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user-inactivated  ·  2375 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 4Chan Creates Fake NFL Boycott Site With Hopes Of Secretly “RedPilling Normies”

    I am seriously considering bailing off the internet until 2021. I want off this ride.

I think it's pretty telling that after this last election, 90% of my internet time is split between Hubski and Wikimedia/Wikipedia. Honestly, it's done wonders for my happiness levels. I've even mused over the idea of seeing if there is a local photography store that does photography classes so I can contribute pictures to Wikimedia.





kleinbl00  ·  2375 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dude we can talk about photography. Just ask elizabeth.

user-inactivated  ·  2375 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I pay a bit more than passing attention when you and her talk. This is still one of my favorite conversations of ours . . .

Going through Wikimedia, especially on more esoteric items, I'm surprised that a lot of photos can be kind of crummy. They're blurry, poorly lit, don't show off defining details, etc. When I thought to myself that I could actually probably do better with my ancient, near busted, point and shoot, I started entertaining the idea of taking pictures for Wikipedia. Thought while I haven't looked into it just yet, I'm fairly certain it's a bit more difficult than Take Picture -> Upload -> Categorize.

kleinbl00  ·  2375 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The principle problems Wikimedia faces are:

1) Rights issues. Nobody wants to license them images of things they can sell later, and photographers cannot legally give them rights to photos of rights-controlled objects.

2) Volunteer issues. Wiki has been suffering a die-off of volunteers for a while now and what volunteers it has aren't really "go out and capture the real world' people, they're keyboard commandos.

thus, they go with the images they can get.

user-inactivated  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Rights issues. Nobody wants to license them images of things they can sell later, and photographers cannot legally give them rights to photos of rights-controlled objects.

Which is weird you say that, cause more than a few times have I stumbled upon stuff that's clearly still copywritten on their site, mostly fictional characters.

    Volunteer issues. Wiki has been suffering a die-off of volunteers for a while now and what volunteers it has aren't really "go out and capture the real world' people, they're keyboard commandos.

Is there a reason for this? Site politics? Problems with the underlying program?

kleinbl00  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Google "wikipedia is losing contributors." There are a million available opinions and I've seen no press that they've turned it around since 2011. Principally, they have a moderator culture that quashes dissent and innovation.

user-inactivated  ·  2373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think I'll just stick to sharing with Hubski. Though I think, maybe, I should learn to photograph better, and maybe write better, and find better things to share.

elizabeth  ·  2375 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That’s a noble calling! Go for it - it’ certainly seems like a good way to practice and get better too.

elizabeth  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don’t know how I would have managed without our talks when I got this job :) I’m still no pro, but I think I’ve gotten a lot better in the last couple months! Kinda makes me want to buy myself some proper gear and photograph stuff for myself once I’m done - but the whole point of this job was to save up. Not shell out 4K on a camera and lenses once I’m done. I feel like I’ve inadvertently walked into a trap.

veen  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

(I'm still shooting an 8,5 year old entry level Rebel XTi)

kleinbl00  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

(I'm still shooting a ten-year-old Canon 5D)

WanderingEng  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The only social media I have is Instagram. I dropped Twitter a year ago and Facebook years before that. I lost track of some people, but I'm happier. I like the simplicity of pictures and comments on pictures. The only forums I contribute to are Hubski and a hiking forum.

You could create a blog where you just take pictures of notable things and describe them so Google images can find them. I assume that would work.

user-inactivated  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've looked at the idea of a blog before, but I don't really think I wanna go in that direction. Hubski is kind of more than half-way bloggish to me as it is, so I'm also entertaining the idea of just taking pics and posting stuff on here, like I do with the antiques. It'll give me a good excuse to try to travel a bit. Take Dala and the dog along to see more of our piece of the world.

tacocat  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I take awesome pictures with my phone. I also have exposure and tilt shift apps I bought. And I don't think Jimmy Wales is always super picky about aesthetics

user-inactivated  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dude. Is there anything you don't do? :)

tacocat  ·  2374 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Printmaking

I actually don't like photography much at all. I just do it because I always have a camera in my pocket. I think it is has like no artistic value on its own.

I do think I am a good pet photographer. Those little fuckers require a lot of patience

user-inactivated  ·  2373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Serious question. Have you considered photographing wildlife?

tacocat  ·  2373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Only household domesticus

user-inactivated  ·  2373 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah. I do mostly bugs myself. Caught a pretty cool mantis today, sitting on the patio. I got some pretty good shots of it, but I inadvertently pissed it off too, so I felt a bit bad about that.

tacocat  ·  2371 days ago  ·  link  ·  

user-inactivated  ·  2371 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Love them all, especially the moth.

tacocat  ·  2371 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Instagram, bitch!

Also finding and recognizing a rare moth

tacocat  ·  2371 days ago  ·  link  ·  

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