simple script to download an array of images over http

download.rb

require 'net/http'
require 'yaml'
files = YAML.load_file("image_list.yml")
i = 1
files.each do |file|
  # use root url without protocol
  response = Net::HTTP.start("farm5.static.flickr.com") do |http|
    http.get("#{file}")
  end
  puts "#{response}"
  File.open("#{i}.jpg", "w").write(response.body)
  i += 1
end

image_list.yml

---
  - /4130/5020404434_1522d34a0b.jpg
  - /4087/5395859868_953025d4ee_m.jpg