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Re: flash? [OT]

From David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: flash? [OT]
Date 2016-03-15 03:50 +0100
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On Tue 15 Mar 2016 at 05:30:28 (+0300), Adam Wilson wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2016 19:50:15 +0000 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue 15 Mar 2016 at 06:00:27 +1100, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
> > 
> > > On 15/03/2016 5:13 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > On Monday 14 March 2016 14:06:27 Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >> IMHO its worth to try the web without flash.
> > > >> HTML5 can do a lot nowadays.
> > > >> And visiting sites without using flash helps to get rid of it.
> > > 
> > > The sooner, the better.... Flash needs to die ASAP.
> >
> > Total nonsense.
> 
> This is a very silly position. Of course *one person* declining to use
> Flash isn't going to change anything- but that one person can influence
> others to do so, and then others will boycott Flash, etc. How is it
> that positive systemic changes are made in the real world? By the
> action of the masses, and the action of the masses starts with the
> action of individuals.
> 
> Nothing would ever happen if everyone adopted the logic of "oh well, I'm
> alone so I can't change anything". The journey of a thousand miles
> starts with a single step.
> 
> > Does it even notice you didn't even visit its site? "By God", they
> > say, Brian didn't watch Happy Valley; why not?; we must do something
> > about this.
> 
> They will notice when lots of people no longer use Flash, and we will
> force them to react accordingly.
> 

Please stop trolling on this list.

Cheers,
David.

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flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 17:30 +0100
  Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 17:30 +0100
    Re: flash? Alex Mestiashvili <mailatgoogl@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 18:00 +0100
      Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
    Re: flash? Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 18:50 +0100
      Re: flash? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 19:00 +0100
        Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:20 +0100
          Re: flash? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 22:40 +0100
            Re: flash? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 00:20 +0100
              Re: flash? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 00:50 +0100
          Re: flash? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 00:20 +0100
            Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-15 02:50 +0100
      Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
    Re: flash? Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-03-14 19:50 +0100
  Re: flash? [OT] Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
    Re: flash? [OT] Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:20 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-14 20:10 +0100
        Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 21:00 +0100
          Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 03:40 +0100
            Re: flash? [OT] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 03:50 +0100
              Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 04:50 +0100
              Re: flash? [OT] Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-15 05:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 10:00 +0100
                "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-15 11:40 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 15:20 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-15 16:00 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 17:50 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-16 01:50 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 02:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 21:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 02:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 14:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 15:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 16:20 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 16:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 17:30 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 23:40 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 21:20 +0100
              Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 22:10 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:10 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 17:40 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-17 19:10 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 03:40 +0100
    Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 21:20 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 21:30 +0100
        Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 22:00 +0100
          Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 00:00 +0100
            Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 05:00 +0100
    Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 03:40 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 08:40 +0100
        Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:10 +0100

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