One of the power of the web ( at least for me) is linking and embedding content (like images and videos) to make new content. I have been taking digital pictures since 2006 and using flickr to host these.

About a month ago, I deleted that flickr account with 10 years of shots ( I probably have raws somewhere, but ain’t sure and some would be hard to dig out). Before deleting the account I used flickr touch to backup my pictures (had to patch it to save non ascii stuff I had). I thought I had lost most of the picture metadata, but no, most of it is still there , the one that was embedded in the jpeg by lightroom before uploading. (and yes I was a lightroom user). Deleting the account broke the web, like this web post, even flickr got broken by it, because all the pictures I use to host are now returning 404s. I’m sorry I broke the web.

Of course I couldn’t live without pictures , so I’ve reopen a new flickr account :)(more on that later. I’ve lost my grandfather right to host unlimited, I’m now limited to 1TB. I’m also rebuilding my flickr presence there and posting for now only my best pics (mostly animals, birds and landscapes). If I had a portrait of you you liked, ask me and I’ll dig it up, same for group pictures, but if not asked for it’s very probable that these pictures will be gone forever from the web. The good news is that I’ve changed my default license to a more open one.

Why did I choose to go back to flickr ?

• I know how it works.
• I have plenty of contacts there (even if some are not active anymore).
• I like the L shortcut when looking at the picture.
• The power of explore, the dizziness of it.
• The APIs
• Things like fluidr
  

and sorry again for breaking the web.

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