imaginarycircus:

One problem with Yahoo is that they put all their focus on $$$ and none of it on users and it shows. It’s shortsighted to money grab instead of building brand loyalty. Xkit’s anti-capitalism extension blocks these awful autoplay ads. But it takes it a second to kick in and so I’m getting 2-3 second of men yelling at me about shit I don’t care about.

I don’t think this is the end of tumblr, but we are probably approaching a tipping point as frustrated users. From 2005-2010 fandom wanted to leave LJ. People set up Dreamwidth accounts and cross-posted, but never actually left. Until people ended up here. We’ll end up somewhere else at some point–when there’s a new platform exciting enough to attract new users and existing ones. Then we have to hope Yahoo doesn’t buy it.

Anyway. Probably not a bad idea to backup your tumblr:

A quick guide to wordpress backups.

tumblripper will back up images

frostbox but they charge a fee

If you know how to run Python scripts here’s stuff at github to back up a local copy and create feeds.

informadrid:

Four Real Madrid players on UEFA Best Player in Europe shortlist {▸) | July 18, 2016

Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Pepe, and Cristiano Ronaldo have all made the 10-man shortlist for UEFA’s Best Player in Europe award. 

Although he did not make the shortlist, Luka Modrić (16th) was also included in the initial poll.

The three finalists will be named on August 5 based off of votes received from journalists in UEFA’s 55 member associations. The winner will be announced at the UCL group stage draw in Monaco on August 25.

informadrid:

Montreal: Day 2 | July 18, 2016
– Day 1

Training
– Navas split from group to do individual work (still recovering from Achilles surgery)
– Session lasted almost 2 hours
– Photos {1} {2} | Videos: {1} {2} {3}
– Next: Tuesday at 4pm CEST; first 20 minutes open to press

Press conference {1} {2}
– Said it’s hard to improve the squad he has but of course he likes Pogba [Marca]
– Glad to have Morata back as he’s 1 more player on the team; depth important
– Can’t say James will be a starter; as coach it’s his job to put out most competitive team
– Implied Jesé could benefit from leaving to get more minutes but he does want him [Marca]

Player return dates
– Morata, Vázquez, Díaz: Jul 20
– James, Modrić, Ramos: Jul 26
– Bale, Kroos, Pepe, Ronaldo: not taking part in tour

Miscellaneous
– Pintus debuts as fitness coach; Requena no longer on website [Marca]
– Mallo (fitness coach) included on website; has been with RM since 2013
– Ronaldo injury update: to miss first 2 Liga matches; mid-Sep return
– Asensio provisionally given no. 28 jersey
– Four players on shortlist for Best Player in Europe award
– Morata wants role clarification [Marca]
– Bale in new advert {▸}