Bottom line: I'll whine if I feel like it! LOL
cheers, frank On 11 August, 2015 5:02:11 PM EDT, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >I don't participate in this general overweening cynicism and paranoia > >Facebook sucks big time anyway. I don't give them any information I >don't have to, and hate it that all you who only communicate using it >forces me to have an account there to communicate with you. > >The Flickr app is free - I don't pay for it, it takes no input or >information from or about me that the website doesn't already have or >acquire from use. > >Flickr's "crappy little app" is in most ways better implemented than >their browser pages, and presents photos much more speedily and with >higher quality than most browsers, regardless of platform. It presents >a cleaner, nicer viewing experience. > >I can think of many more annoying internet things to bitch about than >the Flickr app, which happens to work very well, costs nothing, etc. > >Godfrey > > >> On Aug 11, 2015, at 12:27 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> >wrote: >> >> I'm with you guyson this. Facebook keeps wanting me to give them my >phone number (slightly diff, but related) tellin gme that will be >safer. >> huh? I think not. >> >> On the otherhand, I'd like it if everyone who was viewing photos >online would skip doing that on their phones and wait until they got to >their desktops or laptops or at least an 8 x 10" screen on IPAD or the >equivalent. >> >> ann >> >> >> >>> On 8/11/2015 3:11 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>>> On 11 Aug 2015, at 11:17, Knarf <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> The issue is I didn't want to download their app. I don't care if >it's "free". I want to click on a link and look at a photo on my >browser without having to join, register and be a part of something. >>>> >>>> I think it's despicable behaviour on their part. Perhaps I'm alone >in my thinking; wouldn't be the first time. >>> You are not alone. [1] >>> >>> There is a plague of sites trying to get me to download their >f_cking crappy little apps. It's completely stupid and entirely >contrary to what the www is about and they can all just f_ck right off >as far as I'm concerned. >>> >>> Incidentally, I see the same fuzzy-image behaviour from F_ckr as you >do, although it does sometimes resolve itself, eventually, if I have >the patience to wait. That's with Safari on an iPad. >>> >>> [1] one of my favourite book titles is a collection of readers' >letters to the Daily Telegraph, called "Am I alone in thinking...?". >>> >>> B >>> >>>> BTW, nothing is "free". >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> frank >>>> >>>>> On 11 August, 2015 1:49:22 AM EDT, Godfrey DiGiorgi ><[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I don't know what the issue is, frank. On iOS, the website works >fine >>>>> in Safari, but their (free) app works even better. ??? It doesn't >try >>>>> to sell me anything, it just makes it nicer to view photos there. >>>>> >>>>> Godfrey >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 10, 2015, at 8:28 PM, Knarf <[email protected]> >wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I haven't commented on any Flickr images for a while because >they're >>>>> all horribly fuzzy on my Android. When I'm on a computer they're >fine, >>>>> but unviewable on my 'droid. I think I whined about it on this >list at >>>>> least once. >>>>>> Every time I looked, Flickr asked me if I wanted to download >their >>>>> app. I declined because, well, I just don't freaking want their >app. >>>>>> However I really wanted to get a good look at Darren's cloud >piccie >>>>> so I relented and downloaded the Flickr app tonight. Guess what: >>>>>> Beautiful, clear photos on my phone. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sleazy buggers. I almost feel like uninstalling it just because >of >>>>> their creepy marketing scheme. Almost. >>>>>> I won't, but only so I can view those PDMLers who use it to show >>>>> their fine work. But I view it on Flickr under protest against all >>>>> that's evil about capitalism. >>>>>> Thanks for listening. Rant over. Have a lovely evening. >>>> -- >>>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my >brevity. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
