[Retr0id]

I notice you're hotlinking the images from their respective sources.

This isn't ideal from a privacy PoV, because you're basically announcing your presence to tens of different orgs even if you don't click on anything.

And, some hosts might not appreciate their images being hotlinked - the big sites probably don't care or even notice, but someone's personal blog without a media CDN might end up getting hammered with traffic.

[wmeredith]

I had the same thought. Hot linking images has been bad form since like 2004, if not earlier.

[ipaddr]

Copying images is a copyright issue.

[more_corn]

Is it?

[Retr0id]

It isn't.

[ipaddr]

Until you get a dmca notice. Taking other people's photos without permission violates copyright.

[Retr0id]

No, using them without permission (potentially) violates copyright. Copyright does not concern itself with the specifics of the mechanism by which the rights-holder's content enters your user's web browser, so long as you're not circumventing DRM.

[rfl890]

If you're posting content on HN, you should always expect a traffic increase anyways. And Cloudflare CDN is free anyways (unless you don't want to use it for political reasons, your choice)... Although I understand hotlinking is frowned-upon in a general context