Heads Up On Picture Outage, 7/25
Posted on July 24, 2013 Posted by John Scalzi 14 Comments
Most of the pictures on Whatever, for reasons having to do with convenience and laziness, are hosted on Flickr. Tomorrow between 7pm and 1am Friday morning, Flickr will be undergoing maintenance and will apparently not be accessible. I suspect that means many if not most of the pictures here at Whatever will disappear during that timeframe.
If that indeed does happen, don’t panic. Clearly I know about it, and the pictures will be back once Flickr finishes its maintenance.
OH THE HUMANITY!
(someone had to say it…)
“Dogs and cats, living together! Mass hysteria!”
Oh, um, ah, that’s already happening at your place isn’t it.
You should just put up a picture saying “Don’t Panic” in calm friendly letters.
Oh wait….
I got that notice too and was like, “well, _that’s_ a really weird time of day,” but… I guess on the plus side it’s kind of nice they aren’t making their whole staff show up at 10pm and swing-shift it?
I originally misread the title as “Picture Outrage,” and thought, “Finally! Someone is going to complain about the surfeit of weather and cute cat photos on Whatever!” Alas, it wasn’t to be…
I won’t panic; I have my towel.
Now why would you go and ruin a perfect excuse for flaily internet panic and outrage!? Did you even think of the posters’ poor Capslock button, all lonely and neglected? It must feel so underutilized…
That’s the same bait and switch the pulled with Coke. Purge the market and replace with an inferior product. I’m on to your game, Flickr.
Fasten all seat-belts.
Seal all entrances and exits.
Close all shops in the mall.
Cancel the three-ring circus.
Secure all animals in the zoo.
I first read that as “Heads up on picture outrage,” which would have been a stranger but possibly more interesting post. I will officially not freak out.
I saw the times and began wondering where the server farm was. Not that you can tell that way.
Public service announcement — back up your photos to several places.
That’s the last straw. I want my money back.
Do you have to substitute 1000 words for each absent picture? Because that would really kickstart your productivity!
I kept see that as “…Picture Outrage”.
#whew!