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by tomlin 16y ago
I've watched it and also read several accounts in blogs. I'm one of those fools who looks at both perspectives, rather than being lampooned into one popular opinion.
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by tomlin 16y ago
The "vs." crowd won't watch/care for this. It has proof in it.
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by tomlin 16y ago
Initially I was expecting the purchase of opinion through the long-played Flash vs. HTML5 gang/mob, "Down with Flash" signs high in the air, binary opinionated nonsense that is so common. Respect paid to Flash for its use when it was needed
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by tomlin 16y ago
Really? What dimension of reality are we living in if we're even considering comparing this to canvas today?
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by tomlin 16y ago
In general, I am not a big fan of the father-knows-best narrative "What Every Developer Should Know". Thanks, pa. All I needed from you was an "atta-boy!". sigh
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by tomlin 16y ago
I don't know why anyone would game for a preloader, especially one that doesn't work all that well.
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by tomlin 16y ago
Flash could have done it better. And Flash is the CPU hog, right?
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by tomlin 16y ago
That's the "sell", not a business model.
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by tomlin 16y ago
> I disagree. Microsoft is a company that is about saying yes, to everyone. Apple is one of the few companies which says no on various subjects to reduce the problem space. The problem is that Microsoft used to say no as well. The lar
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by tomlin 16y ago
> But the fact that the main use for Flash on the web these days, beside video and unusable websites, are animated flash ads that use up 40% of my much more powerful Macbook Pro's CPU time means I'm in no hurry to have flash on the phon
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by tomlin 16y ago
Most aren't. That is why the myth exists. Plenty < Majority.
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by tomlin 16y ago
Windows users don't hate Flash nearly as much as OSX users. Performance plays a role, no doubt.
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by tomlin 16y ago
All I am saying is that Steve Jobs isn't putting all the facts on the table as they are. He is feeding the anti-Flash gang mob with half-truths. To say Flash is proprietary, possibly poorly executed format is a fair thing to say. To say it
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by tomlin 16y ago
The options are the same as the OS using the same UI. Identical to right-click menu in browser inputs/address bar. It is using the OS clipboard. CTRL/OPTION+C/V works the same as well.
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by tomlin 16y ago
> What did we exchange for this cheese and gimmicky design? Everything. I agree that if you don't follow the proper protocol you will end up with an undesirable site. I can't argue that Flash == HTML in terms of accessibility. There are
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by tomlin 16y ago
> That's being a bit generous in favor of Adobe - the majority of the Flash development sphere is practically what one would consider "miscreant use". The vast majority of websites in general are poor. It would be no surprise to see tha
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by tomlin 16y ago
In this respect, I am not arguing for or against Flash on any device. Just that the argument against it is just as flawed as the argument for it.
468.
by tomlin 16y ago
So Adobe gets tossed aside in favor of HTML5/canvas. Or an open version of the SWF format with no licensing issues emerges. I am fine with that. If Adobe wants to be stupid, they are more than welcome to. Apple is calling the kettle black w
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by tomlin 16y ago
OS has contributed to advancements in design, but proprietary initiatives employ a fleet of people to research, design and case study a technology. They do it all day and not as a side project after work. Again, it isn't a case of one vs. a
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by tomlin 16y ago
> a:hover is no longer (it certainly used to be) a common tool used for site navigation. Which is to say, rollover dropdown menus are out like parachute pants - it's a non-issue on the web today. Just about every site works with "clicks
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by tomlin 16y ago
I don't disagree that Flash has the potential to create issues. The argument just suffers from the fallacy of composition. The standoff motif is getting old. We're talking about software, not cold war against another country. Apple doesn't
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by tomlin 16y ago
It is true that some of these links are from evangelists. But we're not saying Steve Jobs is neutral are we? Battery Life: It's a bit of hyperbole. We don't watch videos on the iPhone for 10 hours. Would it matter if Flash could play videos
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by tomlin 16y ago
And the iPad, then other mainstream consumption devices. This argument doesn't live in 2010.
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by tomlin 16y ago
Thought: Proprietary isn't bad. Open isn't great. Proprietary vs. open is bad. Proprietary + open is great. Proprietary implementations are a (sometimes) necessary interstitial step towards great open implementations. Save the "VS." narra
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by tomlin 16y ago
I have trouble swallowing some of this. A few of these theories have been debunked successfully. I have a small problem with this "don't look at the man behind the curtain" routine. Proprietary is proprietary. Don't try and swing it. Batt
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by tomlin 16y ago
It is relatively well-known that lack of sleep increases weight.
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by tomlin 16y ago
It usually doesn't matter. If you have photo-like data in your screenshot, you're better off going with the JPEG. EDIT: You're probably right about the indexed PNG.
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by tomlin 16y ago
For screenshots and other linear graphics, choosy moms choose GIF.
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by tomlin 16y ago
> * It breaks web standards like persistent URLs and the back button (granted, there are some workarounds) and eschews native UI elements. No more or less than AJAX-driven apps and the "work-around" is the same: anchors.
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by tomlin 16y ago
I think this is written from the standpoint of a web shop. Maybe there are more 37signals-ish shops out there than remains apparent; a great majority are dealing with tight deadlines, unknown factors, scope creep, etc. Your great code gets

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