Don MacAskill
@don.flickr
Best handle on Bluesky. 👆 CEO & Chief Geek @ Flickr + SmugMug. Thrilling our customers. 1st on AWS. Anti-hate. he/him
I'm looking at you now @bloomberg.com ... why do you keep asking me to log in when I pay you? Which I'm happy to do. Like, just keep me logged in for the term of my subscription (probably a year?), then ask again (or not)?
I think I'll just make this a periodic post. Why do news organizations that I pay $$ for keep "forgetting" my login and making me re-login? Same device/browser. Do you not like loyal subscribers? It makes me regret subscribing. Remember me. How hard is it? @forbes.com I'm looking at you this time.
January 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I'm looking at you now @bloomberg.com ... why do you keep asking me to log in when I pay you? Which I'm happy to do. Like, just keep me logged in for the term of my subscription (probably a year?), then ask again (or not)?
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Everything happening this week was laid out in Project 2025. Government hiring and funding will tilt to MAGA loyalists while “DEI hires” pushed out and “woke programs” defunded.
This will be a durable change as Democrats will never execute a similar purge to excise MAGA influence if they win again.
This will be a durable change as Democrats will never execute a similar purge to excise MAGA influence if they win again.
January 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Everything happening this week was laid out in Project 2025. Government hiring and funding will tilt to MAGA loyalists while “DEI hires” pushed out and “woke programs” defunded.
This will be a durable change as Democrats will never execute a similar purge to excise MAGA influence if they win again.
This will be a durable change as Democrats will never execute a similar purge to excise MAGA influence if they win again.
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Ladies and gentlemen: we did it
In email to X staff, Musk says "user growth is stagnant, revenue is unimpressive, and we're barely breaking even"; sources: banks plan to sell their debt in X (Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Ladies and gentlemen: we did it
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Hegspeth is confirmed. Now What? He has no idea how to manage the Pentagon. So he is going to be dependent on his direct reports. Most of which require confirmation.
The Dems have to use whatever political skills they have to get qualified, rational people in these positions ?
Suggestions ?
The Dems have to use whatever political skills they have to get qualified, rational people in these positions ?
Suggestions ?
January 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Hegspeth is confirmed. Now What? He has no idea how to manage the Pentagon. So he is going to be dependent on his direct reports. Most of which require confirmation.
The Dems have to use whatever political skills they have to get qualified, rational people in these positions ?
Suggestions ?
The Dems have to use whatever political skills they have to get qualified, rational people in these positions ?
Suggestions ?
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God what a gift to be able to dog-walk Zuck in his mentions on his own platform, I finally have a place to channel all of my rage to someone who truly deserves it and who knows that I have been shitting on him to his face for fully half of his time on this earth.
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
God what a gift to be able to dog-walk Zuck in his mentions on his own platform, I finally have a place to channel all of my rage to someone who truly deserves it and who knows that I have been shitting on him to his face for fully half of his time on this earth.
I think I'll just make this a periodic post. Why do news organizations that I pay $$ for keep "forgetting" my login and making me re-login? Same device/browser. Do you not like loyal subscribers? It makes me regret subscribing. Remember me. How hard is it? @forbes.com I'm looking at you this time.
January 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I think I'll just make this a periodic post. Why do news organizations that I pay $$ for keep "forgetting" my login and making me re-login? Same device/browser. Do you not like loyal subscribers? It makes me regret subscribing. Remember me. How hard is it? @forbes.com I'm looking at you this time.
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Uncommon views of San Francisco #photography
January 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Uncommon views of San Francisco #photography
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@governor.ca.gov just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern California wildfires.
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
californiafirefacts.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
@governor.ca.gov just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern California wildfires.
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
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Monkey business
January 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Monkey business
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so people are thinking about stopping doing instagram?
what if we all went back to flickr?
this place, flickr and a handcoded neocities site. covers all the food groups?
what if we all went back to flickr?
this place, flickr and a handcoded neocities site. covers all the food groups?
January 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
so people are thinking about stopping doing instagram?
what if we all went back to flickr?
this place, flickr and a handcoded neocities site. covers all the food groups?
what if we all went back to flickr?
this place, flickr and a handcoded neocities site. covers all the food groups?
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A social distancing cheat chart:
January 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A social distancing cheat chart:
Correct answer!
I upload everything (via auto upload) to Smugmug and it will automatically organize by year and month. Then I create albums for interesting events and organize those by decades, then years, then events.
January 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Correct answer!
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You know it's serious when I swap my SmugMug Pro strap on to the new camera! @don.flickr 😎
December 5, 2024 at 7:59 PM
You know it's serious when I swap my SmugMug Pro strap on to the new camera! @don.flickr 😎
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@jay.bsky.team please, i beg, implement “remove this follower” or soft blocking.
i don’t need to give certain people the attention of being blocked (it’s what they want), but i also don’t want to be associated with them in any way.
i don’t need to give certain people the attention of being blocked (it’s what they want), but i also don’t want to be associated with them in any way.
November 24, 2024 at 3:20 AM
@jay.bsky.team please, i beg, implement “remove this follower” or soft blocking.
i don’t need to give certain people the attention of being blocked (it’s what they want), but i also don’t want to be associated with them in any way.
i don’t need to give certain people the attention of being blocked (it’s what they want), but i also don’t want to be associated with them in any way.
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My "New Heroes" project for the National Academies aims to capture the essence of leaders in science, engineering, and medicine through photography. I hope these quiet portraits will help humanize those who play a vital role in our collective existence. www.christophermichel.com/New-Heroes/N...
National Academies: New Heroes - Christopher Michel
Capturing the essence of leaders in science, engineering, and medicine through soulful images holds tangible value for our society. In a world often absorbed by the superficial, these quiet portraits ...
www.christophermichel.com
November 13, 2024 at 1:56 PM
My "New Heroes" project for the National Academies aims to capture the essence of leaders in science, engineering, and medicine through photography. I hope these quiet portraits will help humanize those who play a vital role in our collective existence. www.christophermichel.com/New-Heroes/N...