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bobthebob1234 · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:36 am Post subject: Flash...

Anybody mind if I get in my time machine and KILL the inventor of flash? Twisted Evil

(Mr FBI: I don't actually plan to kill anyone, but I feel like it. As for the presence of a time machine, I will neither deny nor confirm its existence)
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Dutch_Master · LXF regular Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:49 am Posts: 2353

Uninstall any flash-related garbage (except for those dealing with flash-cards Wink

) and presto: no more annoyances Very Happy

I've done so years ago and haven't looked back. (actually, I did try it once or twice, only to be so appalled I quickly purged it from my machine again Razz

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Ah yes, I hear you say, but what about u-tube? Well, if you need that flashy crap to get attention to your stuff, it's most likely not worth my time anyway Evil or Very Mad

Just me tuppens, lad Very Happy

heiowge · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:17 am Post subject: Re: Flash...

khakilang · LXF regular Joined: Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:26 am Posts: 110

You can kill the inventor but you better come out with one that is better or else I won't be able to view my favorite YouTube.

caf4926 · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:25 am Post subject:

bobthebob1234 · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:00 am Post subject:

Ok I'll go forward in time, grab the spec for the finished HTML5, a couple of good browsers, then back and kill the inventor and release HTML 5 on the world really early on. Very Happy

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M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2881

Can't most YouTube videos be watched in their HTML5/WebM versions now?

I don't have anything against Flash as a format -- it gave us a level of interaction in web-based games and programs way before HTML5/Canvas etc. was good enough, and originally it loaded miles quicker than Java applets.

But the plugin is totally crap, utterly crash-ridden and hilariously broken. It baffles me as to why Adobe don't make it fast and reliable -- it's such a big part of their future. Hopefully it'll die in the next couple of years though.

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bobthebob1234 · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:43 pm Post subject:

I think so but youtube is refusing to use html5 (might be my browser)

but the annoying thing is that it (+others, bbc,etc) is saying i need to install flash! I have and it was working fine a week ago and is fine on my other computers. I tried installing it from the adobe website and its like 'abode-flashplugin is a virtual package' NOT HELPFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Evil or Very Mad

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caf4926 · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:08 pm Post subject:

bobthebob1234 · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:50 pm Post subject:

caf4926 · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:11 pm Post subject:

Why can't we Flash at each other Very Happy

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Rhakios · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:24 pm Post subject:

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caf4926 · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:39 pm Post subject:

leke · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:43 pm Post subject:

hmmm...just had a little déjà vu. I swear I wrote in a thread something like this when Flash was back at version 7 and left Linux behind updating to 8. All the sites scrambled to update their players which broke lots of sites for the Linux community.
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