Josh wrote: As long as we don't get inadvertently goatse'd or something, who cares? Are you also lobbying google to take down Image Search? Because that's basically a massive internet-wide image hotlinking machine.
Actually Google caches the images they use as thumbnails...
But on the topic of hotlinking pics on forums: It's not a big deal anymore. This is 2010, not 1998. We haz moar bandwithz.
GameboyRMH wrote:ignorant wrote:Is it illegal if I save this pic to my computer?Jensenman wrote:she's like 15 or 16 and her dad was none too happy about this picture.GlennS wrote:Yes. Yes, it is. I'd be happy to hotlink her anytime.this link is hot
she is, um, really a pole vaulter.. http://stromdotcom.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stokke.html
Marty! wrote:
I'm surprised the UPS Damage Control Machine has not removed that pic yet.
Shaun wrote:GameboyRMH wrote:she is, um, really a pole vaulter.. http://stromdotcom.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stokke.htmlignorant wrote:Is it illegal if I save this pic to my computer?Jensenman wrote:she's like 15 or 16 and her dad was none too happy about this picture.GlennS wrote:Yes. Yes, it is. I'd be happy to hotlink her anytime.
All I have to say is every time we quote this we exponentially hotlink it as well...
No.
Takes me about 1 seconds to hotlink to an image I found on Google Images, while finding an image, uploading it to a server, and then getting the link location take about a minute. Plus I'm a rebel.
I'm not sure I understand the argument against hotlinking. I host lots of photos on my own personal photobucket, which is cool because it gives me the ability to track where clicks are coming from. Even if somebody copies my source code and posts it somewhere else, it will still work.
If they copied the photo and hosted it themselves, I wouldn't be able to see those statistics. If I run short on bandwidth, I could choose to take it down. If it's something valuable, I can watermark it and keep the full-res, unwatermarked versions for myself. The way I see it, as the originator of this content, it's my responsibility to control what's made available to the world, not the world's responsibility to re-host my pictures.
To the OP- help me understand why I am wrong.
John Brown wrote:Shaun wrote:All I have to say is every time we quote this we exponentially hotlink it as well...GameboyRMH wrote:she is, um, really a pole vaulter.. http://stromdotcom.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stokke.htmlignorant wrote:Is it illegal if I save this pic to my computer?Jensenman wrote:she's like 15 or 16 and her dad was none too happy about this picture.GlennS wrote:Yes. Yes, it is. I'd be happy to hotlink her anytime.
Actually not, as once it's in your browser's cache, that's where it pulls it from, and it only pulls it from there once per page, no matter how many times it's linked to ON that page. And if you refresh teh page, it will only pull it from the original site once, regardless of how many times it's linked to on the page.
The whole "bandwidth stealing" crap is just that. Crap.
Tom Heath wrote: To the OP- help me understand why I am wrong.
I can help you. In ye olden days, hotlinking images consumed some of the limited bandwidth on the servers hosting them. This meant that the Redundant Array of Inexpensive Hamsters had to be fed more alfalfa and the steam-driven data conveyance machines needed more coal. This meant higher hosting costs.
However these days, cheap and plentiful unicorn fart reactor-powered hosting is available, so nobody cares about casual hotlinking, except the OP.
John Brown wrote:Shaun wrote:All I have to say is every time we quote this we exponentially hotlink it as well...GameboyRMH wrote:she is, um, really a pole vaulter.. http://stromdotcom.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stokke.htmlignorant wrote:Is it illegal if I save this pic to my computer?Jensenman wrote:she's like 15 or 16 and her dad was none too happy about this picture.GlennS wrote:Yes. Yes, it is. I'd be happy to hotlink her anytime.
She can Pole Vault me.... ah thank you....
Chris_V wrote:John Brown wrote:Actually not, as once it's in your browser's cache, that's where it pulls it from, and it only pulls it from there once per page, no matter how many times it's linked to ON that page. And if you refresh teh page, it will only pull it from the original site once, regardless of how many times it's linked to on the page.Shaun wrote:All I have to say is every time we quote this we exponentially hotlink it as well...GameboyRMH wrote:she is, um, really a pole vaulter.. http://stromdotcom.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stokke.htmlignorant wrote:Is it illegal if I save this pic to my computer?Jensenman wrote:she's like 15 or 16 and her dad was none too happy about this picture.GlennS wrote:Yes. Yes, it is. I'd be happy to hotlink her anytime.
Sssshhh you're ruining the fun!
GameboyRMH wrote:Chris_V wrote:Sssshhh you're ruining the fun!John Brown wrote:Actually not, as once it's in your browser's cache, that's where it pulls it from, and it only pulls it from there once per page, no matter how many times it's linked to ON that page. And if you refresh teh page, it will only pull it from the original site once, regardless of how many times it's linked to on the page.Shaun wrote:All I have to say is every time we quote this we exponentially hotlink it as well...GameboyRMH wrote:she is, um, really a pole vaulter.. http://stromdotcom.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stokke.htmlignorant wrote:Is it illegal if I save this pic to my computer?Jensenman wrote:she's like 15 or 16 and her dad was none too happy about this picture.GlennS wrote:Yes. Yes, it is. I'd be happy to hotlink her anytime.
No I'm not. But I am continuing this particular quotefest... for obvious reasons. 
Chris_V wrote:GameboyRMH wrote:No I'm not. But I am continuing this particular quotefest... for obvious reasons.Chris_V wrote:Sssshhh you're ruining the fun!John Brown wrote:Actually not, as once it's in your browser's cache, that's where it pulls it from, and it only pulls it from there once per page, no matter how many times it's linked to ON that page. And if you refresh teh page, it will only pull it from the original site once, regardless of how many times it's linked to on the page.Shaun wrote:All I have to say is every time we quote this we exponentially hotlink it as well...GameboyRMH wrote:she is, um, really a pole vaulter.. http://stromdotcom.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stokke.htmlignorant wrote:Is it illegal if I save this pic to my computer?Jensenman wrote:she's like 15 or 16 and her dad was none too happy about this picture.GlennS wrote:Yes. Yes, it is. I'd be happy to hotlink her anytime.
She is getting smaller :(
If you're going to do it, at least do it with a fresh quote so it's not so dang small. This re-quoting until the margins go to hell makes my head hurt.
Someday that gal is going to kick all ya'lls ass with that pole of hers
Tom Heath wrote: If you're going to do it, at least do it with a fresh quote so it's not so dang small. This re-quoting until the margins go to hell makes my head hurt.
Ok.
TJ wrote:Tom Heath wrote: If you're going to do it, at least do it with a fresh quote so it's not so dang small. This re-quoting until the margins go to hell makes my head hurt.Ok.
Will do.
John Brown wrote:GlennS wrote:She is getting smaller :(
Well, that's lame.
AND I raise you:
In reply to John Brown:
Bevis said:
Heh Heh, He said "Raise You" heh Heh
John Brown wrote:
how much stress are those buttons under? 
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:John Brown wrote:how much stress are those buttons under?
A smidge too little IMO.
racerfink wrote: And Iggy gets the facts wrong again. She's 18 in that pic.
Quagmire said: How old are you?
Little Girl said: 15....
Quagmire said: 18?! Alright!!!!!
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:DukeOfUndersteer wrote:A smidge too little IMO.John Brown wrote:how much stress are those buttons under?
ok walterj you owe me a keyboard... mine wasn't able to handle the coffee from my nose
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