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Thoughts on Flash ... No joke ... Totally sucks.

Ever since Apple shuts off the door to Adobe Flash in iOS device, flash is dead.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/14/firefox-temporarily-blocks-adobe-flash-because-of-security-concerns/

No doubt that Flash is on its way out. I spoke with one of the early Macromedia Flash developers recently (now comfortably retired). He apologized.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/what-is-adobe-flash-and-how-can-you-get-rid-of-124087958879.html

What Is Adobe Flash, and How Can You Get Rid of It?

Google and Mozilla each announced this week that their Web browsers will be dropping default support for Adobe Flash, citing the plug-in software’s newly discovered vulnerabilities to cyberattacks. These moves came only a few days after Facebook’s chief of security called for Adobe to set an “end of life” date for the oft-exploited 20-year-old platform.

Flash has long been one of the biggest attack methods of choice for cybercrooks and spying governments, as security vulnerabilities turn up on an almost daily basis. Just this month, Adobe put out security alerts and fixes for 38 vulnerabilities in Flash Player. Last week, it came out that a company called Hacking Team had been using previously unknown flaws in Flash to create spyware that it sold to oppressive governments in countries such as Sudan and Saudi Arabia.

Flash also uses up a lot of computing resources and can bog systems down. “We … know firsthand that Flash is the number one reason Macs crash,” wrote Steve Jobs in an Apple blog post from April 2010.

Don’t I need it on my computer?

Generally not. Most websites have switched over to another video format, called HTML 5. It’s the default on both YouTube and Vimeo, for example. So unless you know you need Flash for a specific site, it’s best to uninstall it or block it.

All the popular Web browsers allow you to temporarily install or enable Flash for only the times you happen to need it. So if you’ve installed Flash to view a website (many U.S government sites use it, for example), it’s probably a good idea to disable it as soon as you are done there.

zzyzzx says

What Is Adobe Flash, and How Can You Get Rid of It?

Unfortunately, many sites still use Flash as their only video delivery system. Hopefully that will change in the near future as the browser bans continue.

Apparently it's not needed.
I disable Flash but then CNN and Fox figures out that it is disabled, and realizes that I have a HTML 5 browser then just renders the video on a canvas.
Which really sucks because there is no way to disable that.

CaptainShuddup says

Which really sucks because there is no way to disable that.

Disable HTML5 Video Autoplay

There's a greasemonkey script for just about anything.

Dan8267 says

God

When did you become a believer?

Capn'says:"I disable Flash but then CNN and Fox figures out that it is disabled, and realizes that I have a HTML 5 browser then just renders the video on a canvas."

Here's a hint,stop watching CNN & FOX BULLSHIT.

P N Dr Lo R says

When did you become a believer?

I didn't. Atheists can say god-damn when talking about Adobe. The expression of speech still conveys the intended meaning.

HEY YOU says

Capn'says:"I disable Flash but then CNN and Fox figures out that it is disabled, and realizes that I have a HTML 5 browser then just renders the video on a canvas."

Here's a hint,stop watching CNN & FOX BULLSHIT.

The real shocker is that Captain watches anything but Fox News.

It's amazing how one company can continue to publish such a bad piece of software for so long

zzyzzx says

It's amazing how one company can continue to publish such a bad piece of software for so long

Another example of how capitalism does not behave like its zealots claim. The so-called free market isn't that free. The consumer doesn't have real choice.

Adobe is horrible on Firefox running on Linux. More than one piece of flash on one page and the whole browser slows and stutters.