Down the Road

Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

Since 2007

Recommended reading

Jim Grey
12 comments on Recommended reading
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12 responses to “Recommended reading”

  1. Andy Umbo Avatar
    Andy Umbo

    Just an FYI, I’ve repeatedly liked to read Dowlings Kosmophoto site, but found it increasingly jammed packed with advertising that’s difficult to read around. Today I clicked on to read about the photo stores of Istanbul, and on my iPad found edge ads on each side that I can’t click in the corners to get rid of, as well as one on the bottom, all of them frozen in place while the site scrolls and I try to read around. I’m sorry, but that’s it for me! It’s always been tougher than most sites to get through, but it just went over the edge to too annoying for me to wade through.

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    1. Jim Grey Avatar
      Jim Grey

      Yeah, that’s a poor user experience. That sort of stuff is a reason I quit ads. It helped that they weren’t at all lucrative on my little site anyway.

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    2. Kosmo Foto Avatar
      Kosmo Foto

      Andy, sorry to read that – I’ve tried to bring the number of ads down recently, but i don’t see the different ad placements when I look at the site logged in as Kosmo Foto. I’m asking my ad network to remove those ads that are difficult to remove.

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  2. brandib1977 Avatar
    brandib1977

    I am mostly slow to form an opinion. I like data and I like to know multiple perspectives of a situation. People who form opinions before they hear the entire story often are reacting with their emotions rather than their brains and that makes no sense to me. Sadly, II’m surrounded by people like that and the internet is certainly full of them. They also tend to be bullies if you pay attention.

    In the workplace, people who form swift opinions tend to be admired while I have come to view them view them as weak. Isn’t it funny how different we all can be?

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    1. Jim Grey Avatar
      Jim Grey

      I often have a fast opinion. Wisdom is not sharing it until you’re sure.

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      1. brandib1977 Avatar
        brandib1977

        Yes! There is a difference!

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  3. tbm3fan Avatar
    tbm3fan

    Only 38 years for JP? I am in my 42nd year and the goal is 50 years of practice.

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    1. Jim Grey Avatar
      Jim Grey

      “Only.” Still a long time! I’m planning to retire at 67 (unless The Millionaire calls) which will put me at 46 years in software development.

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    2. J P Avatar
      J P

      If doing what you do is something that makes you happy, then go for it. Doing what I did was not making me happy. There was a part of me that wanted to get to an even 40, but I decided that the cost was too high for something so trivial.

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  4. J P Avatar
    J P

    Thanks for the recognition, Jim. A week out I have no regrets or second thoughts. For the first time in a long time I feel like I am enjoying what I am doing.

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    1. Jim Grey Avatar
      Jim Grey

      I’m really sorry you had to not enjoy your work for so long.

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      1. J P Avatar
        J P

        There were enjoyable parts of it, but when the not-enjoyable parts started to happen more often than the enjoyable parts, something had to be done.

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