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January 6, 2008
Arizona is well known for its dry air. Consequently it has become an open-air aviation graveyard and museum. The famous boneyard, the David-Monthan air base in Tucson, has row after row of US military aircraft in open air storage. One of the Australian F111s was resurrected from there and got the nickname "Boneyard Wrangler".
As you drive through Arizona you keep hitting these museums of wonderfully preserved open-air displays of old aircraft.
In other news; I hit the limits of the free flickr account which is two hundred photos. I payed $25 for a year to have my complete library of photos displayed. If that had been even six years ago, there would have been no thought of payment, the internet was all based on a mix of free models. It is a sign of the economic maturity of the web and internet services that asking for $25 as a subscription is not an issue any longer.
Another interesting touch from yahoo, who owns flickr, is that credit card entry form does not ask what type of card it is. On most sites you have to choose whether it is VISA, American Express, etc. However the first four credit card numbers are unique to the type of credit card service. So by entering the credit card number the website should know what type of card it is. A big deal was made of this unnecessary user input by different usability blogs recently. This is the first time I have seen that put into practice. Well done yahoo and flickr.
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Cam,
I went Pro on Flickr pretty early on, given the limitations I quickly encountered on the number of different sets.
I have no problem with paying a yearly subscription for something as useful as Flickr. What is useful for me is not the comments on some of the pictures, but the interlinking with other photographers re contacts. They overcome my isolation and give me ideas re photos.