Testing 1, 2, 3

[greatbear]

So, Comcast has done a Comcastic thing and increased my webspace from a measly 25MB to a whopping 1GB for each account I have. They also did a craptastic thing during the upgrade process that requires cookies to be placed on those PCs that retrieve data from those servers, even during remote loading. In other words, since I use that server space to host files that I use as part of my journal entries, if those reading my LJ have configured their PCs to reject 'third party' cookies, they cannot retrieve the files. This tossed a monkey wrench into my posting methods. Some have complained about my 'photo posts' being devoid of pictures. So, I am left with a dilemma as to how to go about finding reliable server space. My first choice of using my own domain is unworkable till I set up hosting. Using my home server is a possibility, but it's rickety, old and I did not want it to be subjected to constant spidering by web robots and search engines. LJ has space available, but it's soley for pictures, and the auto thumbnailing wrecks attempts at page layout. So, I dusted off my old Flickr account in the meantime and will give that a try.

To that end, here is a test. Same picture, different hosting. First is off of Flickr, the second from Comcrap. This is to check if the Comcast Cookie Conundrum is still in effect. Also, since some workplaces restrict site such as Flickr, there is a chance that hosting will be thwarted too. If I may impose a bit on my readership, can those who have gotten this far into my post tell me if they can see both photos?

One:

Flickr

Two:

Comcast

I have a big bunch of photos to include in upcoming posts, and I dont want it to be an exercise in frustration. The latter has been one of the big reasons for my apathy in posting.

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[bygbrat.livejournal.com]

i see both of them. :)

[wrascalism.livejournal.com]

I'm one of those unfortunates. I can see both pics on my Friends page but not the Comcast pic on the Comment page. Odd that.

There's also Photobucket. That's what I use for my hosted pics.

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

here's what happened to me:

On my Flist page, I got the flickr, but not the comcast. I then clicked on the "?" (unloaded unknown image placeholder), and got it to come up. Once it successfully loaded, it showed up in-line with the comment page. It may have set a cookie, but I did this in Safari, and I don't have a cookie browser for it.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

I see both - but as I'm not paranoid about cookies I don't have 3rd party ones turned off.

[bearlover.livejournal.com]

Got 'em.

[billbearoh.livejournal.com]

I see them both here too.

[arkanjil.livejournal.com]

both work here, tho my lj page overall is loading like crap- la
Happy Monday, sir

[jrjarrett.livejournal.com]

See 'em both, Safari 3 beta on Mac OS X 10.4. I know, I have the Leopard box sitting right here, I just haven't had a chance to backup and upgrade yet!

[bearfinch.livejournal.com]

They both show up here.

[dougoros.livejournal.com]

When I read the post on the"my friend's page" I only got the fiorst one but when I clicked to reply they both show up.

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

I see both.

[budmassey.livejournal.com]

Using Vista and IE7... no problem. Linux and Firefox... no problem. Mozilla on Linux... no problem, although Mozilla did warn me that LJ logs you on by transmitting your username and password unencrypted. THAT'S scary.

[woofytexan.livejournal.com]

I can see both of them on my friends page, reading comments page, and comment form page.
I do a difference in the pictures. Looking at the green on the far coastline, looking at the green closeup, the color of the water, etc., the Comcast picture has a slight haze or washed out effect while the Flickr appears a little darker. Not sure which has the correct or closest color tones to the real picture.

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

I didnt think to look for any changes in the pictures themselves, but you are right, they are different! The comcast hosted pic is simply a resized version straight from the camera, no altering of color, contrast, etc. The same file was loaded to both hosts, and apparently Flickr does some sort of alterations. Of course, Flickr makes available several different sizes of the same file. Being that this was just a 640x480 file, I displayed the 'original' from Flickr, so nothing should have been changed, but it has. It's ever so slightly darker in places. Loading the same picture in a separate browser window and sliding it around to compare, the difference is in the Flickr version. I wonder of Flickr adheres to the 'web displayable' color space when converting photos.

Good eye!

[cantorum.livejournal.com]

I see 'em both.

[fingertrouble.livejournal.com]

I cna see both.

I personally dislike Flickr but it's the easiest to use; LJ's photo space is laughable

[fredneckteddy.livejournal.com]

I'm using my motorola Q with mobile windows explorer and i got both of them

[shake-it-up.livejournal.com]

Both, here...

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

Got 'em both, even through my work secrity set-up, which is pretty severe.

But any idea why the Comcast one is lighter?

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

Not sure why there is a difference in brightness, but it's definitely there. Flickr apparently does some alterations to the uploaded file aside from variable resizing.

Thanks for the help!

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

I can see both in both places.

[beastbriskett.livejournal.com]

I can see both in Safari on my 800mhz iNosaur.

[rockybear02.livejournal.com]

See them both here Phil

[bukephalus.livejournal.com]

Yes I see both.