Chris Koerner

@clkoerner.com

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Dad, husband, nerd, photographer, Wikimedian, WordPress...er? I care about people over tech and how the latter impacts the former. I work at the Wikimedia Foundation. Stupid things I say are my own and do not reflect the views of the Foundation.

A screenshot of the new Google Sheets icon. It's a weird rectangle with a blue fade on the left and a green blob on the right. Another darker green rectangle is behind it to the left. On top of the icon is two perpendicular lines intersecting in the bottom right.
brightly colored lanterns hang on a frame creating an archway of color
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a soft orange bench in a subway car illuminated by the sun pouring in from the window. It has a mellow 1970s vibe in the color and design.
A long-awaited upgrade! Creative Commons 4.0 arriving soon to Flickr. Hi Chris Koerner, This June, Flickr is rolling out support for version 4.0 of the Creative Commons license suite - the most global, legally robust licenses produced by CC yet. Here's what's in it for you: • If your account defaults to one of the six Creative Commons 2.0 licenses, we'll automatically upgrade it to 4.0 for all your future uploads. Easy peasy -no clicks required. • Your existing photos with CC 2.0 licenses? They'll stay just as they are unless you decide to update them. • Prefer other license types or dedication tools? Not to worry— those won't be affected by this change. Creative Commons 4.0 brings clearer terms, better international usability, and more flexibility for creators like you. We're excited to support a stronger, smarter future for open sharing on Flickr. Got questions? Our Support Heroes are here to help.
A fair skinned woman with brown hair sits atop a metal railing wearing a dark split dress. Her thigh is showing with a large red rose tattoo.
A dark skinned woman stands on a city sidewalk in a strong power-pose. She is wearing a dark one-piece jumpsuit. Her hands are on her hips and she has a serious expression on her face.
A woman with her brown-haired coiffed around her head walks away from the camera. She is wearing a cream-colored kimono with Sakura patterns and a large tan bow
A photo of Mount Fuji taken on a clear day. The town below give rise to the snow capped peak of the lonely mountain. The photo is take from ten miles away and the sky above is a light blue.
A view of Nara Japan after the rain. Taken from the top of a large hill overlooking the city. Dark clouds loom in the sky.
A large group of random people stand among a pavilion courtyard area filled with a misty fog. They are enjoying themselves being developed in the gray mist.
A large wooden structure called the grand ring at the expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. It is dusk near twilight in the large wooden structure is lit up in a golden hue. People walk along the promenade at the top of it.
A giant white Gundamn robot kneeling with its right arm outstretched toward the sky
A woman and man wearing kimonos stand in a shaded garden near a torri gate. She is reaching up to his face.
A young girl sits on a step wall outside a large concrete pavilion. The sun is shining at a low angle illuminating her face.
Winter guard performers in 70s inspired colorful costumes perform in a school gymnasium. Their performance is slightly obscured by Simeon wearing costume antennae on their head.
A middle aged Caucasian man stands at a lecture smiling. He is bespectacled and baldish. He wears a black jacket and blue jeans.
A young blonde haired girl walks through a crowd in a gymnasium. She spots the camera as she walks between two people in the foreground. She is smirking.
An orange cat lays on a bed with a brightly lit window behind him. He is content with his eyes mostly closed.
A young caucasian woman stands smiling facing the camera. She has shoulder length brown hair. She is wearing octagonal glasses, a golden top adorned with a pattern of flowers and black slacks.
A metal sided two story feed mill. Many items littered about its outside walls.
A photo from below of two parallel highway bridges crossing a river. The bridge is suspended above by concrete pillars, the water ripples in the foreground.
A protester holding a sign at a rainy city intersection. The signs reads, “Rain or shine, no king of mine!”.
A orange house cat rests on a human bed with his eyes closed. His head is cradled by his front paw. Light shines in from the window on the left, leaving most of the room in darkness.
A photo of tall buildings in an urban city. They shine brightly against a blue sky.
What Trump wants you to see in all this activity is command. What is really in all this activity is chaos. They do not have some secret reservoir of focus and attention the rest of us do not. They have convinced themselves that speed and force is a strategy unto itself — that it is, in a sense, a replacement for a real strategy. Don’t believe them.
Screenshot of WordPress dashboard showing a warning titled, "Doing it Wrong"
A large 42ft statue of Athena taken from a low angle. In her left hand is a giant shield resting on the ground and steadied on the top by her hand. Her spear rests against her left shoulder. In her right hand is a six foot tall statue of Nike, the goddess of victory.
Five flag carriers run across an American football field carry flags that spell out IOWA and the Buckeye mascot. They are dwarfed by the stadium stands behind them.
A sphere of lights that look kinda like sea urchins
A screenshot of charts showing views of photos over time. They indicate that the photos have been viewed over one million times.
A woman on a rock concert stage wearing a white shirt. One hand is in her jeans pocket, the other holding a mic and pointing to her left with two fingers.
If you don’t put in the effort, you’re not going to receive much. And the discourse gets lowered, and everything gets a little more dumbed down and then that’s when the ruffians come in, and they’re the ones with energy and stupidity and then they can crush all the thoughtful people. That’s not good for culture, and that’s not good for humanity. We see the results of that all the time.
A large yellow sunflower sits in the center of the photo. on its left side sits a fat yellow and black bumblebee. Behind the sunflower is a green field of more sunflowers and a gray sky.
a dark blue mini van sits in a forest. It has a pine tree affixed to the roof. In the foreground is a cup of coffee in a similar color mug being held in a hand.
A large neon sign atop a building it is the shape of the state of Oregon with the words Portland Oregon in script across the front. Below in red neon and all caps are the words Old Town.