Flickr sucks, thanks marissa (verizon says thanks so much too)

Ranchu · 08-18-2019, 05:15 AM

When you view photos after a search or in a groups photos the life is sucked out of them in some kind of java crap. A plugin called CanvasBlocker makes them look like good photos again, actual contrast tonality and sharpness.

So yes, flickr now degrades the viewing of the pictures on it.

**boriscleto** · 08-18-2019, 05:52 AM

CanvasBlocker seems to be about blocking fingerprint tracking and nothing to do with how Canvas renders images.

**pepperberry farm** · 08-18-2019, 06:05 AM - **1 Like**

no idea what you're talking about - I'm looking at flickr right now and the images are as vibrant/full of life as they've always been...

**ramseybuckeye** · 08-18-2019, 06:56 AM - **3 Likes**

I have no problems with Flickr viewing. I believe you may have a problem with your internet connection or video card.

pschlute · 08-18-2019, 07:21 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Ranchu

So yes, flickr now degrades the viewing of the pictures on it.

Not for me. Flickr is displaying as good as it always does.

**pepperberry farm** · 08-18-2019, 07:30 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pschlute

Not for me. Flickr is displaying as good as it always does.

and I'm not sure where Verizon comes into it....

stevebrot · 08-18-2019, 07:36 AM

Flickr looks the same to me...perhaps there is a problem with browser color management settings? As for "java crap"...there is very little Java in use on the Web anymore such that it is unlikely that the browser plug-in is even present on your machine.

Steve

selfnoise · 08-18-2019, 07:40 AM

It's worth noting that Flickr is no longer owned by Yahoo. The Verizon dig is because Verizon owned Yahoo, which in turn owned Flickr.

Other than that, I'm not sure what the OP is talking about. Image resolution seems fine. I will say that I think Smugmug has struggled with server efficiency or something, it's been a little weird of late.

**boriscleto** · 08-18-2019, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Flickr looks the same to me...perhaps there is a problem with browser color management settings? As for "java crap"...there is very little Java in use on the Web anymore such that it is unlikely that the browser plug-in is even present on your machine.

Steve

Quote:

Canvas is an HTML5 API which is used to draw graphics and animations on a web page via scripting in JavaScript.

Quote:

But apart from this, canvas can be used as additional entropy in web browser's fingerprinting and used for online tracking purposes.

Fingerprinting is what the plug-in the OP mentioned blocks...

Breakfastographer · 08-18-2019, 08:13 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by stevebrot

Flickr looks the same to me...perhaps there is a problem with browser color management settings? As for "java crap"...there is very little Java in use on the Web anymore such that it is unlikely that the browser plug-in is even present on your machine.

Steve

You always have to account for the possibility that someone will not know the difference between Java and JavaScript. I still bump into those misconceptions on a regular basis.

**boriscleto** · 08-18-2019, 08:19 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Breakfastographer

You always have to account for the possibility that someone will not know the difference between Java and JavaScript. I still bump into those misconceptions on a regular basis.

Funny how LiveScript became JavaScript just because Java was the buzzword of 1995...

stevebrot · 08-18-2019, 08:38 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by boriscleto

Funny how LiveScript became JavaScript just because Java was the buzzword of 1995...

Yes...very strange. The only real similarities are syntactical and even that is superficial. FWIW, I remember the name shift even though LiveScript as a label was incredibly short-lived.

Steve

(...ECMAScript anyone? )

Jonathan Mac · 08-18-2019, 08:42 AM - **1 Like**

Flickr working fine for me and photos looking fine (apart from the crap ones, obviously) as always.

steve_k · 08-19-2019, 04:25 AM

No viewing issues for me. Only notification problems.

Racer X 69 · 10-06-2019, 08:36 AM

Originally posted by Ranchu

When you view photos after a search or in a groups photos the life is sucked out of them in some kind of java crap. A plugin called CanvasBlocker makes them look like good photos again, actual contrast tonality and sharpness.

So yes, flickr now degrades the viewing of the pictures on it.

Since Smugmug's acquisition of Flickr I have little to complain about. The site loads more quickly, browsing my albums, uploading images, viewing other albums and galleries of fellow Flickr members has never been better.

As for the quality of the photos goes, well, they are (as others have mentioned) just as vibrant and colorful as ever.

And I don't get the java crap comment. I don't have java installed on my computers, or my iPod (which I use toview my Flickr collection and share with friends when I'm not at home). Flickr works great, right out of the box.

Easy squeezy.

No Pain.

No stain.

08-18-2019, 05:15 AM	#1
Ranchu Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 151	Flickr sucks, thanks marissa (verizon says thanks so much too) When you view photos after a search or in a groups photos the life is sucked out of them in some kind of java crap. A plugin called CanvasBlocker makes them look like good photos again, actual contrast tonality and sharpness. So yes, flickr now degrades the viewing of the pictures on it.

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08-18-2019, 05:52 AM	#2
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	CanvasBlocker seems to be about blocking fingerprint tracking and nothing to do with how Canvas renders images.

08-18-2019, 06:05 AM - 1 Like	#3
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679	no idea what you're talking about - I'm looking at flickr right now and the images are as vibrant/full of life as they've always been...

08-18-2019, 06:56 AM - 3 Likes	#4
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,292	I have no problems with Flickr viewing. I believe you may have a problem with your internet connection or video card.

08-18-2019, 07:21 AM - 2 Likes	#5
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,202	Originally posted by Ranchu So yes, flickr now degrades the viewing of the pictures on it. Not for me. Flickr is displaying as good as it always does.

08-18-2019, 07:30 AM - 1 Like	#6
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679	Originally posted by pschlute Not for me. Flickr is displaying as good as it always does. and I'm not sure where Verizon comes into it....

08-18-2019, 07:36 AM	#7
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Flickr looks the same to me...perhaps there is a problem with browser color management settings? As for "java crap"...there is very little Java in use on the Web anymore such that it is unlikely that the browser plug-in is even present on your machine. Steve

08-18-2019, 07:40 AM	#8
selfnoise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Westbrook, ME, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 288	It's worth noting that Flickr is no longer owned by Yahoo. The Verizon dig is because Verizon owned Yahoo, which in turn owned Flickr. Other than that, I'm not sure what the OP is talking about. Image resolution seems fine. I will say that I think Smugmug has struggled with server efficiency or something, it's been a little weird of late.

08-18-2019, 08:02 AM	#9
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by stevebrot Flickr looks the same to me...perhaps there is a problem with browser color management settings? As for "java crap"...there is very little Java in use on the Web anymore such that it is unlikely that the browser plug-in is even present on your machine. Steve Quote: Canvas is an HTML5 API which is used to draw graphics and animations on a web page via scripting in JavaScript. Quote: But apart from this, canvas can be used as additional entropy in web browser's fingerprinting and used for online tracking purposes. Fingerprinting is what the plug-in the OP mentioned blocks...

08-18-2019, 08:13 AM - 1 Like	#10
Breakfastographer Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 673	Originally posted by stevebrot Flickr looks the same to me...perhaps there is a problem with browser color management settings? As for "java crap"...there is very little Java in use on the Web anymore such that it is unlikely that the browser plug-in is even present on your machine. Steve You always have to account for the possibility that someone will not know the difference between Java and JavaScript. I still bump into those misconceptions on a regular basis.

08-18-2019, 08:19 AM - 1 Like	#11
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by Breakfastographer You always have to account for the possibility that someone will not know the difference between Java and JavaScript. I still bump into those misconceptions on a regular basis. Funny how LiveScript became JavaScript just because Java was the buzzword of 1995...

08-18-2019, 08:38 AM - 1 Like	#12
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by boriscleto Funny how LiveScript became JavaScript just because Java was the buzzword of 1995... Yes...very strange. The only real similarities are syntactical and even that is superficial. FWIW, I remember the name shift even though LiveScript as a label was incredibly short-lived. Steve (...ECMAScript anyone? )

08-18-2019, 08:42 AM - 1 Like	#13
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,897	Flickr working fine for me and photos looking fine (apart from the crap ones, obviously) as always.

08-19-2019, 04:25 AM	#14
steve_k Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Shelton, CT Photos: Albums Posts: 708	No viewing issues for me. Only notification problems.

10-06-2019, 08:36 AM	#15
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	Originally posted by Ranchu When you view photos after a search or in a groups photos the life is sucked out of them in some kind of java crap. A plugin called CanvasBlocker makes them look like good photos again, actual contrast tonality and sharpness. So yes, flickr now degrades the viewing of the pictures on it. Since Smugmug's acquisition of Flickr I have little to complain about. The site loads more quickly, browsing my albums, uploading images, viewing other albums and galleries of fellow Flickr members has never been better. As for the quality of the photos goes, well, they are (as others have mentioned) just as vibrant and colorful as ever. And I don't get the java crap comment. I don't have java installed on my computers, or my iPod (which I use toview my Flickr collection and share with friends when I'm not at home). Flickr works great, right out of the box. Easy squeezy. No Pain. No stain.