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Thanks! We think so. :)

I want this, too. SmugMug (our other platform) supports them. So we already have the tech done (for a long time). I hope we add support on Flickr.

We’re allergic to ads. If I knew how to make Flickr work at its scale without ads even on free accounts, I’d do it. Since I can’t figure it out (yet?), free accounts have ads and P…

I'm too big of a nerd to let the RSS feeds, open APIs, etc go. :) Alas, Flickr wouldn't even be alive if we hadn't increased the price ($$) and value (features) of Pro relative to …

We have a lot of mobile usage and the app works fine, so I'd love to know more about what you're experiencing with it. Can you contact our Support Heroes so we can assist? https://…

As far as I know, we haven't considered that, but it's a good idea. I'll noodle on it. Thanks!

We rely on self- and community-moderation. As long as content is flagged appropriately, we allow and embrace content that's often banned on other platforms, such as artistic nudes.…

Thanks! I get asked to write again frequently, but finding the time is tough. I'll see what I can do. :)

Thanks for the feedback and feature request. I don't hear this request often for Flickr, but it's a core and beloved feature on our other platform, SmugMug, which you might want to…

Doesn't sound like us. When was this?

Can you elaborate on the markdown embed request? In which contexts would you want that?

Yes. Flickr was losing a ton of money (>$50M/year) when we bought it, and it's now cash flow positive and profitable. Not by a lot, alas, but the difference between $1 and $0 or le…

Just finished reading. Glad they captured what we're doing - photography & community - and what we're not - algorithmic feeds & privacy violations. We have lots of work to do, and …

Hey, owner & CEO here. Reading this now, but AMA.

Probably needs a (2010) label. Great article, though.

Is that true? This comment suggests otherwise, with citations. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46351511

She was known as being _extremely talented_ at software development, particularly her knowledge of low level hardware and how to optimize around constraints.

Uber could not run the complete global rider/driver flow from a single server.

This looks super interesting for single-AZ systems (which are useful, and have their place). But I can't find anything to support the use case for highly available (multi-AZ), scal…

A lot of great companies have come out of "bad for business, good for hobbyists" ideas... :)

Related discussion: John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45066395 (11 days ago; 527+ points; 646+ comments) Love to…

The whole point is for it to cost less (ie, smaller size) for the sender and cost more (ie, larger size) for the receiver. The compression ratio is the whole point... if you can se…

Yep, I love Apple, follow them closely, own a Mac Studio with an M3 Ultra and a MacBook Pro with an M4 Max, and it's still confusing. :) I mean, surely a Mac Studio with an M4 Max …

If Apple's so great at naming things, tell me (without looking) which is bigger/better/faster for their CPUs: Max or Ultra?

I'm not "engineering" anything - I'm just stopping a service. I close the account, or disable billing, or whatever that step requires. I don't even read the data back out or anythi…