Comments for MMN-o http://blog.mmn-o.se Division can create infinite numbers. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:15:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3644 Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:15:08 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3644 Given that Facebook requires you to authorize the F-spot application, and this is the same thing but from Flickr, I kind of get the point. But as you said, that'd mean they proxy everything through a third-party API provider. This doesn't really increase my confidence... I'd still rather store my username and password locally (well no, I'd probably only want to store a personal, generated API key) than have to use an unreliable, possibly even unstable, third party. Given that Facebook requires you to authorize the F-spot application, and this is the same thing but from Flickr, I kind of get the point.

But as you said, that’d mean they proxy everything through a third-party API provider. This doesn’t really increase my confidence…

I’d still rather store my username and password locally (well no, I’d probably only want to store a personal, generated API key) than have to use an unreliable, possibly even unstable, third party.

]]> Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3641 Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:48:38 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3641 I just read "<strong>Facebook says something similar</strong> when I tested uploading from F-Spot." :) I just read “Facebook says something similar when I tested uploading from F-Spot.” :)

]]> Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Zash http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3635 Zash Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:03:00 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3635 Aren't you thinking backwards now? I granted *F-Spot* permission to do stuff on *Facebook*. Your'e talking about Nokia (the app) wanting permission to do stuff on Flickr. Aren’t you thinking backwards now?

I granted *F-Spot* permission to do stuff on *Facebook*. Your’e talking about Nokia (the app) wanting permission to do stuff on Flickr.

]]> Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3630 Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:39:35 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3630 I felt like it. I felt like it.

]]> Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Frisno http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3629 Frisno Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:38:12 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3629 mmmm... debian on a phone.. why is it always to far between the operator renewals. BTW, why did you Englishify this post? mmmm… debian on a phone.. why is it always to far between the operator renewals.

BTW, why did you Englishify this post?

]]> Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3627 Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:24:08 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3627 Of course I have to auth with the Flickr account, but my "application" mostly just opens up a web browser. I feel a strong lack of trust and faith in any mobile phone software. A Maemo powered N900 will make my mobile life a lot easier. :) Of course I have to auth with the Flickr account, but my “application” mostly just opens up a web browser.

I feel a strong lack of trust and faith in any mobile phone software. A Maemo powered N900 will make my mobile life a lot easier. :)

]]> Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Frisno http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3626 Frisno Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:04:00 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3626 Yes, I agree, it looks a bit weird and redundant (most times it really is), but there is a thought behind it. It is supposed to be an extra layer on top/below password, where you can grant/extend the ways to interact with your account, as well as remove the grants when you no longer want them (good when using online services). I hope they soon implement limit/grant per action, for example: The program can "delete", but I will not grant that, to avoid deletion mistakes. That you are allowed to upload without auth sounds a bit odd, have a peek at your extend page to see if something is listed there... http://www.flickr.com/account/?tab=extend Yes, I agree, it looks a bit weird and redundant (most times it really is), but there is a thought behind it.
It is supposed to be an extra layer on top/below password, where you can grant/extend the ways to interact with your account, as well as remove the grants when you no longer want them (good when using online services).
I hope they soon implement limit/grant per action, for example: The program can “delete”, but I will not grant that, to avoid deletion mistakes.
That you are allowed to upload without auth sounds a bit odd, have a peek at your extend page to see if something is listed there… http://www.flickr.com/account/?tab=extend

]]> Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3622 Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:31:37 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3622 <strong>Frisno:</strong> ...why would I have to accept that "this program is allowed to do whatever I explicitly tell it to do"? The default free software disclaimer, that the software "IS PROVIDED AS-IS", is much better. But of course, I'd be <em>very</em> suspicious if a closed-source software told me "this'll work as we wrote it, but we won't tell you what we did"... In either case, I could still use the application to upload and edit Flickr stuff. So what I would've granted wasn't an EULA or anything, just a request for a third-party to administrate my Flickr account. Creepy. Frisno: …why would I have to accept that “this program is allowed to do whatever I explicitly tell it to do”?

The default free software disclaimer, that the software “IS PROVIDED AS-IS”, is much better. But of course, I’d be very suspicious if a closed-source software told me “this’ll work as we wrote it, but we won’t tell you what we did”…

In either case, I could still use the application to upload and edit Flickr stuff. So what I would’ve granted wasn’t an EULA or anything, just a request for a third-party to administrate my Flickr account. Creepy.

]]> Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Frisno http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3620 Frisno Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:20:07 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3620 The error here is "Nokia" if you replace that with "name of the application you are using" things become easier to understand. The grant only applies to that copy of the program. If you can be sure that no one else is proxying or controlling that application it is safe. f it is a third party hosted program, a second thought might be good. The error here is “Nokia” if you replace that with “name of the application you are using” things become easier to understand. The grant only applies to that copy of the program. If you can be sure that no one else is proxying or controlling that application it is safe. f it is a third party hosted program, a second thought might be good.

]]> Comment on “Nokia wants to link to your Flickr account” by Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth http://blog.mmn-o.se/2010/03/08/nokia-wants-to-link-to-your-flickr-account/#comment-3614 Mikael "MMN-o" Nordfeldth Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:52:39 +0000 http://blog.mmn-o.se/?p=3918#comment-3614 Isn't that part of the "Hello, Facebook owns everything"? Facebook has no reason whatsoever to replace any images within F-Spot's archive on your local computer... Isn’t that part of the “Hello, Facebook owns everything”? Facebook has no reason whatsoever to replace any images within F-Spot’s archive on your local computer…

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