Maszman Speaks!

Lost in Space | Arti­cles | Fea­tures | Fortean Times UK

Om Malik is report­ing that Flickr has been severely affected by lay­offs at par­ent Yahoo. As every­one has men­tioned, Flickr is one of the few things Yahoo has done right in recent years, cut­ting it is not going to be helpful.

I will be mov­ing on from Flickr when my pro mem­ber­ship is up this sum­mer. Any­one have a sug­ges­tion for a replace­ment? I like the looks of Smug­Mug along with the fea­tures, but it’s smaller and has less of a social aspect than Flickr.

Why Did the White House Choose Attri­bu­tion and not Pub­lic Domain? — Creative Commons

Maybe it’s me, but any­one who retains John Par­rinello as their lawyer is basi­cally say­ing “I’m guilty but I have a lot of money.” Espe­cially when they haven’t even been arrested.

Glove

Orig­i­nally uploaded by tom­masz

Per­haps not the last thing I expected, this latex glove on the stairs going into work was cer­tainly sur­pris­ing.

There are times when it’s good to be spe­cific, but when you can’t be, let You Know, Things… (Insider Box #116) stand as an exam­ple of what not to do.