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Away

Caroline — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:58:54 +0000

I’m going away for a week so I’m putting my lifestream on the frontpage for the time being. New tweets and Flickr uploads should show up. ‘Escaloop’ can be a little slow to render, by the way.

Flickr slideshows now embed without need for hacks

Caroline — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:47:14 +0000

Excellent! Flickr slideshows are now very easily embedded using a ‘Share’ link in the top right corner. Read more about it on the Flickr blog. I like how the slideshow also plays the video’s you might have in your set.

Bookmarks for August 21st from 04:12 to 10:05

Caroline — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:00:07 +0000

These are my links for August 21st from 04:12 to 10:05:

FoodPornDaily (SFW) Extremely Tasty Food Photos –
Hulu Getting Ready To Go International – GigaOM –
Color + Design Blog / Design and Branding Trends: Olympic Games by COLOURlovers –
WooThemes | Premium WordPress Themes –
‘Destory the Web 2.0 Look’ –
“Flickr and Lightbox — a Perfect Combination” as seen on MarylandMedia –
State Magazine – New Irish music magazine

Perneau, live at Club Meander

Caroline — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:16:01 +0000

You don’t always get all members of a band together in one shot. This is Perneau, from Utrecht. The bass player’s an ex-colleague of mine and I went to the show specifically to take pictures. I’ve got a nice set on Flickr that’s currently private as I’d like the band to see them first.

The female of the species

Caroline — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:35:01 +0000

My Amy Winehouse pictures get favourited a lot on Flickr. Mostly by women. Does Amy, like Sinead, scare the hell out of most boys?

Jahe – Ginger root

Caroline — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:57:47 +0000

Taken at the Pasar Malam Besar (flickr set) in The Hague. Enjoyed it heaps.

Flickr wish

Caroline — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:01:52 +0000

I wish there was a way on Flickr to upload a batch of photos temporarily, without them appearing in your photostream. So you can look at them, rotate them, whatever, and then tick off the ones you want to add … Continue reading →

I’m not your girlfriend

Caroline — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:36:06 +0000

What creeps me out about places like Flickr is when people you don’t know, have never met, have never e-mailed with, ‘friend’ you. I wish there was a way you could ‘unfriend’ strangers. Or simply not allow it unless you give permission.

Dude, I’s SO not your friend.

I fully agree…

dont join myspace… its really bad there.
allen (link) – 30 March 2005 – 22:57

I think you can ‘unfriend’ someone on Flickr. Go to your list of contacts in your profile, and put your mouse over the contact you don’t like. You should get a message bubble that says you can change that person’s status….

but don’t use that on “modsue”…!!
ModSue – 30 March 2005 – 23:35

They need a “i want to watch this person’s photos” option..
ichris (link) – 30 March 2005 – 23:47

Modsue, only if you yuourself befriended them first and then want to undo it.
Caroline (link) – 31 March 2005 – 00:10

From the Flickr FAQ:
How do I remove a contact?
A: From your home page, go to ‘Your contacts’. This takes you to another page, where you should see your contacts listed. Select the contact you’d like to remove. Select ‘Profile’ on the right side of the page. Click the ‘Change’ link. At the bottom of the text click ‘Remove’.

Try that!
ModSue – 31 March 2005 – 00:42

Yep, you’r absolutely right. Dad damn Flickr creeps me out to. Sometimes it’s quite obsoluete
Seniorenman – 31 March 2005 – 07:55

Sue, I can’t remove other people’s contacts. You can only remove your own.
Caroline (link) – 31 March 2005 – 10:03

I guess I didn’t understand—you mean she put you on her list, and you want to be off of her list?

I need more sleep and more English lessons!

I know how annoyed you get when people are thick, so I am sorry for being so stupid…
ModSue – 31 March 2005 – 15:24

LOL. I am high maintenance, amn’t I?
Caroline (link) – 31 March 2005 – 15:26

To clarify: yes, they put me on their contacts list. (‘contacts’ is questionable too… am I their ‘contact’ if I don’t know them?) And then they make me their ‘friend’. How can you call someone you don’t know a friend?

People look at other people’s contacts and they might think ‘oh look, Caroline is their friend.’ When I’m not and don’t want to be.

Perhaps I am a little precious about the word ‘friend’
Caroline (link) – 31 March 2005 – 15:30

Ahh right.

I WAS going to say that there were three ‘levels’ (contact, friend or family.. well two levels but.. hmm)

I presume “contact” to mean I like this persons photos, or I have some form of contact with them (like “I read their blog”).

Maybe an “acquaintance” level is required??

Or change “Contacts” to “Favourites” or something???
Gordon (link) – 31 March 2005 – 17:55

Favourites would be a lot better, and only allow ‘friending’ when both parties agree.
Caroline (link) – 31 March 2005 – 20:40

This is why I hate almost all forms of social software.

I too value the term ‘friend’. I do not equate someone who will talk to me ‘til three in the morning about all sorts of, er, stuff with somebody I’ve never met in a one horse town in Texas who happens to like a photo I posted.

I think “Extremely Distant Acquaintance, Probably Crazed Stalker” would be a better term than “friend”.
Vaughan (link) – 01 April 2005 – 00:42

There is no option to put you only into the list ‘favourite fotographers’ There is only the option friend or family…so I wouldn’t put you into family either…Its simply to see your pictures right away.. not to say you are my friend but you could suggest a change of terms to flickr administration…or make the pictures only avaible to friends,which means you choose the people who can see it but thats pretty anti internet(everyone can see it) Its the same ‘problem’ on livejournal…
Sandra (link) – 01 April 2005 – 01:00

You don’t have to put people in ‘friends’ or ‘family’. You can just make them a ‘contact’, which still makes no sense to me, since they haven’t really had any contact with me, but is the better option.
Caroline (link) – 01 April 2005 – 08:33

I am at flickr and when I put you into contakts I have to choose wether you are a friend or family unless I didn’t understand anything.It is relly just to see easier you pictures: and a compliment for you to tell you I like your Pictures…
And I simply knew your blog and choose that liek that,all other ‘contakts’ are people that I knew online from a site like flickr called fotolog and we do evne orginize meetings so they qualifie more to the word friend evne if they are more good aquintances. And sometimes I jsut put random people that commented to mine or ‘friendet’ me.
Sandra (link) – 01 April 2005 – 19:21

I rest my case.
Caroline (link) – 01 April 2005 – 19:53

Ok I chequed…You are right…
I’ve taken you out of friends and made you a simple contakt which in reality just means you are a favourite.
It was a missunderstanding,I thought I ahd to click on either friends or family.
Thanks for pointing my error out.
hope you don’t mind I keep you as a favourite thought…
Sandra (link) – 01 April 2005 – 21:59

Dub be good to me

Caroline — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 00:04:12 +0000

Only an hour delay on the way back. Good weekend, shopping, meeting friends, great gig. Sunny days, Sunday felt like Spring. Back at work now, most of the snow has melted but it’s still cold.More about Declan O’Rourke’s outstanding gig later. Some pics at Flickr, but I didn’t put a whole lot of effort into them. Remind me not to take my migraine meds in the daytime – they make me very sleepy.

I worship at the shrine of Marks & Spencer, the only shop in the world where I can grab three pairs of jeans / trousers off the racks and know that they’ll fit, perfectly, without having to try them on. I think most of their clothing is a bit, um, too old for me, eventhough I AM of that age, but trouser-wise M&ampS is da bomb. And it’s even better now that I’ve found out that even their ‘medium’ length is short enough for a leprechaun like myself. Currently wearing brown rib cords for the first time since the 70′s.

Other good shtuff in Dublin:

* The fruit smoothies at Stephen’s Green shopping centre and at the airport (forgotten name of franchise)
* Room #25 at Kelly’s Hotel (view, cleanliness), not to mention the unexpected price drop of (another) 10 Euro. Fifty Euro a night in the city centre is unheard of.
* Burgers and malts at Eddie Rockets. For junk food, they are top notch.
* John Kelly, who is one of the few gents in the business.

Bad shtuff:

* “Service” at the Octagon bar in the Clarence Hotel. Dear U2, please hire people who speak English and don’t fight among each other. And when I ask for brown sauce, I don’t want garlic sauce.
* Bad service just about everywhere. Ireland was my REFUGE from that, man, what the fuck?
* Ridiculous internet access pricing.
* Mr F. (The F. stands for Fucking unreliable cunt.)
* Iskander’s. Formerly best kebab place in the world. Now inedible.
* Getting ripped off by taxi driver. 28 Euro for the airport – city centre drive. I remember when it was 8 pounds.

ditto on all the “good stuff | bad stuff”

I think said franchise is probably “Nude” : definately in the airport, I didn’t know they were actually in St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre.. . I know they have/had a little tiny take away version just off the square on Leeson st. One of my favourite places for food in Dublin, along with Juice Restaurant and the IFI.
ebby (link) – 09 March 2005 – 22:16

No, it’s not Nude (Norman Hewson’s business). This is just a small stall which is both at the Airport and at the St Stephen’s Green shopping centre. All they do is fruit juice and smoothies.
Caroline (link) – 10 March 2005 – 00:03

It’s Zumo Fresh Juice Bar, I think. We have one of those in college, and they are of the Yum.
Rogue – 12 March 2005 – 05:51

The Green Pool

Caroline — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 00:15:42 +0000

Let’s map those 40 shades of green in images. I’ve started an Ireland group on Flickr. If you have pictures of Ireland you wouldn’t mind sharing with the world at large, join up.