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Why? Flash is dead. Any "school" using Flash does not have anything worth teaching since Adobe has been announcing it's death for years and this year is it [htt

by JiNCMG 6y ago

Why? Flash is dead. Any "school" using Flash does not have anything worth teaching since Adobe has been announcing it's death for years and this year is it [https://www.wired.com/story/adobe-finally-kills-flash-dead/ https://www.wired.com/story/adobe-finally-kills-flash-dead/]

sp332 6y ago
"Dead" only meaning new apps generally don't use Flash. Old content is still not accessible without a Flash player.
- JiNCMG 6y ago
  It's only been 10 years since its downfall was obvious to everyone. If any one offers it as part of their service to you then just realize how little of a crap they care about you.
  - sp332 6y ago
    You never read a book published more than 10 years before? Just because something is old doesn't mean I never want to access it again. And 10 years isn't even that old.
    - sosborn 6y ago
      Set up a VM with flash installed.
      - vardump 6y ago
        Done that, with a Linux VM. Works surprisingly badly. Flash becomes very slow. Perhaps a Windows VM works better? Although Windows VMs tend to be pretty big, hard to manage with less than 5 GB. Oh, and the licensing...
        sosborn 6y ago
        > Flash becomes very slow. No surprise there. Flash was never good on Linux (IME). If the cost of the windows license is a barrier, then maybe the content isn't worth that much to you? I truly don't mean that in a condescending way. I just find that a lot of people like to data hoard without a real need for what they are hoarding.
        JiNCMG 6y ago
        "Flash was never good on Linux (IME)." It was never good on anything! You can half a laptop's battery by watching videos during a 30 minute break.
    - JiNCMG 6y ago
      Yes I have read an old book for historical purposes which is why I still have my K&R C book. This is like complaining that you can't get a VHS Player anymore to teach the kids MS Works with The Video Professor.
chungus_khan 6y ago
A lot of schools in many paces are quite short on funding and probably thought there were larger priorities for budget so long as Flash continued to operate for them.

by JiNCMG 6y ago

sp332 6y ago

"Dead" only meaning new apps generally don't use Flash. Old content is still not accessible without a Flash player.

JiNCMG 6y ago
It's only been 10 years since its downfall was obvious to everyone. If any one offers it as part of their service to you then just realize how little of a crap they care about you.
- sp332 6y ago
  You never read a book published more than 10 years before? Just because something is old doesn't mean I never want to access it again. And 10 years isn't even that old.
  - sosborn 6y ago
    Set up a VM with flash installed.
    - vardump 6y ago
      Done that, with a Linux VM. Works surprisingly badly. Flash becomes very slow. Perhaps a Windows VM works better? Although Windows VMs tend to be pretty big, hard to manage with less than 5 GB. Oh, and the licensing...
      - sosborn 6y ago
        > Flash becomes very slow. No surprise there. Flash was never good on Linux (IME). If the cost of the windows license is a barrier, then maybe the content isn't worth that much to you? I truly don't mean that in a condescending way. I just find that a lot of people like to data hoard without a real need for what they are hoarding.
        JiNCMG 6y ago
        "Flash was never good on Linux (IME)." It was never good on anything! You can half a laptop's battery by watching videos during a 30 minute break.
  - JiNCMG 6y ago
    Yes I have read an old book for historical purposes which is why I still have my K&R C book. This is like complaining that you can't get a VHS Player anymore to teach the kids MS Works with The Video Professor.

chungus_khan 6y ago

A lot of schools in many paces are quite short on funding and probably thought there were larger priorities for budget so long as Flash continued to operate for them.