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I run http://officesnapshots.com http://officesnapshots.com which publishes photos of office design projects from around the world. I started it in 2007 as a g

I run http://officesnapshots.com http://officesnapshots.com which publishes photos of office design projects from around the world. I started it in 2007 as a gin side project to teaching history. I'm no longer teaching and it is the majority of my income.

cocoflunchy 13y ago
Just a heads up, I can't see any text on your website (Chrome 33.0.1750.146 on Mac) http://imgur.com/Ptmxgsm http://imgur.com/Ptmxgsm
- ct 13y ago
  Chrome Version 33.0.1750.117 m on Win 8.1 doesn't show text either.
- stevesearer 13y ago
  thanks for the heads up - I haven't been able to reproduce it myself but have received a couple other reports of that happening. if you inspect element, is there no text as well?
  - pinakothek 13y ago
    This is possibly the chrome webfont rendering bug that's been popping up on chrome 33, WordPress sites seem very susceptible to it: https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/chrome/tYHSqc-fqso https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/chrome/tYHS...
    - stevesearer 13y ago
      Excellent! Thank you - I'll take a peek to see if I can find a working fix.
      - pinakothek 13y ago
        Please let me know if you find a good one, that bug is affecting me as well.
        ivanca 13y ago
        http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22011139/google-fonts-are-not-rendering-on-google-chrome/22025804#22025804 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22011139/google-fonts-are...
        pinakothek 13y ago
        Haven't had good results with that one, but thanks.
bemmu 13y ago
That's great to hear. I love the site and was always wondering if it was just a small side project or something bigger now.
- stevesearer 13y ago
  Glad you've enjoyed the site, I always like hearing from people that have been reading for a while. I started it in 2007 and there are still a number of people that have been reading since it initially made it to the FP of Digg. I've been adding new features recently, like the pinterest-like area for browsing office photos by room. My goal of late has been to help people find and interact with the old posts that would traditionally be lost in the date-archive format of a traditional blog.
cauterize 13y ago
What is meant by a "gin side project"?
- dublinben 13y ago
  It might be a typo for fun side project.
- stevesearer 13y ago
  Yeah, I meant fun :) Basically I saw images of Google's offices and wondered if there were any sites that showed only office photos. There weren't any that I could find so I bought a domain and started posting photos I came across. It was a collection of candid photos that weren't very good at first, but it is mainly architectural photography submitted by design firms now.
  - cauterize 13y ago
    gin side project. noun. :: A fun side project that turns into successful venture worthy of posting to Hacker News (with or without having been conceived while drinking gin).
MikeX3 13y ago
How do you earn income from this site?
pharaohgeek 13y ago
I don't know why, but I've always enjoyed looking at things like this. Companies that have really cool workspaces always fascinated me. Great site! Keep up the good work!

cocoflunchy 13y ago

Just a heads up, I can't see any text on your website (Chrome 33.0.1750.146 on Mac) http://imgur.com/Ptmxgsm http://imgur.com/Ptmxgsm

ct 13y ago
Chrome Version 33.0.1750.117 m on Win 8.1 doesn't show text either.
stevesearer 13y ago
thanks for the heads up - I haven't been able to reproduce it myself but have received a couple other reports of that happening. if you inspect element, is there no text as well?
- pinakothek 13y ago
  This is possibly the chrome webfont rendering bug that's been popping up on chrome 33, WordPress sites seem very susceptible to it: https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/chrome/tYHSqc-fqso https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/chrome/tYHS...
  - stevesearer 13y ago
    Excellent! Thank you - I'll take a peek to see if I can find a working fix.
    - pinakothek 13y ago
      Please let me know if you find a good one, that bug is affecting me as well.
      - ivanca 13y ago
        http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22011139/google-fonts-are-not-rendering-on-google-chrome/22025804#22025804 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22011139/google-fonts-are...
        pinakothek 13y ago
        Haven't had good results with that one, but thanks.

bemmu 13y ago

That's great to hear. I love the site and was always wondering if it was just a small side project or something bigger now.

stevesearer 13y ago
Glad you've enjoyed the site, I always like hearing from people that have been reading for a while. I started it in 2007 and there are still a number of people that have been reading since it initially made it to the FP of Digg. I've been adding new features recently, like the pinterest-like area for browsing office photos by room. My goal of late has been to help people find and interact with the old posts that would traditionally be lost in the date-archive format of a traditional blog.

cauterize 13y ago

What is meant by a "gin side project"?

dublinben 13y ago
It might be a typo for fun side project.
stevesearer 13y ago
Yeah, I meant fun :) Basically I saw images of Google's offices and wondered if there were any sites that showed only office photos. There weren't any that I could find so I bought a domain and started posting photos I came across. It was a collection of candid photos that weren't very good at first, but it is mainly architectural photography submitted by design firms now.
- cauterize 13y ago
  gin side project. noun. :: A fun side project that turns into successful venture worthy of posting to Hacker News (with or without having been conceived while drinking gin).

MikeX3 13y ago

How do you earn income from this site?

pharaohgeek 13y ago

I don't know why, but I've always enjoyed looking at things like this. Companies that have really cool workspaces always fascinated me. Great site! Keep up the good work!