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For those of you puzzled by my early departure from OSCON a week ago, and my non-appearance at HTN IV this week, I'd like to announce the very unexpected early arrival of my son, Alexander Michael. Born late yesterday evening, just under two months premature, and weighing just over 4 lbs.


Both mother and baby are doing well...

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Along with the announcement of the demise of Yahoo Photos, it looks like the Flickr of video will in the end turn out to be Flickr after all...

Butterfield also confirmed that Flickr will “soon” allow users to upload videos in addition to photos. - Michael Arrington

Nobody, including me, seems to know what to make of this aside. What does it mean for You Tube for instance? Will it hurt or help the Flickr community which is, perhaps surprisingly, full of technically competent people. As a long time Flickr user I fear that with this, along with the closure of Yahoo Photos, Yahoo might have opened the flood gates for a second September that never ends...