J.G. Ballard, Flickr, naked singularities and 3-letter airport codes

“… at an airport the individual is defined, not by the tangible ground mortgaged into his soul for the next 40 years, but the indeterminate flicker of flight numbers trembling on an annunciator screen. We are no longer citizens with civic obligations, but passengers for whom all destinations are theoretically open, our lightness of baggage [...]

Not Part II of Places, Part I

Well worth reading, the Places project from Kellan’s point of view. In which he phrases many things far more neatly than I ever could, and also mentions place_ids, that I’ll hopefully get into tomorrow and something we’ve been working up-to for a while. Plus: [heart] the Feeds … Now each place has a feed for [...]

The one where you’re working on a really fun project, that’s turning out to be very exciting and is exactly about the topic you blog about but, you can’t blog anything because it’s top secret?

Yeah, that! [disclaimer: I work for Flickr]

Eyes on the World, San Francisco: Painted Ladies (Again)

Taken in San Francisco, California by Rev Dan Catt

Eyes on the World, California USA: pole field

Taken in Palo Alto, California by Jef Poskanzer

Eyes on the World, Gemeinde Marl: HBBK-Treppe

Taken in Gemeinde Marl by threedots

Eyes on the World: USA

Taken in Austin, Texas by pusgums

Eyes on the World, Portugal: Sé de Portalegre

Taken in Portalegre, Portalegre by Portuguese_eyes

Eyes on the World, London: Into the fog

Taken in London, England by raindog

Eyes on the World, Provo, Utah: Mount Timpanogos

Taken in Provo, Utah by a4gpa

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