Jeremy Castro

Not sure why I’m putting this on my site, but I was a little concerned when I saw at “Facebook Plugin” alert when I was trying to upload some pictures.  It was def the first time I’ve seen this and is actually a bit interesting to think about.

Not only will it be a security/spam/spyware concern for many of the 350,000,0000 users on Facebook but it is also an interesting technology approach for facebook.  From what I can tell, this an early attempt at using a “plugin” architecture on their site.  I wonder what it has in store for the next stage of the site.

I’m curious to see how Facebook can keep their site secure and void of vulnerability to spyware/virus, etc in opening up themselves to plugins.

Anyway, maybe people will good “facebook plugin virus” or “facebook photo upload scam” or something along those lines to see if that warning is indeed something safe to use and click “OK” to.

I wonder how many people will wait to upload pictures until they find out “my friends did it, so it must be safe.”

Well, here is my “it’s safe to click “OK” on the Facebook photo upload plugin warning.”

Facebook plugin certificate authentication

Examining the validity of the Facebook plugin certificate

The facebook plugin is installing

Add details to my new album

New facebook photo upload interface is slick and pretty quick

The uploader sits quietly in the Facebook tray

Files are uploaded, time to tag and bag

My whole life, just like many of you I’m sure, has been filled with a constant procrastination for this and that. I think it’s one of the problems with trying to always keep busy with something to do – even if it is nothing in particular.

Since moving to Philly 11 months ago, I wanted to take some pictures of the Ben Franklin Bridge. There’s something about how it stood out at night on the drives down Columbus Blvd on my way to Home Depot, Ikea, Rugby Practice, the bank or the airport.

I would tell myself, “Man, I need to get a picture of that at night.”

So this past Friday (the 13th of all days) I took my bike, tripod and Canon EOS for a ride around Center City. This is what came out of my multi month procrastination.  Procrastination met my old friend, Opportunity, to fill my Friday night with a little this and that.

(click the image for the gallery)

One of the nice things about living and working in Philly is the convienence of a walking city.   Over the years I’ve lived in Oakland, Los Angeles, Vancouver – all on the west coast.   While at Occidental College my freshman year, some of us took a “Culture & Technology” course that transitioned into a course titled “Autotopia:  The Automobile and Los Angeles”.  This course reinforced the connection between cars and the sprawling cities on the west compared to the pre-automobile cities of the east.

Last April (21st on my 31st birthday to be exact), Jay and I made the move from LA to Philly and for the first time in my life I wasn’t connected to my car.  We moved into Northern Liberties and worked in Northern Liberties and drank in Northern Liberties and ate in Northern Liberties and anywhere else we went it was quick cab ride or a light walk.

Over the course of the 11 months we’ve been in Philly, I’ve driven less than any of the previous 11 months since I was 16.  The freedom of car keys is an amazing feeling but the freedom of not actually needing your car makes you go hmmmmmm.   Especially after spending 9 years (29% of my life) living in Los Angeles, this freedom led me to bring my camera on my walks…