentsHistory and high tension: a long weekend in Berlin
This month Alex and I took a long weekend break in Berlin. Despite almost getting caught up in something nasty, we had a brilliant time. Read full article
CommentTrip to Tiree
Our trip to Tiree was my first visit to a Hebridean island. The beautiful and quiet island reluctantly revealed its secrets over the course of the week. Read full article
CommentJupiter Artland: an incredible sculpture park near Edinburgh
Jupiter Artland, which reopens for the summer this weekend, is arguably one of the area's greatest cultural assets. Read full article
CommentItaly adventures part 1: Rome
Alex and I took a trip to Italy for new year. Among our highlights from Rome were a visit to the Vatican City and new year's eve at the Colosseum. Read full article
4 commentsWales holiday highlights
Stories and photographs from my holiday to Wales last month. Read full article
1 commentIceland adventures part 4: architecture
There is some interesting architecture in Iceland. Here are some buildings that particularly caught my eye on my recent trip there. Read full article
3 commentsIceland adventures part 3: natural attractions
It's no secret that Iceland has some stunning scenery. Its geography is just fantastic. Nature does not get much more extreme than volcanoes. But more visually spectacular are its waterfalls -- and, of course, the northern lights. Read full article
CommentIceland adventures part 2: in and around Reykjavik
About half of my trip to Iceland was spent in Reykjavik. Read about my trips to a geothermal spring, Reykjavik's museums and shopping for an Icelandic jumper. Read full article
2 commentsIceland adventures part 1: general impressions
I went on holiday to Iceland over new year. I have plenty to write about, but this first article looks at my general impressions of Iceland as a country. Read full article
1 commentExperimenting with Google+’s photo editing features
With me thinking about taking up photography more seriously as a hobby, I have found another great reason to use Google+ -- its awesome photo editing features. Read full article
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