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New, subscription-based photo service, Glass, looks like a good replacement for Instagram. Glass is actually going to compete against Flickr, which has stagnated despite Smugmug’s purchase. Flickr’s mobile app needs a complete re-design, IMHO.
Zuckerberg’s nightmare - Facebook no longer leads app downloads worldwide
Finally, an interview of an Apple executive. We need more of this so all questions will be answered – the FAQ is simply not enough. techcrunch.com/2021/08/1…
Love the ST:NG reunion scene on Star Trek:Picard, and of course, seeing 😍 Seven :) 🖖
Re-watching Star Trek: Picard. Can’t wait for the next season. 🖖 📺
Why aren’t Apple executives being interviewed about this as well? The potential to help children is enormous, but it needs to be done right the first time. Fear, uncertainty and doubt route faster, of course, but they are not unfounded.
There were a lot of assumptions and what-ifs about Apple’s Child Safety features. Apple could have explained it better than just dropping a press release and an FAQ.
Small countries will have really small effect, but China, US and India definitely can change this. www.theguardian.com/environme…
Let’s see Zucka weasel his way out of this.
Senators Demand Answers From Zuckerberg Over Suspended Researchers
Smugmug missed the boat
SO sad that Smugmug didn’t take advantage of this when it was first announced. Should have made a huge Flickr push to get photographers and artists off of Instagram and back to Flickr. www.theguardian.com/technolog…
Here I go again — consolidating family photos and videos to prep for de-duplication. Once done, I can back-up to multiple external drives. I forget that I have photos in Google Takeout (back in the day, I used the service).
Apple needs to listen to the backlash
Dear Apple and Tim Cook,
Please DELAY these Child-Safety features until iOS 16 or 17. It is best that you get this right the first time. Judging by the the backlash it is getting, expect that it might translate to sales later. Your partner, NCMEC, calling us users SCREECHING VOICES OF THE MINORITY, just goes to show how they value us Apple users (frankly, it is not cool!) who value privacy above all things.
There must be a better way to do this without treating each of your users as a suspect.
I hope that you take a step back and revisit this.
Thank you.
To our photographers here, what do you use to manage your photo library? Am looking for an affordable solution that does de-duplication (and hopefully, not on the cloud).
Apple, transparency is key here, IMHO. tidbits.com/2021/08/0…
More media coverage of this Apple plan please. Apple needs to know that what they are proposing opens pandora’s box. #iPhoneSurveillance www.theguardian.com/commentis…
Let the screeching voices of the minority be heard! Apple, we know the intention, but the implementation is not ideal.
Any Photonix on Raspberry Pi 4 users out there? #SelfHosting #PhotoStorage
Is there a petition to call out Apple and stop them from distributing this? @Eff? www.eff.org/deeplinks…
ROTFL When will Facebook employees wake up and realize that the money they are getting is not worth the damage the company is doing to humanity. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech…
Thanks, Twitter! Now I am more inclined to try out Spaces with friends, without fear that the space disappears when my connection messes up. www.theverge.com/2021/8/5/…
It is time that we call it what it is - Starbucks Desserts! Coffee is just a minor product – every new drink they come up with is loaded with sugar, which kills you! Ever heard of a new Starbucks drink that is sugar-free? :)
Of course, Facebook makes things tricky, yes, they are serious about your privacy, dumb f##ks! :) techcrunch.com/2021/08/0…
Let’s stop giving airtime to this one-hit wonder, Zuckerberg. He has not done a SINGLE innovative thing since creating that web app that rates people based on looks and calls them dumb-f##cks! www.wired.com/story/mar…