Comments on: decoding flickr picture urls http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:10:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Darwin http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 Darwin Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:01:37 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-1105 Ok you can remove the link and could you pleaaaaase email me the solution please? (in English because me and computer stuff simply do not mesh well). Thank you! And I'm not a stalker, honest. Ok you can remove the link and could you pleaaaaase email me the solution please? (in English because me and computer stuff simply do not mesh well).

Thank you! And I’m not a stalker, honest.

]]> By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 drac Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:39:44 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-1103 You could have just done this via email, you know :) Tell me if you want the link removed. On investigation it seems that they've [Flickr] closed the hole (because it was a hole) in the recent updates :) Excellent. Back to the drawing board for now. I'll ponder possibilities. I didn't laugh. Really. I just went "coooooool!" because I can't really think of a much better use :) I think their GuestPass feature[1] is for just this eventuality. [1]: http://www.flickr.com/forums/ideas/12716/ You could have just done this via email, you know :) Tell me if you want the link removed.

On investigation it seems that they’ve [Flickr] closed the hole (because it was a hole) in the recent updates :) Excellent. Back to the drawing board for now. I’ll ponder possibilities.

I didn’t laugh. Really. I just went “coooooool!” because I can’t really think of a much better use :)

I think their GuestPass feature[1] is for just this eventuality.

[1]: http://www.flickr.com/forums/ideas/12716/

]]> By: Darwin http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Darwin Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:11:36 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-1102 Darn it! Ok try tracing this, dont laugh by the way. [<i>link removed</i>] Darn it! Ok try tracing this, dont laugh by the way.

[link removed]

]]> By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 drac Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:04:01 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-1096 Darwin: That's an interesting case :) got an example? [Usually, that should still give you enough information to track down the username but maybe Flickr does it differently now] Darwin: That’s an interesting case :) got an example? [Usually, that should still give you enough information to track down the username but maybe Flickr does it differently now]

]]> By: Darwin http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Darwin Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:22:02 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-1095 Erm just a quick question, what if the photo you 'trace' ends up telling you that you do not have permission to view the photo? Erm just a quick question, what if the photo you ‘trace’ ends up telling you that you do not have permission to view the photo?

]]> By: Sin http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Sin Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:33:52 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-1016 I'd like to point out for the record that I don't Flickr. How'm I don't on the anonymous front? I’d like to point out for the record that I don’t Flickr. How’m I don’t on the anonymous front?

]]> By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 drac Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:35:08 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-1010 omg you stalker you! :) heh, I'm sure you got it right... the only thing I need is for people to search for my real name and <b>not</b> get this blog as a prominent (first page) hit - now if that did happen, I'd worry more. omg you stalker you! :) heh, I’m sure you got it right… the only thing I need is for people to search for my real name and not get this blog as a prominent (first page) hit – now if that did happen, I’d worry more.

]]> By: N http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 N Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:05:27 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-1009 Ok not that I'm a stalker or anything but it took me about 5 minutes to figure out you real name...just used some info off this blog, google and voila! Man this internet thing aint as anonymous as I thought:)...and I'm about 95% sure I'm right;)... Ok not that I’m a stalker or anything but it took me about 5 minutes to figure out you real name…just used some info off this blog, google and voila! Man this internet thing aint as anonymous as I thought:)…and I’m about 95% sure I’m right;)…

]]> By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-935 drac Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:36:15 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-935 <b>Rastiadu Karaya</b>: Surprisingly (and probably unconvincingly ;) ), I wasn't specifically trying to stalk anyone; I just noticed that an "anonymous" blogger had embedded flickr photos. I knew that person's name anyway, but as a thought exercise - I wanted to see if I could work my way backwards to the Flickr account, as it were. Besides, the Flickr account shouldn't actually give any more information than a blog account, just that ... as I said ... this genius decided to use [his/her] real name for the account. <b>Darwin</b>: And now you've told all of us how to find out who you are ;) I think the common friends thing actually is quite common - unless you deliberately not out yourself as a Sri Lankan and keep personal details out of the blog equation. <b>N</b>: Complete anonymity is one thing. Someone googling your name to find your "real" webpage (my webpage does have occasional legitimate uses ;) and coming across this blog would be ... uh... embarassing. Used to happen at an earlier place. <b>Savi3</b>: Now that would be telling wouldn't it? :) [hint: you may know me by my real first name from several years ago on another blog. See if you can work it out from there :) ] Rastiadu Karaya: Surprisingly (and probably unconvincingly ;) ), I wasn’t specifically trying to stalk anyone; I just noticed that an “anonymous” blogger had embedded flickr photos. I knew that person’s name anyway, but as a thought exercise – I wanted to see if I could work my way backwards to the Flickr account, as it were.

Besides, the Flickr account shouldn’t actually give any more information than a blog account, just that … as I said … this genius decided to use [his/her] real name for the account.

Darwin: And now you’ve told all of us how to find out who you are ;) I think the common friends thing actually is quite common – unless you deliberately not out yourself as a Sri Lankan and keep personal details out of the blog equation.

N: Complete anonymity is one thing. Someone googling your name to find your “real” webpage (my webpage does have occasional legitimate uses ;) and coming across this blog would be … uh… embarassing. Used to happen at an earlier place.

Savi3: Now that would be telling wouldn’t it? :) [hint: you may know me by my real first name from several years ago on another blog. See if you can work it out from there :) ]

]]> By: N http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-889 N Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:50:38 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/10/decoding-flickr-picture-urls/#comment-889 I gave up on the whole anonymous thing awhile ago, bloody pointless....as an aside, I did come across Darwins hi5 account very randomly....hehe...I didnt know people could be tracked of their flickr accounts though, very impressive drac.. I gave up on the whole anonymous thing awhile ago, bloody pointless….as an aside, I did come across Darwins hi5 account very randomly….hehe…I didnt know people could be tracked of their flickr accounts though, very impressive drac..

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