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Though you got downvoted, you're correct! Even the people of HN are overcome with be-positive-bias, when faced with technical questions. Flash is junk! I disab
by forloop 11y ago
Though you got downvoted, you're correct! Even the people of HN are overcome with be-positive-bias, when faced with technical questions. Flash is junk!
I disabled it after Brian Krebs tried living without Flash successfully—and reported on it. It's been awesome! If I need Flash, I open a different browser. Easy.
- jorgecastillo 11y ago>If I need Flash, I open a different browser. If I need Flash, I open a different user account!
- forloop 11y agoSome things aren't fungible, though. Where possible, I do, as well!
- kachnuv_ocasek 11y agoIf I need Flash, I go to an Internet café or a library.
- Retr0spectrum 11y agoIf I need flash, I load up a VM.
- andy_ppp 11y ago[0] http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/06/a-month-without-adobe-flash-player/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/06/a-month-without-adobe-fla...
- LastZactionHero 11y agoI've never seen a 'be-positive-bias' in HN.
- ams6110 11y agoIn general I agree with you, but reliably whenever anyone complains about sites that require javascript or flash to load, people will respond that javascript (or to a lesser degree, flash) is required in the modern web and if you don't have it enabled by default you are some kind of wierd paranoid luddite.