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Posted by barbara on 11/21/38 11:36
On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:35:49 GMT, Jose <teacherjh@aol.nojunk.com>
wrote:
>Bald Pup asks..
>> Are there any cogent arguments against the use of Flash?
>
>1: Flash is used primarily by advertisers to steal your attention away
>from the content the user came to see.
>
>2: Flash cannot be turned off at the browser preferences level, like
>animations, graphics, sound, java, scripts, and other stuff can be.
It can with Firefox, using a little plug-in. I've got that installed
on bothe my computers, and I never see Flash if I don't want to.
>True, there are workarounds with additional software, but that's not the
>point.
If by "additional software" you mean a tiny, easily installed Firefox
plug-in, and that one can stop Flash by installing it, what's the big
deal?
>3: Flash is free to the user - Macromedia makes its money from flash
>content creators, which are largely the advertisers mentioned above.
>Therefore it will probably always be the case that flash is not
>defeatable, since that's the way advertisers want it.
I never see Flash stuff unless I choose to. So yes, it is easily
defeatable.
I agree that most of it is a waste of time and bandwidth, but it's
hardly worth getting bent out of shape about. It's not some evil
plot, it's just another ooo, shiny. Lots of people like pretty shiny
empty-headed things, and people.
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>Jose
>(a.r.kibology, r.s.pro-wrestling removed)
Not hardly. Check your headers. Maybe you meant to add a Follow-up
To.
BW
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