So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

[Zombie_61]

I'm gonna miss that bucket...

It's too soon to tell yet, but if the good things people are saying about Imgur turn out to be true I probably won't. On the other hand, Imgur might have to start charging for their services just to deal with the influx of people like me who have jumped ship.

I still feel bad about 10 years worth of broken links in the various forums I frequent, but I don't have the time, desire, or resources, to find and "fix" them all. I'll happily do so on a case-by-case basis if it ever becomes an issue, but I'd guess most of those posts haven't been viewed by anyone for several years.

We are looking at our photo albums this week oddly enough, family visiting from out of town. Great memories...

I had a few of those "Hey, I remember that!" moments while I was retrieving my files from Photobucket. I rarely went back to look at most of those images after I had uploaded and posted them, so those moments helped to alleviate the repetitive "right click, 'Save image as', next image" drudgery.

 

[tonyb]

I have family photos that are 150 years old, I wonder if our digital photos will last 15 years.

It's a point made by the owner of a since-defunct camera and photo-processing store I interviewed for a feature story back around the turn of the century/millennium.

A hundred years from now, when a descendant comes across a box left by an ancestor back in the early 21st century and discovers an SD card, he'll have no idea what it is. I'll leave it to those who know these things better than I to tell whether the data on these digital storage media will remain viable after so many years.

When taking pictures cost real money and involved a bit of effort (taking the exposed film to the processor or one's own darkroom), we were less casual about what became of those images.

My now quite elderly mother recently entrusted to me stewardship of an oval sepia-tone photo of her father's uncle Charlie in his doughboy getup. That picture, frame and all, is about a hundred years old now. I expect it will remain "in the family" a century from now.

 

[Stearmen]

I still feel bad about 10 years worth of broken links in the various forums I frequent, but I don't have the time, desire, or resources, to find and "fix" them all. I'll happily do so on a case-by-case basis if it ever becomes an issue, but I'd guess most of those posts haven't been viewed by anyone for several years.

I have several old motorcycles dating back to over 100 years old. On many occasions, when I was working on them, it was so nice to find photos of some one else who went through the same problems as me. These photos often save days and even months, let alone a lot of phone calls, trying to find the solution. It is going to be very frustrating for the next few years! I am afraid this is the wave of the future on photo storage.

 

[Zombie_61]

...I am afraid this is the wave of the future on photo storage.

You could be right. If all of the other photo hosting sites decide to charge as much as Photobucket is, they'll either price themselves out of business or they'll become a luxury that only the wealthy and/or semi-wealthy can afford.

 

[2jakes]

That picture, frame and all, is about a hundred years old now. I expect it will remain "in the family" a century from now.

They had cameras back then?

 

[ChrisB]

A hundred years from now, when a descendant comes across a box left by an ancestor back in the early 21st century and discovers an SD card, he'll have no idea what it is. I'll leave it to those who know these things better than I to tell whether the data on these digital storage media will remain viable after so many years.

Aside from the viability of the media itself, maintaining digital files will require continuous upgrades to the file format. Either way, you can't just toss these into a drawer and expect to be able to view them 20 years later.

 

[tonyb]

Aside from the viability of the media itself, maintaining digital files will require continuous upgrades to the file format. Either way, you can't just toss these into a drawer and expect to be able to view them 20 years later.

I got racks full of vinyl records and cassette tapes and compact disks, all of which is now archaic if not obsolete. But I'd bet dollars to donuts that all that stuff will still be playable long after most people's digital music files have gone pfffft.

"Dollars to donuts." Now there's a phrase that's lost its meaning. I found myself in an insufferably hip donut shop a few months back that sold donuts for well more then a dollar each.

 

[EngProf]

It's a point made by the owner of a since-defunct camera and photo-processing store I interviewed for a feature story back around the turn of the century/millennium.

A hundred years from now, when a descendant comes across a box left by an ancestor back in the early 21st century and discovers an SD card, he'll have no idea what it is. I'll leave it to those who know these things better than I to tell whether the data on these digital storage media will remain viable after so many years.

When taking pictures cost real money and involved a bit of effort (taking the exposed film to the processor or one's own darkroom), we were less casual about what became of those images.

My now quite elderly mother recently entrusted to me stewardship of an oval sepia-tone photo of her father's uncle Charlie in his doughboy getup. That picture, frame and all, is about a hundred years old now. I expect it will remain "in the family" a century from now.

Concerning the long-term viability of digital data: Beyond the multiple changes in format, which will make use of even moderately-old data impossible to read, my computer-science friends talk about a phenomenon called "data-rot" in which cosmic rays and other radiation cause the data and programs of all digital media to slowly degrade over time. It's slow-acting but inevitable.
They are getting a lot of research money to study how to prevent it (or at least minimize it).

(I like to point out to them that Matthew Brady's Civil War physical negatives can be printed today with no problems.)

 

[Harp]

A University of Chicago Maroon issue from last year reviewing Hamilton, and astonished that the audience composition isn't more diverse.
I wonder if the cast ever read any of Publius....

 

[GHT]

A University of Chicago Maroon issue from last year reviewing Hamilton, and astonished that the audience composition isn't more diverse.
I wonder if the cast ever read any of Publius....

Publius Publishing System, a web protocol for publishing information on the web anonymously. Don't be silly, they probably mistake the word for pubis. You think I'm joking? A British judge, listening to a case of technology theft, asked counsel: "What pray, is a VDU?" To which counsel replied: "It's an acronym M'Lud, it means, Visual Display Unit." The judge thought they were going on about some unsociable disease.

 

[Stearmen]

It is so utterly depressing to see all the photos that are now gone all over the internet. It makes it so hard to research anything now, that was the one great thing about the internet.

 

[2jakes]

It is so utterly depressing to see all the photos that are now gone all over the internet. It makes it so hard to research anything now, that was the one great thing about the internet.

I was going to reply that perhaps they
are still on the Photobucket folders
where they were originally uploaded.
And now the only way to successfully
upload is to pay $400.

But the way PB went about, removing
the photos from the forums and replacing
it with a notification to force you to buy
is very bad way of doing business.
It would be a difficult and tedious task.

I understand your frustration.

 

[2jakes]

I’ve been using “TinyPic” to upload for free photos on the vintage “Gas Stations” here on the forum for years.

Check the bottom left details on who owns it.

(Photobucket)

Just a matter of time before they start shutting down !

 

[Harp]

Publius Publishing System, a web protocol for publishing information on the web anonymously...

Publius, a colonial press protocol for publishing information through the American Colonies anonymously....
___________

World Series Aftermath, a chronic condition partly caused by continuous off season celebration; astigmatic front office mindset regarding the pitiching situation; complacent managerial myopia; sporadic offense, average fielding. A busted flush and the Billy Goat's baaaack....

 

[MisterCairo]

So trivial, yet it really ticks you off:

The Toronto Blue Jays.

 

[2jakes]

US Post Office uses straws when it comes
to answering phone calls made by the public that
need help.


Suggestion to US post office:
If you are reading this, I would suggest you
contact vitanola with regards to music.

The wait-time “music” you now provide
while we wait is deplorable.

Also with regards to the annoying recording of:

"All of our representatives are stilll busy...please
hold for our next available representative,
your wait time is less than one hour!"

After waiting for almost an hour, the gal that finally
answered must’ve been sniffing the back
of stamps...she sounded too cheerful!

 

[Trenchfriend]

Humidty is 68% in Germany, now.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Humidty is 68% in Germany, now.

That's all? It was 84% here today.

 

[vitanola]

Wait time @ US Post Office.


Suggestion to US post office:
If you are reading this, I would suggest to
contact vitanola with regards to music.

The wait-time “music” you now provide
while I wait is deplorable.

Also the recording :
All of our representatives are stilll busy...please
hold for our next available representative!"

That gal sounds like she has an attitude!

As recently as fifteen years ago my own voice could still be heard on some of the surviving first generation automated attendants in several Midwestern postal districts. I can still recite the spiel, which was delivered in rich, orotund tones, as if I were yet the stripling who sold the USPS on the then-new technology: "Thank you for calling the Kankakee Illinois office of the United States Postal service. For rates, stamps, and philatelic matters, Press "ONE". For Zip Code information, Press "Two". For delivery inquiries, Press "Three". For all other matters, or should you be using a rotary dial telephone, please hold the line, and a clerk will be with you in a moment." "We're sorry, but our representatives are caring for other customers. Please hold the line and we will be with you in a moment." On the third go-around on hold (each period lasting thirty-five seconds) the customer received the message "We are sorry for the delay, but we appear to be experiencing an unusually heavy call volume at the moment. If you prefer to wait, your call will be answered in the order in shich it was received. If not, press "seven" and leave a message which includes your name, telephone number, and the reason for your call, and a clerk will return your call within the hour."

Oh, happy days!

 

[2jakes]

As recently as fifteen years ago my own voice could still be heard on some of the surviving first generation automated attendants in several Midwestern postal districts. I can still recite the spiel, which was delivered in rich, orotund tones, as if I were yet the stripling who sold the USPS on the then-new technology: "Thank you for calling the Kankakee Illinois office of the United States Postal service. For rates, stamps, and philatelic matters, Press "ONE". For Zip Code information, Press "Two". For delivery inquiries, Press "Three". For all other matters, or should you be using a rotary dial telephone, please hold the line, and a clerk will be with you in a moment." "We're sorry, but our representatives are caring for other customers. Please hold the line and we will be with you in a moment." On the third go-around on hold (each period lasting thirty-five seconds) the customer received the message "We are sorry for the delay, but we appear to be experiencing an unusually heavy call volume at the moment. If you prefer to wait, your call will be answered in the order in shich it was received. If not, press "seven" and leave a message which includes your name, telephone number, and the reason for your call, and a clerk will return your call within the hour."

Oh, happy days!