September 5, 2008
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Captive Photos, Spam Scams & Buh Bye Georgie!
Here are my photos of the sunset in Santa Monica the other night:
If you want to see the whole album, it’s at:For you non-Mac people, you should definitely download the new Picasa. It’s leaps and bounds above the old version, and in my humble opinion, the best free photo editing software for the PC. The collages are really nifty, as is the blemish eraser. Another excellent offering from Google!
No paparazzi!
Vivek’s first time in the Pacific
Baywatch 2008
Art by the beach
Boy in da hood
Artsy fartsy
Heart beats
Hotel on the beach
Window shopping on the 3rd Street PromenadeOn a related note, I’m still trying to figure out a way to get Flickr Pro for free. Last year, Yahoo pulled a bait and switch with my photos, and they are now holding more than 5000 of them hostage!! When I converted from Yahoo Photos to Flickr, I had three free months of Flickr Pro during which time I was going to decide if I wanted to keep it or not. I decided to switch to SmugMug, but before I did, Flickr locked my photos. You see, they never told me when the 3 months started. I assumed it was when I got access to my photos. (which was nearly 3 weeks after I requested the conversion!) Despite them telling me they sent emails, I did not receive them. (Perhaps they went to my Spam folder, or perhaps Yahoo/Flickr designed the emails knowing they would go to people’s Spam folders and cause them to miss the 3 month deadline, forcing them to pay for access to their own photos!). I actually like Flickr, but I refuse to pay them $24.95 ransom to get my photos back! Does anyone have any ideas?
[Flickr] Get more from Flickr!
1 message
Flickr Mail
<donotreply@flickr.com>
Fri, Sep 6, 2008 at 4:32 PM
Reply-To:
donotreply@flickr.comTo: Carey Anthony
Hi careyanthony,Your Flickr Pro account expired on December 3, 2007. You
have 5887 photos but you’re now only seeing the last 200!Perhaps you’d like to renew your Pro account?
You’ll even get 3 months free for purchasing before 30
September 2008! You can learn more here:http://flickr.com/yay/
comeback/3mo/ The Flickreenos
I’ve been getting some interesting SPAM of late. Namely, this bogus society that just wants my money money money…
and this Xanga hottie nottie barking up the wrong tree:
Nice to meet you
1 message
Suzee Goodluck
Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Reply-To:
suzeegoodluck@yahoo.co.ukTo:
suzeegoodluck1@yahoo.co.uk
Hello,
How are you and how is your work hope all is moving fine.i seek for honest partner and i meet you on xanga.com, it was interesting and attractive then i drop by to know who this was,
i will like to know more about you. if you wouldn’t mind you can email
me at my mail.i will be very glad to read your mail with all
pleasure. it will be nice to meet you and also read from you. please do
honor my invitation so that we can exchange our pictures and maybe
become partner. Remember the distance does not matter what matters is the love we share with each other.i wait to hear from you soon.
kiss regards Miss Suzee
If
you’re looking to have a party to celebrate George W. Bush leaving
office, than this is for you. Please support my friend Jorge and click
above to buy a t-shirt, hat or even a complete party kit. Let’s celebrate the end of this long national nightmare and
look forward to better days!
Happy Birthday to Jad & Jayson tomorrow. I hope you guys both have a great day!! I’ll be thinking of you both!
Comments (19)
the photo of you saying no to the paparazzi, also looked like you were in a glass box. :D i didn’t know you could do that. the artsy palm trees were very pretty and picturesque. the mechanical heart was very interesting. like the inside of a music box.
it’s good that you can recognize the scam when you see it. don’t let them get you. keep the piranhas at bay.
i strive to avoid all that is yahoo! great pix once again. peace, Al
that email is really ridiculous! Anyway, the video is really hilarious!!!! hahaha
i thought you were the master of disputing against companies to get things your way? what happened?
I didn’t know they can hold your pictures for hostage, that’s messed up lol I have all my pics on my computer >< Picture overload!
beautiful photos! well do they actually locked your photos for real? come on, this is crazy…I mean those all yours!! I don’t really have any idea on photo storage… I will think about it while on holiday.
you always having problem with the online photo albums. LOL;
I like the photos btw;
@razzlebash - LOL, you’re right. The flash from that photo makes my palms look funny. Thanks :)
@pukemeister - Thanks! Have a good weekend.
@Dezinerdreams - Wait, which email?
@generasianx - Yeah, I know Tony. You’re right. I haven’t tried yet, but I will. I thought I’d just put it out here first to see if anyone knew a way around it. It takes a lot of energy to do what I do, when I fight corporate America. LOL. I was actually researching how easy/difficult it will be, and they really don’t budge. I’ll get ‘em though…one way or another. Don’t worry!
@aliceandrandy - I hope you at least have them backed up to an external hard drive!
@gasdoc73 - Yep, they used to be free, and when Yahoo bought Flickr they made you pay. I’ll get them back though, don’t worry.
@ewisluke - Thanks Lewis. Hope you had fun at the party. Thanks for remembering! :)
Are those mannequins or real children in that picture…
@jeffersonpart2 - It’s just a photo of a photo in a window Casper
@CareyGLY - Oh. Casper gets confused.
nope, i know of the smiths because i once looked into modest mouse’s history (i’m a big fan of their later works), but i haven’t heard them. i’ll try looking them up.
good luck with the Flickr thing. i need to sort out a few things at princeton as well.
@e2718281828 - Thanks Macky. I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately and hoping you’re well. I remember my first month at college vividly. The fact that you’re on the other side of the country, heightens the culture shock. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to call. Have fun!
@CareyGLY - Oh! There are many! Sorry! I was referring to the nice to meet you one. lol
@Dezinerdreams - By the way, I just posted the video of you on the roller coaster. Go to the Disneyland post:
http://weblog.xanga.com/CareyGLY/673017133/money-money-money—dont-insult-me.html
one of my supervisors also called vivek from india
santa monica…. love the sunset over there
Well, you could always capture a Flickr employee and hold him hostage. I’m sure that will get your photos back.
@pxlspy01 - Hmmmm…is kidnapping a felony or a misdemeanor??
@CareyGLY - Hang on, let me refer to my Henchman’s Book of Loopholes in the Law.