From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Wed Aug 5 04:25:10 2026 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:25:10 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Gallery down? In-Reply-To: <464A6F03-DEB7-4912-BE30-A7DCCBBE4448@frozenlight.eu> References: <464A6F03-DEB7-4912-BE30-A7DCCBBE4448@frozenlight.eu> Message-ID: Under attack from Chinese AI bots. I am plodding along on implementing a replacement. On 2026-08-04 20:54, Nathan Wajsman via LUG wrote: > Every time I click on a link to an image in the Leica Gallery, I get > an error message. Is just me (I doubt it, because it was working > earlier in the week)? > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > @nwajsman.bsky.social > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > >> On 20 Jul 2026, at 16:23, Don Dory via LUG >> wrote: >> >> Greetings to all. I meant to post this first image earlier but lost >> track >> of which gallery it was in. This is the same location that the >> "garden" >> image was taken. Just behind this area is an escarpment where the >> other >> neighbors engage in machine gun shoots: yes, in the US you can legally >> own >> a machine gun and if you own ten+ acres in Texas you are generally >> allowed >> to fire off your weapons. In any case, this is an outlier person who >> owned >> this property: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/You+are+entering+a+red+neck+area.jpg.html >> >> Now, today's image is from a popular coffee shop that fronts Congress >> south >> of Lady Bird Lake. It has a large enough outdoor area that many >> people >> engage in cafe culture you see in Europe. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Shock+at+the+cafe.jpg.html >> >> Last, many thanks to Brian for hosting this site and keeping it >> running >> smoothly. >> >> All the best. >> >> -- >> Don >> don.dory at gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Wed Aug 5 04:33:35 2026 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:33:35 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Gallery down? In-Reply-To: References: <464A6F03-DEB7-4912-BE30-A7DCCBBE4448@frozenlight.eu> Message-ID: <2bd6869982fb1a9697b78c5fcf215020@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> It looks like the attack is winding down. I?d guess that the gallery will be usable again by 06:30 or 07:00 GMT. I?m going to bed (it?s 21:30 here in California) On 2026-08-04 21:25, Brian Reid wrote: > Under attack from Chinese AI bots. I am plodding along on implementing > a replacement. > > On 2026-08-04 20:54, Nathan Wajsman via LUG wrote: >> Every time I click on a link to an image in the Leica Gallery, I get >> an error message. Is just me (I doubt it, because it was working >> earlier in the week)? >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> photo at frozenlight.eu >> >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> @nwajsman.bsky.social >> >> ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 20 Jul 2026, at 16:23, Don Dory via LUG >>> wrote: >>> >>> Greetings to all. I meant to post this first image earlier but lost >>> track >>> of which gallery it was in. This is the same location that the >>> "garden" >>> image was taken. Just behind this area is an escarpment where the >>> other >>> neighbors engage in machine gun shoots: yes, in the US you can >>> legally own >>> a machine gun and if you own ten+ acres in Texas you are generally >>> allowed >>> to fire off your weapons. In any case, this is an outlier person who >>> owned >>> this property: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/You+are+entering+a+red+neck+area.jpg.html >>> >>> Now, today's image is from a popular coffee shop that fronts Congress >>> south >>> of Lady Bird Lake. It has a large enough outdoor area that many >>> people >>> engage in cafe culture you see in Europe. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Shock+at+the+cafe.jpg.html >>> >>> Last, many thanks to Brian for hosting this site and keeping it >>> running >>> smoothly. >>> >>> All the best. >>> >>> -- >>> Don >>> don.dory at gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Mon Aug 31 05:29:14 2026 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:29:14 -0700 Subject: [Leica] PICASSO'S CAT In-Reply-To: <1E4895F6-3DCF-43A3-A5A5-6F7698BA0DB1@yahoo.com> References: <1E4895F6-3DCF-43A3-A5A5-6F7698BA0DB1.ref@yahoo.com> <1E4895F6-3DCF-43A3-A5A5-6F7698BA0DB1@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <26187971261dad4929fcb4e16d68ad00@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> My 5-year-old grandson would howl at that color being called blue. He would shout ?No, that is TEAL!" On 2026-08-30 22:16, Reba Graham via LUG wrote: > Hi there ? > > Here is the latest submission. It reminded me of Picasso?s ?blue? > period: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/CloughR/2026/ > > ?Reba > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information